Katelyn Merrill, Ncidq Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Growing business-to-business sales within key market segments in New York and New Jersey. Pursuing new relationships and growing existing relationships with architecture and design firms, dealers, and end users. Identifying new project opportunities through networking, client presentations, and showroom events. Project managing international cross-functional teams to ensure that client expectations are exceeded, assisting clients with technical questions, and creatively resolving problems for clients while maintaining a customer service mindset. Utilizing customer relationship management software (Salesforce) to organize project information.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Lead designer for a WPP campus design-build project in NYC. Designed headquarters for five advertising agencies including Ogilvy and Grey. Introduced agile and hybrid working policies due to Covid-19. Completed schematic design through construction documentation. Currently designing a new WPP campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed conceptualization through design development, including client presentations and furniture specification.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Acted as Project Manager for high-end residential projects. Assisted Design Principal in conducting initial client consultations, creating contracts, and creating budget proposals. Managed PR and Marketing efforts, including social media presence and awards submissions. Created concept and FF&E presentations for clients.

Greater New York City Area

Completed conceptualization through construction document phases of Disney Streaming Services NYC headquarters and construction administration for the New York Presbyterian Women’s Hospital. Presented design solutions to client. Managed FF&E specifications and budgets. Rainlight product ambassador for the NYC office.

Greater New York City Area

Designed custom branded workplace environments for WeWork Powered by We clients. Completed conceptualization through construction document phases of Bombas NYC headquarters, IBM NYC offices, and AllianceBernstein Nashville offices. Led client presentations and managed FF&E specifications and budgets.

Greater New York City Area

Completed schematic design through construction document phases of McGraw Hill Chicago headquarters, Shiseido Miami workplace, 14 locations of Zurich Insurance Group workplaces, and a New York City public elementary school. Designed furniture layouts, specifications, and finishes for a 750,000 sq.ft. agile work environment in 3 World Trade Center. Coordinated specifications with a furniture dealer. Presented design solutions to clients.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Organized classified alumni data. Budgeted time to complete data loads by deadline. Solved problems concerning unknown student data.

Newport Beach, California

Designed custom reception desk for high-end office client. Corrected construction documents using Revit and AutoCAD. Created material boards for office project in China. Completed sustainable multi-use intern design project with two architecture interns.

Greater New York City Area

Purchased and organized marketing materials for Honoring Industry People Awards. Created editorial calendar. Corresponded with designers concerning event attendance. Coordinated NeoCon showroom details and advertising materials.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Interior Design

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity, Interior Designers Educated About Sustainability (IDEAS), Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society

Pre-College Program, Interior Design