Design Sales

Francois A. Jawahri

*************************@*****.*** 7900 Old York Rd Apt 314A Elkins Park, PA 19027 215-***-****

Interior Designer

Passionate, award-winning Interior Designer. Able to design to various styles. Excellent taste. Ask open-ended questions to determine clients’ styles. Strong with colors, detail, and scaling room.

Career Highlights

Featured in Furniture World January/February 2008.

Earned Top Sales Designer Award,2007.

Recognized in article on Top Designer in the Region, Architectural Digest.

Profiled in both House and Garden and Philadelphia Magazine June 2007.

Wrote $200,000 orders while other designers were writing $30,000-$40,000 orders.

Experience

The New Design, Philadelphia, PA 1991-Present

Self-Employed

Successfully launched, built and managed an interior design business, providing customized design consults for private clientele.

Conferred with clients to determine factors affecting planning interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.

Advised clients on interior design factors such as space planning, layout and utilization of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.

Coordinated with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, electricians, and plumbers, to ensure job success.

Reviewed and detailed shop drawings for construction plans.

Jonns Contemporary Interior, Montgomeryville, PA 1999-2011

Interior Design / Design Consultant

Prepared thoroughly for clients’ visits, with sample fabrics, colors, other design elements, which increased sales.

Suggested elements such as area rugs and lighting, which added comfort and safety.

Redesigned entire four-story, $10 million house in Wildwood completely alone, in 10 months.

Became known for paying attention to every detail in design project, which ensured complete client satisfaction.

Frequently recommended by clients to others due to outstanding quality and artistry.

Provide quality client servicing from initial consult through delivery to optimize client satisfaction.

Jennifer Convertibles, Abington, PA 1994-1999

Store Manager

Contributed sharp leadership skills toward training and managing staff as well as steering general business operations, including showroom design and display.

Facilitated both residential and commercial interior design consults.

Estimated material requirements and costs, and presented ideas to clients for approval.

Selected, designed, and purchased furnishings, art works, and accessories.

Education

The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Major: Residential Planning in interior Design

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Major: Interior Design

Secretarial University, Damascus, Syria

Bachelor's degree, Business Work

Aljamhoria Institute, Damascus, Syria

Major: Architectural Drawing

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