Katia Garoche

Education:
Alumna of Miami Country Day, an award-winning private high school in Miami Shores, Florida.
Enrolled in an intensive college preparatory course in an exclusive home school program.
Currently studying at the Florence Design Academy, a university in Florence, Italy.

Work:
Worked as sells representative for American Apparel.
Worked for the Ferretti Group of America Miami and Ft Lauderdale boat shows, achieving an internship summer 2011.
Interned as a marketing assistant for the Ferretti Group of America Miami.

Leadership Skills:
Elected second vice president. Organized, generated funds, and assisted in original programming for the Junior Opera Guild, an ancillary organization of the Florida Grand Opera.
Participated and raised funds for the Miami Country Day School Environmental Club Roots & Shoots, an environmental service organization.
Translated and composed documents, letters, and emails for Solidarity Dame-Marian, an international non-profit working to build schools in Haiti.

Other Qualifications:
Fluent in French and English; proficient in Spanish, Italian and Latin.
Extensive travel experience in over 15 countries.
Proficient in numerous software’s, Matrix XLS, AutoCAD, 3DsMax, CS5.5 (PS. AI, ID), QuickBooks, Outlook Pro.

Personal Highlights:
Outstanding interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills.
Skilled at learning new concept quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
Self motivated learner – works well independently or in team environment.
Aspires to continue to experience life abroad and travel.
Passionate in Art and Design.

As a creative person I want to show to the world a piece of my imagination; "If you do what you believe, the dots connect" (Steve jobs). I have always believed and appreciated art and design, as well as nature itself. It has brought me to adore traveling, experiencing and seeing new things. It fires up my imagination.  I chose to learn interior/exterior design and furniture design, because I wanted to give functionality to what I want to create.

I had the opportunity to attend the florence design Academy and learn various computer design program like 3DsMax, AutoCad, and Photoshop, which I found difficult and fun. It has thought me to make anything I possibly could imagine, look real on a computer. Making my vision of where I, or others want to be, reality.  Almost bringing us to an other world, a sweet escape; By taking a classic product or room and dramatize it, like a cartoonist exaggerates an action. "When it cant be done do it, if you don’t do it, it doesn’t exist". The person that doesn’t make mistakes is unlikely to make anything.  I hope to become a successful creative designer.