Teacher or designer

Ihsan A. Rajab 1125A BridfordLake Circle Greensboro, North Carolina 27407 (H) 336-8551107 -(C) 336-5433370 SUMMARY A professional Architectural Designer/Teacher with 27 years of tea ching and industry experience in drafting and design using computer technology. I have maintained a gifted quality that allows me to establish rapport with stud ents and motivate them to achieve far beyond curriculum objectives. I develop a rapport with clients for perspective architectural ideas, which are achieved thr ough construction construction projects. I have served students students as a mentor, coach and advis or during my 25 years of teaching experience. I have and continue to serve as a motivational speaker for troubled youth and adults providing them with objective good counseling and stimulation to change the direction of their lives (29 year s). TEACHING EXPERIENCE * I have taught Technical high school freshman through college students the tech niques for drawing precision plans for machines, residential and office building s, and various other objects and structures. * Train students to use various drawing instruments, create technical sketches, construct working drawings and reading to understand construction blueprints Review various methods of construction, space planning, and the ap propriate types of building . Materials for each projec t; prepare professional blueprints of their final design projects. * Curriculum successfully integrates math with model building and computer- aide d design (CAD) and prepares high school students to pass the ADDA national test, certifying them to work in industry and bypass introductory college-level cours es. * Encourage and counsel students to enter annual state and national architectura l design and display competitions: VICA, NYIT, NJIT, NJCF, ACTSO, etc. Coordinat e field trips to site projects and professional offices, museums, so as to expos e students to various architectural ideas and designs. * I have taught and coached the PCTI chess team for 20 years. Our team won consi stently and we never had a losing season. The chess team won the BPSL league cha mpionship 14 times. BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (PARAMUS, NJ. 9/96 - 2005) Adjunct Professor/ Department of Science/Technology/ Computer Aided, Design Dra fting * Preparing and teaching college students the finer aspects of drafting/design t echnology using traditional and contemporary (CAD) methods. Developing their ski ll levels to enable each student to enter the world of work or enhance their edu cation/career through further study of interior design, architecture or many of the engineering and design branches. * Train students to use various drawing instruments, create technical sketches a nd construct working drawings of an industrial object or architectural design. B uild and develop their CAD skills. Develop methods for oral/visual presentations of their projects. * Review various methods of construction, space planning, and the appropriate ty pes of building materials for each project. Develop architectural model making s kills; prepare professional blueprints of their final design projects. PASSAIC COUNTY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (WAYNE, NJ. 9/87 - 2007) Instructor for Architectural Technology Drafting& Design * Students have placed 1st in state and national championships for architectural design for VICA, and NJIT, open competitions. * Coach for the BPSL, PCTI chess team which has won 14 championships in 20 years . * Coordinating Chairperson for the North Jersey Craftsman Fair * Advisor for the World Cultural Club * Advisor for the African American Club

* Member of the Peer-Counseling Committee * Advisor /coordinator for the National Honor Society (5 years) * Advisor for the ERASE Club (end racism and sexism everywhere- 4years * The 2001 Governor's Teacher Recognition Program (Teacher of the Year at PCTI) * Design coordinator for the NJ ACTSO open competition; 3 gold medal winners, 3 silver, 1 bronze-in 3 years RUTGERS UNIVERSITY'S PRE-COLLEGE CONSORTIUM, (NEWARK, NJ. 7/88 - 8/89) Counselor for Junior High School Students CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIMENTATION & DEMONSTRATION (COED), (NEWA RK, NJ. 1/80 - 6/85) Architectural Technology Instructor * Advisor for the North Jersey Craftsman Fair * Advisor of the Vocational Clubs of America * Member of the Administration Sharing Committee * Member of the Honor Society Committee ISLAMIC SCHOOL OF NEW JERSEY charter school, (NEWARK, NJ. 9/86 - 6/86) Board President, (7 years) - Assistant staff manager - I was the fourth grade t eacher for one year INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE * Provide consulting services to clients requiring restoration of existing struc tures as well as new site developments. Services include space planning, interio r design and 3D scaled model designs and presentations. * Prepare floor plans that detail room extensions to residential and vacation ho mes, remodeled stair casing, doors and windows, landscaping, balconies and porch es. * Design and develop working drawings and blueprints for proposed residential an d commercial structures using CAD programs (AutoCAD/Architectural Desk Top) JA-MAH DESIGN ASSOCIATES, (NEWARK, NJ. 1/78 - present) Co-Partner- Architectural Designer/Senior Draftsman/Model Designer/Specificatio n Writer ART SMITH SMITH CONTRACTORS, CONTRACTORS, (NEWARK, NJ. 1/77 - 1980) Architectural Designer/Senior Draftsman EDUCATION

Central State University- Wilberforce Ohio- 1968-1971

Jersey City State College - New Jersey Teaching Certification (Drafting Design Instructor 1987) New Jersey Institute of Technology-Architectur Technology-Architectura a l Technology Certification (1975-1978) Kean University, BA. Industrial Design (2001) Pratt Institute of Design, NY. NY. Autodes k-Certification (1982-presently) SOFT WARE SKILLS

Auto CAD/Architectural Desk Top/Microsoft word, Excel

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS NOMA (National organization of minority architects, AIA (American institute of architects, ADDA (American Drafting Design Associati on), VICA (Vocational clubs of America), NJEA (New jersey education association) , NAACP, 100 Black Men of New Jersey