| NICOLE ASSELIN
Tel: 519-496-2174 Email: nic_ren@sympatico.ca
OBJECTIVE
Highly motivated individual with a well-rounded skill set & knowledge in the architectural & design industry seeking fulfilling & rewarding experience in the entertainment industry specializing in Set Decorating for TV & movies.
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Design
· Strong rendering, drafting, researching & conceptual skills
· Strong project coordination & ability to problem solve
· Knowledge of interior finishes, materials & applications, product selection & ordering process
· Experienced with developing creative & high impact visual displays in retail/wholesale
showroom & boutique environments
· Freelance set decorating & stylist work with catalogue photography
· Freelance interior decorating including coordination of custom furnishings: textiles, window treatments, furniture, design & sewing production
· Decorative interior painting (restaurant interiors, custom-built furniture)
SUMMARY OF EDUCATION
SHERIDAN COLLEGE Interior Design Program, 1996 - 1999
Course Summary: residential & commercial design, AutoCAD, space planning, model making, working & presentation drawings, furniture design, construction details, lighting, textiles, art history, materials & finishes, business practices
Activities: Student representative of ARIDO 1996, 1997. IIDEX volunteer 1996, 1997
Work Experience: Nienkämper Furniture, Marketing Assistant (June 1997 – Sept. 1998)
HUMBER COLLEGE Design Foundation, School of Design 1995
Course Summary: A portfolio course introducing design: perspective & life drawing, photography, 2D & 3D design, colour theory, industrial design, package design, graphics, computer graphics
WORK EXPERIENCE
*currently working on various freelance design projects (Mattamy model homes, residential interior design clients & furniture design)
GUIDELINES ADVERTISING, TORONTO, ON
Architectural Rendering Coordinator, February 2008 – November 2008
· Coordinating & distributing architectural rendering projects to artists
· Managed approx. 8 – 10 projects consistently
· Managed freelance artists & coordinated work
· Liaised with clients, architects & account executives
· Monitored quality of work, revising if necessary
· Monitored department budget, pricing & invoicing
REVELLE HOME FASHIONS, TORONTO, ON
Inside Sales & Customer Service, September 2004 - December 2007
· Showroom Sales focusing in on the Ontario customer base
· Opened new retailer accounts in the Ontario market
· Liaised with clients, built highly personalized, long-term relationships
· Sales support for the Canadian sales representatives & retailers across Canada & the U.S.
· Sales administration, created & coordinated marketing & sales materials
ELTE CARPETS & HOME, TORONTO, ON
Showroom Sales Representative, December 2002 - September 2004
· Strong consistent increase in monthly sales
· Developed specialized product knowledge of high-end interior products
· Developed high profile designer & retail customer client base
· Coordinated storyboards for designer projects
· Coordinated custom work
· Visual merchandising & display
· Product quotations & ordering
LUCCA, TORONTO, ON
Sales Associate (part time), March 2002 – September 2004
· Customer quotations, sales & ordering
· Offered decorating advice to customers, utilized specialized product knowledge
· Processed payments of various kinds
· General administration & updating co. website
· Assisted with product ordering
· Visual merchandising & display
INFRASTRUCTURE INTERIOR DESIGN, TORONTO, ON
Office Manager, (contract basis), September 2001 – September 2002
· Managed office procedures & office standards
· Directly assisting partners & designers of company with office & project administration
· Coordinated tender documents & evaluations
· Coordinated marketing postcard campaign,
· Created company proposals for prospective clients
· Creation of extensive reference library & archived project files
· Coordinated human resource information: developed employee contracts & reviews
job postings, setting up interviews
· Coordinated building maintenance
· Ordered supplies, handled petty cash
QUEENS QUAY ARCHITECTS INTERNATIONAL, TORONTO, ON
Executive Assistant, October 2000 - September 2001
· Directly assisted 3 partners & architects of firm
· Coordinated project administration, organization of extensive project files
· Organized travel arrangements, handled telephone enquiries
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