Professional objective
Interior Design graduate with extensive customer service, sales, and office experience seeks entry level position in the design field.
Work experience
Interior Design Internships
Industries for the Blind, Inc.
Jr. Furniture Designer - Contract for 5 weeks during busy government year-end. Assisted furniture design team with quoting, AutoCAD, digital and physical Boards, and FF&E selections with minimal training.
Quorum Architects
Interior Design Intern July 2012 - September 2012
La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
Design Assistant June 2012 - September 2012
Corporate Design Interiors, Inc.
Design Intern January 2012 - July 2012
Retailworks, Inc.
Interior Design Intern January 2012 - May 2012
Sales and Marketing
Swarovski
February 2009 - December 2011
Sales Consultant, Part - Time
Restoration Hardware
August 2008 - May 2009
Sales Associate, Part - Time
George Watts & Son, Inc.
August 2007 - August 2008
Sales, Corporate Gift Sales
CDW Berbee
May 2006 - August 2007
Purchaser, Order Entry
CSE, Inc.
March 2004 - May 2006
Sales Assistant, Merchandiser
Honors & Awards
2013 Student Volunteer of the Year
IIDA Wisconsin Chapter
2013 Winner, First Place - Hospitality
IIDA WI Student Design Awards
Individual Project "Cinema MKE"
2012 Winner, Silver - Commercial Category
ASID Wisconsin Student Design Competition
Individual Project "Cinema MKE"
2012 Winner, Bronze - Commercial Category
ASID Wisconsin Student Design Competition
Individual Project "Fair Industry"
2012 Winner, Best of Competition
IIDA Wisconsin Student Design Awards
Individual Project "U to Us Universal Design Concepts"
2010 Winner, Best of Competition
IIDA Wisconsin Student Design Awards
Group Project "Lissy's Place"
2009 Student Art Exhibitor
Lakefront Festival of Arts (Juried)
Mount Mary Honors Art Show (Juried)
2009 Sister Remy Scholarship
Outstanding Art and Design Student Award
Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
AutoCAD 2009 – 2013
20/20 CAP Software
SketchUp
Hand Rendering
Hand Drafting
Sales
Customer Service
Project Management
Public Speaking and Presentation
Business Writing
Trained Specialty Plaster and Paint Finish Artist
Other Professional Experience
Eastlake Wall Design LLC
May 2000 - December 2004
Owner, Decorative Artist
eFunds Corporation
December 1998 - April 2003
Operations Helpdesk Analyst, ATM Installations Analyst, Client Services Representative
Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design
CIDA Accredited Program
Magna cum laude, 3.89 GPA
Mount Mary University
2008-2012
Education
Organizations & Activities
ASID, IIDA, NEWH
Student Member
IIDA Student Chair
2013 Wisconsin Interior Design Career Day Planning Committee
IIDA WI Communications Committee
Social Media, Term beginning July 1, 2013
ASID/IIDA Mount Mary Student Chapter Board
-Freshman Representative
-Fundraising Chair
Designs for Dignity
2013 Cream City Foundation Offices Design Team
Feed Your Soul
Mount Mary Bowl Team
Lissy’s Place Women’s Shelter
2010 Resident's Room Remodel Team
2012 Craft Room Remodel Team
Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
Spaces & Traces 2012 Tour Volunteer
Contributing Writer
Truth in Aging Website
2010 - present
2010 - present