Samara Mahendru

• Oversaw the full project construction, ensuring seamless coordination between design and execution.
• Managed luxury residential, restaurant, and hospitality projects, emphasizing quality, functionality, and aesthetics.
• Acted as the primary liaison between clients, architects, designers, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Ensured compliance with building codes, zoning regulations, and permitting requirements.
• Lead on-site progress monitoring, resolving issues proactively to meet client expectations.
• Apply expertise in construction methods, building systems, and high-end finishes.
• Implement site safety as per OSHA rules.

Founded a unique brand of children's and women's clothing and home textiles made from handwoven and hand printed textiles produced in India. Single handedly designed and produced from scratch- new textiles to the end clothing products. Coordinated with weavers and production facilities in a foreign country, to produce innovative fabrics every season, showcasing modern graphic patterns. And designed collections of kids and women's clothing in the handwoven fabrics, every season.

• Worked on large-scale mixed-use developments, institutional buildings, schools, office buildings, and adaptive reuse projects.
• Schematic design to construction administration on renovation projects for School Construction Authority.
• Developed detailed project drawings from concept to construction.
• Ensured compliance with client specifications and coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to meet critical deadlines.
• Implemented and coordinated sustainable design practices and LEED accreditation efforts on projects, optimizing resource use while maintaining aesthetic integrity of projects.

• Worked on multifamily residential, mixed use, institutional, and interior architecture projects.
• Produced concept design, design development, presentations and construction drawings.
• Designed and produced, the company’s website, from concept to finish.

Worked as an assistant art director on a feature film 'Shadows in the dark'. Work included, designing the sets and gathering props for this period film set in 1947.

• Assisted in developing architectural designs and concepts for residential and commercial projects.
• Collaborated with senior architects to ensure compliance with building codes and regulations.
• Created detailed drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Conducted site visits to assess project feasibility and gather essential data.
• Made models of building projects.

2 year Master's program

5 years Bachelors degree