MELISSA BURESH
Antelope
Summary
Interior design professional prepared to innovate and elevate spaces with creative solutions. Proven track record in leading design projects, enhancing functionality, and delivering aesthetic appeal. Strong focus on team collaboration, problem-solving, and adapting to changing requirements. Skilled in space planning, materials selection, and client communication, ensuring high-quality results.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Interior Designer
Environments-WD Partners
09.2022 - Current
- Collaborate with team in the design/architectural conceptualization, schedule, and develop commercial retail projects through architectural/design plans and sketches
- Develop complete understanding of clients’ brand and business goals
- Interpret concepts, ideas, and brand values quickly into visual form
- Encourage positivity and lead project team members via strong communication and active participation
- Specialty in full design and development of new build and tenant improvements for Starbucks Coffee throughout Western Mountain and Mid-America, as well as Planet Fitness and CVS Pharmacy design and development
- Organize and prepare drawings, space planning, furniture and equipment layouts, plans, and details to streamline the design development process
- Train new team members
- Oversea a staff of two or more junior designers on daily basis
- Develop weekly staff schedules
- Review and approve weekly staff timecards
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of materials, finishes and fabrication
- Attend client meetings to present design concepts
- Sub-consultant coordination as it pertains to exterior/interior civil and architectural design to maintain the integrity of the design intent
- Interact respectfully with clients as needed and when appropriate, either through presentations, conference call, emails, etc
- Develop and maintain vendor relationships to develop sources for project materials
- Assemble information from vendors and transfer information into architectural drawings
- Document finishes on construction documents and specifications
- Construction Administration duties include drawing and assembling full Permit Document sets in REVIT and/or AutoCAD for a wide variety of jurisdictions, apply accessibility codes, answer RFI's, review shop drawings, redline junior designer drawings, and lead site observations
- Due Diligence with researching jurisdictional requirements and coordinate with the jurisdictions on projects throughout the process, in order to obtain commercial building permits
- Write & review Permit Response letters
- Coordinate building permit revisions with outside consultants and internally with Architect of Record, Engineers, and external Project Manager(s)
- Responsible for Quality Control on projects
- Ensure all deadlines and project quality standards are met through the course of all projects
- Perform field punch walks on site, that include taking pictures and ensuring design intent is being executed as designed
- Assist other design team leads with production and interior design
Interior Designer
The Hills Group
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Collaborated with team in the design/architectural conceptualization, schedule, and development of high end residential projects through architectural plans and sketches
- Specialty in full design and development of high end residential projects throughout CA. and NV.
- Space planning, furniture and equipment layouts, and design reflective ceiling plans
- Trained new team members
- Supported Senior Interior Designer and Project Manager as needed
- Selected finishes for review and use in project
- Attended client meetings to present design concepts
- Sub-consultant coordination as it pertained to interior and architectural design to maintain the integrity of the design intent
- Developed and maintained vendor relationships to develop sources for project materials
- Maintained materials library current
- Assembled information from vendors and transferred information into architectural drawings
- Documented finishes on construction documents and specifications
- Construction Administration duties included drawing and assembling full Permit Document sets in REVIT and/or AutoCAD for a variety of jurisdictions, applied accessibility codes, answered RFIs, reviewed shop drawings, and lead site observations
- Due Diligence with researching jurisdictional requirements and coordinated with the jurisdictions on projects throughout the process, in order to obtain building permits
- Executed Permit Response letters
- Coordinated building permit revisions with outside consultants and internally with Architect of Record, Engineers, and Project Manager(s)
- Performed Quality Control on projects
- Performed field surveys on site that included taking pictures, thorough measurements, and drafting existing conditions in REVIT, while in the field
- Assisted other design teams with production and interior design
Interior Designer
NORR Associates Inc.
12.2017 - 03.2021
- Collaborated with team in the design/architectural conceptualization, schedule, and development of commercial projects through architectural plans and sketches
- Specialty in full design and development of tenant improvements for CVS Pharmacies and Retail projects throughout CA and East Coast
- Space planning, furniture and equipment layouts, and designed reflective ceiling plans. Implementation and execution of full construction documents.
- Trained new team members
- Supported CVS Special Project Manager as needed
- Selected finishes for review and use in project
- Attended client meetings to present design concepts
- Sub-consultant coordination as it pertained to interior and architectural design to maintain the integrity of the design intent
- Developed and maintained vendor relationships to develop sources for project materials
- Maintained materials library current
- Assembled information from vendors and entered information into architectural drawings
- Documented finishes on construction documents and specifications
- Construction Administration duties included drawing and assembling full Permit Document sets in AutoCAD for a wide variety of jurisdictions, applied accessibility codes, answered RFIs, reviewed shop drawings, and lead site observations
- Due Diligence with researching jurisdictional requirements and coordinated with the jurisdictions on projects throughout the process, in order to obtain commercial building permits
- Executed Permit Response letters
- Coordinated building permit revisions with outside consultants and internally with Architect of Record, Engineers, and Project Manager(s)
- Performed Quality Control on projects
- Performed field surveys on site that included taking pictures, thorough measurements, and drafting existing conditions in AutoCAD, while in the field
- Assisted other design teams with production and interior design
Interior Designer
A1 Hospitality
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Offered Interior design services for hospitality/commercial design
- Knowledge in hospitality furniture construction and manufacturing
- Electronically drafted commercial/hospitality floor plans, elevations, and electrical plans
- Selected FF&E materials: flooring, lighting, window coverings, paint colors, plumbing fixtures, accents and accessories, selected furniture styles, selected fabrics for client presentations, and utilized actual props with color and material boards & drafted 3-D renderings
- Created digital and physical color material boards
- Performed rendering of 3-D plans, for presentation of color and material boards in Sketchup
- Created aesthetically pleasing and usable floor plan layouts to meet client and hotel franchise requirements
- Designed custom window treatments, bedding ensembles, and accent pillows
- Performed client visits to hotel site to view, take photos, and measure spaces for design preparation
- Familiarized with building codes and specifications
- Familiarized with hotel franchise requirements and specifications for Choice hotels, Wyndham, IHG, Hilton, and Marriott
- Created client design agreements
- Designed custom commercial grade furniture/equipment and reviewed shop drawings
- Worked with Design team to manage workload and deadlines and maintained projects schedule and budgets
- Collaborated with architects, project manager’s, and contractors during design, construction process, and delivery
Education
B.A. - Interior Design, Photography
California State University
Chico, CA12-2005
Skills
- Proficient in Design/Architectural Software
- Creativity and innovation
- Design research
- Space planning
- Fixture selection
- Construction documentation
- Adobe creative suite proficiency
- AutoCAD proficiency
- REVIT proficiency
- Microsoft Office Suites proficiency
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Sr. Interior Designer
Environments-WD Partners
09.2022 - Current
Interior Designer
The Hills Group
03.2021 - 08.2022
Interior Designer
NORR Associates Inc.
12.2017 - 03.2021
Interior Designer
A1 Hospitality
01.2016 - 12.2017
B.A. - Interior Design, Photography
California State University
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