Stephanie Schillig

Experience

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  Kenneth Wood Associates, Landscape Architecture

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1988

  Landscape Designer
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  Hodges & Associates, P.L.L.C.

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2001

  Associate, Director of Design
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  JCJ ARCHITECTURE

  Sept 2001 - Sept 2015

  Senior Associate, Studio Director

  Ms. Lee serves as a constant resource for creative solutions on diverse hospitality design needs in the gaming, entertainment and hospitality arenas. Stephanie serves as the Lead Designer for a variety of projects; she completed the Master planning and Exterior and Interior design efforts on the 4 diamond Viejas Resort and Casino located In Alpine, CA., which opened October 2015.With a strong organizational style and a special sensitivity toward client budget and time parameters, Ms. Lee provides unparalleled design solutions that are both functional and inspirational. Her approach creates a fresh source of vision and innovation with every new client. Stephanie works best with a select group of stakeholders, participating around a table helping to develop the owner’s program and translating them to functional and efficient design solutions. From Concept through to Completion, Stephanie excels at maintaining the design vision, drawn from the culture and minds of our clients. Show less

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  Tucker Sadler Architects

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Senior Designer
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  Gensler

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  Hospitality Design Leader
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  IGroup Design

  Apr 2016 - now

  Design Director - Hospitality

  Stephanie is a forward thinking, conceptual planner and design professional, with extensive experience in commercial architecture in hospitality, mixed use/retail and entertainment market segments. A track record of hands on creative work with clients, collaboration with design build teams, and management of cross-functional teams to deliver unique, budget savvy and award winning designs. A natural ability to visualize a project in its entirety and artfully synthesize design elements to produce a uniform and cohesive patron experience, moving from a functional site layout, through to key exterior features and seamlessly in to the interior environment. A history of building high performance design teams and orchestrating their activities in the face of multiple, simultaneous project demands. Stephanie truly believes in the value of excellence, and that every task should be embraced with the best of efforts; she delivers projects with sophistication and sensibility. Her design philosophy emphasizes that architecture is not merely imitative, but representational and expressive of the physical, spiritual, and aesthetic desires of a community.Signature Projects:Dual Brand Hilton High-rise, Downtown San Diego, CA - Interior Design and FF&ELegacy Hotel And Pavilion, Mission Valley - San Diego, CA - Interior FF&EPhenix Salons, Nation Wide Rollout - Interior Design ConceptZane Grey Pueblo Hotel, Avalon, CA (Catalina Island) - InteriorsWillows Hotel & Spa at Viejas, Alpine, CA (Phase 3) - Lead Design for Architecture and InteriorsGinger Noodle Restaurant @ Viejas, Alpine, CA - Lead Design for Architecture and InteriorsLoCale Signature Restaurant @ Viejas, Alpine, CA - Lead Design for Architecture and Interiors Show less