LM Design, New York, NY, US, Interior Designer

●Designed, planned, & furnished residential and corporate projects ranging from $30K - $200k

●The sole AutoCad drafter, Renderer, & Adobe Suite designer at LM

●Created concepts, space plans, floor plan sets, custom furniture designs, & details

●Successfully interpreted clients needs, lifestyles, design goals & taste to create aesthetically pleasing spaces

●Selected & specified all FF&E for residential & corporate projects

●Handled multiple projects simultaneously in an organized and concise manner

●Communicated & coordinated directly with clients, contractors, electricians, painters, and all other subcontractors

●Developed schemes & created presentations clients

●Project managed projects to completion, quality maintenance, & design implementation

●Provided advice to clients in space planning, layout, color coordination, lighting & furnishings

●Successfully worked as a team to design larger projects with the head designer

●Coordinated with colleagues to carry out designs, deliveries and all clients needs

●Researched, collected and scouted for new products periodically

●Utilized the D & D Building Interior Design building, the A&D building, & Instagram as well as various tile & furniture showrooms to design projects as well as add to our library

●Profitably sold furniture from our retailer furniture lines eg. Nathan Anthony, Vanguard, etc.

●Trained colleagues in AutoCad, reading floor plans/construction documents & rendering programs

●Visited project sites; attended, oversaw, & monitored deliveries, installations of all FF&E for projects & etc.

●Quickly & efficiently resolved any issues

●Effectively value engineered projects while still keeping the taste and aesthetic desired by clients

●Motivated and inspired innovative design with the head designer

●Researched, recruited, interviewed and successfully hired renderers, designers, & office managers; oversaw all work

●Prepared/administered budgets

●Surveyed spaces

●Created shop drawings

Spin Design, Inc., New York, NY, US, Junior Interior Designer

●Researched & selected finishes & furniture for projects

●Created purchase orders with sales representatives

●Organized the entire resource library (fabrics by colors and type, furniture in alphabetical order of manufacturer, etc.)

●Created digital presentations using InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator

●Maintained communication with clients

●Kept the library up to date with sales representatives

●Drafted floor plans, elevations, sections, finish plans & details in AutoCAD

●Coordinated shipping & transmittals

●Project Managed jobs

●Reviewed submittals and approved them or denied them according to specs and quality

●Maintained project binders & boxes

●Created renderings using Google Sketch up, Photoshop, & Illustrator

●Maintained constant communication with sales representatives

●Created graphical representations of projects using AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign

●Utilized Sketch up, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & AutoCAD

●Created design concepts for projects

●Drafted full bid sets in AutoCAD

●Issued drawings to engineers

●Reviewed engineers drawings

●Issued drawings to clients

●Researched building codes for projects

●Created W-blocks of previous projects

●Created drawings in AutoCAD of custom pieces for projects

●Created space plans for projects and sent them to clients for approval

●Helped entire office with computer/printer technical questions & issues

●Taught coworkers how to use adobe creative suite software’s

●Helped problem solve any problems that arose with projects & design

●Successfully value engineered projects

●Presented to clients

●Surveyed spaces for projects independently and working together with other designers

●Fixed plans/elevations according to surveys

●Problem solved any arising issues that became relevant after surveys

●Took on full projects independently

●Collaborated with designers on projects

●Created project inspiration presentations using Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

Ismael Leyva Architects - New York, New York, NY, US, Junior Interior Designer

● Researched materials, concept & FF&E.

● Assembled fabric & finish palettes.

● Created material/project/mood boards.

● Obtained quotes & budgets.

● Wrote & updated FF&E & finish schedules /specs.

● Writing purchase orders & invoices.

● Coordinated details with vendors.

● Created presentations & presentation boards.

● Maintained communication with clients.

● Answered RFI’s.

● Drafted floor plans, elevations, sections, finish plans & details in AutoCAD.

● Coordinated shipping & storing of items & transmittals.

● Maintained project binders & boxes.

● Maintained & organized material library.

● Maintained communication & visits with reps.

● Created renderings in Adobe Photoshop.

● Utilized Sketchup & Revit.

● Assisted in creating a design concept & direction.

Alexander Wolf and Son, New York, NY, US, Assistant Project Manager

● Administered Bid proposals.

● Completed RFQ's & RFI's

● Studied bid specs carefully, looking for potential issues before the job begins.

● Prioritized paperwork & submittal process.

● Maintained material delivery & status.

● Managed contact records.

● Set up initial paperwork flow.

● Delivered Bids.

● Managed project files.

● Maintained communication with subcontractors.

● Assisted in company branding & marketing.

LB Architects, New York, NY, US, Interior Design Intern

•Drafted & plotted construction documents, test fits/space planning & bid sets in CAD.
•Aided with final project design and selected FF&E for projects.
•Completely reorganized the materials/FF&E library as well as maintained, and updated.
•Created presentations & material boards.
•Surveyed many different spaces.
•Collaborated on various design teams.
•Sketched concept & design ideas.
•Ordered samples & met with product specialists.
•Rendered plans & elevations
•Sat in on client meetings and design presentations.
•Visited showrooms

Various Marketing Firms, New York, NY, US, Brand Ambassador

•Generated public product interest, awareness and sales.
•Provided complete information about the brand, product or service & demonstrated how the products work.
•Represented the companies in a positive way.
•Worked in teams.