Philip Kimani
Interior Designer at New Muthokinju Hardware Limited- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Swahili Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google Digital Skills For AfricaJan, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Muthokinju Paints and Cement
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Kenya
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Interior Designer
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Feb 2021 - Present
Financial- Determine cost of completion and project requirements in the budgeting phase. - Identify new business and sell services to potential clients.- Introduce and sell to clients new special effects paints.Customer- Produce 'sample' or 'mood' boards to present to clients.- Create and maintain good and strong business relationships with clients.- Confer with client to determine needs and factors affecting planning interior environments.- Advise client on interior design factors such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.- Inspect design after completion to determine whether client goals have been met.Process- Conceptualize and sketch design plans.- Set a timeline for the completion of an interior design project.- Utilize computer applications in the design process. - Coordinate with other professionals to ensure job success. - Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes.- Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.- Conduct feasibility studies for client projects. Research and gather information and photographs relating to the project.- Source products, e.g. fittings, furniture, lighting, finishes, decoration and dressing, and provide samples for clients. - Work in a team with other designers.- Supervise work at the design stage and on site.- Act as a project manager for the client throughout the construction stage, coordinating the design on site and managing the construction team.Learning and Growth- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing - professional publications.- Conduct research on potential clients and submitting reports on the same to the management.- Keep up to date with new developments in the design industry.
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CloudFactory
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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CloudWorker
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2021
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Accounts Assistant
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Jul 2017 - Oct 2019
- Controlling credit and ensuring debtors pay on time.- Reconciliation of direct debits and finance accounts.- Ensuring all payment amounts & records are accurate.- Preparation of statutory accounts.- Working with journals, sales & purchase ledgers, and spreadsheets.- Management of petty cash transactions. - Controlling credit and ensuring debtors pay on time.- Reconciliation of direct debits and finance accounts.- Ensuring all payment amounts & records are accurate.- Preparation of statutory accounts.- Working with journals, sales & purchase ledgers, and spreadsheets.- Management of petty cash transactions.
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Merchandizer
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Apr 2015 - Jun 2017
- Determines call schedule by reviewing priorities with supervisor; discussing special instructions, product promotions, new products, and price changes.- Maintains customer relationships by visiting with store managers, department managers, and employees; answering their questions; responding to special requests; describing product features.- Maintains store shelves by observing displays of company products; removing damaged or freshness-dated products; tidying store shelves; providing optimum display of products.- Maintains inventory by restocking shelves with product from inventory; observing inventory levels; prompting store management to reorder when levels appear low; arranging for return and credit for damaged products.- Provides information by reporting growth, expansion, or closing of supermarkets in assigned territory.- Maintains quality results by following and enforcing standards
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Logistics Assistant
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Nov 2013 - Feb 2015
- Stock control and management in assigned areas.- Answering queries from customers about the product.- Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor.- Balancing cash registers with receipts.- Keeping up to date with special promotions and putting up displays.- Maintaining a promotional database by inputting invoice and bill-back data.- Updating managers by consolidating, analyzing, and forwarding daily action summaries.- Providing sales vs. projection results by preparing and forwarding sales tracking reports.- Developing a good portfolio, building a network of contacts, and achieving a reputation for quality and reliability in order to secure future assignments.
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Education
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University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Arts (Design), Interior Design -
Visions Institute of Professionals
Certified Public Accountant, Accounting -
Kiambu High School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, B+