Interior Designer with expertise in custom residential design and specialty commercial environments. Proven ability to conceptualize, sell, create, manage, and produce innovative complete interiors. Seeking collaborative atmosphere to fulfill international design aspirations with other professionals and/or clients.
Our philosophy integrates every part of the real physical space with your body mind and soul. To do that both the client and the designer need to open themselves up to a world of possibilities that were not there before. Our mission is to help create spaces that supports your life and celebrates you!
The Interior Edge, NY. CT. MA, Senior Interior Designer.CEO
The Interior Edge, Hartford.Manhattan.The Berkshires 1990-Present
• Creator, Principle, and Senior Designer in six-person firm.
• Primarily Residential Design in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Coronado Island, California, Aruba, Paris, London, etc.
• Commercial work includes Country Club, Dentists and Doctor’s Offices, and Clothing Store.
• Complete Interior Services including: architectural drawings, floor plans, elevations, lighting plans, built-in furniture and custom furniture.
• Fostered and maintained strong communications and business relationships with suppliers and clients.
• Specifying and purchasing furniture, fixtures, lighting, window treatments, carpets, upholstery fabrics, all interior items including accessories and flowers.
• Project management including the facility, the budget, the workrooms and the installation process.
• Comfortable working virtually world wide providing luxury beyond expectation.
• Education and giving back to the community are highly held values.
• Provided a fun and productive work environment for employees while continuously rewarding them intrinsically and financially.
• Maintained a professional office in appearance and function.
St. Joseph's College, West Hartford, CT, US, Sub Contracted Educator
Taught Interior Design Fundamentals by taking the class through an actual retail design project step by step in real time.
Lake Erie College, Painsville, Ohio, Bachelors, Equestrian Studies
Bachelor of Science which included all general studies (IE Accounting, Sciences, Language, English, ETC.)
Published Consistently (as listed below), 1st Place
Better Homes and Garden (Quarterly International, 1996, Showhouse)
Colorfulness (International Chinese Publication, Eight Pages)
New England Home (Jan 2006 Eight page spread of my own home)
New England Home (July 2006 West Hartford, CT. Showhouse)
New England Home (March 2009, “Wish List”)
New York Spaces (2008)
New York Press (2006, 2008)
Women’s Day (2008)
Connecticut Magazine (2008)
Home Living Ct. (July 2006 West Hartford, CT. Showhouse)
Icon (ASID Industry publication Cover 2003)
Home By Design (2005)
Preview Magazine (2006, 2007)
Hartford Courant (Home Section Seven Major Articles and Two features
1996-2008)
Meriden Record Journal (1992 Showhouse)
New London Day (1990 Showhouse)
Book: “Writing for Interior Design” by Patricia Eakins
(Marketing Postcard 2005 Fairchild Publications, Inc. NY)
ASID, Professional Member, 1st Place
ASID Financial Director, CT Chapter 2007-2008
ASID Professional Member 1991-Present
Feng Shui Consultant, China, 1st Place
Feng Shui Consultant, Studied in China 2012-Present
