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Christina Birkentall

Honeoye Falls, NY

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Registered Interior Designer with many years of experience in corporate design, facilities management and residential remodeling, historic preservation, teaching interior design and managing a small design firm.

Masters graduate degree in Interior Design with an additional certificate in Historic Preservation from SCAD 2011. Final research paper on Small Business Partners: How Interior Designers can impact growth through the use of Design Thinking

NCIDQ certified #7173

Certified Kitchen Designer, NKBA

Registered Interior Designer State of Illinois.#1110

LEED Green Associate

Instructor of Interior Design at local community colleges and Design College.

Member of IIDA Illinois and of NKBA- Chicago Midwest, Past board member for both groups.

State of IL, Dept of Professional Regulation, Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals, Chairperson 2012-2013

Docent at Unity Temple, National Historic Landmark, Oak Park, IL

Specialties: Project management and construction supervision for corporate clients. Eco-friendly and healthy universal design for residential interiors projects.
Education
- BIM- Revit Interior Architecture
  
  Triton College
  
  2012 - 2013
- Masters Interior Design, Historic Preservation
  
  Savannah College of Art and Design
  
  2010 - 2011
- A.S. Interior Design
  
  Florida State College at Jacksonville
  
  1983 - 1985
- BA Fine Art- Painting & Drawing
  
  University of Central Florida
  
  1981 - 1982
- attended Fashion Design
  
  The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  
  1980 - 1981
- attended Fine Arts and Art History
  
  Rollins College
  
  1978 - 1980
Experience
- Adjunct Instructor
  
  Art Institute of Pittsburgh
  
  Jun 2012 - Present (12 years 6 months)
  
  Online adjunct instructor for interior design courses- Business Practices, Materials & Specifications; Human Factors; Programming
- OWNER
  
  STUDIO 626
  
  1994 - Present (30 years)
  
  Manage the daily activities of a small design firm, including sales and marketing, accounting and administrative functions. Principal designer for projects ranging from residential to commercial projects.
- Visiting Assistant Professor
  
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  
  Mar 2013 - Jun 2015 (2 years 3 months)
  
  Courses: Office Design, Intro to Interiors, Business Practices and Careers; Materials & Specifications; Design Issues, Retail Design, Healthcare Design, Special Projects studio
- Tourism Manager
  
  Unity Temple Restoration Foundation
  
  Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 (5 months)
  
  Manage daily tour activities; volunteer staff and retail shop
- Adjunct Instructor
  
  Triton College
  
  Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 (11 months)
  
  Instructor for Interior Design studio classes; Color and ID Studios 1&2
  Adjunct in 2005
- Kitchen Designer Sales
  
  Spaces and Views
  
  Mar 2008 - Sep 2008 (6 months)
  
  Managed daily sales and design aspects for a high end cabinetry showroom location.
- Sr. Project Designer
  
  DePalma Group
  
  Aug 2007 - Jan 2008 (5 months)
  
  Managed junior staff of Interiors department while focusing on planning and design aspects of major clients interiors projects.
- Showroom Designer Sales
  
  Cabinetwerks
  
  May 2006 - Sep 2006 (4 months)
  
  Managed daily sales and design projects for a high end cabinet sales showroom.
- Professor
  
  Harrington College of Design
  
  Jan 2005 - May 2006 (1 year 4 months)
  
  Taught a variety of Foundation classes, including Codes, Materials, Hand drafting, Programming. Specialty area: Kitchen and Bath Design Studio, managed the Certified Endorsed Program for NKBA
  Full time Jan 2005-May 2006; Adjunct from 2006 until 2010
- Adjunct Instructor
  
  College of DuPage
  
  2003 - 2005 (2 years)
  
  Instructor for Hand drafting, Studio 1 (Residential emphasis) and Studio 2 (emphasis on commercial spaces, ADA and universal design).
- Director Facilities
  
  McCord Travel Management
  
  1999 - 2000 (1 year)
  
  Directed and managed internal and external team members to provide real estate occupational planning support for an expanding company at several locations nationwide.
- Project Manager
  
  Whitney Design
  
  Jan 1990 - Apr 1994 (4 years 3 months)
  
  Managed top client projects for firm, most with out of town locations. Design and client management were top priorities.
Awards

NCIDQ Certification

State of IL Registrered Interior Designer

2009- 2nd Place Winner, Design Visions- IL, large kitchen,

Past President IIDA-IL chapter

Past VP- IIDC-Pac

Past Secty and VP Academic Relations- NKBA- Chicago Midwest Chapter

Residential Representative- IIDA-IL
Affiliations

NCIDQ

IDEC

IIDA

NKBA

LEED GA
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