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Valeryia Bichel

Valeryia Bichel

Vilnius, LT

 

About 

I am a professional interior designer with 10 years of experience. I specialize in commercial interior projects from concept to implementation. I have worked with large companies and brands and have extensive experience with individual projects.

Employment 

AEXN Architects, Vilnius, LT, Comertial Interior Designer

Responsibilities:
• Created design concepts, 3D visualizations, and drawings for cinema theaters;
• Prepared architectural and interior visualizations for competitions;
• Produced design project artifacts: Revit drawings and specifications, Revit + Enscape visuals;
• Design and 3D visualizations for private apartments.

Jun 2021 - Aug 2023
 

EPAM Systems, Minsk, BY, Interior Designer

Responsibilities:
• Gathered requirements during on-site visits abroad and remotely, captured technical specifications for design;
• Done UX research to identify improvements: gathered feedback from the employees, collected statistics of office spaces usage;
• Created site planning & design solutions, produced design project artifacts: AutoCAD drawings, 3dMax visuals, FF&E schemes in Excel;
• Gathered requirements during on-site visits abroad and remotely, captured technical specifications for design;
• Compiled project plans;
• Made PowerPoint presentations for clients;
• Consulted external agencies and internal design teams, I added proposals to planning and design solutions.

Projects:
Designed 9 office spaces in the USA, Spain, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus with functional open spaces, meeting rooms, recreation areas, and canteens;
Developed design projects for coworking space in Belarus;
Designed R&D training center for students in Armenia;
Proposed design for the EPAM Experience and Innovation Center, multi-functional space to demonstrate innovative projects with interactive proofs-of-concept;
Create visuals for EPAM office design guidelines to standardize approaches for office planning and color schemes that shall be used in the interior.

Jan 2019 - Sep 2021
 

Self Employed, Minsk , Interior designer

Responsibilities:
• Active sales of design services, creation of commercial offers;
• Estimated the cost and timelines of the design project development;
• Created a design concept, planning solution, 3D visualization, and axonometry;
• Prepared drawings: plans for dismantling and installing walls, lighting & electrical plans, wall decoration plans, drawings of custom furniture;
• Created specifications with color palettes, materials, and furniture;
• Conducted a comparative analysis of commercial offers for materials and furniture from suppliers;
• Coordinated the work of both contractors and suppliers, liaised with site construction teams and civil engineers;
• Primary client contact: held meetings with clients, elaborated their project requirements, and gathered feedback on the design solutions.

Projects:
Office design for Exadel, Inc.: 1725 m2, Minsk, BY, 2020 (in the process of implementation) general office;
Office design for ITRex: 630 m2, Minsk, BY, 2019, includes workplace, meeting rooms, and multi-format places for recreation;
Office design for Brimit: 629 sq.m, Minsk, BY, 2018, work area and meeting rooms, kitchen, breakout space;
Reception design for Leverx: 40 sq.m, Minsk, BY, 2018, reception desk, waiting area, and coffee point;
Kitchen and lounge zones design for the EPAM: 120 sq.m, Minsk, BY, 2018, kitchen, and recreation area, combined in one room on two floors;
Client space design for Nissan: 40 sq.m, Minsk, BY, 2018, waiting area for clients, includes an area with soft seating, coffee, and stands with branded products;
Office design for Akveo: 68 sq.m, Minsk, BY, 2017, meeting room, kitchen, and recreation area;
Office design for Epam: 158 sq.m, St. Petersburg, RU, 2017, client center and transformable conference room;
Office design for VIGORPRO: 100m2, Minsk, BY, 2017;
Planning solution for Epam office in Kharkiv 2200 m2, 2017;
Planning solution for Onliner office in Minsk 800m2, 2017.

Sep 2017 - Jan 2019
 

Education 

Belarusian State University, Minsk, BY, BArch, Designer

Sep 2007 - Jun 2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

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