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07/23  

Present

Lighting Designer 

HBW Lighting 

Throughout working with HBW lighting I have learned many lighting designer skills in the exterior spaces. Working from Carparks, stadiums and sports lighting I have gained much technical experience in conjunction with my strong set of interior lighting – I have become passionate about lighting design and its elements that it encompasses. Throughout my journey as a designer, I have realised my talents and project management skills are best suited to lighting designer roles and positions.

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  • Completing concept lighting reports that are realistic and achievable to our clients alike. 

  • Managing project deadlines and working collaboratively with work colleagues to complete a well throughout lighting concepts.

  •  Assist engineers with further design and developed lighting layouts such as

  • Distribution board, conduit board, power supply consideration and most importantly budgets.

  •  Going to work functions networking events to gain more clientele.

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Refer Lighting Design section of this website for an overview.

 

07/23  

07/22  

The Tiller Cafe

Small Business Owner 

  • Managing a small group of staff. Building my employees to become strong, useful communicators alongside completing other duties.

  • Strong interpersonal relationships with customers and suppliers alike.

  • Successfully grew social media presence and content creator with more social media followers.

  • Accurately completed duties such as inventory control, ordering of products, and cash control.

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Refer Cafe section of this website for an overview.

 

01/22 

Anna Spiro Designs

07/22   

Assistant Interior Desinger

  • Create technical drawings and tender packages including space-plans elevations, bespoke joinery drawings as well as details 

  • Managing projects from concept to completion, working on several projects simultaneously 

  • Working under pressure and tight programs 

  • Working with pre-defined budgets 

  • Ability to build strong working relationships with contractors, consultants, and suppliers 

  • Sound understanding of clients' briefs, and expectations and creating concept presentations 

  • Create project schedules and costings 

  • Assisted in training with other staff members with computer programs and time mamagement skill

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Refer Interior section of this website for an overview.  

01/22    Junior Interior Designer

06/21     Mode Designs 

I was given a wonderful opportunity to work within the interiors team at MODE Design. Mode is most notable for its multi-disciplinary sectors from Education, Healthcare, Residential and Commercial architecture. The interiors team would assist and create alongside the architects cohesive and consistent designs. Experience gained within this role are as follows:

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  • Producing schematic and concepts to fellow architects and external clients.

  • Producing drafting documentation on programs such as Revit and AutoCAD.

  • Producing FF&E and Finishes schedules to accurately reflect what is required for IFC phase.

  • Selection of materials and finishes to complete material boards.

  • Strong Project management skills to assist and support senior staff members prior to stakeholder and client meetings.

  • High attention to detail, communication skills between colleagues.

  • Strong team player, assisting and supporting other staff members.

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Refer Interior section of this website for an overview of projects. 

06/21 Diploma of Interior Design

01/20 Tafe, Southbank Campus Brisbane.

During Covid-19 I went "back to school" and completed a Diploma of Interior Design. The curriculum covered industry-standard drawing techniques, scheduling of materials, mood board layouts, REVIT computer-aided design, the National Construction Code and applicable Australian Standards.  Refer Interior section of this website for an overview of tasks undertaken during the course.

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Refer Interior section of this website for an overview of Industry Standard drawing packages. 

09/19 Project Coordinator & Designer

01/19 JBM Projects

This was a project management role that saw me involved in the running of small scale commercial projects such as cafes, restaurants, night clubs for a D&C fit-out contractor.  My involvement included all project elements from concept to construction. Ultimately, I decided this project management role was not creative enough to align with my ultimate career aspirations and I returned to Household Manager duties and above-mentioned study. 

01/19 Fulltime Carer Household

07/18 Household Manager

I took time out from my professional career to have my daughter Ilijana (now three years old). I enjoyed taking the time to share the early development phases of my daughter's life. My role as "household manager" taught me a lot about time management and prioritising important tasks. 

07/17 Architectural Lighting Designer

08/15 WSP

Post completion of my Architectural Bachelors degree I joined the WSP Specialist Lighting Team.  I was drawn to lighting design as I enjoyed how lighting affected building spaces and enhanced mood.  Under this role, I worked on many different projects, some of which are detailed under the Lighting Design section of this website. Throughout my time at WSP I shifted from Canberra to Melbourne and then ultimately to Brisbane, learning from different team members as well as different engineering sectors along the way.

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Refer to the Lighting Design section of this website for an overview of projects. 

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08/15 Junior Project Manager

01/14 X1Projects

This intern position with X1project management was my first real exposure to the construction and building sector. Assisting with budgeting, financial planning and cost reporting taught me about the practical elements of building and design.

01/13 Architect Placement / Intern

01/14 Nedic Architecture

During my final year of study, I undertook an architectural placement at Nedic Design. During this period I was mentored by senior award-winning architects who taught me how to develop concepts for residential housing, taught me the importance of coordination with other consultant designs and also the value of strong communication skills with Clients.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

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Photoshop

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SKILLED IN

  • Creating projects budgets for lighting and interior design projects.

  • Client and supplier relationships.

  • Project deliveries milestones and deadlines.

  • Promoting businesses and their services professionally.

  • Leading and managing small commercial projects.

  • Negotiating project budgets with Clients and Project Managers.

  • Organisational and time management skills.

  • Collaboration skills in engineering and architectural disciplines.

  • Site visits and supporting builders and contractors with technical drawings.

  • General understanding of the built environment. 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

2021

Advanced Diploma Interior Design, Tafe Queensland

2021 Gold Award for University of Canberra Creative Hub Design

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2014

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, University of Canberra

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CURRENT MEMBER GROUPS

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06/21 - 01/22 - WOTO | WOMEN OF ORANGE 

Becoming a like-minded member of WOTO allowed me to connect with women within the industry receive support from and encouragement. We also attend internal and external events, share information, and communicate. I was given guidance from senior staff members from WOTO during my first weeks since joining.

PREVIOUS MEMBER GROUPS

01/16 - 07/17 - TASKFORCE | PGN

During my time at WSP I was a Taskforce | PGN Representative.  This was a committee within WSP that assisted young professionals within the company to grow, expand and develop their interpersonal and business leadership skills. As an active member of the group, I was responsible for liaising with company Directors and informing them of business ideas, suggestions, and the progress of younger staff members. I also organised networking events within the company for younger and junior staff members to attend, giving them a platform to share and discuss important topics within the building and construction industries.

07/17 - 01/19 - FUTURE NET

FutureNet: Business Networking for Young Professionals Consult Australia is an initiative to develop young professionals’ networking skills through the hosting and organising of events. I was responsible for networking and liaising with other consulting companies, attending monthly meetings to discuss important issues on industry events

REFEREES

Joe Park 

The Tiller Employee -

Manager/ Barista

+61 456 110 544

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Alexandra Johnson

Anna Spiro

Spiro Store Manager

+61405 699 971

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Martina Marram

Anana Spiro

Spiro Store Intern

+61 478 095 856

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Vijay VS

MODE colleague

Interior Designer/Architectural Technician

+61 478 496 326

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Naomi Barnes

Stantec Former WSP colleague 

Lighting Designer 

+61 412 173 579

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Kevin Valenendia 

Former Tafe Student  

Architect and Interior Designer 

+61 414 682 382

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