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Lanna Meeks

Lanna Meeks

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

NYU Medical Center, New York, NY, US, Interior Designer

Furniture & Finish layouts for all aspects of the medical center & its campuses- renovations & new construction projects.
•Initiate end user meetings for programming, FF&E selection, design layouts & approval.
•Conduct meetings with consulting architectural firms to ensure design intent is per code, NYUMC standards & times & budgets are met.
•Schedule furniture mock-ups for new construction projects and renovations.
•Punch list of furniture installations & construction projects.
•Furniture layout, selection & specification. Set up furniture delivery & installations.
•New product research & in house testing.
•Arrange meetings with various end users to review how furniture, fabrics, product & interior finishes are holding up to use, patient & user feedback.
•Work with in-house construction project managers, assistant mangers & various trades with multiple issues that may occur during the project.

Mar 2010 - current
 

Perkins Eastman, New York, NY, US, Interior Designer

•NYU Langone Medical Center
•Executive Offices: 11,000 SF. office renovation, finish and furniture selections, custom millwork details, coordination with owner’s personal designer and contractors.
•NYU Langone Medical Center:
•CVC 13/14: 13,500 combined SF. CVC unit renovation
•NYU Langone Medical Center
•Ambulatory Surgery Unit, 14,000 SF renovations to newly acquired building.
Space planning and construction documents for healthcare.
Conduct client meetings and site visits of projects.
Design layout of furniture, fabrics and finishes.
Create finish boards and finish books for client use.

May 2007 - Jun 2009
 

HKS, Inc, Orlando, FL, US, Interior Designer

•Space planning, base layouts and construction documents for commercial clients and design manager of two six story multi-use condominiums.
•Survey spaces for measurements, electrical, mechanical, reflected ceiling plans and general conditions of the space.
•Initiate meetings with clients and site visits for needs of services
•Furniture and finishes research and recommendation for clients.
•Create finish boards, renderings, call and meet with representatives for finishes- for client use and presentations.
•Revit: Computer program, completed 3 day training class

May 2006 - May 2007
 

US Department of State, Washington, DC, US, Interior Designer- Commercial

•Design layout and selection of furniture, fabrics and finishes.
•CADD layout of furniture selections and placements.
•Assembly of Documentation Books: products and materials used.
•Purchase orders of selections.
•Room specifications/spread sheets.
•Installation of finished project overseas

Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
 

US Department of State, Washington, DC, US, Interior Desinger-Residential

•Design layout and selection of furniture, fabrics and finishes.
•CADD layout of furniture selections and placements.
•Trip to Post: measurements and assessments of Post overseas.
•Assembly of Documentation Books: products and materials used.
•Purchase orders of selections.
•Room specifications/spread sheets.
•Trips to Design Center, High Point, NC, presentations of vendors- for new products and materials for future use.
•Assembly and presentation of Briefing packages to clients

Nov 2003 - Apr 2005
 

rosenberg A+I, Gaithersburg, MD, US, Interior Designer

•Space planning, base layouts and construction documents for commercial, retail, restaurants and residential clients.
•Survey spaces for measurements, electrical, mechanical, reflected ceiling plans and general conditions of the space.
•Meetings with clients and site visits for needs of services
•Create finish boards, renderings, call and meet with representatives for finishes- for client use and presentations.

Jun 2000 - Jan 2003
 

Education 

George Washington University, Washington, DC, US, Bachelors, Interior Design

BFA in Interior Design.
Minor in Art History

Aug 1996 - May 2000