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a recent BFA interior design graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio seeking a full time design position. passionate about branding, design, creativity, color, organization, furniture, marketing, advertising, needlepointing, traveling, dogs, following trends and technology
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ELIZABETH SHARP
RESUME: Elizabeth M. Sharp
HOSPITALITY DESIGN: senior capstone project involving 10 months of research and design
CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGN: corporate satellite office design in Cincinnati
ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN: Italian restaurant design in Cincinnati
HEALTHCARE DESIGN: spa focused on instilling confidence in teen girls
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: residential loft for a music-loving couple
GRAPHIC DESIGN: graphic design work completed during a month long London summer abroad
FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: full size chair designed and built by me
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ELIZABETH M. SHARP6868 Drake Road - Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
EDUCATION Miami University (Oxford, OH) August 2008 - May 2012 B.F.A. Interior Design. IIDA Member. IIDA Executive Board: Marketing + PR. Furniture Design and Construction. Senior Thesis: Prada Boutique Hotel. University of the Arts: Central Saint Martins College of Art + Design (London, UK) July 2011 Graphic Design, 6 credit hour summer elective design studio Indian Hill High School (Cincinnati, OH) August 2004 - June 2008
WORK EXPERIENCE ProCamps Worldwide (Cincinnati, OH) - Part-Time Graphic Designer April 2013 - Present · Developing, designing, and executing email promotions for companies sponsoring camps, camp updates, post camp follow-up · Leaddesignforinvitations,t-shirts,logos,flyers,camppromotionalitems,fantasycamp items, advertisements, banners, credential cards, autograph cards, post camp follow-up, and graphic photograph backdrops Arhaus Furniture (Cincinnati, OH) - Interior Design Specialist November 2012 - Present · Expandingmyknowledgeaboutthequalityofhigh-endfurniture · LearningandexecutingkeyfactorswhenrepresentingandsellingtheArhausbrand · Gaining knowledge about the logistics side of the furniture business · Developingandbuildingrelationshipswithclientsbyprovidingin-homeconsultations · Creating special orders with clients to customize their home · Collaborating with co-workers to improve store sales ProCamps Worldwide (Cincinnati, OH) - Graphic Design Intern May 2012 – August 2012 HighStreet Design (Cincinnati, OH) - Design Intern May 2011 – August 2011 · Created drawings in AutoCAD · Organizedresourcelibrary,rugsandspaces · Worked in retail providing interior design customer service
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS Advanced computer skills: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, AutoCAD, MicrosoftOffice,GoogleSketchup,RevitandSocialMedia
References available upon request
HOSPITALITY DESIGN
location: CHICAGO, ILtype:SENIORYEAR
CAPSTONE PROJECTchallenge: DESIGNING
30,000+ SQ. FT. OF SPACEyear:JUNE’11-APRIL’12
FLOOR 2A. RUNWAYB. LOUNGEC. BARD. BACKSTAGE
FLOORS 5-9A. LUXURY ROOMSB. SUPER LUXURY ROOMS
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PRADA BOUTIQUE HOTEL
HOSPITALITY DESIGN
RUNWAYBOUTIQUE SHOP GUEST ROOMENTRANCEGUEST ROOM CLOSET
the idea of taking beauti-ful fabrics, textures, colors,
designs & ideas and
blending
them together to represent a
brand
PRADA BOUTIQUE HOTEL
CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGN
Pollack is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and
focuses on the motto:
Thefirmrepresentsayouthfulandnaturalde-
sign approach. CONCEPT:
creating a balance in the space. WORK
LIFE
POLLACKARCHITECTURE
BALANCE
“work, life, balance”
ENTERTAINMENT AREAENTRANCEHUDDLE AREASYOGA/LIBRARY AREASCONFERENCE ROOM
CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGNPOLLACK
ARCHITECTURElocation: CINCINNATI, OH
type:CORPORATESATELLITE OFFICE DESIGN
challenge: CAPTURING THEFIRM’SIMAGEyear:SENIORFALL
RESTAURANT DESIGN
location: CINCINNATI, OHtype:RESTAURANTDESIGNchallenge: UNDERSTAND-
ING THE RULES AND REGU-LATIONS OF DESIGNING A
RESTAURANTyear:JUNIORFALL
AMORE RESTAURANT
A. ENTRYB. BAR LOUNGEC. CASUAL DININGD. BARE. KITCHENF. OFFICEG. WALK-IN FRIDGEH. ELEGANT DININGI. PRIVATE DININGJ.WOMEN’SREST-ROOMK.MEN’SRESTROOML. UTILITY
HEALTHCARE DESIGN
I chose to design a teen spa focused on making
young teen girls more comfortable with them-
selves. The spa incor-porates spa services,
therapy, and connection between mother/daugh-ter and between friends
LEAP TEEN SPA
location: CINCINNATI, OHtype:HEALTHCARE
DESIGNchallenge: CREATING A
CONCEPT THAT WILL ENGAGE TEEN GIRLSyear:SOPHOMORE
SPRING
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
location: CINCINNATI, OHtype:RESIDENTIALDESIGNchallenge: A LOFT SPACE
FOR TENANTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS/QUALITIESyear:SOPHOMOREFALL
My tenants are young musicians with a strong passion for music. I se-
lected tenants that have much different interests than me. The different levels of a music score became the concep-
tual basis behind the loft space
MUSICIAN’SDREAM
GRAPHIC DESIGN
location: LONDONtype:GRAPHICDESIGN
challenge: TRYING SOMETHING NEW AND
ACCOMPLISHING IT IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIMEyear:SUMMER2011
LONDONSTUDY ABROAD
FANZINE
FURNITURE DESIGN
location: OXFORD, OHIOtype:FURNITUREDESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTIONchallenge: THE CHAIR
DESIGNyear:JUNIORSPRING
Furniture design and construction provided me
with the techniques and skills to build and under-
stand the construction of furniture. I learned how
to construct a kitchen cabinet as well as a full sizechairdesignedby
me.Iwantedmychairtobefunctionalyethavea
detail appeal. The whole chair is constructed of the
mortise and tenon joint.
SELF DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED
CHAIR
