Gina Luciani
Johns Creek,GA
Summary
To obtain an Architectural Walls Specialist position for a progressive company that would benefit from an experienced professional possessing these qualities:
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Interior Designer
Hillsman Inc.
Alpharetta, GA
01.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented innovative design concepts for commercial projects.
- Created detailed drawings, including electrical layouts, using Revit and CET software.
- Provided technical advice on materials and finishes selection based on client specifications.
- Collaborated with contractors and other professionals to ensure project completion within budget and timeline.
- Prepared presentations for clients showcasing design concepts and detailing project progress.
- Generated cost estimates for furniture, fixtures, equipment, lighting, flooring and wall treatments and demountable walls.
Senior Interior Designer
BOS
Tampa, FL
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Responsible for creating interior design solutions and supporting sales team, including space planning, specifications of commercial vendors, color and finish selections, and installation drawings
- Conduct client meetings to assist with programming needs and space planning, budgeting, procurement and project timelines, field verifications
- Creates project presentations
- Projects include government facilities, corporate and private companies.
Space Planner/Project Manager
Board of County Commissioners
Sarasota County, Sarasota
02.2022 - 05.2022
- Conducts client meetings to determine the best solution for projects that consist of space planning, interior refresh projects, renovations, and furniture solutions
- Completes all administrative duties, including requests for quotes, purchase orders, delivery schedules, change orders and project milestones
- Creates floor plans, finish schedules, electrical and data plans using ACAD and supplies updated current floor plans to imported into Archibus/CAFM system
- Manages projects from inception to completion while maintaining excellent correspondence with vendors, IT department and construction manager (depending on scope.) Maintains the facilities sample library with updated product information and samples.
Interior Designer
CDS
Tampa, FL
10.2019 - 02.2021
- Conduct client meetings to determine scope of project, field measure and inventory existing conditions of site and inventory furniture and verify as built
- Determine the best solution for the worksite challenge within client timelines and budget
- Responsible for space planning, occupancy planning and space management, specifications, furniture and finishes, project management for a variety of commercial design projects, including Allsteel Architectural Products
- Create presentations for clients highlighting concepts/solutions pertaining to their project
- Projects included Tampa General Hospital, Charter Communications and Bay Care
- Demountable walls designer for Shiftt/CDS, field measuring, providing as-builts, site visits, space planning and specifications of demountable walls, millwork, presentations, and construction drawings.
Interior Designer
FCi
Miami, FL
10.2018 - 07.2019
- Support sales staff for interior projects including presentations, space planning, specifications, installation drawings and project management including space management, layout, and occupancy planning, including stack plans and swing space allocations
- Teknion demountable wall systems, layout, specifications, and installation/construction drawings, field verifications
- Prepare bid proposals for furniture solutions and demountable wall systems
- Projects: Amneal Pharmaceuticals, NJ
Interior Designer
JC White
Miramar, FL
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Responsible for Sales Support in all phases of interior projects, prepared client presentations, specifications, pricing, and budgets
- Met with clients to determine project scope, develop space plans, and test fits, furniture, and finish selections for approval.
Interior Space Coordinator
Sarasota County. Board of County Commissioners
Sarasota County, FL
06.2017 - 09.2017
- Project Coordination of interior facilities projects for Sarasota County buildings, including renovations, reconfigurations, new construction, and remodel projects
- Determine scope of services through programming, occupancy, and spatial needs, evaluating existing conditions and conferring with clients, presented data to various lines of business
- Prepare budgets, develop, and coordinate project implementation, establish timelines and schedules
- Attends project meetings throughout the design development process, Furniture and finish selections and space planning to determine the best possible use of space.
Senior Interior Designer
CI Group
Tampa, FL
10.2014 - 01.2017
- Duties included space planning, specifications of interior finishes and furniture and demountable walls
- Finish Schedules, specifications, installation drawings, and millwork design
- Support salespeople for all aspects of interior projects, including project management, space and occupancy planning, budget planning and implementation of project schedules to ensure timely installations
- Site visits to construction sites to monitor the progress of project and to conduct field verifications.
- Projects: St Leo University, Bisk Education, Suncoast Community Health Center, Raymond James Financial HQ
Facilities Designer/ Project Manager
Empire Office
Tampa, FL
05.2013 - 09.2014
- Contractor for Moffitt Cancer Center, capital projects division, duties included interior renovations, improvements, furniture installations, space planning, test fits and project implementation, installation documents, PowerPoint presentations, move instructions
- Prepares and updates programming spreadsheets and power point presentations to aid in the visual communication of project parameters and milestones
- Head count analyzation and occupancy planning for various departments, including space planning and capacity planning
- Planned and coordinated interior projects, maintained detailed asset inventory, and developed budgets
- Maintained as built drawings for Moffitt Cancer Center
- Ensured that occupancy and space allocations database was current after project completion.
Project Manager/Senior Designer
Contract Furniture, Inc.
Tampa, FL
10.2010 - 05.2013
- Facilities management and implementation, including inventory management and move management, space planning and occupancy planning
- Schedules project meetings, prepare documents for review and updates, prepare bid specification, compiles project notebook and maintains correspondence and project files
- Prepare agendas for meetings and conference calls
- Sales, Space Planning and Specifications of furniture and furnishings and finishes
- Produce installation, phasing, and presentation drawings, including migration plans, test fits and block plans
- Coordinates various departments and lines of business for accurate and timely project implementation
- Prepare bid proposals, budgets and all quotes for costs associated with project
- Evaluate design-function relationships, application, budget, methods of installation and implementation pertaining to projects
- Coordinated and managed installations of furniture and equipment including scheduling in accordance with client management teams, architects, designers, engineers, and subcontractors
- Final inspection of deliverables, warranty information documentation and compilation.
