Dragon Building Material Showroom/Design Center, South Elmonte, CA, Showroom Manager to current Part-time Consultant

- Sourcing materials and vendors, visiting manufacturer’s facilities, trade account set-ups
- Negotiation with suppliers, setting up retail prices; placing sample orders and purchase orders
- Interior design consultation for customers: developing Floor Plan and Material & Finish Specifications
- Extensive English/Mandarin translation and interpreter work

Can-Fmy Private Ltd., Bradenton, FL, US and Pune, India, Owner and Co-Founder

- Identifying and developing prospects. Handling follow-ups
- Developing and maintaining newsletters, brochures and other marketing material
- Creating and Presenting presentations in Trade shows and clients’ manufacture facilities
- Daily coordination with China operation and handling queries from Indian OEM clients
- Company registration; company website set-up and maintenance

Reason of leaving: Came back to the U.S. for family reasons.

Interno Moda (India), Pune, India, Interior Designer

- Assisted sourcing various interior design materials from China
- Developed design concept and prepared conceptual presentation
- Worked in a team in retail store interior renovations
- Responsible for single family house and a luxury apartment lobby interiors
- Responsible for plan drawings in AutoCAD & SketchUp for 3D
- FF&E duties: material specification, documentation and ordering

Reasons of leaving: to start my own company which would be a marketing liaison office btw U.S., India and China.

Carl Abbott FAIA Architects and Planners, Sarasota, FL, US, Design Technician

- Assisted Senior and Associate Architects, translated their concept design into 2D/3D work drawings, including floor plans, elevations and perspective view drawings, etc.
- Assisted in Construction Documents set-up and maintenance
- Created Material Board and study models
- Prepared material and finishes specifications
- Coordinate between the team, clients and contractors

Reason of leaving: Maternity

Concepts 4 Inc., Long Beach, CA, US, Interior Design Assistant (started with part-time internship to being hired as fulltime)

- Extensive Plan Drawings in AutoCAD and Material Board preparations for hospitality projects
- Vender and contractor contacts, meeting arrangements for the studio, clients and contractors

Reason of leaving: family moved to Florida

ASPAC Communications Inc., Torrance, CA, US, Accountant / Office Admin. Assistant

- Financial report preparations for SEC filing, general ledger and account reconciliation
- Extensive English-Mandarin translation work both in written and orally
- Conversion of Chinese financial reports into American general ledger
- Assisted in identification of shell company for Reverse Merger
- Assisted Marketing Manager in coordinating marketing activities and attending trade shows
- General office duties, e.g. conference and travel scheduling…

Reason of leaving: for pursuit of my passion in Interior Design and to join UCLA Extension Interior Design Program full-timely from 2003 to 2005

Motorola Comm. & Electronics, Arlington Heights, IL, US, Financial Analyst (6 month contract)

Customer account reconciliation in Oracle

Reason of leaving: moved to California for family reasons.