Sales Person - Cabinet Supplier - Portsmouth, NH
(2025-01)
- Identify sales opportunities and presented cabinet solutions tailored to client's needs. Collaborate with internal teams, including design, production and installation to meet deadlines through project completion.
- Built relationships with clients, understood project requirements and prepare accurate quotes and proposals for builders and homeowners. Coordinated with Logistics to ensure designs created in ProKitchen were completed in a timely manner, from cabinet delivery, to installation and major renovations.
- Maintained showroom displays, inspiring clients to compare door styles, finishes, construction, countertops, sinks and storage capabilities guiding them through decisions in a logical order, from style to layout to surface to support.
- Organized and participated in special events to network and drive sales.
Crew Member - Trader Joe's - Portsmouth, NH
(2008-03)
- Engaging with customers in a friendly and helpful manner, answering questions, and providing product information.
- Addressing Customer complaints or concerns, providing solutions, and escalating issues when necessary.
- Creating attractive product displays, ensuring products are properly labeled, and following store merchandising guidelines.
- Assisting with store events, product tasting, and promotional activities. Engaging customers in these events to create a positive shopping experience.
Principal Designer - Interior Tool - Chicago, IL
(2007-09 - 2016-01)
managing and designing projects for single family homes, condominiums and assisted living units from complete design, redesign, staging, organizing, custom millwork and downsizing.
- FF&E programming, measured, inventoried, and identified existing furniture to be reused.
- Worked with reupholsters and custom furniture builders from initial measurements, communicating clients wants and needs, creating models for visual communication to realized finished products.
- Detail Oriented
- Product Knowledge
Commercial Interior Design - Delarosa Studio, Inc.
Assisted principal designer in planning and implementing clients' requests regarding updating boutique hotels.
- Sourced and developed specifications for interior finishes and equipment
- Managed sales process from initial meeting, product selection, negotiating, ordering, tracking, delivery, and installation to client's satisfaction
- Created specifications and budget reports using Spexx program
- Performed all aspects of business operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial analyst using Quick Books.
- Generated floor plans, elevations and custom furniture designs using AutoCAD and Photoshop
- Produced design boards displaying furniture and finishes for presentations
Graphic Designer - Self-Employed
Started in a print shop, moved onto corporate positions and advertising agencies, eventually owned my own business
- Utilized Adobe Illustrator to design marketing and print advertising
Manager - Crate and Barrel
- Wrote schedule and managed sales team
- Organized and ran shipping department making sure to meet end of day deadlines
- Organized and ran the stockroom during high volume holiday season
