Parastou (Paris) Eliaszadeh                                          Email: ParastouE@aol.com
142 N. Le Doux Rd. Beverly Hills, Ca 90211                        Cell:      (310) 613 – 2007

Education  

 2009 GC California General Contractor Lic # 939999
 2008 LEED AP Certified (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)
 2007 California State Department of Real Estate Sales Agent Lic. #01839946
 2007 California State Notary Public
 2000 – 2001 California State University of Northridge, Northridge, Ca
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration, Option: Marketing
 CID (Certified Interior Designer) State of California
 1995 –1998 UCLA Interior/Architectural and Environmental Design, Los Angeles,
Professional Designation and Certification in Interior and Environmental Design ~fully accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER)
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Work Experience

 Nov. 2009- 2011 ~Coldwell Banker -, Beverly Hills, Ca ~Realtor Sales Agent

 June 2010- Feb 2011~ Eli’s Auto Center- Los Angeles, Ca ~ General Contractor/ Consultant

- Job Description:  Remodeling of Auto Body Shop. Responsible for expediting permits at City Hall, meeting with Inspectors for inspection of property, overseeing and payment of Subcontractors, and Administrative work.

 May 2010~ Habitat for Humanity- Los Angeles, Ca ~ Volunteer

 Apr.- June 2010 ~ U.S. Census 2010- Beverly Hills, Ca ~Crew Leader/Enumerator

 Nov. 2008- 2010 ~General Contractor- Los Angeles, Ca ~Consultant/Builder

 Apr. 2006- Nov. 2008~ EMMA Corporation- Santa Monica, Ca-
~ Project Manager Assistant/ Project Engineer and Safety Officer of a construction company;

- Job Description: Responsible for administration monitoring of the project, including processing Change Order Proposals (COP), Change Orders to Subcontractors, Owner’s Change Orders, Request for Information and Clarifications (RFI, RFC), Monthly Pay Applications, Submittals, Expediting permits at Building & Safety, Obtaining  Bonds at City Hall, Meeting with Owners representative, Architect and Building Inspectors, Job Walks & Bids for new public projects, Correspondences and monitoring office in accordance with Specification & jobsite project.

 Jan. 2004 - Apr. 2006 ~ ZDX Industries, Inc., Santa Monica, Ca-
~ Project Engineer of a construction company;

- Job Description: Planning, scheduling, expediting orders, organizing, and managing tasks within a budget deadline. Meeting with architects, structural engineers, city inspectors and sub-contractors to accomplish objective and scope of work. Observing and supervising sub-contractors at the job site to perform duties correctly and efficiently. Pulling permits at various city’s planning departments. Responsibilities include purchasing material, collecting bids and negotiating prices with Vendors and sub-contractors. Office work included Handling paperwork and light legal matters i.e. Lien releases, invoicing, and contracts. Minor drafting and sending out for blueprints.

 Jan. 2002- Nov. 2003 Steichen Interior Design, Los Angeles, Ca-
~Associate, Designer and office manager of a high-end residential/commercial design firm.

–Job Description: Expediting orders, Meeting and shopping with clients, Purchasing antiques and furniture, Frequently engaging with Vendors and shopping at various fabric/furniture showrooms, Scheduling and Communicating with Contractors, Tracking tasks and work-in progress, Light Drafting, Accounting work, including invoicing, purchase orders depositing payments and running the office.

 1992 – 1998 Crystal Promotions, Los Angeles, Ca
~Supervisor of cashier and sales of house-ware and electronic products.
Organized firm’s operating activities supervised client relations and coordinated cash accounts.

 1997 Wilson & Associates, Beverly Hills, Ca
~Internship for Interior Design Hospitality firm.
Collaborated specification for two major hotels in Las Vegas (MGM, Caesar’s Palace). Became familiar with many commercial/residential products through attending presentation by sales representatives, visiting showrooms and product research for senior designers, assisted senior designers by drafting up working drawings, preparation of presentation boards and specification books.

Summary of Qualifications and Volunteer Work

 Team Beverly Hills, Habitat for Humanity, CPR Certified, Cal OSHA 10 & 30 Certification, ASID, Oil painting, 24 years of piano, Building furniture, Rendering, Accounting, Computer word processing Windows, Familiar with AutoCAD, Drafting/Space planning, Color consulting, Photography, Model building, Marketing, Speech & Debate, City of Hope, Taste of Encino, Project Angel Food, UCLA alumni assoc.

Languages Spoken: 
  English, Farsi, familiar with Spanish and French

  
References available upon request.