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Haidy Kela Said, NCIDQ

Education

Bachelor in Interior Designer and Scenography (set Design) From Faculty of Fine Art - Helwan University (2008-2013) (http://www.facultyoffinearts.com/ar/) Cairo, Egypt LICENSURE

• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)

• Certified professional in AutoCAD from Autodesk 2015 Professional Training course

Autocad at Robotech CAD Solutions (www.robotechcad.com) (from Nov-2-2015 to Jan-10-2016) Hoboken, NJ, USA

Autodesk Autocad (2D) 2016 (Autocad I, Autocad II, Autocad Architect)

Autodesk Revit 2016 (Revit I, Revit II, Revit Advanced, Revit Architect) Graphic Diploma at The Russian Culture Center in Egypt (RCC) (http://rcc.eg/) (from Jan to Jul 14 -2014) Cairo, Egypt

Adobe Photoshop (picture Editing and Retouching, Posters design, logo,3D Models)

Adobe Illustrator ( design Logo, draw cartoon characters, perspective)

Adobe InDesign (designing Flyer, Pursuers, Magazines, Books)

Adobe After Effect (design a short videos)

Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University in Egypt (http://eng.asu.edu.eg/ ) (21 hours start at 8/2/2009 to 8/13/2009) Cairo, Egypt

Autodesk AutoCAD (2D) Training Certificate

Professional Experience

Assistant Designer

karnak Architecture LLC (1/2016 – 12/2022) Budd lake, NJ, USA

• Interact with customers over the phone to translate their dream and needs into design concepts.

• Building a 2D version of AutoCAD for kitchen design including elevations.

• Assisting clients in selecting initial paint colors and finishes.

• Demonstrated ability to design projects on AutoCAD, improving customer experience and feedback.

• Designed floor plans, including schematic designs in AutoCAD and 3D perspectives for prospects to increase sales and improve customer understanding of projects.

• Follow Karnak Design drawing standards.

• Produce drawings and perform support functions as directed in conformance with project time, cost, and quality constraints.

• Assist in preparing computerized renderings and other presentation materials.

• Conduct research as directed for product and finish selections; assist in the development of finish plans and specifications. Kitchen and Bath Designer

The Home Depot (10/8/2018 - 30/09/2022) Roxbury, NJ, USA

• Interact with customers, and provide fast and professional service to customers 90% of the time.

• Helping customers with purchase recommendations for all needed materials for finishes and appliances such as tiles, backsplash, countertop, paint, and light feature.

• Designing creative and functional kitchen or Bathroom.

• Communicating with Installer during the Site Analysis and Site Verification and after purchase during the Installation.

• Support the Showroom Appearance priority by ensuring special order displays and showrooms promote a shopping environment that is appealing and safe.

• Drive sales to support company goals.

• Managed and tracked client orders, supervised installations, assured quality, and addressed clients' complaints.

• Prepared quotes and estimates for clients, and recommended various products and services offered by the company.

• Reviewed floor plans to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and ensured contractors met specifications.

• Created invoices for clients, reviewed their requests, and discussed best design practices to create quality projects.

• Order samples and materials from vendors.

• Updating new and discontinued materials as determined by the company. Interior Designer

Nehal Farouk Interior Design Studio

05/2013- 12/2014

Work example: After Eight Coffee (http://after8cairo.com/) (https://www.facebook.com/After8cairoprofile/ ) Cairo, Egypt Responsibilities:

• Create a new layout for different residential and commercial projects.

• Obtaining Site measuring.

• Drafting floor plans, and elevations in AutoCAD from site measures and for presentations.

• Create Design Development level floor plans, elevations and details in AutoCAD.

• Creating a new Design idea for the restroom area using AutoCAD.

• Purchased items needed for various sets and various projects.

• Creating 3D model designs using a Sketchup to illustrate new ideas for the new plan zoning idea.

• Oversees the installation of materials, furniture, and other design elements.

• Sourcing and specifying furniture, furnishings, and lighting.

• Creating presentations with the use of Adobe Suite and Google Suite.

• Selecting fabrics and finishes to create palette schemes.

• Assisting the senior designer in Generating and managing project schedules and budgets (Finishes, Lighting, Hardware and FF&E). Set Designer and Art Director Assistant

New century production

Cinema at "Decor" Movie (03/2014 - 04/2014)

(http://newcenturyproduction.com/productions/153********.php ) Cairo, Egypt Responsibilities:

• Set Designer Assistant to engineers Assem Ali and Nehal Farouk with New Century Company cinema production of the “décor” movie.

• Helping the senior designer in creating and purchasing items to create sets for different scenes.

• Creating a doctoral degree for an office set using Photoshop along with editing photos that were required for the movie.

• Set designers to oversee the designing and creation of sets that appear in films, television programmers, and theatre productions. The role involves working with and communicating with directors, producers, costume designers, and other members of staff.

• As an assistant set designer, my job is to help design the set for a film, television program, or theatre production. In this role, you may participate in each rehearsal, select art that fits the production, determine when to add or remove material from the stage, and otherwise help to keep things moving.

Set Designer and Art Director Assistant

Galal El Sherkawy Theatre (12/2013 - 02/2014) (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100************ ) Cairo, Egypt Responsibilities:

• Designing process with Eng. Mohamed el Gharbawe in "My Beloved Donia" play at Galal El Sherkawy Theatre

• Responsible for completing the design of three play scenes by painting at two scenes and creating a sculpture for a stone shape wall from foam material at the prison scene.

• At the job site supervising the work progress and reporting it daily to the head designer. Art and Craft Teacher & Puppeteer

Saint George College (10/2013 - 11/2013) Cairo, Egypt Responsibilities:

• Developed the storyline, scenes, and characters for the theater.

• Instructed children on how to create different arts and crafts projects.

• Give drawing and painting demonstrations to students to teach them art techniques.

• Instruct students in working on different drawing, painting, and coloring techniques.

• Discuss various artistic approaches and traditions and encourage students to express themselves artistically.

• As A puppeteer I was developing scripts, creating new characters, giving performances, and maintaining your puppets. Theater Set Design Assistant (Internship)

Cairo Opera House (10/2010 - 12/2012) (http://www.cairoopera.org/?lan=En) Cairo, Egypt Responsibilities:

• Applied techniques in creating scene props for various plays. References available upon request

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