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Education

​Louisiana State University 

August 2016 - May 2020


Bachelor of Interior Design GPA: 3.59

-VP of Membership and Publicity for LSU Rowing Club

-Junior rep for Interior Design Student Organization

-Member of LSU Vietnamese Student Association

-Member of ASID and IIDA

-Miss LSU-USA Contestant

-LSU Discover Day Research Presenter

-Circle K Member and District Secretary

California State University Northridge

August 2019 - December 2019​

Bachelor of Interior Design  GPA: 3.93


​-Member of CSUN-Vietnamese Student Association
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Experience

AIC Architecture • February 2021 - Current

Project Designer

-Draft permit drawing sets on AutoCAD and Revit

-Perform field verifications and site visits

-Calculate occupant loads, plumbing fixtures, and overall life safety.

-Coordinate with clients, reps, general contractors, and MEP team​

-Create 3D Renderings through Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, & Photoshop

-Approve Submittals and provide building comment narratives

-Create finish palettes, PowerPoint presentations, and provide exterior color study drawings

-Space Plan and architecturally detail in accordance to ADA and Florida Building Code 2020
SmithGroup Dallas • May 2019 - August 2019

Summer Interiors Intern


-Order, design, and specify for FF&E packages

-Tag, detail, and space plan contract documents

-Prepare finish layouts and presentations  
The CI Group  • August 2018 - December 2018

Interior Design Intern


-Maintain and order for materials library
 
-Photoshop marketing materials

-Render furniture layouts on CAD 

​

The Daily Reveille • December 2016 - November 2017

Staff Photographer


-Shoot and submit weekly photo stories

-Photo editing with Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop,

 and Bridge  
Consign & Design • June 2017

​Interior Design Intern

-Merchandise sales and consulting

-Custom drapery site measurements

Skills

​Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom), Enscape, AutoCAD, Microsoft

Office, ​Bluebeam, Designer Pages

Honors

LA CAT Art and Design Scholarship; M. Dorothy Fletcher Field Studies Interior Design Scholarship;

William Randolph Hearst Foundation Interior Design Scholarship; Dean's List Spring 2019;

Ben & Clare Thibodeaux Scholarship; LSU Distinguished Communicator Certification; TOPS Scholarship; 2020 ASID South

Central ​Student Competition Bronze Award in Hospitality, Institutional, Healthcare, and Computer Generated Rendering

Leadership

LSU Rowing Club Vice President of Membership and

​Publicity


-Coordination of daily social media across Facebook and

Instagram platforms

-Bi-weekly fundraising planning and promotion

-Head of recruitment and fellowship events

-Large event planning such as banquets and crawfish boils

-Daily email communication with external affairs 

-Attendance of weekly officer meetings   

LSU Rowing Club Head Coxswain

-In charge of teaching new coxswains boat safety

​procedures and commands

-Liaison for coxswains in communication of issues and

concerns

-Responsibilities of making sure equipment is in charging

rotation   

Junior Representative of  Interior Design Student

​Organization


-Attendance of bi-weekly officer meetings

-Weekly announcements to entire Junior class

-Assistant coordination of "Design Week" 
Kiwanis Circle K LaMissTenn District Secretary-Treasurer

-Coordination of meeting minutes

-Monthly attendance of meetings varying Louisiana,

Mississippi, and Tennessee

-Contributions to event planning such as District Convention

-Budget and dues overview across clubs in district 

References

Amanda Key • SmithGroup Dallas

Interior Design Discipline Leader 

​Email: Amanda.Key@smithgroup.com
Melony Fields • The CI Group

CI Group Managing Partner 

Phone: (225) 252-4035

Email: mfields@the-cigroup.com
Julie Elliot • LSU Interior Design

Educator

Phone: (985) 705-3020

Email: elliott2@lsu.edu


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  • Home
  • About Me
  • Resume
  • Portfolio
    • AIC Architecture
    • SmithGroup Dallas Internship
    • Design Projects
    • Supplemental Design Projects
    • Construction Drawings
    • Presentations
    • Graphics
  • Contact Me