Interior Design Technician II

• Nov 2022 - Present

Interior Design Technician I

• Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

Residential | Corporate | Healthcare | RetailI work in a multi-disciplinary team involved in the full life cycle of an interior built project. Collaboratively we facilitate every aspect of the interior design, renovation and construction in residential and commercial spaces. Creating interior design and renovation permit drawings set in adherence to city code and bylaws. Working with senior designers for selecting interior details, materials, colour selections, furniture and furnishings selections, lighting design, and technical details.Exploring spatial concepts, mood boards, line work drawings, aesthetic visual compositions with materials, elements and objects essential for design direction, client presentation and social media purposes.Empowered to lead and have an impact through the showroom’s design and build, in-house design community events, way-finding clients that helps feel welcome and create experiences that connects them to space, design and glocal products.Communicate creative and innovative insights to inform interior design process and strategy that is standard for all project segments through storyboarding and demographic charts.Performing other showroom duties as needed.

Interdisciplinary Artist

• Jan 2020 - Present

• Invited artist for a one day Artistic Workshop in CA 285 Interdisciplinary Studio at School for the Contemporary Arts, SFU, Vancouver. February 2023. - A pattern based workshop unfurls the creators as they alternate between experimentation of process and the exploration of rule based composition logic, created using wooden craft dowel, mirror and mini source 4's. The changing light show of shapes, colours, and shadows, considers themes of movement, transformation, perception and explores the spatial potential of surface interpretation. • Invited artist for a one day TILT Artistic Workshop at HCMA, Vancouver. - An instructional drawing and pattern-based workshop on the interplay between light, geometry, and space. Using reflective objects such as mirrors, glasses, and jewelry, we explored the places we inhabit through the reflections of the objects we use every day. August 2022. •Provocations Project in collaboration with Giselle Liu. August - November 2021. • When Breath Takes Flight Online artwork showcase in collaboration with Giselle Liu. June 2020. • Residential interior design and curation photography in collaboration with Giselle Liu. February 2020.

Presentation Designer

• Aug 2019 - Nov 2021

Interior Designer

• Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

Designer with the central idea that every client has a story and their environment is a means for sharing it. From basics of initial programming to adjacencies of who and what they like to do, we think of it as "why's" and "how's" of a good space design.Led the design, management and execution of: residential spaces, commercial interiors, environmental graphics, renovation improvements, exhibits, events, and design consultancy.

Intern Interior Designer

• Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

- Demonstrated a knowledge and enthusiasm of design processes and thinking, space planning and conceptualization, hand sketching, 2D CAD, 3D Sketchup & Rhino abilities and presentation skills that applied to every service of residential spaces and commercial interiors.

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Lecturer Foroozan Daneshzand

• Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

SFU The School of Interactive Arts and TechnologyIAT 233: SPATIAL DESIGN- Worked on designing & teaching the software instructional online sessions for 3D rendering and generative softwares: OnShape, Rhino and Grasshopper for 60+ course students.- Recorded and conducted weekly technical workshops to provide designers with basic and spatial design thinking skills to envision and analyze three-dimensional structures, human experience and site-specific exercises using sketching, computer-based parametric modelling and physical modelling.

Graduate Research Assistant: Associate Prof. Ross W. Jamieson

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

SFU Department of Archaeology- Examined through various archival sources (historic newspapers, online archival photographs, etc) to catalogue of the brands, companies, and packaging of historic food and beverages in British Columbia.- Research into the role of packaging technology, branding, and the industrialization of food in the province before the First World War.- Developed the spreadsheet framework for his project "Cans and Bottles of BC" which aims to explore early canning and bottling industries in food and beverages of British Columbia, 1850-1914.

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Sessional Instructor Jessica Chambers

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

SFU School for the Contemporary Arts CA 171: Introduction to Stage & Production Management- Conducted an overview on VectorWorks software in relation to its flexibility to support stage design, production and management for the theatre, film, event, or exhibit design.

Exhibit Coordinator

• May 2020 - Sep 2020

Conceptualized and coordinated online MFA show for SCA’s second year graduate students’ work in progress.•MFA Graduate Student, SCA, SFU. Fall ‘20

Graduate Research Assistant: Prof. Rob Kitsos

• Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

SFU School for the Contemporary Arts- Worked with multidisciplinary team consisting of Prof. Rob Kitsos, collaborator Giselle Liu and Tomoyo Yamada to propose and develop a new coursework: CA 485 "Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Contemporary Arts" through convening research of interdisciplinary pedagogy of the school and core course CA 285 "Interdisciplinary Studio - Composition/Collaboration" for BFA areas of Dance, Theatre Performance, Production and Design, Music, Visual Art and Film. - Conducted research on graphing each areas’ curriculum using a chart software (lucid charts). These charts were used in organizing courses, loading and cross area collaborations.

