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shivani Desai

shivani Desai

Parsippany, NJ, US

 

About 

Shivani Desai
ph. 912-508-5028 

[email protected]

Objective:
To work and grow as an interior designer within a dynamic design firm to enhance my skills,
knowledge and industry experience.

Education:
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga 2008- 2011
Bachelors of Arts in Interior Design
Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design, V.V.N, India 2003- 2005
Bachelors of Interior Design

Skills:
Modeling/Drafting/Rendering
Revit
Autocad
Google Sketchup
3D Max
Hand Drafting
Rendering
Sketching
Modeling

Graphics/Presentation
Adobe-
Photoshop
Indesign
Illustrator
CorelDraw
Microsoft-
Power Point
Word
Excel
Project

Activities/Achievement:
International Interior Design Association (student chapter) 2009-2011
Deans List Fall 2010
Vice President of Indian Student Association 2009-2010
Diwali Festival Perfomer, choreographer & managing team 2008-2010
Certificate of drafting on REVIT
Certificate of Drafting on AutoCAD (Level I)
Certificate of Exploiting AutoCAD (Level II)
Certificate of Programming in Auto LISP (Level III) From Autodesk

Employment 

Modiani Kitchens, Englewood, NJ, US, Kitchen Designer

Responsible for generating new business by presenting efficient kitchen designs catered to customer needs. Worked on several modern and traditional kitchen projects ranging from downtown lofts/condos, to single family residential/apartment homes.

Dec 2013 - current
 

Lazzoni Furniture, Paramus, NJ, US, Design Expert

Responsible for generating new business by providing and demonstrating proper furniture
information and presenting efficient designs catered to customer needs. Worked on several
residential projects that included apartments, condos, and single family homes.

May 2013 - Nov 2013
 

BoConcept, New York, NY, US, Design Consultant

Responsible for generating new business by presenting efficient designs catered to customer needs.
Worked on several residential projects ranging from downtown lofts/condos, to single family
residential/apartment homes.

Apr 2012 - Oct 2012
 

Abhinay Interiors, Ahmedabad, India, Senior Interior Designer

Worked on several small and large scale design projects ranging from large scale residential and
mid-size commercial. Other duties included detail working drawings, 3d renderings, model
making and presentations for clients and contractors.

Jan 2008 - Apr 2008
 

Creative Architects, Anand, India, Senior Interior Designer

Attended client meetings and designed plans for several residential projects. Responsibilities
also included detail work drawings, presentations and site visit.

May 2007 - Dec 2007
 

‘YAAM’ Architectural Firm, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, India, Senior Interior Designer

Accompanied designer on site visits for field surveying for several residential projects. Other
responsibilities involved material selection, detail working drawings, presentations, and site
visits for measurement.

Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
 

Rummy Shroff & Associates, Mumbai, India, Junior Interior Designer

Worked on several small and large scale design projects ranging from large scale residential and
mid-size commercial. Other duties included detail working drawings, 3d renderings, model
making and presentations for clients and contractors.

Aug 2005 - Sep 2006
 

Education 

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, US, Bachelors, BFA

Sep 2008 - Nov 2011
 

Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design [A.P.i.E.D], Gujarat, India, Vallabh VidyaNagar, Gujarat, India, Bachelors, B.I.D.

Aug 2003 - May 2005
 

Awards 

Dean's List 2010 & 2011, Nomination

2010
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills