Gerry Whitney Email & Phone Number

Southeast Usa

Catalog Name On Request

Copywriter, Twitter, and blog; social media. Samples of writing upon request. Wrote creative and specification copy for wide array of product for sale at online auction/catalog. Product includes: home decor, rare coins, sports memorabilia, jewelry, hardware product/electric tools. Work directly with buyers, merchants.Product for concurrent catalog includes: gift product, household, decor, art, clothing, gifts, children's. Knowledge of HTML, SeaMonkey. Knowledge of social media.

With a focus on special needs classrooms, up to high school.

As Design Corporate and Residential Designer, specific duties included meeting with clients, outlining the scope of work, design development, creating presentation boards, producing contract documents, establishing budgets, developing a pricing plan, and overseeing contracts from start to finish. Additionally provided personalized consultation and service, including reading specifications, in-home and on-site measurements, developing price estimates, space planning, coordination of installer services, ordering fabric, matching hues, and colorizing. Offered consultation on selection and installation of office furnishings, flooring, ceramic tile, countertops, cabinets, paint, window treatments, drapery, wallpaper, furnishings, upholstery, bedding, fixtures, appliances, interior accessories.

Residential Design & Decoration Professional; Provided full-service interior design services for upscale residential clients, with duties including space planning, creating color boards, and basic sketching for clients. Specific duties also included meeting with clients, outlining the scope of work, coordinating adjacency matrixes and workflow, design development, making presentation boards, basic sketching, producing construction documents, reviewing shop drawings, developing a pricing plan, coordinating installations, and overseeing construction administration. Performed extensive research on companies and sources to purchase materials, create budgets, and plan projects. Hired installers and supervised work as needed.

Selected as in-house designer for a leading, multi-national engineering, procurement, construction, and installation company focused on executing complex offshore oil and gas projects worldwide. Assigned to various space planning projects at corporate headquarters in New Orleans, as well as satellite offices; Worked closely with purchasing staff, vendors, installers, and McDermott executives and departments. Maintained allocated budget, presented concepts and themes for approval, attended company meetings, and made decisions on design elements.

Performed all levels of corporate interior design, space planning, drawing and coloring presentation boards, coordinating furniture, interior decoration, floor planning, incorporating client needs and options into designs, and participating as a sales and marketing team member to close sales.