Highly driven creative Architectural Interior's leader looking to lead a creative team through proven leadership skills.
Work experience
2013Present
Principal Design Lead
UDR, Inc.
- Consultant Leadership: Oversee and facilitate design process and benchmarks for: Interior Design Consultant, Interior Architecture, Art and FF&E Consultants, Procurement Agent; Review and provide feedback/guidance on design at appropriate benchmarks for Interior Architecture/Interior Design/FFE Procurement.
- Team Leadership: Review and advise development/construction/operations teams on design standards, process and expectations; Facilitate an integrated approach with construction, development and operations teams; Assist and support good owner communication including: tracking outstanding design, facilitating design consultants and assisting in establishing priorities
- Standards Development: Develop and maintain UDR standards, develop policies, procedures, specifications and Scope of Services Exhibit to the Contract for Interior Design, Art, Procurement, FF&E
- Quality Management: Review of processes and milestone documentation for conformance with permit and bid package requirements, design and technical compliance
20062013
Interior Designer/Architectural Intern
OZ Architecture
- Develops fees and proposals for Interior Design services
- Develops strong client relationships and new opportunities
- Create/Implement program/space plans, concept development, construction documents, FFE
20032006
AmeriCorps Supervisor/National Service
AmeriCorps, FWPS
- Recruit, supervise and train 50 AmeriCorps members & 200 community volunteers
- Collected and reported program implementation data
2005
Interim Executive Director
Federal Way Education and Communities in Schools Foundations
- Developed and maintained foundation's $100,000 annual budget
- Implemented annual fundraiser
- Tracked & managed donor database
20022003
Inside Sales/Customer Service
Perennials Fabric / John Hutton Textiles
20002002
Artistic Coordinator
Contract Services, Garmisch Germany
- Built strong foundation for pilot outreach program focusing on Armed Forces teens
- Assembled the first annual Garmisch, Germany Art Exhibit that led several youth to be finalists in the National Boys' and Girls Club of America Annual Art Exhibit
19982000
Interior Designer
Corgan Associates, Dallas, Texas
- Create/Implement program/space plans, concept development, construction documents for corporate and airport interiors
Education
1998
BFA, (Interior Design FIDER Accredited)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
cum laude