• Prepare commercial interior design projects through all phases of development: programming, site visits & field verification, schematic design, space planning, design development, construction documentation, and permit submission & revision.• Develop schematic designs to meet client specifications as well as jurisdictional process, code and permit requirements. Analyze IBC, VCC/VUSBC and ADA to ensure project compliance.• Use AutoCAD daily; work in Revit and/or SketchUp as needed.• Design and select finishes and materials, specifying sustainable options when possible.• Produce full construction and permit sets, including: floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, construction details, elevations and sections, door schedules, finish plans and schedules, occupancy calculations, egress plans, furniture plans, plumbing diagrams, and electrical diagrams & panel schedules. • Coordinate with consultants and representatives including product reps. Manage and organize materials library and vendor relationships.• Collaborate with other Interior Designers, supervising architects, contractors, and specialized engineers

• Promoted from Interior Design Consultant position• Oversaw eight designers' projects; contributed to on-site consultations, design decisions, floor planning, client presentations; supervised order and delivery status for all designers• Assigned designers to customer projects• Managed design center materials and customer experience• Coordinated client communications and scheduling• Mediated and resolved customer service requests• Administered back-end operations: processed returns, refunds, cancellations, and exchanges; generated and reconciled accounting reports; managed inventory shipping and receiving; handled outside vendor orders; and recorded customer traffic and statistics

• Practiced residential interior design, including: in-home consultations, space planning, computer-aided renderings, concept development, color schemes, custom furnishings, fabric specifications, paint selection, custom window treatments, rugs, lighting, accents and accessories• Communicated with clients with various design styles to determine their needs, style preferences, concept and design goals, best intended use of the space, budget, and expected timeline• Regularly met and consulted with clients throughout planning, design, proposal, purchasing, implementation and follow-up phases• Designed to-scale floor plans via Ethan Allen's in-house rendering software; created design renderings and presentations using Ethan Allen software, Microsoft PowerPoint, and physical media• Managed multiple projects in various phases concurrently, while generating new project leads and encouraging repeat business

• Engaged knowledge of design principles and elements by consulting with and advising students on floor plans, lighting, furnishings, color schemes, materials, and other details• Exhibited CAD knowledge by assisting students with Revit, Illustrator, SketchUp and other computer programs on both Windows and Mac• Demonstrated initiative and time management skills by volunteering to coordinate working schedules for all Interior Design Department student employees

• Exercised interior design ability by researching and selecting materials and products for client room design• Employed SketchUp and hand illustration to create renderings of client rooms • Showed design understanding and computer knowledge by creating design boards for client presentations, using Illustrator and Photoshop• Demonstrated social media knowledge and communication skills by creating blog posts and monthly email newsletters, and by managing online accounts such as Houzz and Pinterest

• Analyzed and synthesized various data and consolidated them into concise, comprehensible guides, using design principles and elements to make them both attractive and functional• Promoted to Graphic Designer after using Adobe Illustrator to create informative charts in order to integrate and educate a new team within the Music Department• Originally hired as a Music Research Administrator, in charge of archiving musical, administrative and financial documents from the inception of the company through the present

• Enthusiastically assisted the professor of Introduction to Interior Design • Demonstrated knowledge of interior design concepts and time management skills by autonomously grading 80–90 student assignments weekly • Exhibited organizational and technical skills by managing student grade book on paper and on Blackboard online database