Curriculum Vitae

(786) 280-4493: rickbnavarro@gmail.com

M.Arch, NCIDQ, IDEC

EDUCATION

2000-2002 MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Masters Thesis: Fractals in Architecture: A Case Study in Savannah, Georgia Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

1997-2000 BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Summa Cum Laude

Council for Interior Design (CIDA) Accreditation Commissioner 2013-current

PRESENTATIONS
Lecture/Papers Presentations
2018 ● IDEC Regional Conference
Panel Member: Motivating and Engaging in Student Learning in the classrooms
Miami, Florida

2015 ● IDEC Regional Conference
The Deconstruction of Tschumi’s Labyrinth: Towards
a Greater Understanding of Experiential Space
Charleston, South Carolina

2012 ● IDEC National Conference
Panel Member Adding International Culture to Current Interior Design Classrooms
Baltimore, MD

2010 ● Miami International University of Art & Design
Miami, Florida
Semantic Chain in Design
Paper Presentation: Faculty Development.

2009 ● MIA Green Expo:
Miami, Florida
Opening reception speaker addressing sustainability
in education.

2005 ● IDEC South Regional Conference 2005:
Graduate Design Education
Tallahassee, Florida
Paper Presentation: “The Mapping of Design Theory”

2004 ● IDEC South Regional Conference 2004:
Highpoint, North Carolina
Paper Presentation: “Material Advancement and the Process of Design”

2003 ● IDEC South Regional Conference 2003:
GRID: Green Revolution in Design
Savannah, Georgia
Paper Presentation: “Nanotechnology and Design”

Visual Presentations
2015 ● IDEC (Interior Design Educator’s Council)
Title: Release and be Free
CATEGORY: Professional Creative Submission

2012 ● IDEC (Interior Design Educator’s Council)
Title: Nurbs and Meshes
CATEGORY: Professional Creative Submission

2009 ● IDEC (Interior Design Educator’s Council)
Title: Haptic Representations
CATEGORY: Professional Creative Submission

2009 ● Miami International University of Art & Design
Faculty Show
Title: Cottages
CATEGORY: Professional Creative Submission

2005 ● Design Communication Juried Design
Design Communication Association
CATEGORY: Design Image
TITLE OF PROJECT: “The Process of Design”
MEDIA: Pen, Ink, Marker on sketch paper

2005 ● Design Communication Juried Design
Communication Exhibition- 2005
Conference of the Design Communication
Association
CATEGORY: Design Image
SECTION: Faculty
TITLE OF PROJECT: “Establishing a premise in
Design”
MEDIA: Pen, Ink, Marker on sketch paper

2005 ● Design Educators National Exhibit
Third Place Award in the Professional Category
Title: Weigly Residence

2005 ● IDEC (Interior Design Educator’s Council)
International Convention
Savannah, Georgia
Accepted for Show
Title: The Process of Design as a Visual Tour
CATEGORY: Visual Design
MEDIA: Pen, Ink, Marker on sketch paper

2004 ● Gala Corina Democracy Exhibit
Tampa, Florida
Gallery Competition and Exhibit Sponsored by the AIA Tampa Division defining the role of democracy in our built environment.

2004 ● Design Communication Juried Design
Communication Exhibition- 2004 Biannual
Conference of the Design Communication
Association
CATEGORY: Design Image
SECTION: Faculty
TITLE OF PROJECT: Fractalization of Savannah
MEDIA: Pen, Ink, Marker on sketch paper

2004 ● Design Educators National Exhibit
First Place Award in the Professional Category
Title: Casa Inca
CATEGORY: Professional
MEDIA: Pen, Ink, Marker on sketch paper

AWARDS
2011   ● Miami International University of Art & Design
University Leadership award
2006 ● Florida State University
University wide undergraduate teaching award
2005 ● Design Educators National Exhibit
Third Place Award in the Professional Category
Title: Weigly Residence
Size: (2) 24” x 36”
CATEGORY: Professional
2005 ● IDEC (Interior Design Educator’s Council)
International Convention
Honorable Mention Award
Title: The Process of Design as a Visual Tour
Size: (2) at 24” x 60”
CATEGORY: Visual Design
2004 ● Design Educators National Exhibit
First Place Award in the Professional Category
Title: Casa Inca
Size: 24” x 50”
CATEGORY: Professional
2004 ● Design Communication Award Juried Design
Communication Exhibition- 2004 Biannual
Conference of the Design Communication
Association
CATEGORY: Design Image
TITLE OF PROJECT: Fractalization of Savannah
2003 ● First Year Assistant Professor Grant
(Defining Fractal Within Design Principles)
2002 ● AIA FL Foundation for Architecture Bronze Medal
2001  ● Design Honor Award Winner for The Jacksonville
Public Library Competition. Sponsored by the
Jacksonville, Florida AIA division

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Golden Key National Honor Society

  • Florida State University Hispanic Organization

  • IDEC Interior Design Educators Council

  • MIU Graduate Administration and Education Support Task Force

  • Selected as a committee member Council member for the ASID Education in Training Advisory Council

  • Chair of the Interior Design Educators Council International task force.

