Devra Cohen-Wasser
Personal Objective
To insure a positive experience is made by me for a client's needs and
wants. A personal touch is a warm and welcoming one, and if I can be a part
of that outcome, then I know I have succeeded.
Design Experience
Kitchen Designer - California Kitchens
November 2012 - November 2013
Design layouts and created technical drawings for clients premeasured
spaces.
Worked within budgets and production time frames with contractors,
designers and manufacturers
Closet Designer and Design Consultant - California Closets and Closet
Factory
January 2005 - October 2012
Design Consultant/Sales - Provided in-home consultations for clients
looking for storage solutions. Solutions and design abilities range in
variety from closets to laundry rooms to media units to pantry's to
basement storage cabinets. I have been trained in design to understand the
standards of design for kitchens and bathrooms as well as laundry rooms and
closets for human traffic patterns
Prepared invoices, proposals, production schedules and clients service
schedules for in home as well as in showroom.
Insured sales objectives were met with closing ratios, sales goals and
budgets
Design Intern (while attending Seneca College)
Employer - Brian Gluckstein Design Group
Design Intern for Gluckstein Home line for The Bay
The Life Network - Associate Producer
1995 - 1997
CBC - Broadcast Journalist - Researcher
1990-1993
Art Department Coordinator for various major motion pictures
1984-1990
Education
Culinary Nutritionist - Academy of Culinary Nutrition - December 2014
Yoga Fit Canada - December 2013
Can Fit Pro - Nutrition and Wellness Specialist Certification - November
2013
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts - University of Western Ontario - 1984
Seneca College Interior Decorating Program - 2004
Drafting Courses at Ryerson University - 1986