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• Lead Interior designer for large national retail Client.• Facilitate documentation and coordination with other disciplines of retail store interiors. • Creating trusting, working relationships with clients.• Implement innovative design solutions for improved clarity, efficiency, and documentation.• Met and exceeded challenging schedules. Significant Projects: Project: Von Maur Store – Woodland Mall, Grand Rapids, MichiganDescription: 2-Story Retail Department StoreRole: Interior DesignerProject: Bouchey Eye Surgery Office, Henry County Health Center, IowaDescription: Ophthalmologist Office RedesignRole: Lead Interior Designer Project: City High School, Iowa City, IowaDescription: Addition and Interior RenovationRole: Lead Interior Designer

• Marketing/Interviews: Create project pages, assist and participate in job interview preparation and action• Programming / Schematic Design: Conduct client interviews, write programming narratives, and prepare design concepts.• Design Development Documentation: Select materials, finish and furniture options, develop design drawings and specifications, prepare and perform client presentations, and complete cost estimates.• Construction Documentation: Coordinate building systems with consultants, complete constructions drawings, and write specifications.• Bidding and negotiations / closeout: Assist clients with bidding, review submittals and shop drawings, conduct on-site construction observation, and perform punch list documentation and project closeout.• Other: Member of BLDD Interior Design and PreK-12 Educational Group.

Worked on-site with one of Arcturis' main clients, Edward Jones, in the facilities department. Worked on several complete department reconfigures for two corporate office campuses. Each reconfiguration required knowledge about electrical, data, and product installation, as well as in-depth communication with the project contact and each of the installation vendors. Gained time management skills and learned best practices in managing several projects at once.