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Marla Echeverria is a NCIDQ and EDAC certified interior designer with a background in project management most recently practicing in California after working out of state for 17 years. Originally from Los Angeles she started her career at HKS Architects working on projects for Disney Imagineering, Ian Schrager Hotels and designer Philippe Starck. This experience propelled her into the hospitality and gaming industry and became Project Designer at Wynn Design and Development. It was at Wynn, and working with Roger Thomas, that she was introduced to industrial design and the development of bespoke products for interiors.In 2006, she honed her interest in the construction aspect of interiors and joined Marnell Corrao in Las Vegas. With a client list that included Harrah’s Hotels and Casinos, she was able to once again be a part of large-scale design planning and relocated to help manage the completion of the Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel. The project posed many challenges having been under construction pre and post-Hurricane Katrina; but was opened on the 1st year anniversary of the hurricane.At WATG in Orlando she worked on hotel and resort projects for Marriott domestically and Trump International in Latin America. This experience further refined her skills in custom high-end interiors and coordination of clients, consultants and contractors internationally.When Marla returned to Louisiana, she established the New Orleans chapter of Architecture for Humanity and became the Chapter Coordinator for the Urban Land Institute serving as liaison between Louisiana and the national ULI office in Washington DC.Later, during her tenure as Director of Interior Design at Pinnacle Entertainment she managed interior design projects for 8 resort properties furthering her insight into regional gaming and entertainment in the Southern US and briefly expanding into the film and television industry as both a designer and co-producer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.After over 25 years in hospitality, she transitioned into healthcare in 2021 to apply her management of large-scale interior projects to the renovation of a 450+ acre property belonging to the Veterans Administration of Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Stationed in West Los Angeles, she also coordinates interior projects for surrounding Community Based Outpatient Clinics and has been part of the team that opened a new 50,000 SF clinic in Ventura, CA. She is now overseeing the development of interiors for a similar facility in Bakersfield with an opening date that has yet to be determined by the VA.

Listed skills include Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Ff&E, Design Research, and 27 others.