EXPERIENCE
Electric Bowery, Senior Designer | Venice, CA | October 2021 - February 2024
Design and project manage hospitality and residential projects from concept through execution.
Design through 2D and 3D drawings, material sourcing and specification, visual research, furniture sourcing and presentations.
Display strong project management skills through managing 4-6 projects at a time maintaining budgets, project timelines and leading teams of 3-7 architectural and interior designers.
Develop FF&E Packages of custom design and sourced furniture and styling.
Verdego Design, Designer | Venice, CA | July 2016 - October 2021
Produce design packages through 2D and 3D drawings, custom millwork drawings, city and construction documents, source and order materials, select and oversee installation of furniture.
Conduct client and category specific research to ensure every aspect of the design from the floor plan to the materials selected are purposeful and original.
Lead marketing and new business initiatives crafting pitch materials, outreach and proposals resulting in over 20 completed projects.
William Turner Gallery, Curator | Santa Monica, CA | April 2016-December 2017
Collaborate with gallerist and artists artists such as Ed Moses, Frank Ghery and Casper Brindle for exhibition curation and documentation for monthly showcases.
Develop new business opportunities such as marketing initiatives and research documents for potential buyers and gallery collaborations with KCRW and Chappellet Winery.
Generate and maintain new and withstanding client and artist relations and manage day-to-day sales and invoices.
Account Planner, Deutsch LA | Los Angeles, CA | January 2015 - April 2016 | Clients: Sprint Wireless and all new business pitches
Develop creative briefs inspiring traditional, digital and experiential teams to drive a creative solution for our brands cross platform marketing efforts.
Lead qualitative and quantitative, competitive and cultural trends audits.
Assistant to the EVP of Brand Intelligence Deutsch North America as a research analyst across all clients, new business, and PR.
Assistant Account Planner, Deutsch LA | Los Angeles, CA – September 2014 - January 2015 | Clients: VW, Target, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, HTC, Angel Soft, Vanity Fair, Mophie, Nintendo, Anthem, Zillow. New business wins: Sprint
Research analyst for 12 clients conducting competitive research, market trends, qualitative questionnaires, moderate focus groups, and generate strategies and client facing reports.
Direct contact for all agency research vendors and manager of strategy department leaders scope, travel and expenses.
Account Coordinator, Deutsch LA | Los Angeles, CA | October 2013 - September 2014 | Clients: Nintendo, Anthem, Netflix, Zillow, Susan G Komen Foundation
Act as the liaison through daily client communication to set goals and objectives for the creative and production teams to execute integrated campaigns.
EDUCATION
Otis College of Art & Design | Los Angeles, CA | Certification in progress Interior Architecture certificate program University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | Graduated Spring 2013 Bachelor of Science in Journalism & Communications + Minor in Business Administration Florence University of the Arts | Florence, Italy | Fall 2011 Courses: Creative Advertising, Fashion Marketing, and History of Fashion Design.
SKILLS
DESIGN
Hospitality design, residential design, construction drawings, millwork and furniture design, space planning, material selection, furniture and fixture sourcing, furniture and construction estimation and budgeting and construction administration
SOFTWARE
AutoCad, Sketchup, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Studio Designer
HOBBIES/INTERESTS
Thrifting and flea markets, crafting, gardening and the beach