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Jessica Burton

Jessica Burton

Denver, CO, US

 

About 

I am a 25 year old Interior Designer from Colorado.  I worked for a prestigious firm, Kimberly Timmons Interiors, for nearly 3 years and am now looking to further my Interior Design skills.  Currently, I am studying to become an accredited LEED GA and am also considering getting a Masters of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in Interiors Design and Sustainability.  I have worked in several areas of Interior Design, including commercial, hospitality, residential, and model homes.  I am eager to learn, a motivated worker, and am excited to continue growing within my career.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent reputation as a competent, knowledgeable, and helpful professional
• Work extremely well in team settings as well as on my own
• Honest, reliable and responsible hard worker who does more than is expected
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Willing and able to handle a wide variety of tasks; detail oriented
• Familiar with both PC and Macintosh operating systems, All Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Auto-CAD, All Creative Suites 4 programs, and SketchUp; learn new systems quickly
• Hand drafting skills, including perspectives, elevations, free-hand sketching, and rendering
• Experienced in both residential and commercial design
• Top student within my class at the Art Institute; graduated with 3.85 GPA
 

Employment 

Business Financial Strategies, Executive Administrative Assistant

Prior to working for Kimberly Timmons Interiors, I worked for this company for several years as well.

• Trusted with highly confidential client financial information
• Data entry for PC and MAC
• Reconcile brokerage statements
• Paper work / filing
• Accounting / Payroll / Billing
• Use Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Peachtree

Nov 2010 - current
 

Kimberly Timmons Interiors, Interior Designer

• Contribute to all design process, from conceptual to installation
• Create CAD, Sketch-up, and rendered drawings of projects
• Generate purchase orders and expedite
• Design custom furniture, lighting, carpet, millwork, and graphics
• Formulate project budgets and update as needed
• Handle client relationships and ensure satisfaction at project completion

Jan 2010 - Nov 2010
 

Kimberly Timmons Interiors, Librarian/Design Assistant

• File and organize all library content
• Arrange meetings between company representatives and the designers
• Contact design companies for updated materials
• Create custom furniture piece drawings for designers
• Locate different finishes, furniture, and equipment for the designers when one needs to be changed quickly
• Create FF&E specifications and assemble FF&E schedule notebooks

Jul 2008 - Jan 2010
 

Education 

The Art Institute of Colorado, Bachelors, Interior Design

This was an intensive, year-round school that thoroughly taught us how to be successful Interior Designers, from concept to completion. We studied various fields of design, including commercial, hospitality, residential, and healthcare. I became proficient in use of AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suites, as well as free-hand sketching and drawing.

Sep 2006 - Sep 2009
 

Awards 

Graduated with Honors, Other

I graduated from The Art Institute of Colorado with a 3.85 GPA

2009
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills