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Aishwarya Govind

Aishwarya Govind

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

The Estee Lauder Companies, Jo Malone, La Mer & Bobbi Brown, New York, NY, US, Designer

I'm currently working with Bobbi Brown as a designer in the in house store design department. My prime responsibilities include spatial planning for various Bobbi Brown stores in North America and Latin America, crafting detailed 2D drawings on Autocad which includes elevations and sections. Create 3D models and views of BB stores on Rhino. Set up presentations for design review meetings.

Aug 2016 - current
 

Michael Kors (Store Design and Construction Department), New York, NY, US, Store Design and Development Intern

Assisted senior designers in providing overall design, project and administrative support to Store Design Dept.

PROJECTS
MK Stores in United States,EU and Asia
US Retail: Men's and Women's fixture design update

RESPONSIBILITES
- Development of the updated fixture plan book for all US MK stores.
- Performed minor adaptations and modifications to complete working drawing sets and fixture books using AutoCad.
- Set up inspiration boards for conceptual design
- Assisted senior designer in conceptual fixture plan solutions
- Developed presentation graphics for design reviews
- Tasked with maintaining and updating the in house material library

Jan 2016 - May 2016
 

Parts and Labor Design, New York, NY, US, Interior Design Intern

Assisted senior designers in development of architectural designs & drawings for hospitality projects

PROJECTS
Hudson Hotel, NY
Kimpton Skybar, Chicago
La Peer Hotel, California
Sports Bar, Brooklyn,NY

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Communicated with vendors and contractors and incorporated their input into project designs.
- Compiled pricing and specifications for FF&E and materials
- Worked closely with senior designers in originating and developing design concepts at schematic design stage using Rhino and Photoshop
- Created, printed and modified DD & CD sets using AutoCAD
- Setting up mood boards for Schematic designs
- Tasked with maintaining and updating the material library

Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
 

Jayakumar and Associates, Bengaluru, IN, Intern Architect

Assisted principal architects in designing schematics specialized in space programming and site planning as well as developing of elevations, sections, 3D renderings and architectural details of residential and commercial projects.

PROJECTS
Multi Family Residential
Hospitality: spa and restaurant design
Health Care

RESPONSIBILITIES
-Preparing bill of quantities
-Assisting senior architects on site visits to monitor construction
-Physical & digital conceptual models
-Collaborated with the production staff for technical details and completion of construction drawings using Revit and AutoCad.
- Organise and maintain project files.
- Perform redline changes and revisions on CD sets.
- Participated in the architectural design process and developed alternative solutions and presentation graphics to communicate concepts to the clients.

Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, Masters, Interior Design

Aug 2014 - May 2016
 

Anna University, Chennai, IN, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2008 - Jun 2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills