Interior Design & Research

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November 20, 2009

*EDUCATION

-Master of Interior Design, University of Florida, Dec 2009

College of Design, Construction & Planning

-B.A. in Interior Design, Michigan State University (CIDA Accredited), May 2006

School of Planning, Design & Construction, (GPA 3.85/4.0)

-Housing Environment, Kyunghee University (Seoul, South Korea), Mar 2001 - May 2003

Department of Human Ecology

Exchange student, Saginaw Valley State University (Saginaw, MI), Aug 2002 – May 2003

*PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

-Summer Intern, OEC Business Interiors (Gainesville, FL), May - Sept 2008

 Created drawings and developed specification sheets for current projects using AutoCAD & 20-20 CAP Studio

 Organized and maintained materials library

 Contributed in administrative work

-Board of Education Summer Fellowship, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), 2007

 Contributed to an introductory Interior Design course as a teaching assistant

 Implemented problem solving in weekly team meetings; collaborated with fellows in volunteer work

 Formulated research topics for graduate thesis

-Sales Associate, Banana Republic (Lansing, MI), Oct 2005 - Jan 2006

 Initiated contact with customers, assessing their needs and increasing customer satisfaction levels by recommending apparel coordination

*EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

-Research Assistant, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), May 2008 – May 2009

 Organized and reviewed literature for research; wrote research proposals and articles under direction

-Private Tutor, (Lansing, MI), Mar - Jun 2007

 Taught English grammar and reading comprehension skills to students learning English as a second language

 Mentored students to clarify learning needs and created lessons accordingly

-Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Aug 2003 - Aug 2004

 Consulted students on CAD program by illustrating the solution to the problem

*ACTIVITIES

-Vice President, Korean Baptist Church Young Adults Group (Gainesville, FL), Jun 2008 - May 2009

 Organized member administration; conducted monthly leader discussion sessions; mentored peers in leadership; supported members

-Camp Counselor, Michigan Council for Korean Churches (Detroit, MI), May - Jun 2007

 Assisted in camp preparations; led small group discussions; supported members

*SKILLS

-Computer Software

 AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash), 20-20 CAP Studio

 Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Publisher)

-Languages

 Fluent in Korean

-U.S. Permanent Resident

*PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES

 Available upon request