Erin Toves (CID, LEED Green Associate)

Experience

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  Haus Home and Gift

  Mar 2010 - Oct 2013

  Visual Director / Interior Designer

  Responsible for design of retail showroom including interiors and installation. Designed interior concepts based on preliminary meetings with client s and tailored a detailed solution focusing on the clients functional goals versus their aesthetic goals. Produced furniture plans and visual presentations for design consultations. Directed installation of client’s furniture, art and accessories after purchase. • Developed new store concepts incorporating fixture design and managed space planning of retail showroom, furniture lifestyle displays and style direction. • Maintained showroom budget and seasonal visual goals.• Assisted in buying merchandise for retail showroom. • Completed all purchase orders and invoices with Quick Books for clients purchases and showroom inventory. Show less

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  Mary Ann Downey Interior Design

  Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  Interior Design Intern

  Assisted principal designer on all stages of design process. Managed color and material library for the design firm. Produced colorand material boards and renderings for presentations. Completed space planning and utilization, schematics and client spec books.Selected custom furniture, fabric selections, and custom window treatment design. Assisted with kitchen and bath designincluding; tile selection and design, cabinetry, plumbing, and lighting selections.

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  Lionakis

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2016

  Staff Designer

  Staff Designer 2015-2016Lead project design development through conceptualization to completion. Developed solutions for complex design problems including codecompliance, project budget and schedule and construction costs. Furniture specialist and specification writer for all furniture related projects.Coordinated directly with furniture vendors and reviewed all RFQ and RFP responses on client’s behalf. Provided technical oversight and coordination of project activities with clients, consultants, contractors, and design team. Produced scoping documents for future interior projects including programming, schematic design, construction documents and FF&Eselections. Assisted clients in prioritizing budgetary goals by developing and maintaining detailed “living budget” documentation. Presented digital and physical finish boards and design concepts directly to clients to support projects design goals, through the use ofrealistic 3D renders, detailed PowerPoint presentations, and physical samples of project finish palette.Designer 2013-2015Worked remotely with Newport Beach Office on small to large healthcare and commercial projects. Produced healthcare and commercial furniturespecification documents, and reviewed all vendor furniture quotes. Coordinated with project team regarding design and production concepts. Assistedon the preparation of construction documents and drawings. Designed professional presentations using 3D renderings and digital presentation boards through technology such as Revit, Sketchup,Photoshop and InDesign. Created floor plans, sections, interior elevations, evacuation plans, and finish schedules for small to large size projects. Applied strict office standards of design, quality control, and production to all projects and construction documents. Show less

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  Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2020

  Interior Designer
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  JLL

  Aug 2020 - now

  Senior Project Manger