ASHLEY STARK DESI GNER | CRA FTSWOME N | E NTRE P RENEUR ashleystark96@gmail.com (847) 409 - 5335
PERSONALIT Y “ The Mediator” I NTROVERTED I NTUITIVE FEELING P ROSPECTING SKILLS HARD Mac/PC MS Of fice Adobe CC Autodesk Configura Rhino Photography Graphics Fabrication Sketching
EDUCATION KANSAS STATE UNIVERSIT Y | 2015 - 2020 M.S. of Interior Architecture and Product Design • Graduate GPA - 4.0 • Dean’s Honor List | 2015 - 2020 • Ambassador for College of APDesign | 2016 - 2020 • Peer Educator for College of APDesign | 2016 - 2018 • Member of APD Pro, Women in Design, IAPD Student Council, IIDA , and Sustainabilit y Club DANISH INSTITUTE OF STUDY ABROAD | SPRING 2019 Furniture Design Studio EXPERIENCE DESIGNER, MAKER, & GALLERY ASSISTANT | 3OAK | SUMMER 2021 - CURRENT Consulted with clients and fellow artisans to conceptualize, model, and build heirloom qualit y, custom furniture and home goods. In conjunction with the founders, further researched and developed the 3Oak product line.
SOFT Creative Empathetic Visionar y Consistent Rest orative Adaptable HOBBIES
INTERIOR DESIGNER | PMC | SUMMER 2021 - CURRENT Through collaboration with the client and sales team, deciphered needs assessments to determine the scope of work, plan and design furniture layouts, and create accurate renderings and specifications for design intent presentations and implementation drawings. INTERIOR DESIGNER | ARCTURIS | SUMMER 2018 - SUMMER 2021 Worked on trans-disciplinar y teams as an interior designer to elevate corporate experiences through the implementation of user -centered, research-based design. The process included site visits, client and te am meetings, design development, Revit model building and rendering, construction documentation, and creation of client presentations. FURNITURE DESIGNER | OFS x KSU | FALL 2019 - SPRING 2020 Jointly researched, designed, fabricated, and graphically conveyed a furniture line intended for the contract market. This was through a collaboration bet ween furniture manufacturer, OFS Brands and Kansas State Universit y.
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