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PROFILE

A creative design professional with a multi-disciplinary design background and over 15 years of experience in institutional, workplace and healthcare practice areas coupled with post-secondary education in both Interior Design and Architectural Technology. An advocate for accessibility, I strive to create interior spaces that provide equitable and inclusive environments that contribute positively to the places where people work and visit.

Key SKILLs & abilities

  • Autodesk Revit + Enscape

  • Autodesk AutoCAD

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator

  • SketchUp Professional

  • Bluebeam Revu

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Ontario Building Code

  • British Columbia Building Code

  • Alberta Building Code

Memberships / certifications

  • Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO)

  • Member, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)

  • NCIDQ, National Council for Interior Design Qualification, Certificate #32046

  • RHFAC Professional, Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification, Member #P1038333

  • Chair, Program Advisory Committee, Bachelor of Interior Design, Georgian College

  • Contract Security Program, Public Service Procurement Canada, Clearance Level: Reliability Status - Issued 2020

CAREER SUMMARY

Interiors Discipline Lead, Senior Interior Designer | Moriyama Teshima Architects, Toronto, ON | January 2020 - June 2023

  • Collaborated with architectural teams as an integrated designer providing design direction to deliver large complex institutional building projects.

  • Presented interior design development to clients resulting in high satisfaction rate and increased project success.

  • Developed innovative interior concepts and strategies that transformed clients’ visions into final design documentation.

  • Lead the strategic selection of interior finishes and developed comprehensive FF&E packages.

  • Functioned as a key resource for project teams across the firm, providing high level design oversight and review, ensuring quality of design and adherence to standards

  • Advocated for best practices in inclusive and accessible design, ensuring compliance with regulations and enhancing user experience.

  • Proactively managed staffing for the interiors team, optimizing resources and maximizing team efficiency.

  • Mentored junior interior designers and intern architects guiding their career progress, and instilling a focus on quality and accuracy of work.

Interior Designer | Gensler, Toronto, ON | July 2017 - October 2019

  • Project designer responsible for space planning, construction documentation and contract administration for 60,000SF of temporary executive workspaces as part of Infrastructure Ontario’s (IO) MacDonald Block primary decant.

  • Assisted lead designer with space planning, design development, and lead the efforts in construction administration for 28,000 SF for Ministry of Attorney General as part of IO’s MacDonald Block secondary decant.

  • Project designer for relocation of Court Services Division staff as part of IO’s MacDonald Block secondary decant.

  • Project Designer for 15,300 SF of enclosed and open workspaces for a global engineering firm, implemented design standards, responsible for producing design development package and construction drawings.

  • Developed design standards package for the re-branding of State Farm Insurance agent offices to Desjardin Insurance in the Canadian market.

Interior Designer | Sinclair Dental Co. Ltd., North Vancouver, BC | June 2015 - June 2017

  • Specialized in innovative and uniquely tailored design solutions for dental offices across western Canada including general

    dentistry, orthodontics, and periodontist clinics.

  • Collaborated with senior designer and design director during project programming and schematic design stages.

  • Formulated design concepts per client briefs and undertook design development of projects.

  • Selected finishes and materials and implemented these into project design.

  • Created interior renderings using SketchUp for client presentations.

  • Selected and presented FF&E options to clients.

  • Prepared construction drawings and specification packages

  • Coordinated drawings with mechanical, electrical, and other consultants including biomedical engineers.

  • Performed contract administration duties including project tendering, reviewed shop drawings and submittals, coordinated with fabricators, issued change orders, and performed progress site visits.

Architectural Designer | Krahn Group of Companies, Vancouver, BC | April 2011 - June 2015

  • Oversaw projects from preliminary design through to final occupancy.

  • Assisted with proposal writing and requested proposals from other consultants.

  • Functioned as primary client contact; coordinated projects with other design consultants and worked with regulatory agencies and construction site supervisors.

  • Developed architectural drawings for permit and construction for tenant improvements and for new commercial and industrial buildings.

  • Completed building code review and municipal bylaw analysis.

  • Reviewed shop drawings and submittals for compliance with construction documents.

  • Performed site visits and completed field review reports, noting quality of workmanship, deficiencies, and compliance with construction documents, and building codes; provided on-site problem solving.

Architectural Technologist | Cassidy & Co. Architectural Technologists, Ajax, ON | December 2007 - January 2009

Interior Designer | Total Environmental Planning Ltd, Richmond Hill, ON | May 2006 - November 2007 (contract)

Interior Designer | Hempel Retail Design Corp., Mississauga, ON | December 2006 - November 2007 (contract)

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Training (RHFAC) | Carleton University (Online) | August 2023 - September 2023

Leadership Essentials Certificate | University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (Online) | March 2021 - June 2023

  • Business Strategy

  • Negotiation

  • People Management

Autodesk Revit | British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC | January 2014 - March 2014 

Architectural Technician Diploma | George Brown College, Toronto, ON | January 2006 - April 2007

Interior Design Advanced Diploma, Honours | Georgian College, Barrie, ON | September 2002 - April 2005