Intensely goal-oriented and passionate, I am a team player having challenging and obtainable goal allows me to push towards success in business while maintaining long-term professional relationships.
Domicile, Chicago, IL, US, Showroom Manager
•Cultivate and nurture client relationships to ensure return business
•Process $4M in sales annually with a 20% increase from start date
•Developing and delivering presentations to architects, designers, purchasing agents and owner's representatives
•Generating solutions and quotes for clients
•Creating and closing sales
•Prospecting new accounts
•Managing current accounts to ensure company and client satisfaction
•Handling day-to-day customer care together with your back up team
•Personally deliver sales results while managing the overall business
SB Charles, Los Angeles, CA, US, Designer/Project Manager
• Act as project manager on select accounts
• Keep such projects in scope, on schedule and on budget, while anticipating lead times
• Source materials, finishes, and vendors according to scope of projects
• Maintain timely and professional relations with both client and all third party vendors and sub-contractors, etc.
• Oversee the management of all such vendors and sub-contractors
• Attend on-site visits and client meetings in a timely and professional fashion
• Generate proposals and reports
Mecox, Los Angeles, CA, US, Assistant Sales Manager
• Process $2M in sales annually
• Build relationships with Interior Designers and Architects in the area
• Ensure proper follow-up with clients
• Conduct on-going product training
• Increase client awareness of all product offerings through client presentations, special events, promotional activities and mailings done in conjunction with suppliers
• Responsible for the showroom layout and set-up of product
• Showroom maintenance/construction coordination
• Effectively manage sampling program and memos
• Develop specific calendar and budget for all showroom mailings and events by calendar year
• Work in conjunction with Marketing on execution of all special events
• Resolve all "operational issues" that arise within the showroom
• Maximize sales growth through relationship marketing and effective account management.
Lucas Studio Inc., Los Angeles, CA, US, Junior Designer
• Modified drawings to incorporate design and technical changes.
• Provided project administrative support (record keeping, faxing, transmitting, copying, packaging drawings, etc.).
• Prepared design and contract documents.
• Provided preliminary review of mechanical, engineering and plumbing drawings.
• Developed preliminary space plans.
• Produced finishes boards.
• Selected finishes.
• Assisted with site verifications and/or field surveys.
• Detailed interior design projects.
• Prepared preliminary plans for obtaining furniture and finishes cost estimates.
• Conducted client interviews to determine space needs and requirements.
• Developed design and furniture packages.
• Mentored more junior staff members.
