The Switzer Group, New York, NY, US, Senior Interior Design
Lead design efforts for educational clients for variety of Charter School New York City Area on multiple campuses. Translated established design guidelines per school’s donors and education board and ensured accurate implementation.
BR Design Associates, New York, NY, US, Design Director
2015-2018 DESIGN DIRECTOR:
-Directed and mentored design staff in variety of commercial design projects, while offering leadership and guidance on a regular basis to ensure design quality in a fast paced environment.
-Created and trained the team on interior design standards, internal systems and policy as well as organizing individual design reviews and provide constructive feedback.
-Participated and guided the team on design presentations and conceptualization of unique design concepts, including sketching and 3D rendering techniques.
-Worked closely with the Principal on identifying new employment needs, recruit and interview candidates to support work load.
-Engaged in marketing and business development efforts by developing strong business relationships with clients and outside partners.
-Tailored numerous RFP, participated in pitches responses and successfully won client business.
2010-2015- SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER:
- Performed as a lead designer on variety of commercial design projects at programming, conceptual design, schematic design, design development and construction documentation.
-Participated in pre-lease phase to interview and compile program summary to determine square footage required for functionality, future growth and generating test fits for considered spaces.
-Created conceptual design and generated presentations with graphics and visualization to effectively communicate design ideas.
-With strong knowledge of furniture, finishes, lighting and color selections, I participated in selection and specification of appropriate products to generate finish and lighting plans and presentations while using my relationships with exterior vendors and local reps.
-Generated full construction documentation for bidding, filing, landlord review, etc.
-Attended weekly construction meetings and at times managed the projects until completion. Responsibility included answering RFIs, reviewing submittals and shop drawings, addressing site conditions and finalizing by generating and monitoring punch list.
McDermott Associates Planning & Design, Denver, CO, US, Interior Designer
-Completed variety of commercial interiors projects as a sole designer, or a team of two, in over 200 individual projects totaling over 500,000 SF working on all phases of design until end of construction.
-Participated in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting to generate plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction.
-Performed full building BOMA calculations for multiple story buildings.
-Created office standards for construction documents, AutoCAD, programming, field verification, marketing pamphlets and advertisements.
-Served as a main contact and organizer for product and project vendors for company meetings, presentations and events.
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO, US, BArch, Interior Design
RMCAD is a private school in Denver Metro and the Interior Design program encompassed environmental design not only as a Specialization but also as their DNA.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, US, Interior Design
Studied Interior Design, Construction Management, and Apparel & Merchandising. At this time CSU was not CIDA accredited so I transferred to RMCAD to get my Interior Design Degree.
