Sonja Read
Construction management. Commercial and Residential
New Braunfels,TX
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Interior Designer/ Home Builder
Self-employed
New Braunfels
07.2017 - Current
- Performed site evaluations, customer surveys and team audits as part of quality assurance program
- Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating new vendor contracts for materials and supplies
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers in face-to-face encounters and through phone conversations
- Earned good attendance record and built reputation for being on time and ready to work
- Selected furniture, light fixtures and accessories to create unique and inviting rooms to meet customer vision
- Collaborated closely with customers, adjusting plans as needed to satisfy client needs and requirements
- Perform company Construction Estimating
- Assisted clients successfully by choosing furnishings consistent with preferences and budget
- Created professional presentations to creatively communicate design intent and direction
- Developed interior design concepts as well as prepared interior systems and finishes
- Visited home sites when necessary to assess and fulfill customer needs
- Used 3D software to allow customers to clearly visualize completed projects, creating 'wow effect.'
Interior Designer/Builder Specialist
Self-employed
Lubbock
08.1998 - 01.2024
- Created professional presentations to creatively communicate design intent and direction
- Accompanied clients to selection stages, educated clients on the product lines, the pro and cons of each Item and process times involved in their selections
- Making sure each Item was in stock and time frames of ordering the items, so that they would not delay the job
- Visited home sites when necessary to assess and fulfill customer needs
- Used 3D software to allow customers to clearly visualize completed projects, creating 'wow effect.' Worked with contractors to see the job through
- To make sure all selections functioned well in the pre-construction stage
- Make sure clients understood pricing, budget set amounts as well as possible change orders, and the delays and complications of a change.
Timeline
Interior Designer/ Home Builder
Self-employed
07.2017 - Current
Interior Designer/Builder Specialist
Self-employed
08.1998 - 01.2024