Merchandising and/or Retail architecture management position
AVAILABLE SPRING 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
DESIGN PRINCIPAL
MOHEN DESIGN INTERNATIONAL (www.mohen-design.com)
Annual Rev: 3.5 M USD Staff Shanghai: 40
November 2010 > Present (2 years) SHANGHAI China
Taiwanese company specialized in hospitality, residential and retail environments. I successfully manage full service of interior design projects for Asia Pacific region clients. From concept and art direction to on-site completion including intensive collaboration with other industry professionals such as architects, engineers, construction technicians and contractors.
ASSETS
Bridge: Development of creative process, relaying and providing art directions and design guidelines.
Managment: Operate design team from early design brief to final deliverables. (Team average 10 persons)
Process: Touch base on all projects from early conceptual phase with an excellent understanding of all design to construction process (from strategic planning to architecture layouts and furniture specs).
Communication: Activate or reactivate creative process if design intents are nose diving organizing brainstorming and workshop sessions. Stimulate teams keeping coworkers up to date on design trends, competition and strategic watch. Presentation and workshop with client (French, English and Chinese)
Negotiation: Client meetings, sourcing and cost containment.
Creativity: Knowledge of US / European / Asia markets. Communication through graphic storyboarding
INTERIOR DESIGN MANAGER
GWEN DESIGN STUDIO (www.gwendesign-china.com)
Annual Rev: 300 000 USD Staff Office: 10
June 2009 > November 2010 (18 months) SHANGHAI China
Set up the interior design department through team building and staff development. Initiate communication templates and design standards (from layouts to furniture specs). Work on hospitality and F&B projects.
SENIOR CREATIVE DESIGNER / ART DIRECTION HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
DMU "Duncan Miller and Ullmann" (www.duncanmillerdesign.com)
Annual Rev: 10 M USD Staff Shanghai: 87
June 2007 > June 2009 (2 years) SHANGHAI China
Part of the TOP 100 hospitality company 2012 (http://www.interiordesign.net/article/547396-2012_Top_100_Giants.php) and working in the Art Direction team for clients such as MARRIOTT, HILTON, SHANGRI-LA, LANGHAM. Creative support for guest experience (guestrooms) and public spaces (lobby, restaurants, bars, cafés and business center), concept board experience and story line.
VISUAL MERCHANDISER RETAIL INDUSTRY
BLISSLIVING ,Inc. (www.blisslivinghome.com)
Annual Rev: 100 M USD Staff Asia: 1500 Staff US: 120
July 2005 > July 2007 (2 years) HANG ZHOU. China / (ROCKVILLE) WASHINGTON DC United States
VM concept, maintenance and display window for FMCG home decor company (27 stores PRC) based on US HQ guidelines. Sourcing of local hardware and props for seasonal collections and photos shoot US catalogues. Also composed data analysis up to date on design trends, competition and strategic watch, on a regional (HK,TW,KR,SG) and int’l basis (Maison & Objets 2005,2006,Paris / Ambiente Franckfurt 2006,2007 New-York Gift Show 2007 and Trend shopping Paris / New-York / Shanghai / Beijing 2005,2006,2007).
ARCHITECT ASSISTANT / DESIGNER
Architecture agency DPLG A&C.(www.architectes-ncos.com)
July 2004 > July 2005 (12 months) MARSEILLE. France
Childhood project (day nursery and school expansion). Contemporary Art Center (Valette Du Var). Manufacture of models and final renderings. Work on facades, textures and materials.
CURATOR ASSISTANT
Contemporary Art Museum MAC (www.moca-lyon.org)
June 2003 > June 2004 (12 months) LYON. France
Installation of temporary artistic exhibition:Ben,Yan Fabre,Andy Warhol, young Chinese artists.Following strict plan of action: arrangement, art works transfer installation VIDEO/SOUNDS systems
SKILLS
ADOBE SUITE CS5
Photoshop - Illustrator -Indesign- flash
Microsoft Office Suite (MAC & PC)
AUTOCAD 2009 - 2010
SKETSHUP 8 pro