NAOMI BENATAR
MFA | IIDA Associate | LEED Green Associate | WELL AP CONTACT CELL: 614.598.9986 EMAIL: nbenatar@live.com ISSUU: issuu.com/naomibenatar LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/naomibenatar ADDRESS: 2808 McKinney Ave. #413 Dallas, Texas 75204
ACADEMICS NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN
WORK EXPERIENCE H. CHAMBERS COMPANY August 2021 - Present Interior Designer • • • • • • • • • •
Graduated: May 2020 MFA, Interior Design with High Honors GPA: 3.8 • Green Design Group Member • ASID Student Chapter Member
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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Graduated: May 2017 BA, Hebrew Literature & Language GPA: 3.5 • 2016 Cummins Prize • 2016 Skilken Scholarship • Provost Scholarship • Scarlet and Gray Grant
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Lead Interiors team on 3 projects upon resignation of Senior ID Lead Interiors team on 3 additional projects Lead Interiors production team on 2 projects Communicate daily with architecture team Delegate tasks and responsibilities to team members Research, identify, and source from appropriate vendors Design material schemes and make FF&A selections Manage vendor relationships Draw plans, elevations, and millwork details Create material, room finish, plumbing, decorative hardware, decorative lighting, and accessories schedules Redline drawing sets Design presentation materials Render 2D elevations and plans Sell clients on photo-realistic renderings and facilitate execution of renderings with external consultants Present on-site to clients (general managers/member committees) Communicate regularly with clients via email, phone, and video calls throughout all phases of design process Create, edit, and proof FF&A budgets Value engineer FF&A budgets Write specifications Create Purchasing Services Agreement (PSA) packages Coordinate with internal procurement department Coordinate with consultants and contractors Identify and execute timely and cost-effective solutions during Construction Administration (CA)
SOFTWARE/SKILLS
• Oversee furniture and art installations
Autodesk Revit Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk 3ds Max Google SketchUp Chaos Group V-Ray Enscape 3D Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Premiere Pro CC Studio Designer Hand Rendering Hand Drafting
May 2020 - July 2021: Freelance Interior Designer May 2019 - April 2020: Design Intern
BACCI KITCHENS
CATALINA CASTAÑO INTERIORS May 2019 - August 2019 Design Intern
AUTOCAD TUTOR
May 2019 - January 2020 Tutor
DENTON HOUSE DESIGN STUDIO May 2018 - August 2018 Design Intern