At Campo Architects, we have some outstanding employees on our team. Each month, we’ll be turning the spotlight on one of our team members responsible for bringing our designs to life. Get to know Designer, Kristen Schroeder.
1. How has working at Campo Architects helped you in your career development?
My coworkers and supervisors here at Campo have helped by strongly encouraging me to take the NCIDQ exams, of which I’ve completed one of three.
2. What advice would you give to people who hope to follow a career path similar to yours?
Try to shadow people in this field as much as possible, either through internships or just a week or two. That is something I’d wished I had done when still in school, because working in the field is totally different and has a big learning curve when you are straight out of school.
3. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Woodworking. I love creative and functional designs.
4. What are your hopes for the future of the design industry?
That this industry becomes more environmentally conscious specifically through the use of sustainable and recycled materials.
5. What is something you learned in the last month?
I’m learning more and more Revit every day, teaching myself or asking coworkers questions. That is something in which I feel I am gaining proficiency and confidence.
6. Describe a typical day for you.
During quarantine and working from home: get up, exercise, make coffee, check news, check emails and answer them. Starting the day is usually the same, but the rest of the day is never typical. Our department has a weekly internal ID meeting to talk to one another and get situated with our intentions and tasks for the week. My tasks lately have been managing the ID side of a project in various phases, including lots of drawing production and Revit work, overseeing specification production and coordinating with consultants, as well as attending various meeting with the consultants and clients. There is not one standard typical day.
7. What are your thoughts on working from home?
I love working from home. It was an adjustment at first, because it can be isolating at times. But being able to have flexibility with my schedule and focus on myself has been really nice. I hope to integrate this style of work more often in the future.