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Victoria Maresca

Victoria Maresca

Coram, NY, US

 

About 

Interior Designer, LEED AP

Employment 

Jason Thomas Architect, Southampton, NY, US, Designer; Architects's assistant

CAD drafting of construction sets for new-built and renovation high-end residential projects. Preparing existing conditions drawings, visual work with Photoshop and Illustrator (preparing color studies, signage, etc.), helping with Building Department filing, other typical office work.

Feb 2014 - current
 

Self Employed, GRAPHIC DESIGN & TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION

Produce illustrations and technical drawings for a graphic designer using Illustrator

Jun 2010 - current
 

Interiors by Dan, Aquebouge, Decorator

Part-time decorating position in a small East End and Hamptons decorating shop, designing and assisting in selecting window treatments, bedding, upholstery for residential clients

Mar 2012 - Nov 2013
 

Self Employed, Designer

Small scale commercial projects: site surveying, planning, drafting, sketching, design models & renderings, design consulting, selection and ordering of furniture and finishes, millwork design, on-site supervision.
Riverhead Grill, Queens: renovation of a lounge room, feature wall design.
Adam's Apples Organic Produce Store, Brooklyn: store design, floor plan, millwork
View West Optical Retail Store, LI: fixtures and furniture layout, interior detailing & paint
Eye Love Retail Boutique Store, LI: store design

Jan 2008 - Aug 2010
 

DS&F Architect, PC, New York, NY, US, CAD Designer, Junior Project Manager

Planning and creating store layouts for high-end retail; producing full sets of construction documents, retail fixtures design and detailing

Construction Administration: Reviewing shop drawings, coordinating with client, general contractor and subcontractors to ensure proper design execution; responding to RFIs, issuing ASIs.

Meeting with client on a weekly basis, preparing meeting agendas and meeting minutes, conferencing for international projects;

Running several concurrent projects and assisting with project administration.

Accustomed to work practices for domestic and international projects in Asia, Australia and other;
Daily use of Constructware, Internet based net for project team members

Jun 2007 - Dec 2009
 

DS&F Architect, PC, New York, NY, US, Intern

Production of detailed CAD drawings of full set construction documents, including plans, elevations, custom millwork; research and specification of interior materials and millwork hardware, etc.
Coordinate office CAD library and interior finishes/ resources library

Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
 

Education 

Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, New York, NY, US, Bachelors, Interior design

MAGNA Cum Laude, 3.7 GPA
FIT Dean’s List -all semesters; Student design projects exhibited at the 2005 and 2007 FIT Student Show; Honorable Mention for J&J project, Jan. 2006; First prize recipient of the Ronald & Anne Lubman Award Scholarship for the Photoshop rendering, May 2006

Sep 2003 - May 2007
 

Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University, Pyatigorsk, Russian Federation, Linguistics and Pshycology

Sep 1997 - May 2000
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills