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President | Design Director
Tampa, FL
Nov 2008 - Present (16 years)
Project focus: specialty retail, brand development, boutique hospitality, commercial, residential and sustainable design.
Interior design: full project scope - management, design, drawings, details, specifications, installation
Graphic design: corporate branding, logo design, promotional materials, environmental graphics- pre-press + coordination
Furniture design: project-based custom retail fixture, casework and furniture design
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Senior Design | Associate
Tampa, FL
Jan 2006 - Nov 2008 (2 years 10 months)
Project focus: high-end residential (single + multi-family), boutique resort, luxury retail and commercial design.
Interior design: full project scope - management, design, drawings, details, specifications, installation
Graphic design: logo design, corporate promotional materials, environmental graphics- pre-press + coordination
Furniture design: project-based custom retail fixture and custom casework
Awards: In-house design winner, Cottages for Kids sustainable, charitable playhouse design/build 2007 & 2008.
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Full-Time Interior Design Professor
Tampa, FL
Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 (1 year)
Course focus: Studio Design , Drafting and Drawing skills, Presentation Techniques, Lighting Design and AutoCAD.
Additional responsibilities: collaborating on department and curriculum development.
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Interior Design Consultant
Tampa, FL
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 (11 months)
Project focus: high-end residential and commercial design.
Responsibilities: Project design, drawing, detailing and coordination + graphic design concepts.
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Interior Design | Graphic Design
Christine Rossi Interior Design
Tampa, FL
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 (11 months)
Project focus: high-end residential projects.
Interior design: full project scope - management, drawings, details, specifications, installation
Graphic design: design + development of corporate identities, corporate promotional materials, and billboard designs.
Furniture design: project-based custom casework
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Senior Designer | Associate
Christine Desiree Interior Design
Sarasota, FL
May 2003 - Apr 2004 (11 months)
Project focus: high-end residential single + mutli-family interior design projects, graphic design, high-end furniture design.
Interior design: management, design, drawings, details, specifications
Graphic design: corporate promotional materials + design of winning state AIA Interior Design submittal.
Furniture design: modern design concepts, drawings + fabrication coordination for company furniture line, custom casework
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Interior Design Consultant
ISI (Interior Space International)
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 2003 - May 2003 (1 month)
Project focus: high-end commercial design.
Responsibilities: management, presentations, design, programming, space planning, drawings, details, specifications
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Interior Design | Graphic Design
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2002 - Apr 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Project focus: commercial interior design projects, graphic design.
Interior design: full scope - management, programming, space planning, drawings, details, specifications, installation
Graphic design: interior + exterior signage design + coordination, logo design, promotional materials pre-press
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Interior Design | Graphic Design
Bowen Architecture
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2000 - Mar 2002 (1 year 5 months)
Project focus: high-end residential sustainable architectural projects + innovative architectural competition entries.
Interior design: full project scope - management, design, full architectural drawings +details, specifications
Graphic design: architectural design competition submittals, logo + letterhead design, promotional materials.
Furniture design: project-based custom modern casework
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Project Designer
Eva Maddox Associates
Chicago, IL
Mar 2000 - Oct 2000 (7 months)
Project focus: high-end retail and commercial + innovative branded environment projects.
Interior + Graphic design: creative design solutions, extensive programming + analysis, space planning, drawings, specifications, large scale graphic image licensing coordination
Furniture design: project-based custom fixtures
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Junior Interior Designer | Graphic Designer
Strada Design
New York, NY
Feb 1998 - Jan 2000 (1 year 11 months)
Project focus: high-end retail and commercial + innovative branded environment projects.
Interior + Graphic design: creative design solutions, extensive programming + analysis, space planning, drawings, specifications, large scale graphic image licensing coordination
Furniture design: project-based custom fixtures
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Assistant Account Executive | Account Coordinator
The Sachs Group
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 1994 - Aug 1997 (3 years 5 months)
Television + print advertising: Managed + organized multiple advertising accounts as direct company liaison to clientele. Generated quarterly client + competitive expenditure-sales reports, generated and updated retail marketing matrix guides.