Experience

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  Finetco Family of Lumberyards

  • West Haven, Connecticut, United States

  • Kitchen Cabinetry Designer

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • West Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Complete top brand spectrum of cabinetry design/sales from builder-grade to, semi-custom, to full custom. We offer complete 3D design services from a 30+ year professional who’s excelled from award-winning functional brand interiors to residential cabinetry, enhancing your lifestyle and most valuable investment . Seasoned in Corporate/Exhibition/Brand environment design, I've simplified my next chapter of expertise toward kitchen and lifestyle cabinetry. Same vast spatial design knowledge, but expertly applied to the residential market. Designs that endure and are part of your home/ lifestyle for years. Business-to Business environmental design has been rewarding and dynamic; however this latter phase of my design career is wonderfully at peace, and enthusiastically paced to provide excellence in cabinetry for the home.

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  Northeast Building Supply

  • Bridgeport CT - Westchester NY

  • Designer / Sales

    • May 2018 - Feb 2023
    • Bridgeport CT - Westchester NY

    Cabinetry-by-design firm showcasing top industry brands such as Plain & Fancy, Fieldstone, Medallion, and Ultracraft. Representing The Kitchen Center, a division of Northeast Building Supply, servicing pro builders, contractors, and direct clients. With almost 30 years of award-winning spatial design expertise, I'm proud to now progress from the corporate design realm into the true lifestyle passion I have for functional living spaces. Servicing Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield Counties in CT, as well as NYC and Westchester.

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  ACDesign

  • Milford, CT

  • Principal

    • Feb 2017 - Apr 2018
    • Milford, CT

    3D Design , Experiential Environments and Marketing Structure Design, Trade Shows, Exhibits, Display Design.Residential Design - Additions, Space Planning, WIne Cellars, Home Theater, Media RoomsAll phases of planning, design-illustration CAD via state-of-the-art software and 25 years Award Winning Industry Experience.

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  Roadwerx

  • Milford CT

  • Designer - Project Manager

    • Apr 2014 - Feb 2017
    • Milford CT

    3D Design, Production, and Project Management for full-service experiential marketing/event agency.Roadwerx specializes in conception to production innovation and imagination along every phase of wide-ranging projects where we pride ourselves in flawless execution and exceeded expectations of our clients. Privileged to join a an expanding team of immensely talented professionals with limitless imaginations and diverse skills, providing a perfect new home for my creative blend of art, ideation, and engineering.

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  Mercedes-Benz USA

  • Mercedes-Benz of Fairfield

  • Sales and Design

    • Dec 2012 - Apr 2014
    • Mercedes-Benz of Fairfield

    Selected from a field of esteemed professionals as key member of expanding sales team, I join winner of Mercedes-Benz USA's Best-of-the-Best dealerships in North America for 3 consecutive years. In recognition of my diverse product / design background and presentation skills...I bring the gamut of industry knowledge, direction strategies, enthusiasm, and a pure passion for every aspect of the driving experience from safety, functionality, and performance direct to my clients. Art meets Engineering - Automobiles transcending prestige and excellence.Was an education and honor to be a part of Mercedes-Benz USA, and Penske Automotive's top-tier organization.

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  Nice Rack Systems

  • Milford, CT

  • Product Line Inventor and Innovator

    • May 2009 - Nov 2012
    • Milford, CT

    Proprietary System Invention and Design:Development and prototyping for modern architecturally designed display and furnishings product line with a foundation look, and functional character unlike anything else on the market. My years of experience in the exhibit and display field, combined with rigorous research and application of residential and architectural design principles led me to form a completely original design for multi-market, multi-environmental applications.To be unveiled and produced at a date TBD.

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  University of Bridgeport- Shintaro Akatsu School of Design

  • Bridgeport, CT

  • Professor of Exhibit Design

    • Jan 2006 - May 2012
    • Bridgeport, CT

    Teaching of the applied art of Exhibit and Branding Design in a specialized course for Industrial and Interior Design undergraduate students.

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  RTI Dimensional Design Solutions

  • Bridgeport, CT

  • Design Director

    • 1986 - 2008
    • Bridgeport, CT

    Lead Designer, and Design Director for exhibits and trade show displays. Responsible for new and existing client proposal designs, and exhibit program adaptation and management for flexible needs and venue configurations.