Personal Philosophy: “Nothing is impossible. There are only solutions yet to be discovered”
Work Skills: • Creative Problem Solving • Superior Written and Oral Communication • Organization • Strong Work Ethic • Self-Starting • Abstract Thinking Capabilities • Resourceful • Punctual • Time Management • Efficient and Functional Space Planning • Accurate Color Memory and Matching • Comfortable with Numbers and Calculations
Achievements and Recognition: Finalist: Outstanding Graduate of the Year 2020 Graduated with High Honors: Associate of Applied Science- Interior Design (2020) Certificates Earned: Computer Aided Design and Drafting (2018) Kitchen and Bath Design (2019) Interior Lighting Design (2019) Academic Honors: 2018, 2019, 2020 LEED Green Associate Working toward Certifed Aging in Place Specialist designation Service: • NKBA Student Chapter Vice-President 2018-2019 • Judged FCCLA Student competition 2019, 2020 • Tutoring fellow design students in Chief Architect, Sketchup, Autocad
Technical Proficiencies: • Chief Architect- BIM • Autodesk AutoCAD • Sketchup • V-Ray for Sketchup • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Indesign • Microsoft Office Suite • Buildertrend • Autodesk REVIT BIM • Autodesk 3DS Max Internships and Related Experience: • Freelance Renderings and Perspective drawings for Past Basket Kitchen Design, Geneva, Illinois • Normandy Remodeling, Hinsdale Illinois Design Development- Renderings in Chief Architect, pricing cabinets • Bradford & Kent Building and Remodeling, Downers Grove, Illinois Sales Assistant- Purchasing, Expediting, Librarian, Reception • Virginia Tile, Wooddale, Illinois Design Consultant- Assist designers and clients with selections, create quotes, order samples • Sherwin Williams, Glen Ellyn, Illinois Color Consultant- Assist customers with color selections, visual matching of paint colors to clients’ swatches • Fulfilled roles of Designer and General Contractor for several personal home remodeling projects including 6 bathrooms, 2 basements and a home-catering kitchen • 12 years as a Realtor in Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Why settle for the easier way, when there is a better way, a more beautiful way, a more functional way?
Contact: Phone: 630/201-1236 E-mail: HeidiMonteith@gmail.com Location: West Chicago, Illinois