Resumé

Sharon P. Crockett
Interior Designer
Phone 201.394.0890
Email sp1261@verizon.net

OBJECTIVE To pursue professional opportunities in interior design and freelance illustration

EDUCATION

PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN, New York, NY
Associate of Applied Science, Interior Design, May 2009
Dean’s List. GPA - 3.7.
Certificate of Interior Design, February 2008

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
MBA, Finance/Business Economics, May 1987
Citibank Fellow. Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of World Business.

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD
BA, Economics, May 1985U
niversity Honors. Dean’s List. GPA - 3.7.

SKILLS AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, SketchUp, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PastPerfect, hand drafting and rendering, model making, laser cutting.
Fluent in French; Conversational Spanish.

EXPERIENCE

JIDK
Freelance Interior Designer, May 2011-October 2011; August 2012 - Present
Completed FF&E specification, contract negotiation and furniture budget for L.A. advertising agency office renovation. Furniture specification and budget for Soho internet start-up firm's office renovation.

BARBARA OSTROM ASSOCIATES
Junior Interior Designer, April 2011 - June 2012
Projects: 2012 Mansion in May Showhouse great hall site survey, CAD drawings, project management; 2012 NJ Designer Showhouse; Kips Bay Showhouse room installation; Hamptons, NY new construction interior plan hand drawings; NJ senior residence clubhouse lobby project management, CAD drawings and furniture layouts. Responsibilities: Digitally draft plans from site measurements; develop furniture layouts; select and source materials, paint, wallcoverings and new and antique furnishings and lighting; place custom orders; confer on-site with craftspeople and workrooms; meet with clients and sales reps; manage projects and assist in installation of high-end residential and commercial projects.

MANITOGA/RUSSEL WRIGHT DESIGN CENTER, Garrison, NY
Senior Research Assistant, October 2009 - April 2011
As part of historic mid-century modern furnishings restoration project, independently oversee identification and cataloging of over 500 furnishings and artifacts missing from museum collection through research of archival images, video and documents, including original blueprints and renderings. Structured oral history project, developed release forms and set up interactive online photo identification site for use by living descendants and former colleagues of Russel Wright. Conduct extensive curatorial research on collection artifacts. Assist in structuring written historic furnishings report in support of determination of period of significance for interpretive purposes and interiors re-installation.

TPG ARCHITECTURE, New York, NY
Summer Intern, May - September 2008
Created materials boards for a pre-built commercial project, built a model of a custom retail shelving design, ordered materials samples, assisted in the selection of materials for projects, met with materials vendors, assembled imagery and physical furniture samples, fabrics and hard materials for an internal presentation of NeoCon 2008 award winners.

WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, New York, NY
formerly CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT, New York, NY (merged in 2005)
Senior Portfolio Research Analyst, Structured Finance, Fixed Income Desk, 2003 - 2007

CENTRE GROUP, New York, NY
Vice President, Finance and Planning, 2000 - 2003

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE (CIBC) WORLD MARKETS, New York
Executive Director, Asset Securitization, Originations and Structuring, 1996 - 2000

STANDARD & POOR’S RATINGS GROUP, New York, NY
Director, Structured Finance, Asset Backed, 1994 - 1996
Associate Director, Structured Finance, Asset-Backed, 1992 - 1994
Rating Officer, Structured Finance, Asset-Backed, 1991 - 1992

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, New York, NY
Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Management Unit, 1989 - 1991

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK, New York
Financial Analyst, Credit and Capital Markets, 1987 - 1989

MEMBERSHIPS
& ACTIVITIES
Manitoga/Russel Wright Design Center, Board Member
American Society of Interior Designers, NY Metro Chapter, Affiliate Member
The Center for Health Design, Member
Health Care Facilities Symposium & Expo 2007 Conference Attendee
Open House New York (OHNY), 2007 & 2009 OHNY Weekend Volunteer
Arts Engine, Advisory Council Member, 2003 - 2007

Projects by Sharon Crockett

Los Angeles Advertising Agency Office Interior Renovation
3 Files

Soho Silicon Alley Internet Start-up Office Interiors
4 Files

Pagganck Hotel on Governors Island
17 Files

Hand Interior Renderings
5 Files

Interior Design Offices
15 Files

City One-Bedroom Apartment
8 Files

2012 Barbara Ostrom Associates Mansion in May Showhouse
2 Files

Family Medical Practice Offices
4 Files

Art Display Wall
3 Files

Retail Art Gallery
7 Files

A New Prototype for Cancer Care Delivery
6 Files

Illustration Work
9 Files

2012 Barbara Ostrom Associates Saddle River Showhouse
3 Files