  • 2009-2012 Neocon Advisory Board Member

  • 2014-2016 serving as accreditation commissioner for the Council for Interior Design Accreditation

  • 2015 Chair of the 2017 CIDA accreditation standards review committee

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT


2007-present Miami International University of Art & Design
1501 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, Florida 33132
(305-428-5673)
[Interior Design Department Academic Director]
[Academic Director of Design: 2012 to present]
Key Job Elements:

  • Provide academic leadership for the University.

  • Select, train, develop, manage, and lead faculty and staff team members.

  • Plan and implement a budget including personnel requirements, program expenses, and capital needs.

  • Support University programs designed to achieve student completion rates as outlined in the five-year strategic plan.

  • Developed MFA program Fall07 to international notoriety. Currently served as thesis director for all MFA candidates, leading them to publications and academic educational conference presentations.

  • Successfully completed programmatic accreditation, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) for the BFA interior design program.

  • Responsible for managing four programs as current Academic Director of Design: Interior Design, Advertising, Graphic Design, Web Design

  • Member of the University wide Executive Team to prepare and successfully attain SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation. Worked closely with Institutional Effectiveness director to achieve desired metrics in Design programs.

  • Member of the University strategic plan team.


2006-2008 Adache Group Architects
550 South Federal Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
George Fletcher, CEO
(954-525-8133)

  • Design Architect responsible for presentation

  • drawings for conceptual /schematic design phases.

  • Focus on Hospitality Design, Multifamily development. Projects ranged from 6000.sqft condominiums, to 1400 room hotel design projects.

  • Design Architect for high-end, 4-5 Star hospitality developments.

 

2002-2006 Florida State University
Interior Design Department
Dept. Chair: Eric Wiedegreen/ David Butler
[Assistant Professor] Tenure earning position

  • Studio Design II (IND 4218)

  • Graphics III (IND 4315)

  • Graphics II (IND 4302)

  • Advanced CAD (IND 4461)

  • Theory and Criticism (IND 5636)

  • Graduate Studio (IND 5415)

  • Assisting in restructuring of courses within the department.

  • Member of Web Site re-organization committee for the School of Visual Arts and Dance 2002.

  • Received first year professor grant

  • Successfully was awarded graduate faculty status and guided 15 students as MFA thesis director.

  • Awarded University Wide undergraduate teacher of the year.

 


2004-2005 Design Consultant / CAD Consultant
Pirate’s Landing Marina L.L.C.
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
850-567-4951
[Designer/ CAD Project Manager]

  • Served as part of the developing team for the development of 48 condominium units on the coast of Carrabelle, Florida.

  • Work entailed building elevation studies, Site Studies and Floor plan Designs.

  • Schematic Cad Development of construction drawings.

 

2003-2006 Waldoch Builders, Inc.                                                                       1028 East Park Ave.                                                                                               Tallahassee, Florida 32301                                                                                     850-212-5028                                                                                                       [Designer/ Project Architect]

  • Design implementation and construction document development of Residential Designs

  • Design implementation and construction document development of Commercial Design planning

  • Marketing Brochure for development projects

  • Project Development on Vectorworks, AutoCAD 2002; 3-D Viz and Photoshop

 


COMPUTER SKILLS

  • AutoCAD R14-2013,

  • Autodesk 3-D Studio Viz 4, MAX

  • Sketch up

  • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)


LANGUAGES

  • English

  • Spanish

      

                                    COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • 2015 co-partnered with Quoikos to develop T-shirt design for the 2015 Leukemia & Lymphoma society: light the night walk event

  • 2012 IDEC Service Award

  • 2010 Moderator: “The Memory of Space” Miami International University Masters Winter Colloquium.

  • Served as Art judge for the 2005 Marianna Arts Festival. Marianna, Florida.

  • Served the Frenchtown Community by developing a student based project restoring a Historic building into a Museum of Popular Culture: Joan Mattey museum Curator: sponsored by the Department of Community Affairs.

  • Presenter at career days at various k-12 schools in the Miami Area, 2008-current.

  • Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, Miami, Florida.

  • Developed the Interior Design Alumni network