Vice President, Design
Orange County, California Area
Starting my career for a small company like JB3D was a tremendous fortune. It provided a platform to hone my skills as a designer and leader. I learned fast and responsibility came quickly. It revealed my entrepreneurial intuition and allowed me to test my organizational building skills. I worked directly under the president and grew company revenue 10 fold during my tenure as VP, of Design. Like most startups you wear every hat at some point, but my primary responsibilities and accomplishments were: - Identity and brand creation.- Development of design department.- Development of company procedures in relation to design and client interaction.- Develop sales proposals.- Sell and project manage. - Created vendor relationships.- Assisted with manufacturing management.- Oversaw the development of client: design, planning, messaging, fabrication and installation.Clients included:Verizon Wireless, Fluor Corporation, Edwards Lifescience, Fluidmaster, Pomona Unified School District, University of California, Irvine, City of Garden Grove, Irvine Company, LBA Realty, Legacy Partners, Transwestern, Arden Realty Inc., CBRE, Gensler, Ware Malcomb Architects, LPA Architects, MVE+Partners, and HOK, to name a few.