Project Management Interior Design

Seda B Saar

Malibu, CA ***** www.studiosedasaar.com T 818-***-****

Seda Baghdasarian Saar

Creative, resourceful, and dedicated professional- Certified Interior Designer, with extensive experience on corporate, retail and dining, institutional and themed entertainment projects. An excellent team member and high- performance leader with an outstanding history of quality, integrity, and work ethic; leading projects from concept to completion, meeting goals in a timely and budget conscious manner. Demonstrated strength in finding solutions to design problems and passionate to create the best user experience. Track record and qualifications also include Architectural Design, Interior Design, Exhibit Design, Show set design, project management, environmental graphic design and production design for stage and film (Winner Best Production Design LA Film Festival 2011) attraction design, area development, F&B and retail interiors, art direction and curation, public art. SKILLS

Design Integration, Project Management, QC/Construction Administration, Rendering, Digital and Freehand, AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe CC, Enscape, MS Word/ Project, Bluebeam Revu. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STUDIO SBS, Malibu, CA 2002-2024

Owner/ Artist and Consultant

• Designed concept proposals for themed attractions, concerts, location-based entertainment, Interior Design for Retail, Restaurant, Corporate office, Luxury Residential, Theater Set Design, Production Design for Feature Film (Winner LA FILM Fest 2011), Themed Attraction concepts for various IPs

(Landmark Entertainment), and children’s mini theme park (Paramount).

• Successfully presented concepts to clients, project management to meet clients’ goals.

• Logo, Environmental Graphics and Signage, Branding, Display Graphics, Storefront Design.

• All work done using freehand concept sketches, Adobe CC, Sketch Up, Revit and AutoCAD.

• Proposals for new projects with potential clients, color and material boards, Concept, Design Development packages and coordination with consultants, engineers, and architects.

• Public Art Proposals as a freelance Artist, exhibition curation and art direction (MLY Gallery/ Studio SBS) SELBERT PERKINS DESIGN, Playa Del Rey, CA (Contractor) 2016 – 2017 Environment Designer and Illustrator

• Concept Design and Illustration for Arizona State University

• Concept Design and Illustration for Universal Beijing Resort

• Concept Design and Illustration for the City of Las Vegas

• Hand and Photoshop Renderings, sketches, ideas for wayfinding, graphics, branding CUNINGHAM GROUP ARCHITECTURE, Culver City, CA (Contractor) 2016 Senior Interior Designer

• Senior Interior Designer/contractor for Hospitality, Themed Retail, Restaurant overseeing and creating Concepts, Schematic and DD packages for Jurassic and Minionland at Universal Beijing Resort.

• Supported and coordinated (architects, interior designers, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and show set) teams, vendors, and consultants.

• Created concepts, floor plans, elevations, sections, queue studies, code review, metric, overseeing junior designers and working closely with Art Directors, with design solutions and client presentations. Seda B Saar

Malibu, CA 91206 www.studiosedasaar.com T 818-***-**** UNIVERSAL CREATIVE, Hollywood, CA 1995-1999

Principal Interior Designer/ Lead Showset Designer/ Production Designer

• Marvel Superhero Island: Created new innovative and interactive interior and exterior concepts based on research and study of characters and comics for Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, FL.

• Designed concepts for themed retail and restaurant venues: Marvel and Jurassic; show set designs for Cat in the Hat and Seuss Trolley, at UIOA, Orlando, FL. Interior Design and Show/set package: Jurassic Discovery Center and River Adventure, Jaws/ Amity Village, Waterworld Live Spectacular, Osaka, USJ.

• Designed concept development through design development of new attractions, dark rides, show elements, facades, retail, and dining interiors. Presentation to UIOA/USJ executives and investors.

• Directed Interior Design and collaborated with architects, art directors, creating & implementing drawing standards, code compliance, seating layouts, floor finish plans, area development, architecture and show and interiors integration, budget adherence and coordination with vendors and consultants.

• Created new standards, hired new team members, and mentored show set team.

• Created Show set designs and dark ride ideas for Cat in the Hat – 47 scenes, Concept thru DD.

• Developed scenes from the story of “Sneetches” in each building for a complex Seuss Trolley Train Ride, travelling through various buildings. Created new outdoor interactive exterior environments, facades.

