MELISSA TOSCANO ARCHITECT B.Arch. Instituto Tecnológico y de estudios superiores de Monterrey (ITESM GDL) - https://tec.mx/en/guadalajara - MAY 2017 melissaptoscano@gmail.com - 239.231.8986 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-toscanno/
Proactively creative designer for interior and architectural projects able to oversees all aspects of the design and construction documents and process from developing, reviewing and coordinating building plans to quality control supervision on jobsites. Organize and design multiple projects to ensure adherence to overall project schedule and clients desires. Interact, review and approve outside consultants, suppliers, government agencies, and subcontractors work and submittals. Actively maintain client communication and strong relationship trough the construction process. Establish specifications, standards, budgets, change orders and purchasing.
Experience Design Project manager
Construction firm
2018- 2019
Interior designer and project management Responsible from creative process, design set, client’s meetings, and successful completion of the project. Managing all phases of the project. Manage team, assigns the work and create schedule and FF&E documents. Accountability and adequate coordination of resources. Support owner and staff in a collaborative professional working relationship. Supervisory work, construction quality control, purchase and order requisitions, construction schedule, and coordinates county inspections. Develop project budget, timeline, contracts and monitors financial progress. Project coordination and control in managing software. Relationship building skills and leadership with bilingual communication, empathic, flexible and positive attitude. Primary source of client relationship, meetings to stablish product selections, design. Studio Snaidero designer. Management, logistics and order of Italian cabinetry.
Interior Design
Interior designer
2017 – 2017
Supervises, directs and evaluates assigned staff to follow senior designer project. Oversees general contractor jobsite work to ensure it follows the interior design plans. Coordinate design set of drawings, 3D models, presentations and FF&E documentation. Actively providing creative and innovative solutions and design concepts to assist senior designer. Manage day to day activities if the client, staff and project purchasing to assure quality and efficiency. Communication with clients, subcontractors and senior designer for collaboration and efficient construction process.
Design firm
Urban planning government department
2016 – 2017
Architect and urban designer Develop design concepts and rendering for the city of Guadalajara, such as government building with landscape architecture, parks, plazas, and nonprofit building. Assist senior architects with construction plan, managing activities, design concepts, community meetings and presentations for approval. Perform construction site visits, coordinate contractors, and ensure all projects delivered on time, within scope and budget.