Yoko Sakuma
11565 Missouri Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
EDUCATION:
Certification program in Interior Architecture June 2010- September 2011
UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA GPA: 3.8
Bachelor of Science, Architecture August 2004 - May 2008
College of Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ GPA: 3.5
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Experienced with Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, AutoCad, Sketchup, 3dstudio max, Revit Architecture,
Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
• Fluent in Japanese and English (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Translation)
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Internship
Ilan Dei Studio, Venice, California October 2011 – Present
• Used CAD and illustrator to design the interior of a rental house in Venice
• Organizing a library, and classifying past projects in a computer
Hirsch Bedner Associates, Santa Monica, California August 2011- October 2011
• Used CAD and correct construction documents for hotel projects
• Made a presentation board for clients
KNA Interior Design, Los Angeles, California May 2011 – July 2011
• Ordering, choosing samples for a particular project
• Used sketchup to build furniture
Designer’s Assistant
Faux Arts Design, Tokyo, Japan August 2009 – December 2009
• Experienced in Ageing, Antique finish technique, and give those finishes to materials that are used
for clothing stores and Starbucks coffee.
Hands on Helper
Art Studio Assistant, Children’s Museum of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ May 2008 – August 2008
• Helped with the set-up, instruction of all art studio workshops and activities
• Ensure that the needs of the Studio Manager and Studio Staff were met
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Volunteer
Dwell Home Tour, Venice, California
• Assist guests and teach technicality and explain them about the designer’s house June 2011
Habitat for Humanity, Tempe, AZ April 2008
• Collaborated with a team of twenty to paint houses
