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Creating interior spaces from concept to completion. Duties included but not limited to conceptual designs, 3D drawings with perspectives, presentation, FFE, budget plans with timelines, project management, mechanical plans including electrical, plumbing and space planning. Specializing in kitchen and bath design with a focus on Biophilic design for residential clients. Freelance Concept Designer for Groenen Restoration Dubuque, Iowa (2004)Projects included conceptual designs for commercial historical buildings including a bakery, bookstore, coffee shop, ice cream parlor, restaurant, and office. Focus of project was historical preservation with an emphasis on design from the 19th century. Duties included conceptual designs, 3D drawings with perspectives, presentation, FFE, mechanical plans including electrical, plumbing and space planning.Lighting Designer of vintage inspired handmade lampshades using vintage textiles, custom dye techniques, wire wrapping, bead work as well as other techniques. Clients both nationally and internationally including The Mizpah Hotel located in Tonopah Nevada, Courtney Love (musician), and Ryan Ross (musician).Design tools used include 20/20, Sketchup, Adobe Suite, and Manual Drafting.

Creating kitchen and bath projects from concept to completion. Working with and collaborating on projects with customers, trade accounts, and vendors. Duties included interior design, space planning, oversee the installation of project, FFE, bids including customer specification booklet with tear sheets, budget plans with timelines, designing showroom displays, sales, site measurements. Achievements included partnering with lead supervisors creating and developing an interior design program for our clientele offering an entire new platform for interior design services, growing vendors, adding new trade accounts, growing a loyal customer base, and meeting trifecta standards for the companies business model. Mentoring design interns, new associates as well as assisting other team members on more complex design jobs. Design tools used include 20/20, manual drafting, Excel, Spec Sheet Bid.

Freelance clothing designer for various clients including custom designs for the TV show Reign, various weddings including: corsetry, wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, and alterations. Personal clothing line including women's knit and woven qualities including skirts, tops, dresses, pants, and head wraps as well as custom jewelry and accessories.Design tools included pattern making, draping, weaving, sketching, sewing, and dye techniques.

Color and Trend ForecasterColor and trend forecaster duties included: conduct extensive trend research for color, texture, fabric, silhouette, print and pattern through runway analysis, networking, purchasing samples, utilizing forecasting services filtered through for the Lands’ End brand. The creation of overarching global trend color palette broken out divisionally for women's, men's, kids, outerwear and home divisions in both Core and Canvas brands collaborating cross divisionally with design directors and their teams. Manage and set color flow, trend curves, pivotal colors, color layering, matching, color development, color naming, ordering color standards, approving lab dips, collaborating cross divisionally with teams and vendors. Managing Kaledo color master palette printing out color ranges and matching color for accuracy using a spectrophotometer and visual discernment, verifying data, creating master Kaledo palette for design teams to utilize and design with. Build out seasonal trend/concept walls for presentation to corporate leadership for approval including: theme, color palettes, pattern, imagery, samples, writing color story verbiage supporting theme, mood and inspiration. Creating trend/concept document handout for presentations including: palettes by divisions, runway images supporting color, colors noted with trend curve, and mood imagery. Work with Director of Concept Design Team and build out calendar deliverables for the teams and manage workflow and projects for design support and interns.

Designing kitchen and bath projects from concept to completion. Duties included kitchen and bath design, space planning, 3D drawing with perspectives, presentations, designing showroom displays, sales, site measurements, oversee the installation of project, FFE, tear sheets, budget plans with timelines. Working with and collaborating on projects with customers, trade accounts, and vendors.Design tools included 20/20, manual drafting.