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Aura María Zapata is a seasoned interior designer with expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, project planning, and marketing. She has worked with prominent companies like Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Hospitality Purveyors Inc., providing design solutions for various projects. With a strong educational background in Industrial and Product Design from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, she has honed her skills in creating attractive and functional designs that meet customer requirements.

Experience

    • Associate II Architectural Design
      • Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

      RIF due COVID-19 • Created detailed post-delivery status reports for design management and executive meetings. • Studied space planning and provided new furniture layouts with self-explanatory installation plans for ship crew.• Proposed new furnishing and materials alternatives understanding the cost complexity needs. Without sacrificing the design aesthetics and functionality of the designated venue.

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Interior Design Assistant
      • Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

    • Interior Design Assistant
      • Mar 2017 - Jan 2019

      • Create Interior Design Presentation Boards and Power Point Presentations for Corporate use and sales meetings.• Furnishing for all sandals and Beaches Resorts. Making Research, and Selections of FF&E for Lobbies, Rooms, Restaurants, Bars, Pools and Outdoor Spaces. • Construct and maintain budgets, schedules and tracking spreadsheets in excel for the use of designers, buyers and project managers.• Room by room site inspections to the properties. for photo survey, followed by detailed reports to propose new designs or upgrades needed. • Arrange and attend meetings with vendors and suppliers to be always up to date with new trends and materials like Fabrics, Furniture, Lighting, plumbing fixtures and architectural Solutions.• Attend to hospitality and design shows; Collecting and documenting all the Information to share with the Design Team.• Train and Assign Duties to all new Design Assistants.

  • Free Lance
    • Miami, FL
    • Interior Decor Consultant
      • Apr 2010 - Mar 2017
      • Miami, FL

      Responsibilities: • Schedule meetings with customers for brainstorming based on their needs.• Arrange visits to various vendors to select materials.• Provide within the time frame the finished product.

    • Design Department Manager
      • Apr 2013 - Nov 2015
      • Miami, FL

      Responsibilities: • In charge of the design team to ensure that the organization creates good designs that are attractive and meet the requirements of the customers. • Establish department objectives, development of goals and strategies to increase market share. • Manage the design team, supervise quality of work and ensure compliance of working hours. • Provide quarterly performance reviews, and progress reports.

    • Store Manager and Administrative Assistant
      • Aug 2010 - Apr 2013
      • Miami,FL

      Store Manager Responsibilities: • Oversee administrative assistant personnel, making sure of completion of purchasing, payment and delivery of the products within the time frame.• Dealing with customers to ensure their satisfaction with the products and the service.• Design advertising showroom ideas. • As a sales manager provide the tools and knowledge required to the sales representatives, teaching and guiding them to learn how to offer the best customer service; being in such a very competitive environment.• General administrative accounting tasks.Administrative Assistant Responsibilities: • Maintain direct contact with customers and vendors.• Customer service satisfaction.• Assist account payable department and accounts receivable department.

Education

  • 2003 - 2008
    Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
    Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial and Product Design

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