Honor student with experience in sales, marketing, merchandising, and business. Interested in working at an architectural firm and learning as much as possible. Also interested in furniture and textile design and showroom design/merchandising. Passionate and willing to learn and work in all fields of design whether it's architecture, interiors, graphic, or industrial.
Summary
Work experience
2004 - Present
Designer & Painter
Freelance Custom Painting
- designing and painting hand-lettered signage for restaurants, sororities
- custom designs and faux finishes on furniture for residential and commericial clients
Jul 2009 - Present
Designer, Sales Associate
Bruno's Furniture & Accessories
- Selling average of $25,000 in merchandise monthly
- Formulating new client relationships and maintaining faithful clients of the 58 year old business
- Assisting customers in design and purchase decisions through in-store sales and in-home consultations
May 2008 - Feb 2009
Designer, Sales Representative, Production Manager
Vintage Spirit
- Organized company operations and products for the wholesale branch of Antique Garden
- Created a new product and managed production time efficiency
- Designed logo, catalog, and other promotional signage to create a company identity
- Conceived and arranged merchandise booth displays
- Voted Best Booth Display in Collegiate Finds at Dallas Home & Gift Market, June 2008
- Sold products at trade shows, including Dallas Market Center
Aug 2002 - Feb 2009
Assistant Manager, Panhellenic Marketing Director
Antique Garden
- Managed retail and inventory operations in excess of $2000 on a daily basis
- Trained and delegated necessary tasks to 2-5 employees
- Contributed to buying decisions by voicing opinions and making orders at Dallas Market Center
- Collaborated with staff in innovation and arrangement of merchandise displays
- Expanded target market to sororities and their parents; coordinated and managed related events
- Formulated a marketing strategy and ordering system for major sorority events, thus increasing sales and customers
Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts
HONORS
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges--Spring 2009
- Outstanding Student in Design--2008
- President's Honor Roll--Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
- Dean's Honor Roll--Fall and Spring 2006
- Class of 1929 Scholarship--2007
INVOLVEMENT
- Symphony Designer’s Show House—Spring 2009; team leader of 8 students that implemented designs for two rooms in a Show House to benefit the Oklahoma City Orchestra League, featured on Fox 25 News
- Alpha Chi Honor Society—Spring 2009; members are top 10% of class
- Golden Key International Honor Society—Fall 2006-Present
- Gamma Beta Phi Society—Fall 2006-Present; Senator 2008-09
--Organized dinner for Ronald McDonald House, Spring 2009
--Raised over $300 for Relay for Life, Spring 2009
- American Society of Interior Design, UCO Chapter—Fall 2005-Present; Senator 2008-09