• Assisted Sr. Art Director and Production Designer in creation of schematic, design development and construction documents, reviewing prop/ scene plans, ride elevations, sections, special effects, and figure action/ animations design refinement for Seuss Trolley Train Ride.

• Oversaw a team of CAD production and design personnel in the development of documents for bid.

• Reviewed project costs, budgets, and adherence to schedules, utilizing AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suite software creating dimensional scale drawings and models detailing construction methods and integration of various show elements with each other, interiors, and the facility architecture.

• Provided turn-key solutions for show set design, reviewed architectural integration of show/ride, and building systems, with project architect, ride/ track engineer and project director. BRC IMAGINATION ARTS, BURBANK, CA 1994-1995

Showset/ Interior Designer

• Created proposals and developed new plans, sections and elevations, renderings for various projects: StarTrek: The Experience (Theater Seating, Retail, Restaurant)

• Extensive concepts for Mars Base 5, Red Rock Café, Starlight Lounge, at Space Center, Bremen, GR. Created renderings, plans and elevations, research, and implementation of science fact/ fiction for a futuristic theme park on the red planet.

IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT, BURBANK, CA 1993-1994

Architectural Designer

• Designer for Cinetropolis- a 33,000 sq. ft. 4 level Urban Entertainment Center, with Iwerks’s products: Turboride, Theater 360, Giant Screen Theater, Virtual Reality Game Center, around a central plaza with dining and retail venues.

• Created proposals and developed new plans, sections and elevations, renderings for various locations. Built at Foxwoods Casino Resort, US, China, and Japan.

• Developed concept design and presentation drawings.

• Built concept model and shadow boxes with other team members (4).

• Learned high-tech motion based projection systems theater design, created innovative experiential design. Seda B Saar

Malibu, CA 91206 www.studiosedasaar.com T 818-***-**** FDA ARCHITECTS, Glendale, CA 1991-1993

Architectural Designer/ Job Captain

• Themed retail architectural designer for WDI projects including Tomorrowland renovation, The Disney Stores prototype at Glendale Galleria, then national and international stores (Paris, London, Tokyo, etc.), KCET Store of Knowledge, William Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Borders, Motherhood, Laura Ashley, Guess flagship store.

• Responsible for developing concept sketches, construction documents, coordination, and presentation. URS INC, Long Beach, CA 1989-1991

Interior Design Director/ Job Captain

• Worked on small to medium institutional and historic renovation projects. Glendale Civic Auditorium and Glendale Adventist Medical Center, other hospital, and school projects.

• Developed programs with clients for each of their requirements.

• Prepared projects from design phase to construction document phase.

• Prepared some specifications for projects.

• Learned construction administration of the projects, and presentation to public city council meetings.

• Learned 3D/BIM software and created walk-thru’ s of interiors.

• All work done in AutoCAD.

INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA 1986-1989

Facilities Space Planner

• Used AutoCAD to prepare construction documents for capital improvement projects.

• Project management of ongoing improvements- Designed CEO Andy Grove executive offices, teleconference rooms, corporate cafeterias, test and computer rooms, budget, estimates, bid package review and contractor and vendor selection and construction administration and management.

• All drawings done by AutoCAD, Interior Finishes and Specifications documentation.

• Passed NCARB Registration Sections.

A T & T INC., Pleasanton, CA 1984-1986

Architectural Designer

• Assistant to Corporate in-house architect. Space planning and design of corporate lobbies and facilities.

• Interior Design, creative workspace design and presentation, color/material boards for TI projects for new and existing buildings, San Francisco HQ, Los Angeles, Western US locations.

• Design of the first Teleconference and Videoconference facility in San Francisco, CA. (Patent AT&T) EDUCATION

Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA 2016 - 2021 Interior Architectural Design, Graphic Design, Green Design, Rendering and Illustration. California Certified Interior Designer Certification (CCIDC/ NCIDQ) 1995 Art Center College, Pasadena, CA 1995- 2004

Environment Design, Rendering and Illustration, Life Drawing, Painting, Storyboarding for Film. London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom 1979-1982 Bachelor of Arts Interior Design, London Diploma in Art and Design, Membership to Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (SIAD) (now Chartered Society of Designers) SOUTH THAMES COLLEGE, London, U.K. 1978-1979

Foundation Course in the Arts

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