Susan Balogh, NCIDQ

Oversight of 6 person Interiors department in multidisciplinary firm. Mentored junior designers and provided design direction for multiple commercial and hospitality projects. Member of firm leadership team and process improvement committee. Managed large tenant improvement projects, act ed as primary client contact. Collaborated on proposals and RFP responses. Firm is now closed.

Responsible for driving interior design concept for projects. Produce design decks, develop furniture specifications, master furniture schedule. Work with Architect to brainstorm and program spaces for renovation projects. Collaborate with Corporate Branding department to create a cohesive project. Work with A & D firm to produce furniture installation plans. Coordinate vendor delivery and installation of furniture. Punchlist.

Primary relationship holder with senior leadership of HR, Finance & Legal departments. Helped develop and implement methods to assess employee workstyles to enable transition of teams to newer way of working in open environments. Facilitated workshops and presented concepts to senior leadership. Met with each team to design workspaces that support their unique needs. Set up mockup for "Gallery Walk" so that HR employees could experience new open layouts and help with decision making prior to move. Worked closely with business partners to create a cohesive workplace design.

Planned corporate interiors for a portfolio of 12 buildings. Built relationships with groups, produced layouts for reconfiguration of spaces. Implemented more efficient designs for offices, common areas and areas using older systems furniture. Responsible for planning and coordination of large scale moves, which included coordination of power, data, and telecom services, producing AutoCad plans, ordering furniture and oversight and punchlist of furniture installation.

Designed interiors for Healthcare, Senior Living, and Higher Education projects.

Senior designer, responsible for interior design, materials and finish selection for a variety of projects, including Shriner's Hospital for Children in Portland, Oregon State Capitol, Lane Community College Health and Wellness Center. Brought in artists and worked with them to create custom installations for Shriner's Hospital which included custom tile sculptures, cut linoleum wall designs and kinetic sculptures. Designed custom casework and flooring patterns. Project won an IIDA Oregon Citation award.

Directed all aspects of interior design for major healthcare and corporate clients. Managed Tenant Improvement projects, produced complete construction document packages. Wrote successful proposals to bring in new clients. Responsible for oversight of junior staff. Selected all materials and finishes, created concept drawings, renderings and materials boards. Primary client contact for all interiors projects. Development and implementation of design standards.

Interior design & space planning for large corporate clients. Managed relationships with facilities departments and worked in conjunction with internal corporate planning groups to manage space planning, furniture installations and move projects. Responsible for interior programming, production of construction documents, materials & finish selection for other corporate projects.