Interior Designer

Posted on: 2009-07-31

Professional Experience Home Design Center, Bangor, ME (2008 – 2009) Sales Representative for lighting designer and home builder • Assisted clients with lighting fixture design styles and ideas to best suit their home • Generated sales in lighting fixtures, accessories, flooring, countertops, fireplaces and cabinetry • Maintained and serviced clients accounts, purchase orders and returned goods allowances • Responsible for vignette design concepts, selecting merchandise, ordering and re-ordering merchandise Facility Solutions/Ray Fox & Associates, San Diego, CA (2005 – 2007) Commercial Interior Designer/Health Care Design • Worked with the firm’s other designers and directly under principals with project evaluations and client presentations • Provided accurate specifications/drawings with the ability to prioritize, organize and initiate action in a timely manner from start to finish • Selected, specified and priced furniture, fixtures, equipment, accessories and finishes in a cost effective manner • Created material boards for client presentations • Coordinated project development with contractors and engineers • Utilized personal computer skills effectively • Produced personal construction documents and maintained consistency from start to finish • Oversaw project installation supervision and follow-up • Assisted architectural firm with the coordination, design and selection of all necessary materials and furnishings • Provided quality, attractive and functional environment for health care and health spa facilities McParlane & Associates, San Diego, CA (2004 – 2005) Auto CAD Design Drafter for Mechanical and Plumbing engineers • Accepted, reviewed, and understood project assignments from design engineers • Generated or modified accurate AutoCAD drawings with the ability to initiate action in a timely manner • Maintained open communication lines with engineering departments • Ensured timecards and other required reports were submitted to the business manager in a timely manner, complete with all specific job cost and functional charges • Kept appropriate personnel informed of required supplies, additional training requirements and other matters pertaining to a well-managed department • Structured time management accordingly Metropolis Urban Home, San Diego, CA (2004) Designer Sales Representative for high-end • Responsible for building and maintaining clientele • Implemented house calls • Assisted clients with design ideas • Generated sales in furniture, accessories, bedding, flooring and draperies • Placed orders • Maintained and serviced clients accounts • Researched side sources, such as upholsteries and draperies Accomplishments • Achieved above average grades in all creative thinking and planning projects with Design Institute of San Diego • Completed a 40,000 SQ.FT. commercial design project in a smooth and timely manner • Volunteering for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Show, Manchester, NH (2007), including assisting with the EMHE reconstruction art department coordinator crew with maintenance, painting, and cleanup Education University of Maine, Orono, ME Major: Liberal Arts, Finishing general educational classes to obtain BA in Interior Design May 2008 San Diego City College, San Diego, CA Major: Liberal Arts, Finishing general education classes to obtain BA in Interior Design December 2005 Design Institute of San Diego, San Diego, CA, Major: Interior Design, Finished Program in May 2003