Junior/ Intermediate Interior designer

Victoria Maresca Interior Designer, LEED AP

**** ***** ****** *** .********, NY.11235

Cell: 917-***-****

Home Phone: 718-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Objective: Junior / Intermediate Interior Designer

Education: Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

BFA in Interior Design, May 2007, Magna cum Laude, GPA 3.7

Certifications: LEED AP in Commercial Interiors, June 2009

Skills: 3-4 years of working experience; proficient in AutoCAD, 3D modeling; Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office; Hand sketching and Rendering, presentation/ material boards; Fluent in Russian and English

Honors and awards: FIT Dean’s List -all semesters; Student design projects exhibited at the 2005 and 2007 FIT Student Show; Honorable Mention for J&J project, Jan. 2006; First prize recipient of the Ronald & Anne Lubman Award Scholarship for the Photoshop rendering, May 2006

Work Experience:

DS&F Architect, PC. 1140 Broadway #1503, New York, NY, 10001; phone: 212-***-****.

Junior Project Manager/ Designer: May 2007- January 2010

Internship at DS&F Architect, PC: May 2006- May 2007

Company overview: small size architecture, space planning, and interior design firm for retail, commercial and manufacturing projects.

Major Clients: Tiffany & Co., Armani Exchange, Prudential, AdAsia Communications

Description of work at DS&F Architect:

• Schematic and Design Development : Assisting in research of construction procedures, zoning and building codes and building materials for specific projects; space layout planning with consideration of materials, furniture, lighting

• Construction Documents: Completing comprehensive contract documents for purposes of bidding, landlord review, building department filing; including highly detailed CAD drawings of custom millwork; research and specification of interior materials and millwork hardware, consulting with Senior PM

• Construction Administration: Reviewing shop drawings, coordinating with client, and general contractor to ensure proper document coordination; responding to RFIs. Meeting with client on a weekly basis, preparing meeting agendas and meeting minutes, taking part in conferencing for international projects; conferring with other designers, architects, consultants, lighting engineers, millworkers, general contractors, and vendors to achieve a well-integrated design

• Accustomed to work practices for domestic and international projects in Asia, Australia and other.

• Running several concurrent projects, meeting internal deadlines, budgets and company standards and policies. Assisting with project administration.

• Daily use of Constructware, Internet based net for project team members

• Office tasks: managing entry level employees, programming project schedules, coordinating office standards CAD Library

• Areas of personal involvement in the company: Design development for AdAsia office project –midtown NYC advertising firm. Existing site survey; research, specification, and ordering of the lighting fixtures, interior finishes, and furniture; preparation of estimated product cost and installation, design of custom millwork; meeting with client for design presentations.

Independent projects

Riverhead Inn (Winter 2008): Redesign and renovation of a lounge area in the existing night club in Long Island City

Adam’s Apples organic food store in Brooklyn (Summer-Fall 2008): Completed design for a new business: site survey, floor plan layout, millwork fixtures, finishes, lighting, coordinating construction on site.

Portfolio and references are available upon request

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