OBJECTIVE

A position where my experience, education, and technical skills will be fully applied in a productive environment.

EDUCATION

University of the Philippines - April 2002

Bachelor of Interior Design

WORK EXPERIENCE

Especially For You Designs, Encino, CA USA  Sept. 2002 – Apr. 2004

Designer                                                                                                                                                                                    

·        Designed retail shop in Encino, CA & showroom in Woodland Hills, CA.

·        Designer: event site decoration, custom invitations, custom favors, and other event details.

·        Purchasing of merchandise, showroom sales & maintenance.

            A&J All-Woodworks, Northridge, CA USA    Aug. 2003 – Jan. 2004

            Furniture/Woodworks Designer 

·        In-house designer for custom furniture/built-in fixtures for residential and commercial establishments  i.e. home office, entertainment center, walk-in closet, office desks, etc.

·        Produced perspective drawings for presentation purposes as well as shop/working drawings for actual construction.

·        Assisted in the actual construction (carpentry and finishing) of projects for more ‘hands-on’ experience.

            Golden Acres Home for the Elderly Physical Therapy Room, Quezon City, Philippines 

            July 2001 – Oct. 2001

            Thesis Project  

·        Produced working drawings i.e. floor plans, elevations, sections, details.

·       Supervised the construction / renovations of the physical therapy room.

·        Selected and purchased construction materials.

            The Cipriana Building, Manila, Philippines  Dec. 2000 – Oct. 2001

            Assistant Construction Supervisor   

·        Assisted in the supervision of the construction.

·        Produced color schemes for studio units, commercial area and exterior of the building.

·         Designed storage cabinets and ceiling detail for units.

            Interior Design Options, Quezon City, Philippines  Apr. 2001 - May 2001  

Apprentice 

·       Arranged home designs for window display and main showroom area.

·         Produced designs for corrugated magazine boxes.

·         Proposed store lay-out for new outlet.

Hanjin Engineering and Construction, Cainta, Rizal Philippines March 2000-June 2000

Administrative Assistant

·         Encoded and prepared correspondence and reports.

·         General office duties.

·         Updated LRT Line II department progress board.

SKILLS

Office Programs:                Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Illustration Programs:          Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Basic Web Design

            Model making, Rendering

VOLUNTEER WORK

               Poster/Flyer design for events and fundraising activities – Masjid Al-Mumin & Al-

                     Madinah School in Los Angeles, CA.

               Powerpoint Presentations for dawah  projects – Troid/Islaam.ca located in Canada;

                      Jeddah Dawah Center in Saudi Arabia.

SPECIAL TRAINING

              AutoCAD 2002 with Color Rendering (Levels I & II), 

                      Microcadd Technologies Company  April 2002

              Technology and Presentation Techniques,

                      UP Diliman, Q.C., Phil. February 2002

              Entrepreneurship in Interior Design,

                      UP Diliman, Q.C., Phil.  March 2002

  Behind the Curtains: A Seminar on the Basics of Stage Design,

          UP Diliman, Q.C., Phil.  February 2002