Experience

Sensa Design

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Luxury Interior Designer - Entrepreneur

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  🔷 Founded and currently manage a Comprehensive Interior Design business focusing on high- impact residential Houses and Boutique hotels renovations/design for a portfolio of upscale and VIP clients.🔷 Oversee contracts from start to finish.🔷 Meet with clients, outline the scope of work, produce contract documents, design development, select appliances and accessories, and establish budgets. 🔷 Featured for home and design work in various print, online, and broadcast media, as well as social media.🔷 Featured at the entrepreneur and home improvement events, including Home & Garden Show and NOEW. 🔷 Provide personalized consultation on materials and hardware, generate in-home measurements, coordinate with architects and carpenters, develop estimates, coordinate installer services, and ensure client satisfaction. 🔷 Offer consultation on flooring, kitchen technology, countertops, cabinets, lighting, paint, window treatments, wallpaper, backsplash, islands, fixtures, appliances, and interior accessories. 🔷 Successfully build business through effective networking and referrals. Track and document expenses, obtain business permits, comply with construction codes, and conduct extensive, hands-on project management. 🔷 The full-service design includes House Calls, Aesthetic Consultation, Custom Design Services, Space Planning, Unique & Custom Appliance Procurement, Décor, and Staging. 🔷 Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, including budgeting projects and costs, bookkeeping for all client transactions, project design selections, ordering product inventory, and scheduling appointments and installations. 🔷 Process client payments, create and send invoices, obtain deposits, post payments, and ensure that client is charged accurately for all items selected upon completion of the job. 🔷 3D design (services are on the website) www.sensadesignola.com🔷 Attended KBIS show 3 years in a row (best show for construction and kitchen) in the USA.



Ecico Group

• Hong Kong
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Product Designer - International Accounts

  • 2008 - 2016

  🔷 Recruited by an international, Hong Kong-based trading company to conduct product design, sourcing, and purchasing. 🔷 Traveled extensively throughout the world to gather user feedback for prototypes and concepts prior to product launch. 🔷 Clients included IKEA, Macy’s, and major consumer goods retailers, primarily focusing on furnishings, home goods, lighting, apparel, and related merchandise with a goal of delivering lower costs to consumers with nearly identical quality.🔷 Traveled extensively to shows, fairs, manufacturers, factories, showrooms, and clients in 97 countries in Europe, Asia, South America, Russia, and the Middle East. Negotiated directly with clients.🔷 Partnered with strategic suppliers to increase quality and negotiate cost reductions. Served as change agent to transform the company from a low-end sourcing company into a professional quality products manufacturer. 🔷 Tasked with direct accountability for leading product management and development teams, overseeing the expense budgeting process, and managing key vendor partnerships.🔷 Enhanced sales, margin, and profitability in key categories, launching hundreds of items, accomplishing new product vitality, and achieving an overall business increase through a successful product development planning process.



Ellipse Design

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Fashion Designer - Lingerie Portfolio

  • 2004 - 2008

  🔷 Selected as Chief Designer for a prestigious design house focusing on Lingerie.🔷 Traveled extensively to China, India, Italy, France, and New York for project development.🔷 Attended different fairs to show cast products As Chief Designer, created concepts, designed original apparel for client accounts, and sourced fabrics and trims. 🔷 Attended modeling sessions & photographic magazine shoots for magazines & catalogs in national & international campaigns.🔷 Reviewed colors, textile prints, product composition, product placement, garment-accessory selection for models, and sourced manufacturers.🔷 Assigned to attend Interfilière, the meeting point of all global players in the lingerie and swimwear industry, in Shanghai, Paris, and New York.🔷 Gained a strong knowledge of textiles and textile accessories for lingerie and swimwear industry.🔷 Coordinated closely with top global brands, as well as the most innovative mills, accessories suppliers, and sourcing companies from around the world.🔷 Participated in sessions featuring a focus on materials, colors, and prototypes, including advance previews of seasonal fashions, exclusive themes, colors, and fabric selections.