Emerald Sky Henley

During my time at Portsmouth University I volunteered for Blueprint Studios, a student led initiative which provides software training for other students.

• Provided expertise in computer aided design tools (Rhino) and algorithm aided design tools (Grasshopper).
• Aided other students design projects deploying specific algorithms to bring to life their ideas.
• Planned and led several workshops over the course of the academic year.
• Collaborated with design studio tutors to help integrate computational design skills across the school.
• Provided a comprehensive set of custom grasshopper scripts free of use at the end of the workshop, which included environmental analysis, massing optimisation and carbon calculations.

Employed for a temporary project for German director Enes Guc as a 3D scanning technician.

• Capturing and working with large point cloud datasets.
• Point cloud data optimisation.
• Ability to work at a fast pace without compromising on quality of service.

During my internship with the Grimshaw Design Technology Team I assisted with the 2022 University of East London Construction week and worked on the development of Sugarcrete®.

(https://grimshaw.global/news/articles/sugarcrete-revealed/)

• Leading teams of students to achieve
  goals and meet deadlines within strict time
  frames.
• Taking on key responsibilities such as the
  development and implementation of algorithms
  and quality checking using 3D scanning of the
  prototypes.
• Demonstrating expertise in robotic fabrication and executing wire-cutting toolpaths with a 6-axis robotic arm.
• Helping students stay on track and keep track of
  their own progress in the form of a work report.

Having successfully set up the Design Technology initiative at the University of Westminster in response to the impacts of the pandemic on academic studies.

• Responsible for the organisation of events with a number of high profiles architecture practices.
• Effectively managing a team of a dozen students to help with the running of events.
• Displaying exceptional leadership qualities, time management and organisation skills.
• Assisted in computational design tutorials (Grasshopper) with students.

During my undergraduate studies I was fortunate to be able to join the Grimshaw Technology Team for a work placement, which exposed me to the cutting edge of design technologies.

In particular I was able to have my first introduction to computational design and building information modeling tools.

Greening the Camps is a non-profit organisation that developed and maintained urban agricultural installations in refugee camps in Jordan. During my internship, I worked in a small team on a variety of projects from small scale installations to assisting with the design for a new community space in the Jerash refugee camp.

• Production of CAD site drawings based on observations within informal housing constraints.
• Producing diagrams for the maintained of architectural installations.
• Aiding discussions and documenting community consultations for a new community space.

Working effectively within a team of local and international volunteers, completing three residential structures for families outside the city of Siem-Reap. In this hands-on approach, I learned about the practical methodologies for timber construction, local environmental factors and following a culturally sensitive aware approach to design.