LISA NAKAMURA

Los Angeles, California 90046

(310) 569-8182 | lnakadesigns@gmail.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS & BUSINESS SKILLS

• PC & MAC Proficient
• Microsoft:  MSW, Excel & PowerPoint

• Adobe:  Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign
• AutoCAD | SketchUp
• Impact Designer 9.0
• Social Media Platforms
• Hand Rendering | Hand Drafting
• Sketching | People | Landscapes
• Furniture Design | Space Planning
• Set Dressing| Vignettes
• Presentation Techniques
• Project Management
• Residential Design | Commercial Design
• English | Mandarin Chinese | Fluent
  

EDUCATION

FIDM / Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles, California                                             2015 | 2016

A.A., Interior Design, GPA: 4.0 | President’s Honor Roll | Valedictorian                                                       

Fuller Graduate School for Psychology                                                                                                                   2008 | 2011

M.A. & Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, General,  GPA: 3.8 | President’s Honor Roll                                                   

Loyola Marymount University                                                                                                                                2002 | 2005

B.A., Psychology and Theatre Arts Studies, GPA: 3.6 | Cum Laude                                                                

EXPERIENCE

Ginny Macdonald Design, West Hollywood, California                                                                                       2017 | Present

Design Assistant

Assisting in overall design, sourcing materials, business development, following project from start to installation.            

Partridge Designs, Holmby Hills, California                                                                                                            2017 | 2017

Design Assistant

Elevations and floor plans in CAD, sourcing materials, contacting vendors, project management.            

Chairing Styles, Los Angeles, California                                                                                                                  2016

Chair Designer

Designed a chair based on pre-selected theme, presented design to manufacturers, oversaw production of chair.            

HBA | Hirsch Bedner Associates, Santa Monica, California                                                                                   2016

Intern

Created presentation and material boards, adjusted images in Photoshop, edited plans in AutoCAD; organized library.            

Lennie Marvin Prop Heaven, Burbank, California                                                                                                              2016

Intern

Created vignettes, staged props, styled and dressed mannequins and furniture; merchandised a variety of prop stores.

Match Made in Heaven, Los Angeles, California                                                                                                    2016

Art Department Intern

Assisted in dressing scenes, organized props, and bought and returned props.              

The Glee Project, Los Angeles, California                                                                                                               2011 Production Assistant

Coordinated interviews for contestants, took notes for casting producer and editor.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Interior Design Award Nominee FIDM                                                                                                                             2017

Secretary & Event Coordinator American Society of Interior Designers – Student Chapter                                                      2015 | 2016

Arts Concerns Committee Leader Psychology Graduate Union                                                                           2008 | 2009

Co-President The National Honors Society in Psychology (PsiChi)                                                                           2004 | 2005

Vice President Art Honors Society                                                                                                                   2001 | 2002

Best Actress International Thespian Society                                                                                                                   2001