Hector Abarca-Torres

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

- Merrick Architecture, Project Architect, Vancouver, BC (2017- current).

- Studio One Architecture, Project Architect, Vancouver, BC (2015- 2017).

- The Getty Conservation Institute, Seismic Retrofitting Project, Project Specialist, Los Angeles, CA (2014-2015).

- Low Hammond Rowe Architects, Intern Architect, Victoria, BC (2012-2013)

- Vancouver Island University, Instructor, 4th year Faculty, Bachelor of Interior Design, Nanaimo, BC (2012).

- Robert Boyle Architecture, Intern Architect, Nanaimo, BC (2007-2009).

-Walter Weberhofer Architects, Junior Architect, Lima, Peru (1999-2006)?.

EDUCATION

- Technical University of Lublin, European Master in Urban Preservation and Renewal, Lublin, Poland (2010-2011).

- University of Seville, European Master in Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Buildings, Seville, Spain (2009-2011).

- National University of Engineering, Bachelor in Architecture (5-year program) (2001), Professional Title of Architect (2006), Lima, Peru.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- Post-disaster Safety Evaluation of Buildings ? ATC 20, Vancouver (2017, 2019)

- Harvard University Graduate School of Design, The National Charrette Institute ? NCI Charrette System Program, Cambridge, MA (2014).

- Lund University, Conservation and Management of Historic Buildings, Lund, Sweden (2005-2006).

- Turin School of Development / International Training Center ILO, Cultural Projects for Economic Development, Turin, Italy (2004).

- Catholic University of Peru / Polythecnic University of Madrid, Master in Management of Construction Companies, Lima, Peru (2000)

ACCREDITATION

- Architectural Association of British Columbia. Licensed Architect (2006).

- Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), Certificate # 2008 -15655 (2008).

- Association of Architects of Peru, Licensed Architect (2006).

MEMBERSHIPS

- ICOMOS Canada, Society of Architectural Historians, National Trust for Canada, The Arthur Erickson Foundation.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

- AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Photoshop, In-Design, Sketch up, MS Office, WordPress.