CONTACT
ablackwell@vt.edu
ava-blackwell
315.604.1157
1047 Butters Farm Lane
Skaneateles, NY 13152
EDUCATION
BS, Major in Interior Design
Virginia Tech College of Architecture, Art and Design
GPA 3.7, with Honors
May 2024
BS, Minor in Pathways to Sustainability
Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment
GPA 4.0, with Honors
May 2024
Study Abroad
Santa Reparata International School of Art
Florence, Italy Summer, 2022
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite
Revit
Enscape
Sketchup
dRofus
Bluebeam
Construction Documents
Marker Rendering
HONORS
Virginia Tech Dean’s List Fall 2020 - May 2024
HOPE Service Award
Ambassador
AVA N. BLACKWELL
EXPERIENCE
HDR Architecture and Engineering | Interior Design Intern June 2023 - August 2023
Completed furniture specification package for bidding purposes, including selecting furniture, finishes and fabrics in collaboration to the built environment, estimated material requirements and costs, ordered samples, spoke with product representatives, and researched furniture; Presented decisions to client for approval; Coordinated technical requirements
Virginia Tech Community Design Assistance Center | Assistant Interior Designer August 2023 - February 2024
Provided design assistance to VT outreach center providing planning and input to communities and non-profit organizations throughout Virginia; Created design for general store and co-existing apartments for local property owner
Greystar Property Management Union Blacksburg | Community Assistant August 2022 - January 2023
Aspired to make the complex feel like a diverse, inclusive, loving community as I was assigned individual leads, which are possible future residents that are interested in living there; I lead from where I was and always learned from upper management and coworkers to attend to the community’s needs and wants
Northern Mast Climbers, LLC. | Administrative Assistant December 2021 - Present; Part-time
Organize and prepare correspondence, initiate streamlining of processes, assist in data management, maintain file system, multi-task and utilize time-management skills.
INVOLVEMENT
Interior Designers for Education and Sustainability | Student Member August 2020 - Present
Participation in weekly lecture series at Virginia Tech with industry professionals in order to educate their members on interior design and sustainability
El Salvador Mission Trip | Participant February 2020
Raised awareness, fundraised and participated in a youth mission trip to an impoverished remote village in the El Salvador Bajo Lempa Region
Thom Filicia, INC. | Job Shadow November 2019
Accompanied renowned Interior Designer Thom Filicia on photo shoot staging, attended project reviews, participated in creative brainstorming with architects and designers, and collaborated on showroom setup
Magna Cum Laude
