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Maedeh Ziaei Moayyed

Maedeh Ziaei Moayyed

Monterey, CA, US

 
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About 

Experienced designer with over 4 years of experience in interior design, architecture, and construction industries in United States and worldwide with demonstrated strong visual design and verbal communication skills delivering    excellent results for customers. 

Employment 

Shea Homes, Dunes Design Studio, Marina, CA, US, Interior Design Consultant

• Assisting over 100 home buyers in achieving their ideal home from their initial design process through completion; guiding them through the process of selecting their home finishes withing their considered budget for carpentry, electrical, fixtures, appliance selections and other design details. Continued customer interaction and support to ensure satisfaction with the final result
• Work within construction schedules to meet the cutoff dates for each home
• Utilize Interior Design programs for preparing Floor and Electrical plans that reflect the buyers home selections
• Research industry products to make sure design studio materials are on trend, high quality and visually appealing
• Build and maintain fruitful relationships on the daily basis with internal and external teams; work with over twenty external vendors as well as design, onsite construction, sales and customer service teams
• Bring significant revenue to company with increased design upsells to new homebuyers for about $3M worth of product and about $1.4M net profit for the company

Jul 2016 - current
 

Studio Carver Architects, Carmel, CA, US, Interior Design Assistant

- Assisted project/principal architects in designing kitchen and bathroom layouts for the residential projects; Creating realistic Photoshop renderings to present in the meetings
- Used Revit to create construction sheets of enlarged plans and interior elevations for the project contractor, preparing the finish, plumbing and lighting schedules
- Conducted Research on FF&E to help clients in selecting suitable products for their home interiors, considering their needs, interests and budget constraints.
- Interacted with Vendors/Manufacturers to inquire information, getting quotes, order samples for the client projects
- Improved digital and physical material library of the company by organizing samples, sourcing new materials and providing interior suppliers spreadsheets - Promoted marketing activities for the company, developing the company’s portfolio and before/after booklets, designing house signs for the completed projects, etc.

Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
 

iSonoHealth, San Francisco, CA, US, Freelance Designer

- Graphic design for start-up company iSonoHealth: designed the logo, business cards, flyer, and pitch presentations
- Interior design for private clients, offered home remodeling services including redesigning interior spaces, gave consultation for materials, furniture and color selection

Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
 

Azad university ,Iran, MONTEREY, Adjunct professor of Architecture, Part-time

Taught Design & Architecture (I, II, III), Human-Nature-Architecture, and Advanced Technical English for ~30 architecture students per class

Feb 2013 - Jul 2014
 

Anag Industrial Group, Karaj, IR, Entry Level Interior Designer

Manufacturer of wooden cabinets using NKBA standards, offering interior design and decorating consultation services especially in kitchen and bath design
- Created street-facing, 280ft2 showroom space to attract customers
- Helped remodel company’s kitchen design showroom: brainstormed the design concept and prepared scaled
- AutoCAD drawings, 3D modeling and renderings to present to the company directors
- Researched worldwide kitchen design industry standards and materials and developed new ideas for the company’s future expansion as a member of the R&D department
- Designed home interiors for 2 private clients including preparing scaled AutoCAD drawings, 3D modeling, renderings and presentation boards for client presentations
- Participated in client meetings and created client proposals

Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
 

Studio Minerbi, Milan, IT, Interior Designer & Architect Assistant, Intern

Private architecture and design firm involved in architectural planning and interior design at an international level
- Assisted in a project to re-purpose and re-furnish Milan’s deserted industrial buildings: drew construction documents in AutoCAD including floor plans, elevations
- Created 2 presentation booklets for customer presentations
- Organized and maintained company’s digital library of materials and suppliers

Apr 2011 - Jul 2011
 

Studio Viapiranesi, Milan, IT, Interior Designer & Architecture Researcher, Intern

A multidisciplinary private firm involved in the design of content and ideas within the realm of architecture, strategic design, exhibit design and contemporary arts
- Conceptualized, designed and executed an immersive, multimedia exhibition about Iran’s Green Movement in the studio event room: planned the exhibition space, created CAD drawings and 3D modeling of the designed space
- Researched interior design and architecture product specifications to use for studio’s exhibit design work
- Administered news section of company's website by updating internal news and highlighting architectural trends

Oct 2009 - Dec 2009
 

Education 

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, IT, Masters, Master of Product Service System design

Internationally ranked #11 by QS world rankings in art and design universities, 2015 2-year multidisciplinary degree focused on “product-service-system”, defined as a blend of products, communication strategies, services and physical spaces used by profit and nonprofit entities to represent themselves in an integrated form to their reference market

Mar 2010 - Dec 2012
 

Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Milano (NABA), Milan, IT, MArch, Master of Arts in Interior Design

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
 

Awards 

GDEOWEEK,Young Ideas for Retail, Nomination

Finalist, as member of team “Modi”, for the “Young Ideas for Retail” Tink Tank 2011 award at GDEOWEEK, Milan, Italy, 2011

2011
 

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