Career Profile:
Over 4 years of experience in the commercial sale industry, combining with interior design and cross-functional sales expertise.
Extensive experience in working across both the commercial and residential property sectors while focusing on structural design and colour schemes. Also, with an excellent communication and organizational abilities including English/Spanish bilingual languages.
Areas of Strength
Insalco Corporation, Wallingford, CT, US, Sales Associate
-Scheduling appointments and visiting existing customers to review product needs and determining other opportunities.
-Open new accounts.
-Creating furniture layouts of furniture placement for proper specification of products
-Providing product quotes as required.
-Develop presentations for client approval, including drawings (if required), and sketches.
-Continuously updating customers on product changes and modifications
-Keeping up to date on new products, services, procedures and tools by attending sales meetings.
-Supervise and follow ups on merchandise sold.
-Work with the A&D community as an initiative to a growing business relationship.
-Other duties assigned.
RMD Interiors, West Hartford, CT, US, Junior Interior Designer
- Work with Sr. Designer on Conceptual sketches, sources, vendor options, materials, colors & floor plans
-Use of Computer-aided drafting (CAD) and other related software to produce plans
-Initial client set-up – create project binders for new clients
-Assist with client meetings on and off site
-Design presentation, Product sourcing, quoting, and pricing
-General duties such as manage CFA’s and sampling, design department filing assistance
-Keep databases/resource library up-to-date and answering directing inquiries to the appropriate staff member.
Wayne Tile Company, Ramsey, NJ, US, Design consultant & Sales
-Customer service that provides conceptual help and design for bath and kitchen renovations.
-Advise clients on the selection of colour schemes, layout, and hardware products.
-Supervise and coordinate the merchandise sold.
-Develop presentations for client approval, including drawings (if required), and sketches.
-Estimate project costs. Provide cost estimates to the client for approval.
-Promotes/sells/secures orders from existing customers through a relationship-based approach.
-Demonstrates products and services to existing/potential customers suited to their needs.
-Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers.
-Makes telephone calls and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
-Develops clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
Arabolos Design Associates, West Haven, CT, US, Freelance Cad Designer
-Provide AutoCAD drawings of existing and new spaces
-Redline drawings for customer approval
-Provide eevations detail drawings for ongoing projects and future projects
-Assist designer with on site measurements
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, US, Office clerk
-Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers
-Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
-Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
-Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information.
-Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
-Compute and record data and other information, such as records or expense reports.
-Type, format, proofread, and edit correspondence and other documents, from notes or dictating machines, using computers.
-Complete work schedules, manage calendars, and arrange appointments.
-Deliver messages and run errands.
B. Garcia Designs, Montclair, NJ, US, Design assistant / Intern
Worked alongside certified interior designer in high end residential jobs. Duties include rendering, cad drawings, vendor communications, job site visitations, etc.
Interior Design Student, Award
Award given for outstanding student in Interior Design on May 5, 2011.