Aurimar Castillo Jaen
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Experience
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LEICHT HOUSTON
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Designer
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Feb 2023 - Present
Company with more than 20 years in the Texas market. Dedicated to the design and installation of German-made cabinets. • Design customized interiors with German-made cabinets • Create computed-generated custom project drawings and renders • Elaborate on proposals for projects • Develop schematic designs with SketchUp and SketchUp LayOut aid • Supervise on-site the projects and installations of the cabinets, appliances, and countertops Company with more than 20 years in the Texas market. Dedicated to the design and installation of German-made cabinets. • Design customized interiors with German-made cabinets • Create computed-generated custom project drawings and renders • Elaborate on proposals for projects • Develop schematic designs with SketchUp and SketchUp LayOut aid • Supervise on-site the projects and installations of the cabinets, appliances, and countertops
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Britton Real Estate Group
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Canada
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Inside Sales Specialist
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Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
Award-winning, professional, and accountable agents focused on client satisfaction. Located in Victoria, Canada. • Sales prospect, outbound using Follow Up Boss by making 80+ calls, 60+ text messages, 50+ emails, per day • Created templates for the texts and the emails sent to the leads that were used for all the ISAs and helped gain time efficiency by 15% • Designed a spreadsheet with all the prospects, converted leads, and closed deals of all the ISA, which not only helped us save time having all the data in one place but also aided the administration department with the payroll • Route opportunities to the appropriate real estate agent, and helped them convert 35% of the leads into clients. • Converted 46% of stale leads into nurture prospects • Decreased stale leads to 15% in 3 months • Added and updated the Follow Up Boss database with all the past clients with the previous mortgage broker, from 2015 until 2019, in 2 weeks Show less
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Cholakian S.A.
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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
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Sales Specialist and Interior Designer
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Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
Furniture factory with more than 50 years in the Argentine market. Equipped with European technology, skilled labor, and strict quality control. • Designed a render presentation where the clients could see the outside and the inside of the furniture, specifying the additions and accessories included and helping the customer have a better understanding of the project, which allowed us to save time by +18% in our presentations • Conceptualized a datasheet for the clients’ information, specifications, and observations, which was implemented in all the stores and helped gain time efficiency by 15% • Elaborated on a negotiation plan we applied to our store and incremented sales by 10% • Developed and revised schematic designs with AutoCAD aid, helping 5+ architects at a time with different projects, specifying construction, plumbing, gas, and electrical details • Collected and distributed all required documentation and information needed for the construction of the furniture • Collaborated with vendors by offering clients different types of countertops and appliances for their projects, and helped increase sales by 15% Show less
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KiSP Inc.
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Canada
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Design Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Designer - CAD & Specification Services
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Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
Toronto-based software and design services company. Their software solutions, specification services, space planning, renderings, and Bid package preparation are widely used throughout the North American Contract Office Furniture marketplace. • Designed and space-planned 50+ offices and study areas for corporate offices and study centers, elaborating the drawings and proposal projects with AutoCAD and 20/20 Cap • Determined technical specifications and equipment needed for different projects, according to the stipulations of manufacturers such as Teknion, Haworth, and Steelcase, assisting 4+ architects, designers, and vendors at a time • Contributed to the development and implementation of KITS Collaborator, a Mobile Sales Platform that helps navigate through digital catalogs from different manufacturers and instantly create compelling proposals for the customers • Conceptualized the Industrial style areas and Concept Board in the KITS Collaborator Virtual Showroom, a platform created to promote and sell the software • Redesigned and adapted 15+ existing offices according to the COVID-19 safe regulations, reviewed briefings, and drawings, and manage to complete all the orders to the manufacturer in less than 2 weeks Show less
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Strato Ambienti
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Caracas, Venezuela
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Sales Representative and Interior Designer
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Mar 2012 - Jan 2019
An international company dedicated to the design and installation of Italian-made furniture. Exclusive representatives of various Italian manufacturers such as Arclinea, Lube, Creo, Faer, and Faber. 10+ business partners, and offices in Venezuela, the USA, and Canada. • Developed a schematic design that was implemented when a special-made unit had to be ordered from the manufacturer in Italy, decreasing our manufacturing margin error by 75% • Supervised on-site projects, managing three phases of the project (before, during, and after), by the rectification of the space measurements, elaborating schematic designs specifying construction, plumbing, gas, and electrical details, controlling procedures and installations • Worked together with vendors offering the clients countertops and appliances, helping increase sales by 13% • Handled nationwide and international projects, reviewing and approving procedures of 8 branch offices, and 10+ designers • Oversaw purchase orders to Italy according to the Italian-manufactured specification, and inspected the checklist of all the furniture sent overseas from the manufacturer to our storage on the 20 ft or 40 ft containers Show less
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Centro Técnico Antonio Gaudí
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Maracay, Venezuela
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Interior Design Intern
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Jun 2010 - Feb 2012
• Design intern • Sales associate • Designed custom furniture • Assisted junior and senior interior designers in planning and designing projects • Elaborated project proposals • Design intern • Sales associate • Designed custom furniture • Assisted junior and senior interior designers in planning and designing projects • Elaborated project proposals
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Education
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Instituto de Diseño Centro Grafico de Tecnologia
Diseñadora de Interiores, Diseño -
Universidad Central de Venezuela