Experience

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  Vivrance Home

  • Dunedin, FL

  • Interior Designer

    • Dec 2015 - Present
    • Dunedin, FL

    Drafting and Design:AutoCAD drawing including: floor plans, furniture layouts, kitchen and bath design, electrical plans, elevations, paneling and molding designs, built-in’s and custom cabinetry, construction documents. Presentation boards for sales meetings. Work with clients to select furniture, fabrics, finishes, artwork and accessories for high-end residential spaces.Project Management:Work directly with builders, subcontractors, vendors and clients to ensure that projects are executed to specified standards and are completed within projected timelines and budgets. Coordinate multiple on-going jobs in various stages of completion. Maintain smooth project progression by coordinating installers, tracking materials, reviewing progress and performing onsite inspections.Troubleshoot construction issues to keep projects ‘on-track’. Customer service:Maintain client confidence with regular updates and recommendations. Follow up on questions and issues including work order and pricing changes.Steer client discussions to ensure that the design ‘vision’ is maintained and that completed projects go above and beyond expectations.

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  Free lance Artist

  • Fiber Artist

    • 2010 - Present

    I have always loved painting and sculpture and I've combined these art forms with my Interior Designer's love of textiles into mixed media pieces that I call "Boxes with Holes". I like to show an interplay between the rigid, static boxes and the choas and randomness of the textiles which are interwoven between and through them. The viewer is invited to follow the paths of fabrics and threads as they frolic. The boxes offer stability.

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  Gage-Martin Interiors

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Interior Designer

    • 2010 - 2015
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

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  Geac Computer Systems

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Computer Programmer - Group Supervisor

    • 1996 - 2005
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    Supervisory SkillsProgramming group leader – supervised and assigned work to staff of eight programmers. Design & AnalysisConsulted with customers and support personnel to develop detailed specifications for new software features and custom programs to meet specific needs.Project ManagementHead of the Y2K software conversion project. Oversaw all programming, testing and documentation.Budgets and PricingDeveloped programming budgets and time estimates. Determined pricing for all custom software.

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  Various Companies

  • Kitchen Designer

    • 1988 - 1996

    Educate clients on product lines and company services.Developed functional kitchen plans based on room measurements, stated requirements, ‘wish lists’ and product specifications.Provided design and decorating expertise. Coordinate colors and materials for cabinets, counters, flooring and accessories.Floor plans and perspective drawings.Technical drawings, purchase orders and manufacturer specifications for cabinet, appliance and countertop orders.Manage installation services including delivery schedules from all manufacturers, installer availabilities and customer time lines.