Skills Profile

• Highly creative with good eye for design, colour and spatial awareness
• Experience in designing for high end luxury hotels, residential and retail
• Able to run project from initial concept sage through to completion
• Work well within a team and able delegate
• Site experience and co-ordinate M&E services
• Excellent computer skills with variety of design programmes
• Attention to detail

 

Employment History

 

2008–present Buchanan Hartley Architects London, England

Senior Interior Designer / Team Leader

• 2011 promoted to lead interior designer
• Create initial design concept and present to the client
• Implement design while co-ordinating services
• Site co-ordination
• Delegate to and lead a team
• Review detail drawings
• Preparing planning applications, including the

  production of design and access statements.

2008–2011  Buchanan Hartley Architects London, England

Architectural Assistant / Interior Designer

• Conceptual design and planning
• Visuals presentations
• CAD Drawings
• Sample and Mood boards
• Tender documentation, FF&E specification

 

2006–2008 Embassy of Latvia London, England

PA Embassy’s Secretary

• Preparation and facilitation of the state and ministerial visits and official events in England, Wales and Scotland.
• Administration of Latvian tourism promotions and marketing at Embassy’s premises and at the Latvian social events and exhibitions.
• Management of Embassy’s confidential documentation and the Ambassador’s Business correspondence.

 

2001–2007 Latvian Welfare Fund UK London, England

Representative

• Co-ordination of Latvian networking system in the United Kingdom, including the co-operation with Latvian Embassy, Latvian Development and Investment Agency, Latvian Tourism Agency and Latvian diaspora.

 

Education

2001 Chambre des Metiers de Lettonie Riga, Latvia

 Master, Diplome de Maitre Artisan

 

1997–2001 Technical University of Riga Riga, Latvia

• B.A.E, Design Technology
• Designer Diploma, Interior and Advertising Design

 

Certifications

 

2014 University of Arts Chelsea London, England

• Lighting Design.

 

2013 Cavendish College London London, England

• Autodesk 3d Max modelling and rendering.

 

2012 University of Arts Chelsea London, England

• Technical Drawing for Interior Design.

 

2005-2008 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Riga, Latvia

• Management and Business, Correspondence.

 

Softwares

 

AutoCAD, AutoDesk, 3dMax, Revit (with Vray)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)

Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker), Sketchup (with Vray), Web Studio.