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Jorge Leonardo

Jorge Leonardo

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

A creative, ambitious, determined and confident Interior Designer skilled in Project Management, AutoCAD, presentation boards, and material selection that will prove an asset to any progressive Architectural firm.

-- Other related skills: producing Construction Documents, Space Planning, Budgeting, Managing & Scheduling trades, Sustainable design, and Architectural model making

--Computer related skills: Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Sketchup, 3Dmax, QuickBooks, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, intermediate knowledge of  PC and MAC computers 
-- Fluent in English and Spanish

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Saxony Design Build Inc, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Manager & Lead Designer

--Manage & Design residential and commercial projects
-- Create Interior Design, Space plans, & Construction Documents for 4,000-8,000 Sq.Ft homes
-- Manage 500K+ budgets
-- Coordinate & Schedule all trades
-- Full on-site Measurement & translation of notes and sketches into AutoCAD drawings
-- Design & Manage installation of Showcase Homes in Los Angeles and Orange County
-- Prepare presentation boards for clients (residential projects) and board members (commercial projects)
-- Liaise between non-English trades and Staff Associates

Jun 2010 - current
 

Thomason Tunick Interiors Inc., Studio City, CA, US, Project Manager

-- Lead Designer & Project Manager of residential projects (full remodels & new construction).
-- Manage & track 500K+ budgets.
-- Liaise between non-English trades and Staff Associates.
-- Coordinate & Schedule all trades.
-- Conducted Architectural drawings such as floorplans, elevations, space planning, and jobsite visits.

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
 

Education 

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles, CA, US, Interior Design

All aspects of interior Design: Hand/computer rendering and drafting, space planing, lighting design, building codes, and furniture design and construction.

Aug 2008 - Jun 2010
 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Bachelors, Art and Architecture

All aspects of the Arts: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Digital Media, Art History, with a concentration in ceramics and Sculpting. In addition with studies abroad (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands) for historical and Iconic Architecture.

Jun 2004 - Jun 2008
 

Awards 

1st Place Winner – FIDM Chairing Styles Competition, 1st Place

Design & Manufacture the First Place Winning Chair along with to-scale models

2010
 

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