Experience

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  Vacaville Unified School District

  • Substitute Teacher

    • Sep 2015 - Present

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  L'Amande Interiors

  • Owner/ Designer

    • Sep 2005 - Present

    Interior Design specializing in color consultation. Choosing color palettes that coordinate finishes and furnishings in sophisticated new ways. Responsible for the color design and the fixtures and finishes for the Olmstead Housing Developement at Stanford University,

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  Axiom Consulting Group

  • Walnut Creek, California

  • Project Manager

    • Mar 2013 - Jan 2015
    • Walnut Creek, California

    Manages five scanner workstations and operators, oversees OCR and QA process, transfers jobs electronically to India office via FTP Server, ensures best practices for EDM and client needs, and serves as point person for clients.  Reorganized project-tracking system, reducing loss of project pieces. Identified missing invoices and recovered amounts due on accounts. Completed large job for PG&E before the deadline, ensuring client satisfaction and reconciliation of payment.  Took initiative to follow up on jobs bids to expedite process and win business accounts

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  Napa Valley Playhouse

  • Napa, California

  • Property designer

    • Mar 2013 - Nov 2013
    • Napa, California

    I am a visiting set decorator for the Napa Valley Playhouse. I have worked on several production with Theatre Director Michael Ross. I have done everything from sourcing props to refinishing furniture.

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  Missouri Street Theatre

  • Fairfield, CA

  • Assistant Stage Manager

    • Aug 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Fairfield, CA

    Organized backstage area, directed backstage crew, choreographed and coordinated set changes. Supervised cast of 50 actors, all while ensuring smooth theatre operations and production presentation.

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  IKEA Group

  • Emeryville, Ca

  • Interior Design Co-worker temporary

    • Apr 2012 - Jul 2012
    • Emeryville, Ca

    Designed complete showroom kitchens and aided other designers in the creation and implementation of their designs.  Re-purposed many items from old room settings, saving the company money. Used scrap material to make tote bag for display at no extra cost.

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  JCPenney

  • Custom Decorator

    • Jul 2009 - Feb 2011

    I visit customer's homes to design custom window treatments. This includes draperies, sheers, top treatments, and tie backs. In addition I can specify blinds, shades and shutters.

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  Hunt Hale Jones Architects

  • Presentation and Plotting Coordinator

    • Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

    I worked with all the office design teams to prepare presentations. I also handled much of the in house printing. I designed color boards and material boards for client presentations. All the while keeping up the image that Hunt Hale Jones wanted to present.

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  IKEA

  • Com-In intern

    • Jan 2006 - Mar 2006

    I participated in a six week paid internship during the West Sacramento store build up. I worked closely with designers brought in from other IKEA stored. Together weimplemented designs for the showroom room settings. I was one of the only interns left tofinish 6 rooms on my own. I was asked to stay on an additional 6 weeks, until the store’sgrand opening.