Experience

JamesThomas Interiors

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Lead

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Senior Designer

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2021

  Chicago, Illinois

• Designer

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2018

  Greater Chicago Area



Buckingham Interiors + Design LLC

• Design Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - May 2014

  Greater Chicago Area I joined the Buckingham Interiors+Design team as an Interior Design Intern and soon after was hired on as a Design Assistant. Some of my responsibilities included but were not limited to: AutoCAD drawings; Space planning; Sourcing furniture & accessories; Creating cohesive client presentations; Acquiring vendor quotes to translate into client proposals; Expediting orders; Site visits; Field measurements; Client & vendor communication Computer programs used: AutoCAD; Photoshop;… Show more I joined the Buckingham Interiors+Design team as an Interior Design Intern and soon after was hired on as a Design Assistant. Some of my responsibilities included but were not limited to: AutoCAD drawings; Space planning; Sourcing furniture & accessories; Creating cohesive client presentations; Acquiring vendor quotes to translate into client proposals; Expediting orders; Site visits; Field measurements; Client & vendor communication Computer programs used: AutoCAD; Photoshop; Powerpoint; Excel; Studio Webware Show less



Ethan Allen

• Poland
• Financial Services

• Visual Merchandiser & Client Services Specialist

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2013

  Greater Omaha Area As Visual Merchandiser & CSS at Ethan Allen I was exposed to numerous aspects of a design business. Some of my responsibilities included, but were not limited to: Space planning & accessorizing rooms within the design center; Maintaining inventory on the floor; Planning the buy & sell-off of merchandise in the design center; Over-seeing movement within the design center; Scheduling pick-ups & deliveries; Using Storis [computer program] to make transfers, mark-down merchandise, & view/report… Show more As Visual Merchandiser & CSS at Ethan Allen I was exposed to numerous aspects of a design business. Some of my responsibilities included, but were not limited to: Space planning & accessorizing rooms within the design center; Maintaining inventory on the floor; Planning the buy & sell-off of merchandise in the design center; Over-seeing movement within the design center; Scheduling pick-ups & deliveries; Using Storis [computer program] to make transfers, mark-down merchandise, & view/report status of merchandise; Creating/submitting purchase orders for design center merchandise; Maintaining a 'proto' book to track plans & buys; Assist as needed with the overall operations of the design center. Show less



Paula Berg Design Association

• Interior Design Intern

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Park City, UT As a design intern at Paula Berg Design Association, I was able to build on the knowledge I already had within interior design while gaining real world experience. Tasks included but were not limited to: material, color, & paint selections and finishes; participating in client meetings; updating & maintaining proposal books; meeting with vendors & contractors; finalizing orders with vendors; site visits; on-site measuring; red-lining construction documents