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California, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

- Interface daily with high end clientele from consultation to final installation including site visits.- Produce elevated design presentations including space planning and product selection.- Expertise in designing small to medium scale design projects.- Collaborate with design team for large scale luxury design projects.- Continually follow industry trends in the luxury market and attend networking events.- Very detailed and results oriented in all aspects of design while valuing being a team player and leader.- Polished professional appearance with meticulous communication skills and a discerning eye for luxury.

Mountain View, California, United States

- Negotiate and interface professionally with clients, vendors, tradesmen and showrooms daily while building and maintaining a strong relationship through strong written and verbal communication skills.- Prepare quotes, proposals, and purchase terms and conditions for design firm. - Manage procurement life cycle from proposal to expediting and delivery to receiving warehouse.- Collaborate with team at site visits and bespoke showrooms for design projects.- Manage all aspects of final installation at client home.- Continually source custom luxury products and deliver polished presentations for elite clientele.

San Jose

Interior Designer / Project Manager• Interface and negotiate effectively with clients, vendors, prospects, and contractors daily.• Organize and manage all aspects of a project from consultation to budget, design, and installation.• Produce space plans, elevations, finish schedules, finish palettes, and custom furniture specification.• Create client design boards and 2D/3D renderings using Chief Architect design software.• Supervise purchasing, budget management, installation and photo shoots for clients.• Source and specify high end furniture, fixtures, and equipment.* CID Certification *

Child Development• Coordinated education curriculum for 3 children• Oversaw operations of all systems and procedures (laundry, shopping, cleaning, transportation)• Budgeted for and allocated appropriate expenditures (groceries, mortgage, bills)• Organized socials and parties (birthday parties, play dates, babysitting swaps)Home & School Club• Organized elementary school events and budget requirements• Accomplished duties of Room Parent for elementary to successfully organize school events and fundraisers.• Chaired Fundraising Committees for local elementary school to ensure successful planning of events throughout the school year raising over $100K.Fundraiser Events: Family Fun Night, Pumpkin Run, Annual Spelling Bee, Annual AuctionPhilanthropy• Organized donation events for local homeless population• Organized soccer fundraising drive to benefit lower income families (donating cleats, soccer balls)

Santa Clara, Ca

• Executive Assistant• Worked closely with CEO in the development of the corporate website, product launch campaigns, product logo, mission statement, and datasheet. • Organised and managed tradeshows, team building activities, and corporate functions. • Researched and filed patent information with US Patent and Trademark Office for company name and products. Main liaison for patent lawyers and senior management. • Oversaw all aspects of office relocation including research of new office location, leasing contract, logistics, and furnishing of new office. • Assisted HR in recruitment of new employees

Los Gatos

• Conducted competitive research for corporate and product positioning for numerous clients• Researched and placed editorial opportunities with top tier computer magazines as well as radio interviews and television.• Responsible for writing press releases, PowerPoint presentations, proposals, datasheets, briefing books, bios and clip summaries as well as maintaining editorial calendars and media list.• Coordinated client press and media tours, advertising campaign, and product evaluations• Monitored clients’ daily press coverage.

Santa Clara

• Assisted in the development of the internal newsletter, product launches, pre-show mailers, direct mail campaigns, telemarketing programs, ad banners, and production advertising.• Organised, planned, and managed event marketing projects and initiatives, including 6 to 10 regional and national tradeshows. Oversaw the design, layout, budgeting and construction of booth.• Responsible for all aspects of lead fulfillment including the supervision of a lead fulfillment house. • Assisted in the maintenance of the corporate website and Intranet through an outside agency. • Oversaw and maintained correspondence with various vendors and suppliers: Public Relations, Printers, Promotional Marketing Firms, Investor Relations, Exhibit and Design Houses, Freight Companies, Storage Companies, Tradeshow Labor Firms, Travel Agencies, and Computer Rental Companies.

Milpitas

• Provided administrative support to all members of the Marketing/Sales, Engineering, Finance, Technical Support, and Executive teams.• Prepared and modified datasheets, maintained excel spreadsheets for co-op accrual from major distributors and resellers, and tracked all product inventories on a bi-monthly basis.• Coordinated logistics for all industry/distributor tradeshows as well as all company functions and meetings. • Resolved customer complaints, managed switchboard, greeted clients and maintained filing system.

Professional Certificate, Interior Design And Architecture

NCIDQ (on track for certification) • Design Communications I, II, III - Hand drafting, orthographic/paraline drawings, multipoint.

Business Administration