I'm a recent college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design from Michigan State University. I am currently pursuing a career in commercial, corporate, hospitality, and retail design at a medium to large size firm.
I have a strong passion for researching and implementing sustainable and innovative design strategies into each project, and am currently in the process of pursuing my LEED and NCIDQ certifications.
Nature's Way Landscaping, Stevensville, MI, SketchUp Artist/Draftsman
I am currently working as a SketchUp artist and draftsman at a landscape architecture firm. My responsibilities include:
- Taking field measurements and documenting existing conditions upon site visits
- Hand-drafting landscape plans with proposed improvements and landscape designs for existing sites
- Hand-rendering finalized landscape plans for client presentations
- Generating 2D construction drawings and 3D models using SketchUp and other Building Information Modeling (BIM) software
PACE HOWE DESIGN, Lansing, MI, US, Interior Design Intern
I worked as an interior design intern for one year at a commercial
design firm, with a primary focus on healthcare design. My responsibilities included:
- Managing the materials and resource library
- Communicating with vendors and meeting with product representatives
- Interfacing with consultants and clients
- Ordering and tracking FF&E selections
- Preparing color and material palette options for clients
- Participating in client meetings and site visits
- Coordinating with architects and generating construction documents in AutoCAD
- Space planning
- Creating 3D models using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software
- Preparing client presentations in PowerPoint
- Taking field measurements and documenting existing conditions upon
site visits
- Preparing project finish legends/schedules and budget spreadsheets
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, US, Bachelors, Interior Design
The Interior Design Program at Michigan State University is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The ID Program is one of the four academic programs within the School of Planning, Design, & Construction.
The courses in this program teach programming, design analysis, space planning, interior construction, building codes, materials, furnishings and equipment. Teaching in this program focuses on design education and pedagogy; design theory and application; historic preservation and conservation of the built environment; sustainable design; visual communication and technology; and indoor environmental quality.
URL source: http://www.canr.msu.edu/spdc/programs/interior_design/
Graduated With Honors, Award
Award Status: Undergraduate Degree, Granted, 05/05/2017, With Honor
Award: Bachelor of Arts
Major: Interior Design
College: Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department: Planning, Design, & Construction
Elsie Rosselit Fund, Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the estate of Elsie Rosselit to provide scholarships to students enrolled in the following programs: Family Community Services, Child Development, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Retailing, Interior Design, and Apparel and Textile Design
Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Scholarship
The Michigan Competitive Scholarship is available to undergraduate students pursuing their first degree. Students must demonstrate merit to qualify for the award, as well as achieve a qualifying ACT score prior to entering college.
Dean's List, Award
The Dean's List honors all full-time undergraduates in the University who earn a 3.50 or better grade-point average for the courses totaling 12 or more credits for a given semester and for which grades have been recorded under the numerical grading system.
Semesters on the Dean's List:
Fall 2013 | Spring 2014
Fall 2014 | Spring 2015
Fall 2015 | Spring 2016
Fall 2016
