Francis Hubbard

• Helped students prepare for tests and exams by providing guidance, motivation, and encouragement.
• Tutored diverse groups of students to strengthen subject comprehension, boost confidence and build important learning skills.
• Conducted group tutoring sessions to help students engage active learning and critical thinking skills.
• Taught students remotely using online video chat platform and other delivery channels.
• Supported teacher instruction, thoroughly discussing concepts, and designing custom practices.
• Tutoring in the following courses: Introduction to Sustainability, Introduction to Practice & Management, Introduction to Built Environment Technology, Structural Systems for Architecture, Structural Systems, and Structures

3D scanning and digitally preserving marae that face demolition or significant physical change as they adapt for earthquake strengthening and updated building codes.

• Operating 3D scanners
• Drawing up building details
• Making plans and communication materials for papers, articles
• Marae liaison for field visits

Provided architectural assistance for the production of documents relating to the early design stages of projects: aided in the production of contract documentation and assist with contract administration duties.

• Working on large scale projects;Commercial, Residential, Educational and Civic
• Strong focus on detail design
• Operated within teams ranging from 6 - 14

Assist Design Managers to provide fit for purpose detail construction drawing packages.

• Developing construction documentation
• Ability to engage with various consultants
• Working knowledge of NZ building code including NZS 3604
• Produce rendered images for presentation purpose
• Nominated as ‘Design Team Member of the Year’

Aided a project scoping mission to Myanmar, assisting the National Red Cross Society in developing a client-briefing document for the improvement or replacement of five Red Cross warehouses.

• On site documentation
• 360° camera documentation
• Assisting in running focus groups
• Spatial planning and analysis
• High focus on client needs and interaction
• Report writing
• Conceptual design development

From New Zealand, I have assisted in two projects related to Cox’s Bazar refugee camp— the first was a conceptual temporary housing solution in collaboration with Regan Potangaroa that considered a prefabricated, lightweight steel frame which could be produced in New Zealand and shipped to Bangladesh. The second was in collaboration with Marina Drazbe who authored educational books promoting safety in design.

A research trip to Banda Aceh in a review of aid housing following the 2004 tsunami and assessing the performance of the Ramah Aceh, one of the best examples of vernacular seismic resilient housing.

• Working across language barriers
• Developing and learning ‘on the go’
• Interviews and need assessments of the end users
• Critical thinking & Problem solving
• Data analysis