Sebastian Opffer
- 1. Sebastian Opffer 3117 Colorado Ave., Apt F, Santa Monica, CA 90404 home:310-828-5032;cell:424-744-1029 :opffer@msn.com Professional Profile Accomplished architectural designer and draftsperson with construction superintendent experience. Expertise Architectural Drafting Acoustics Construction Management Architectural Design Electrical Design Building Codes Architectural Details Plumbing Design Green Building Architectural Drawings Site Planning Construction Estimating Architectural Rendering Building Surveying Construction Safety Architectural Modeling Construction Law Architectural Software Accomplishments •Won an international design competition for a one square mile middle-income housing development in Abuja, Nigeria. The design included four thousand residences, a community center, a medical center, a department store, a supermarket, a fast food restaurant, a sports bar, and an indoor and outdoor recreation center. •Designed and successfully built 31 buildings in the Los Angeles Area over a 40-year period. •Won the Barry Wills Award for design at Boston Architectural Center (now College). •Won the best library award from the state of Massachusetts for design of the Brookline High School Library. •Won an award for the design of the Telephone Exchange Building. •Designed the first Jack in the Box fast food restaurant with the unique square shape. Experience •Worked with clients and team members to develop architectural design ideas. •Prepared drawings successfully approved by municipalities. •Prepared working/shop drawings. •Completed presentation drawings using Chief Architect, which can be printed out as AutoCAD. •Completed models, and renderings. •Prepared Detail Drawings. •Prepared as Built Drawings. •Coordination of Structural Drawings with Structural and Service Drawings. •Prepared landscape drawings. Hobbies Woodworking, Greek dancing, and Auto Repair. Positions/Organizations Designer 1985 to present Dannebrog Design – Santa Monica, CA General Contractor 1972 to present
- 2. Dannebrog Construction – Santa Monica, CA Architectural Designer and Construction Supervision 1969-1974 Smith, Sellew, and Doherty – Boston, MA Construction Superintendent 1965 to 1969 Palanjian Construction – Watertown, MA Construction Superintendent 1963-1965 Foster Lipkin, NYC, NY Education Completed 3 out of 4 years toward BA in Architecture Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA (renamed Boston Architectural College) Completed Construction Estimating and Construction Science Courses Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY A.A. in Architectural Drafting Mondel Institute, Jamaica, NY Completed 1 year towards a BA in Fine Arts Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. Military Experience Veteran of MacArthur’s Honor Guard stationed in Tokyo, Japan. October 1948-October 1950 Hospitalized for Tuberculosis. Honorable disability discharge with complete cure. Fitzsimmon’s VA Hospital in Denver, CO and VA Hospital, Castle Point, NY. 1950-1953 Community Service Member of the BOD of St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church, LA, CA, 2002 – 2012 Member of St. Sophia Build an Orphanage Project. Projects included: Helping build San Innocente Orphanage in Rosarita, Mexico. Helping build houses in the Tijuana area for people who lost their homes in the flood. Pro-bono Concrete Construction Supervision. Supervised the placing of 20,000 square feet of concrete around St. Sophia’s Church.