About me

Profile

I'm a young, talented and passionate interior designer with 6 years experience within the leisure industry. I have successfully worked on a number of projects varying from hotels bedrooms to restaurants, bars and public areas, both in the UK and Europe. My involvement on these jobs has been from initial design briefs to full design specification including full drawing packages, and on site project management. Over the past 6 years I have worked with very experienced designers from large companies and liaised with professional contractors. I am a very confident, well presented and polite member of the workforce, with excellent presentation skills from make up of design boards to graphic presentations. I'm highly self motivated and have a passion for design, may it be in any form.

Key Skills

Design and specification from the drawing board to the finished article within design and build, this includes: Concept schemes, Design Development, Full specifications, Drawing packages, Detailed joinery packages i.e. Bar designs and concepts, Full finishes schedule, Delivery schedules, Procurement contributions, Client presentation, Project management. I also have very extensive knowledge of products and materials i.e. Furniture, fabrics, flooring, timbers and lighting.

I'm a proficient user of: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw package, Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Experience

Nov 04 - July 07, Interior Designer, Fraser Eagle Contracts (F.E.C)

After being headhunted for this position I initially was appointed the role of Jnr Designer. The role consisted of aiding the senior designers with presentation and drawing packages along with updating the library and liaising with new suppliers. During my time at F.E.C I was promoted to an Interior designer level were I took on a lot more responsibilities from initial design briefs to completion of the projects. Working for F.E.C gave me a lot more confidence in my ability to space plan, colour scheme and administrative issues.

July 01 - Nov 04, Jnr interior Designer, TFL International Ltd

Starting at TFL straight from school was a big step in the right direction for me. I started on the pretence of an apprentice were I quickly found out that there was no such thing in interior design, so with the help on TFL we found a national diploma course in Interior Design were I would attend whilst at TFL. Tasks I given to me, were to make sure the extensive library was always up to date and in order along with materials and finishes. Along with this product training I managed to learn the basic drawing skills both on paper and in AutoCAD. I feel my confidence was given a great boost after just 1 year of working with a creative design team. After my two years at college were completed TFL international offered me a permanent contract as Interior design assistant. In which I was given basic drawing packages and colour schemes to produce.

Education

Sept 01 - July 03, Preston College

Human Scale Working - Distinction

Human Scale Design - Distinction

Design Method - Merit

Small Scale Design - Merit

Design Principles - Merit

Visual communication - Merit

Sept 96 - July 01, Holy Cross Catholic School

Obtained higher level GCSEs in: Maths, English, Science.

Date of Birth - 24th March 1985

Interests - Architecture, Sports, Shooting, Socialising and Travel

Driving Licence - I hold a full and clean UK licence.

Referees - Mr S Atherton

Managing Director

Fraser Eagle Contracts

Tel: avail on request