Amy Hershman
Orange,CA
Summary
Interior Designer Stager Assistant with more than 10 years in product design and staging, exhibiting 2D and 3D design floor plan layouts and visual merchandising. Highly-motivated with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Successful Design Consultant adept at managing large-scale commercial interior projects and high-end residential homes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Design Center Manager/Keyholder
Jeff Lee Special Agent Homes
Long Beach, CA
08.2019 - 07.2023
- Completed thorough opening, closing and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Met with clients to establish ideas, goals and guidelines for design team.
- Established visual direction of branded marketing material in digital and print.
- Collaborated closely with customers, adjusting plans to satisfy client needs and requirements.
- Selected furniture, light fixtures and accessories to create unique and inviting rooms to meet customer vision.
- Provided information about available color palettes and helped select colors that reflected client personality and goals.
- Visited home sites when necessary to assess and fulfill customer needs.
Interior Design Assistant/Office Manager
Jimmie Steele Design
Long Beach, CA
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Collected and coded various documents to prepare for filing, storage and processing.
- Automated office operations to manage client correspondence, record tracking and data communications.
- Drafted agendas, meeting notes and other documents to enhance collaborative process.
- Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments.
- Handled scheduling and managed timely and effective allocation of resources and calendars.
- Oversaw receiving and organizing correspondence, answering and forwarding calls and creating business letters and records.
- Managed office budget to handle inventory, postage and vendor services.
Interior Design Assistant
Dawn’s Decor
San Juan Capistrano, CA
03.2015 - 09.2019
- Measured rooms and documented information to plan layouts.
- Ordered fabric and finish samples to view options in person.
- Researched fixtures and furnishings aligned with project requirements and design style.
- Gathered price quotes from contractors and vendors.
- Helped promote company by developing marketing collateral.
- Attended trade shows and other industry events to build professional network of vendors and experts.
- Created 3D models of interior spaces using Home Design.
- Selected furniture, light fixtures and accessories to create unique and inviting rooms to meet customer vision.
- Visited home sites when necessary to assess and fulfill customer needs.
- Developed interior design concepts and prepared interior systems and finishes.
Education
Associate of Arts - Interior Design
Art Institute of California-Orange County
Santa Ana, CA04.2009
Skills
- Project Leadership
- Budgeting Oversight
- Client Relations
- Strategic Planning
- Idea Development and Brainstorming
- Team Building
- Professional and Courteous
- Customer Service
- Computer Skills
- MS Office
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Relationship Management
- Complex Problem Solving
- Commercial interior design
- Temporary Structure Design
- CAD design
- Architecture and design
- System design and implementation
- Restaurant design
- Painted finishes
- Interior design
- 2D and 3D modeling
- Rendering
- Space planning methodology
- Excellent attention to detail
- Project Management
- Visual design
- Image manipulation
- Working drawings and procedures
- Design process
- Flexible and Adaptable
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.
Sara Teasdale
Timeline
Interior Design Assistant/Office Manager
Jimmie Steele Design
09.2019 - 03.2021
Design Center Manager/Keyholder
Jeff Lee Special Agent Homes
08.2019 - 07.2023
Interior Design Assistant
Dawn’s Decor
03.2015 - 09.2019
Associate of Arts - Interior Design
Art Institute of California-Orange County
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