Interior Designer

Interior Designer — Apex Design Studio

Denver, CO | January 2023 – Present

• Executed 15 high-end residential renovation projects with budgets up to $450K, utilizing AutoCAD and SketchUp to draft detailed space plans and custom millwork drawings.
• Negotiated material procurement with 12 local vendors and suppliers, securing volume discounts that reduced overall FF&E purchasing expenses by 14% across 8 active projects.
• Developed immersive 3D renderings and VR walkthroughs using Revit and V-Ray for 20+ client presentations, boosting initial design approval rates by 18% and saving 10 days of revisions per project.
• Coordinated with 5 general contractors and MEP engineers during site visits to verify building code compliance, reducing construction-phase change orders by 22%.

Junior Interior Designer — Vertex Design Collective

Boulder, CO | June 2020 – December 2022

• Drafted construction documentation packages for 12 commercial office interiors using AutoCAD, achieving 100% compliance with local building codes and ADA regulations.
• Sourced and cataloged FF&E materials from 30+ manufacturers, maintaining a digital design library that reduced material selection time by 25% for a team of 6 designers.
• Prepared 25 mood boards, material trays, and color schemes using Photoshop and InDesign, helping to secure 5 new client contracts valued at over $250K in design fees.
• Managed redline corrections and field measurements for 8 residential projects, reducing drafting errors by 15% and saving 6 hours of site visit time per project.

Space planning, Schematic design, Color theory, FF&E specification, Building codes, ADA compliance, Custom millwork design, Material procurement, Budget management, Client presentations, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Studio Designer, V-Ray

Historic Craftsman Home Renovation

Role: Lead Interior Designer

Tools: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Studio Designer, Photoshop

Managed the full-home redesign of a 3,500 sq ft historic property, finishing 2 weeks ahead of schedule and delivering the project 12% under budget.

Boutique Creative Office Build-Out

Role: Interior Designer

Tools: Revit, AutoCAD, V-Ray, InDesign

Designed a modern 5,000 sq ft office space for a tech firm, implementing ADA-compliant layouts that improved collaborative workspace capacity by 30%.

• NCIDQ Certified (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) (2022)
• LEED Green Associate (2021)
• Certified Interior Designer (CID) - Colorado (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Pro-bono space planning for Denver community shelters (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice