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New York, Us

New York, Us

Actively designing lighting layouts for high-end residential and retail clients. Executing design layouts, millwork drawings, furniture layouts and specifying lighting products to meet their budget and build time. Coordinating and supporting the design process with all architects, designers and ever consultant involved to ensure design is executed. Overseeing day to day operations in the New York office, scouring, procuring, and quoting products within budget and presenting them to clients. Selected Contributions: -Ensuring clients and architects receive plans, elevations, millwork and lighting specifications -Educating clients on quality materials, design and lighting concepts -Working knowledge of color and design principles to ensure all elements of design come to together in harmony -Creating and managing finish schedules across multiple projects from start to finish

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Headed complete design of highly innovative color and material applications specifically for 2020 Ford Explorer & 2021 Mach-E Exterior CMF Design. Collaborated with senior designers and team members to optimize design process and produce unprecedented caliber in design development. Executed interior design projects involving concept vehicles and production working vehicles. Analyzed global design trends to deliver quality future design strategies for Ford and Lincoln. Enthusiastically provided design ideation and excelled at collaborative team activities. -Successfully enhanced brand strategies and material concepts for vehicle models beyond 2025. -Achieved consistently positive results for improving usage of automotive production process and introducing strategies to further boost production launches. -Instituted new material production processes that improved manufacturing costs by 45%. -Established comprehensive new material technologies and overhauled marketing content to support short-term and long-term design objectives. -Leveraged advanced experimental design capabilities to develop new color families for interiors and new seat pattern incorporating leather and threads. -Received a high number of recognition awards in 2017 & 2018 from management and was selected as a team partner within Color & Materials for new hires. -Collaborated with external vendors to deliver new and innovated materials, that enhanced vehicle performances and facilitated business profit growth. (i.e. Nissha, DNP, Akzo Nobel Coatings, Yamaha, B&O). -Rolled out production design improvements that reduced manufacturing expenses while streamlining processes and driving efficiency. -Integrally contributed to consumer market research events and created design forecasts for future vehicle models and business ventures.

President, Levendoyenna Detoit Youth, Madison Heights, MI, 2011- Present -President of a non-profit organization chapter from the Pancretan Youth Association of America (PYA). -Representing the Detroit chapter and youth. -Have put fundraisers together to raise money for our chapter, and also performing tasks that enable our chapter to expand. -Developed leadership skills, meeting new youth members from across the country, and being part of an organization that has been established since 1948.

Delivered highly effective support to team charged with implementing multicultural design trends. Liaised with senior directors and clients to execute projects and introduce new branding initiatives. Analyzed marketing concepts and tailored design efforts to individual needs and corporate brand objectives. Served as key contributor to projects including school café lounge, study area, and two-story apartment complex renovation.Selected Contributions:• Received strong feedback from senior leaders for producing innovative designs while implementing solutions to design issues.• Boosted design proposal effectiveness through new software and model development.• Engaged directly with clients and produced unique concepts for interior projects.

Summer 2011 · Provide support and follow-up on Human Resources Department such as Summer 2010 filing confidential information, informing salary and hourly employees of company policies and becoming familiar with the changes. · Coordinate design status feedback to project managers. · Assist in the finance department with coordination of monthly, weekly and daily shipping. · Interpret analysis results and write reports to suggest changes and recom- mendations. · Assist in design/product validation and development of plastic compo- nents (General Motors Paint shop Production aids) · Applied strong people skills and developed mutual trust of salary and hourly employees.

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

Contributed to confidential information processes and informed employees of policy changes. Conducted analyses of operational transitions and contributed to development of plastic components. - Coordinated personnel meetings with senior partners and management - Improved new hire processes that cut time and paperwork by about 40%

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Interior Design

General Studies

Diploma, High School Diploma