Jackie Thein Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Designer of winning project for the 2017 National COTY Awards in the "Entire Home 250-500K" category.
• Voted "Best Interior Designer" for the Best of 2016 St. Louis Park Magazine.
• Designed winning residential project for the 2015 COTY Awards Minnesota Chapter "Entire Home under 500k" category.
• Voted "Best Interior Designer" for the Best of 2015 St. Louis Park Magazine.
• Create space plans for remodel/custom home projects as well as exterior home design concepts.
• Create rough and final bid plan sets with AutoCAD that include: site plan, specifications, exterior elevations, interior elevations, custom cabinetry, floor plans, framing plans, section views, and flooring / tile.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Preparing project documents for all phases including: initial proposals, take-offs and measure requests for estimator, purchase orders, and final budget invoices.
• Overseeing projects by building relationships with industry leaders such as Northern Cargo, Premium Carpet Installation, Bob's Binding, and Hank’s Specialties in order to track projects from the initial stages of.
• Responsible for showroom management. Tasks include assisting designers and homeowners in the showroom, ordering samples for clientele, keeping floor product up-to-date by working with mill representatives regularly to.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I had the unique experience of working as a Design Assistant on the set of HGTV's "Renovation Raiders" for two episodes. While filming, I helped with tasks including: moving furniture, painting walls, building furniture, staging home accessories and furniture. All with the challenge of finishing within a very strict time constraint!

Burnsville, MN

• Create and maintain online product presentations by writing key-enriched original copy for over 450 furniture manufacturer catalogs, displayed on over 850 websites for furniture retailers across the country including.
• Directly manage 20 digital casegood manufacturer catalogs such as Broyhill, Lane, Lexington, Better Homes & Garden and Nickelodeon by Lea by communicating daily via phone and email with sales reps.
• Proactively reaching out to manufacturers and brand reps to gather updated marketing videos, collection catalogs, and images needed for publishing on our retailer websites in a timely manner.
• Working one-on-one with client retailers to formulate solutions for customizing their website and strengthening their individual online presence and strategy.
• Researching and applying proper, detailed industry terminology to our content, giving our clients a higher SEO and advantage over local competitors in their respective markets.

Excelsior, MN

• Harness clientele brands by providing innovative, well-devised brand strategies from a visual standpoint.
• Collaborating with design team in organizing, photocopying, assembling mood boards, and updating sketches.
• Researched and acquired key information for technical aspects of the project, including FF&E and ADA requirements, elevator/revolving door specifications, and possible green solutions.
• Responsible for drafting project elevations with accurate measurements and specifications using Adobe Illustrator.

• Selected fabric, accessories, and finishes for high-end clientele living room, bathroom and master bedroom projects.
• Conveyed clear, visual design concepts to the client through the production of 3D Google Sketchup renderings and hand sketches.
• Kept up with the latest color, style and design trends and forecasts by attending industry design shows and exploring design savvy magazines and blogs in order to provide clients with a trendy, practical solution for.

• Designed and created all promotional materials including brochures, advertisements and postcards for new business.
• Educated customers in residential showroom on sustainable eco-friendly services and products.
• Surveyed client homes and completed construction inspections for compliance to codes.

• Configured furniture space plan for a 94.8 million dollar South Campus Union Project - ranked in the "Top 25 Most Amazing Campus Student Unions" by BestCollegeReviews.Org
• Entrusted with the opportunity to select furniture, fabric and finishes for entire project on 6 million dollar budget.
• Acted as a liaison between Union Council and manufacturer companies/vendors such as Target Corporate Interiors and Herman Miller; relayed information including furniture selections and pricing between the two parties.
• Developed and maintained furniture spreadsheets with accurate pricing, quantity, and finish specifications.
• Successfully presented design concepts/selections to clients and allied design firms with PowerPoint and board presentations.

Bachelors, Interior Design

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity, American Society of Interior Design UW Chapter

Education record

• Learned and applied the concepts of Feng Shui and Environmental & Behavioral Studies • Examined the Chinese art and design of everything.