Project Manager/Interior Designer
Workplace Resource
Tampa, Florida
01.2008 - 03.2010
- Conducted initial client meetings, presentations, programming interviews to establish project requirements and scope
- Data gathering related to client needs, field verification and measure
- Coordinated and managed installations of furniture and equipment including scheduling in accordance with client management teams, architects, designers, and engineers
- Prepared space plans and final drawings for installation, 3-d drawings for presentations
- Prepared migration and phasing plans stack and block plans, test-fits
- Facilitated relationships with existing and new clients to ensure satisfaction of project requirements, follow-up meetings, post installation meetings and reconfigurations
- Compiled bid specifications for RFP’s
- Documented and evaluated project status through progression of phases of projects, including project closeout
- Conducted project meetings, monitored project progress and resources, prepared agendas for project meetings
- Monitored and evaluated time management through time tracking methods
- Provided facilities support for Hillsborough County, Mosaic ($3 Million Furniture and equipment sales) Wells Fargo, and USF.
Interior Designer/Project Manager
Storr Office Environments
Tampa, Florida
07.2004 - 12.2007
- Conferred with clients from initial contact through completion of projects
- Developed schematic drawings relating to programming requirements and feasibility studies
- Provided facilities support for clients, i.e., Humana, All Children’s Hospital, Moffitt, and Verizon
- Space planning, specifications of furniture and furnishings, install drawings and 3-ds
- Prepared bid proposals and drawing presentations, interior finish schedules and specifications of FF&E
- Created standards, processes and procedures for project notebooks, electronic filing system for all ACAD drawings
- Collaborate with department members in creating smooth workflow, which entailed soliciting assistance from other team members, including follow-through and flexibility to ensure appropriate and timely actions and deadlines
- Manage direct vendor relations and liaison between all departments.
Furniture Account Manager
Corporate Express
Tampa, Florida
05.2003 - 06.2004
- Facilitated the comprehensive design process with clients through inception to completion
- Coordinates furniture installations, site verification with subcontractors, project management
- Managed house accounts and collaborated with sales team on marketing strategies
- Sales, space planning, feasibility studies, block plans and specifications of all furniture and systems furniture
- Conducted initial client meetings, final walk-through, and planning and programming meetings.
Interior Designer/Project Manager
Burrows Design Group
Wheeling, Illinois
06.1997 - 05.2003
- Managed projects from initial client contact through completion within a design/build firm with primary focus on Medical Office Buildings and medical office renovations
- Prepared contracts for clients outlining services and fee structure assist in marketing activities such as potential client presentations offering complete turn-key interior solutions
- Coordinates furniture installations, site verification with subcontractors, project management
- Conduct walk through with client and paperwork for final project close out
- Space planning and interior finish schedules, coded finish plans and furniture layout/installation drawings, interior construction drawings, and millwork design and construction specs
- Prepared custom millwork specification and construction documents for turn-key medical facilities in the Chicago area
- Managed projects from early design process through build-out through installation and occupancy, conducted post installation surveys.
Education
Certified Paralegal -
University of Miami
02.2011
Master of Science - Occupational Education
Southern Illinois University
01.1987
Bachelor of Science - Interior Design
School of Technical Careers, Southern Illinois University
01.1986
Skills
- Articulate and polished presenter that conducts formal presentations that successfully conveys concepts
- Over twenty years of experience in Interior Design, Facilities Management and Project Management and coordinator for commercial spaces including financial, education, civic and healthcare facilities
- Licensed Interior Designer with excellent analytical skills, space planning and facilities planning, project manager skills including contracts, budgets, spatial evaluations, occupancy planning and specifications of FF&E
- Construction document production relating to interior spaces, finish selections, millwork, and demountable wall systems (Teknion, Allsteel, KI, Fellows)
- Outstanding administrative, time management and organizational skills; detail orientated; able to prioritize and multitask; follows through; demonstrates ownership through responsibility and accountability for result; is proactive
- Specification proficiency in commercial furniture, finishes and equipment, demountable walls, custom millwork specifications and drawings with proven abilities to synthesize all factors of a project
- Strong understanding of Architecture, Interior Design and project implementation and coordination
- Proficient in ACAD, Revit, MS Office Suite, and CAP 20/20, Visual Impressions, CET & Project Matrix, and Microsoft Project
- Develops profitable partner relationships with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal staff to produce quality results on time and within budget
- Exceptional salesmanship and project management skills with a keen ability to monitor and execute projects according to project timelines and requirements
Timeline
Sr. Interior Designer
Hillsman Inc.
01.2024 - Current
Senior Interior Designer
BOS
06.2022 - 02.2023
Space Planner/Project Manager
Board of County Commissioners
02.2022 - 05.2022
Interior Designer
CDS
10.2019 - 02.2021
Interior Designer
FCi
10.2018 - 07.2019
Interior Designer
JC White
09.2017 - 02.2018
Interior Space Coordinator
Sarasota County. Board of County Commissioners
06.2017 - 09.2017
Senior Interior Designer
CI Group
10.2014 - 01.2017
Facilities Designer/ Project Manager
Empire Office
05.2013 - 09.2014
Project Manager/Senior Designer
Contract Furniture, Inc.
10.2010 - 05.2013
Project Manager/Interior Designer
Workplace Resource
01.2008 - 03.2010
Interior Designer/Project Manager
Storr Office Environments
07.2004 - 12.2007
Furniture Account Manager
Corporate Express
05.2003 - 06.2004
Interior Designer/Project Manager
Burrows Design Group
06.1997 - 05.2003
Certified Paralegal -
University of Miami
Master of Science - Occupational Education
Southern Illinois University
Bachelor of Science - Interior Design
School of Technical Careers, Southern Illinois University
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