Joey_Hiben

Experience

• Artist Joey Hiben Designs, Inc. · Jan 2009 – Present 16 yrs 4 mos South Bend, IN, USA □ Works include large-scale stone sculpture, digital sculpture and 3D modeling, oil painting, arch. rendering/ residential design, and marble relief etchings.
  □ Developed a stone-sculpture technique which combines 3D modeling software and hand-carving techniques.
• Visualization Specialist, Designer, PM L&M Associates · Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 3 yrs Eden Prairie, MN, USA □ Contributed to the design of several commercial and retail projects. Enhanced the interactive visual experience.
  □ Created digital models for the design of dozens of retail projects. Implemented these models within a hybrid workflow for design use, renderings, CDs, and as custom BIM packages utilized thru the life of the project for various marketing/ operational purposes.
  □ Served as PM for several corporate buildouts of Sleep Number stores, including mall locations and strip-mall locations.
  □ Created digital models for nursing home projects, which served as primary design tools developed to influence and visualize the design in real-time. The models were also used for renderings and construction documents.
  □ Played a key role in the transition from AutoCAD to Revit while maintaining the pace of ongoing design and PM duties.
• Sculptor, Designer, PM Bailey Properties / SkyRidge Nature Preserve · May 2006 – Oct 2014 8 yrs 5 mos Minnetonka, MN, USA (Part and full time, depending on year/season)
  □ Gained valuable design/build experience on numerous ongoing creative projects at a business park and sculpture walk.
  □ Works ranged from landscapes and commercial architectural design, to indoor stone art works and outdoor sculptures.
  □ Digital models/ renderings, Designed office layouts for prospective tenants/ tenant improvements, presentations to clients, construction management, landscape site design and fabrication of stone sculptures.
  □ Worked with a team on LEED certification on a project which received Minnesota's first Platinum E.B. rating.
  □ Developed a productive friendship with the late Jerry Bailey, a former landscape architect who created SkyRidge.
• Architecture Intern FCA Construction, LLC. · Nov -0001 – Mar 2008 2008 yrs 3 mos Eden Prairie, MN, USA □ FCA is the Design/Construction branch of Lifetime Fitness Health Clubs.
  □ Assisted in the layout of a prototypical teen center and cafe, assisted in the design work for fitness club interior renovations, designed art features, drafted office layouts for the corporate headquarters, and designed initial layouts for spas.
  □ Consulted with mechanical and electrical engineers, contractors, and fitness/wellness industry professionals.
  □ Prepared digital models and hand-rendered presentations for Lifetime Executives.