Stage Design and Production Ensemble: Assis. Prof. Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

SFU School for the Contemporary ArtsCA 375: Stage Design- Worked with Prof. Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez to research, design and TA his flagship studio, which is focussed on stage design, production and related practicum roles as production heads, stage management and design personnel.- Conducted and organized quick sketching exercises focussed on human proposition, object scale and light and shadow compositions.- Designed and CAD drafted stage block model (scale 1:8) integrating stage and proscenium. Created instruction template and conducted workshop with designers to assemble maquette prototype.- Continued TA assignments for Theatre - Production and Design with him for CA 271 Production Ensemble II, CA 3/470 Production Ensemble III and V in Fall 2020 and CA 375 in Spring 2021.

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Term Lecturer Emily Ip

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

SFU The School of Interactive Arts and TechnologyIAT 110: Visual Communication Design- Worked on conducting weekly interactive lectures to provide fundamentals of image creation integrating form, topography and colour theory, and including the principles and elements of design applied to an image, a series of images and to image and text combinations.- This studio had hands-on activities such as sketching, journaling, and team discussions to facilitate approaches acquired for fundamentals of analog and digital visual communication.

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Prof. Rob Kitsos

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

SFU School for the Contemporary ArtsCA 285: Interdisciplinary Studies- Worked with Prof. Rob Kitsos to research, design and TA his Interdisciplinary Studio – Composition/Collaboration which is focussed on artistic composition and techniques in a collaborative interdisciplinary studio environment. - This studio explores the spatial compositions using elements of movement, music, theatre, video, projections or visual art, among other forms. - Conducted a presentation about artistic conceptualization, research & practise informed by interdisciplinary studio environment which centers on the relationship between visual experience and psychological impression, particularly in relation to interior and architectural space. Used interior design residential project (Interior Designer, Studio 3087) alongside experimental installations produced in the Interdisciplinary Studio (MFA Graduate Student).

Steward

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2020

• Department Steward: School for the Contemporary Arts Participation: • Membership Mobilization Committee • Softball campaign “Research Is Work” • Department Steward: School for the Contemporary Arts Participation: • Membership Mobilization Committee • Softball campaign “Research Is Work”

Digital Artist

• Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

- Coordinated Artist of the Month program with the founder including organizing and designing webpages to virtually showcase multi/interdisciplinary artworks. - Assisted in creating online marketing materials to promote artistic events, residency opportunities and activities. - Coordinated Artist of the Month program with the founder including organizing and designing webpages to virtually showcase multi/interdisciplinary artworks. - Assisted in creating online marketing materials to promote artistic events, residency opportunities and activities.

Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2019 - May 2019

NUV School of Environmental Design and Architecture Corporate Design Studio NUV School of Environmental Design and Architecture Corporate Design Studio

Deputy President

• May 2017 - May 2018

- Planning creative campaigns, workshops, exhibits, social, health and fundraising events, including art and craft sessions, sound mediation, tree plantings, organizational development, social awareness sessions and health support. - Led and organized public events including NGO's annual event for World Thalassemia Day and other major socials organized by The Wishing Factory for Thalassemia and Blood Cancer Patients. - Coordinated and produced a photo-story exhibition, ’Smiles Design Everything’, for The Wishing Factory at Mayfair Atrium, Vadodara, India. May & June 2017. - Collaborated with IIID Vadodara Chapter, RED FM 93.5, Alambana Group and Astha Thalassemia Trust (Vadodara, Gujarat, India) and conducted social activities as a part of NGO's association. - Involved in initial programming to expand reach and support thalassemia major children within the community, at Ajmer and Pushkar, Rajasthan India with Founder Partth Thakur. - Designed media content posters, media content, newsletter, marketing and merchandising support.

Features Editor

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

- Involved in newsletter content research and production to reach and capture target audience interest and drive community engagement. - Worked as part of digital media team; gathered and designed monthly e-newsletter and managed social media accounts. - Conducted multidisciplinary workshop about journalism platform, conceptualization and creation of an architectural newsletter with founder Nisha Parikh at The School of Liberal Studies & Education, Navrachana University. - Involved in newsletter content research and production to reach and capture target audience interest and drive community engagement. - Worked as part of digital media team; gathered and designed monthly e-newsletter and managed social media accounts. - Conducted multidisciplinary workshop about journalism platform, conceptualization and creation of an architectural newsletter with founder Nisha Parikh at The School of Liberal Studies & Education, Navrachana University.