Sarah Corbitt

sarah.corbitt@gmail.com  

 

 

 

Education

Masters of Architecture, August 2005 – Present, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

 

Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, May 1998, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Design-Related Highlights

Independent study of vegetated green roofs, 3 sections, embodied energy research, Fall 2007

Independent study of concrete shell structures, Spring 2007

Professional work on PHL Airport, historic mill buildings, hospitals & hospice facilities

Co-designed passive solar house in Chatham County, completed April 2004

Course on sustainable home construction, 2001

Partner in interactive audio project displayed at Quiet! Show at Lump Gallery, 1998

1997 summer work at a Bauhaus film festival, Ostrananie

1997 UNC-Chapel Hill travel scholarship for summer travel & study of Modernist architecture

 

Studios

Carbon-neutral design

Comprehensive

Structure

Form

Site Analysis

 

Experience

Belk Architecture, Durham, NC, October 2007 - Present

Work on LEED calculations and historic property tax credits

Design schemes for urban infill sites

Interior & exterior details

 

Odell Associates Fellow, Charlotte, NC, Summer 2007

Green roof presentation to 22 Odell employees for AIA/CES Learning Unit/HSW

Submittals research & approval

Sight-line study in SketchUp & SketchUp training

 

Summer Intern, FreemanWhite, Raleigh, NC, Summer 2006

AutoCAD redlining & work on design proposals, including fire coding, reflected ceiling &
  equipment plans and plan corrections

 

Assignment Editor, North Carolina Now, April 2003 – July 2005

Edited 3-hour North Carolina Now 10th Anniversary Special

Line-produced & wrote news stories for the weeknightly public affairs show

Worked with reporters & videographers to coordinate shoots & edit sessions

Identified & distributed story ideas, press releases & inquiries from the public

Set up live satellite shots

Produced A & B features for broadcast

Coordinated taping & broadcast of newsmaker guest interviews

Managed & hired 2 interns

Updated web broadcast schedule & web links

Hired freelance production crew

Managed 2 Sony DV kits and checkout system

 

 

Honors & Awards

2007 Odell Associates Fellow, North Carolina State University

 

2006 3rd Place Team, Concrete Masonry Student Drystack Competition, Raleigh

 

2001 Award for Performance Excellence & Innovation, UNC-TV

 

1999 Recipient of Technology Grants, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

$4,250 in 2 grants for incorporating video production into regular curriculum

 

1998 Recipient of John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award

$1,000 grant for oral, photographic & video documentation of Union County, NC

 

1997 Recipient of Frances L Phillips Travel Scholarship, UNC-Chapel Hill

$4,400 for summer travel & research in Modernist architecture

 

Skills

AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

Basic 3D Studio Max Skills

Field & Studio Video Production

NLE & Linear Video Editing

Microsoft Office

Budgeting

 

Training & Associations

Member USGBC Triangle Emerging Green Builders

Center for Documentary Studies Audio Institute, August 2003, work with ProTools

 

Additional Experience

Technical Resources Production Coordinator, UNC-TV, June 2001 – April 2003

Allocated production resources: 35 people, gear and trucks, to studio & field shoots

Assistant directed live fundraiser breaks & studio shows & taped productions

Floor managed, ran camera, teleprompted during live studio & field shows

Created full-screen graphics and keys, callback during live & taped shows

Set up & struck studio & EFP sets

Communicated changes and information to crewmembers & producers

 

Editor, NC People, UNC-TV, January 2002 – March 2003

Weekly 30-minute show, edited on Sony 910 Beta SP system, with title key creation

 

Video Production Teacher, Phillips Middle School, Chapel Hill, Aug 1999 – 2000

Taught 5 classes of 20+ students each

Responsible for format & purchasing decisions

Implemented school-wide Closed-Circuit TV system

Worked with D8, S-VHS equipment: 11 cameras, 5 linear edit suites & 1 NLE with CG,
  audio mixer

 

 

References Available Upon Request