Experience

Eckenhoff Saunders

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interior Designer

  • Dec 2018 - Present



SmithGroup

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Extern

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2018

  Design Externship | March 12-16, 2018 + Collaborated with the interior design team to select preliminary finishes for a 40,000 sq. ft. business building addition on a higher education project + Observed and absorbed the design jargon of a workplace corporate meeting with the headquarter team + Conducted a site visit in downtown Chicago and sat in on a owner/architect construction meeting for a higher education project + Visited a sound lab to forge acoustical research for commercial project development



The Childs Dreyfus Group

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  + Utilized AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop to prepare preliminary renderings of a fitness locker room, an outdoor dining patio, and a children’s play room for a multi-use project type + Reviewed 480 items (furniture, walls, floor, etc.) within an FF&E package for a 11,000 sq. ft. multi-use project type + Communicated with textile and furniture representatives to order samples and request quotes on commercial-grade items for senior designers + Systemized and streamlined 800 companies on the Childs Dreyfus Group approved vendor list within Microsoft Excel + Conducted material and product research as required for project development



The Childs Dreyfus Group

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Extern

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

  Design Externship | March 13-17, 2017 + Labeled over 50 finish samples for a 9,900 sq. ft. multi-family project type and packaged them for shipment to client + Participated in the selection and presentation of a hospitality furniture punch list for client approval using Microsoft PowerPoint + Organized and alphabetized an extensive sample library with over 200+ textile, wall covering, and flooring industry brands Design Externship | March 13-17, 2017 + Labeled over 50 finish samples for a 9,900 sq. ft. multi-family project type and packaged them for shipment to client + Participated in the selection and presentation of a hospitality furniture punch list for client approval using Microsoft PowerPoint + Organized and alphabetized an extensive sample library with over 200+ textile, wall covering, and flooring industry brands