Haley Wilson, IIDA

I collaborate internally with architects, interior designers and structural engineers on Aviation, Stadia and Workplace design project teams. These projects have required internal collaboration with teammates located in our Kansas City office as well as HNTB offices around the country. I have assisted our project teams with interior design efforts during Design Development, Construction Documentation and Construction Administration. I have also assisted with interior finish selection, FF&E specifications, coordination of interior-directed changes with consultants and coordination of interior divisions with specification writers.

I collaborated both internally with our architects, interior designers and structural engineers as well as co-creating with our clients and consultants to help create unique and inspiring learning environments. At HMA, I worked on project teams to serve Public, Private, and Charter school clients as well as the occasional Workplace design opportunity. I typically became involved with projects during Schematic design, assisting the project team with programmatic exercises and working closely with our client to understand their vision. Depending upon the project team, I assisted or led interior design efforts from Schematic Design into Design Development. I continued to develop details and complete all drawings during Construction Documentation. Additionally, I was responsible for all interior finish selection, lighting selection, coordination of interior divisions with specification writers and Construction Administration of all associated projects.

My experience with HTK was an invaluable introduction to working closely with our community. I had the opportunity to work with administration and staff of several local Private and Public school districts, public safety organizations, and jurisdictions on a variety of project types (Education, Civic, & Spiritual). I either assisted or led the interior design efforts of the project from Schematic Design phase through to detailed Construction Documentation. I also was responsible for coordination of interior-directed changes with consultants, interior finish selection, writing all interior division specifications and Construction Administration of all projects. Additional responsibilities included signage and experiential graphic documentation, lighting selection and furniture selection, as-needed.

This role was an exciting introduction to Design Build team strategy as it was our primary method of delivery at DI. My responsibilities included a blend of both experiential graphic design and interior design on a project-by-project basis. The spectrum of project types varied. During my time, I had the opportunity to assist with design and documentation of signage/graphics packages for several Movie Theater clients, a Health Foods Retailer, Government Healthcare facilities and Stadia.

As a Visual Display Artist, I would draft, render, paint and model any project requested by Regional Management, In-Store Management, or Crew Members. The project requests included drafting, typography and rendering of product images on individual product shelf labels, painting large-scale chalkboards, and designing, developing, and building daily, seasonal and sectional displays.

At PlanetReuse, I developed two interactive structures using the Autodesk program Revit. Both digital structure models displayed examples of how a client could potentially incorporate reclaimed or salvaged materials in any residence or commercial environment. Other responsibilities included managing company social media networking channels and contacting sales representatives as-needed.