Designer — Pembroke Pines, FL
Likes to make a difference, sharing with others my abilities and knowledge in everything I do. Strive to be a competitor, problem solver, good at working with others and reliable when working with minimum supervision.
Urania Melendez
19231NW 12th Street
Pembroke Pines FL 33029
954-552-1289 (cell)
melendezue@netscape.net
DESIGN SKILLS:
Space Planning Color Selection Textiles Selections
Furniture Design Fabric Selection Conceptual Planning
Presentation Boards Rendering Lighting
COMPUTER SKILLS:
AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Office
Sketch Up
BILINGUAL: Spanish/English
FIELD-RELATED EXPERIENCE:
• Participated and collaborated with a group of Interior Design students to set up two booths for the West Palm Beach Home and Garden Show 2009.
• Space Planning, decoration and planning for a local Summer Event.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
7/2011 – present La Z Boy Furniture Galleries, Pembroke Pines, FL
Interior Designer Assistant
• Customer Service / Sales.
• Assist Interior Designer.
8/2007 – 7/2011 Everglades Community Church, Pembroke Pines, FL
Publisher
• Responsible for all publications. Including weekly bulletin, quarterly newsletter and all special events.
• Maintain Website.
9/2002 – 6/2007 Chapel Trail Elementary School, Pembroke Pines, FL
Assistant Teacher
• Responsible to assist a team of third grade teacher.
3/1998 – 4/2001 Expeditors International, Pembroke Pines, FL
Import Coordinator
• In charge of different accounts and responsible for all U.S. Customs documents for incoming shipments.
EDUCATION:
2010 The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Bachelor of Science Degree in Interior Design (2012-Graduation Date)
MEMBERSHIPS:
2008 -2010 American Society of Interior Designer – Student Chapter
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2010 – 2011 Re-design a food pantry / community center for a local organization and participated on a School project for Childnet, a local children agency for foster care and adoption.