• Purvi Gandhi Irwin | Design Technology Consultant

  • Sep 7 2024
  • Length: 35 mins
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Purvi Gandhi Irwin | Design Technology Consultant

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  • Purvi Gandhi Irwin works in a job that didn't exist when she entered her career field as a preservation project architect. She's a design tech consultant working with 3D modeling software and was recently hired by Overseas Building Operations (OBO). In our interview, Purvi shares questionable choices in high school, how her career has evolved, her special connection to the bathroom tiles in Eastern Market, and how she's managed to maintain a successful career as her family moves around the world. We also discuss ideas for a new podcast that she'd be great at! .BIOPurvi has spent the last 9 years supporting architects, interior architects, and engineers with their design technology needs at Shifted Paradigm Design. This includes teaching a 3D modeling software called Revit, creating digital content, developing workflows and standards, troubleshooting issues, and finding creative solutions to both design and modeling problems.With over 25 years of design experience, most spent as a preservation project architect, Purvi specialized in using innovative technologies to facilitate the documentation and rehabilitation of institutional buildings, and 16+ years of Revit experience working with existing buildings (most historic), from conceptual design, through construction administration and project close-out.She recently joined the DOS Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and is working in a DETO position as her husband is an FSO. Purvi is a registered architect with degrees in Architecture and Historic Preservation and was a 10-year board member on the Alexandria, Virginia Board of Architectural Review.Additionally, she has presented at a variety of conferences and webcasts around the world and has also been involved in DEIA-related initiatives in both the design fields and in her community. She is a Girl Scout leader, an avid crafter, and loves to travel in her free time.Connect with Purvi:https://shiftedparadigm.wixsite.com/spdesignhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/purviirwinhttps://x.com/BIMchiq.This episode is sponsored by U.S. History for ExpatsCalling all parents! U.S. History for Expats has U.S. history courses forming right now. Did you know that all 50 states require U.S. history in middle school and 40 states require a U.S. history for graduation? Don’t let your children miss out.U.S. History for Expats has an elementary, middle, and high school program to fit your needs. This year, in grades 1-4 we are introducing ‘live’ biweekly activities in addition to the Studies Weekly program. Our accredited middle school and high school classes have been designed specifically for the children of American diplomats and cover the entire spectrum of U.S. history using the most recent Virginia Standards of Learning.What makes us different? We provide tons of feedback, unlimited support, and we are the first EFM-owned program to be accredited. Using experience from teaching in seven international schools, we fill in the gaps your international school might be missing.Sign up for a course or an information session by visiting www.ushistoryforexpats.com today. And don’t forget, all of our classes can be 100% reimbursed using the Supplemental Instructional Allowance.
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