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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Plans, designs and executes all aspects of scope for residential and restaurant projects from initial consultation to final installation. Responsible for finish, material and color selections, FF&E, textile selections and applications, furnishing, designing custom furniture & built-ins, space planning and programming while keeping on top of latest trends, styles and innovations.Outlines and communicates all deliverables to clients, vendors and contractors - Effectively managing between numerous projects simultaneously. Composes and develops presentations digitally, graphically and verbally for all stages of design process from initial client consultations and final design presentations using AutoCAD, Sketch-up, Adobe CS.Develops and composes CD’s, elevations and renderings for contractor and fabricator bids and coordinates execution of renovations. Frequently assisted with marketing materials, user interface design and development and graphic design for marketing department of D.A.

Greater New York City Area

Project manager of both commercial and high-end residential clients in the Greater New York City AreaManages and delegates to junior designer assistant and professional interns.Oversees all aspects of project from developmental design phase, to custom presentations all the way through coordination with construction teams and installation.Responsible for all communication between NFI and the clients, as well as with vendors and contractors. Works first hand with Principal Designer, competently assisting with design concepts, material selections, presentation renderings, construction drawings and elevations, budget estimations and management.Originated the graphic layouts for presentation boards, books and digital medium presentations.Responsible for tracking budgets, invoicing clients, paying vendors and planning.Works with furniture selections, both retail and custom, home / interior furnishings based on design scheme and client needs and expectations.Piloted designs of bathrooms, kitchens and utility spaces for both commercial and residential spaces.Teamed in design and execution of custom built-in furniture pieces, stand-alone furnishings and specialty wall finish treatments. This includes the design and build of non-load bearing walls and entryways.Piloted space planning and lead execution of design for commercial show room for a high-end fashion designer from demolition to completion.Daily execution of problem solving and creative solutions.

Fairfax, Va

For four years, I worked with an amazing team designing the interiors of model homes for Pulte Group. Below, please see further descriptions of all that was entailed:Designs for model homes included everything from paint color selection, to all interior furnishings (furniture, bedding, art, draperies, plants and accessories)In addition to successfully implementing the set design schemes used and crated by our team of designers, I also created multiple unique schemes that have been used in models over the last 4 years.Space planned dozens of floor plans, highlighting floor plan efficiency, proper egresses and best uses of space for the customer with a firm knowledge of AutoCAD.Presentations were designed per model showing the unique design of that house. I was also responsible for often presenting to the teams, receiving feedback and editing the design as needed.Designer of the presentation template, in PowerPoint, used for every presentation made by the department.Responsible for managing model merchandising budgets with a successful track record in remaining under budget.Traveled all over the country to “install” the models, often, multiple homes at once. In doing so, I oversaw the warehouse team, furniture placement, art placement and theming/merchandising. I also would be the primary contact between the division, warehouse, construction team and any onsite deliveries. Made “Interior Selections” for model homes including, but not limited to, hardwoods, carpet, granite, tile, etc. based on the products offered by that division in keeping with the design scheme selected for that home.

Fairfax, Va

This position with Health and Human Services through SRA International, I credit with teaching me wonderful skills in customer service, office dynamics and self management. Below are specifications as to my experiences and skills acquired during my time as a Help Desk Specialist:Based on the policies and procedures of The NPDB-HIPDB Data Bank sector of Health and Human Services, I identified and resolved issues communicated over the phone by customers. Communicated clearly and calmly, walking through step-by-step instructions to insure the customer’s question and/or problem was answered in full and that the policies in question were understood.Responsible for documenting each call with the identification of the caller, their question and/or problem and the resolution.Responsible for maintaining a schedule of onsite training to better understand the policies implemented by the Data Banks throughout the year.

Arlington, Va

Set up by a dedicated professor at VCU, I had the opportunity to have a summer internship with this wonderful design firm in Arlington, VA, the summer prior to my senior year in design school. Below lists experiences and achievements throughout that internship:Assisted Interior Designers and Architects with their projects, observing their methods and processes, while applying that to projects assigned to me.Conducted and presented research on the Millennial Generation, designing a workplace which best suits their work methods, intellectual and social needs.Learned REVIT skills, as well as hand rendering, space planning, field measurement assistance and materials library maintenance.