TIFFANY ZHOU - RESUME

PROFILE

I pursue design because I am committed to detailed architectural excellence, inspired by functional beauty, and driven to create built environments that mold the human experience

SKILLS

Revit

Enscape

SketchUp

V-Ray

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

COURSEWORK

Building Systems & Codes

Construction Documents

Sustainability for Interiors

Furniture & Lighting Design

Hand Rendering

LANGUAGES

English (native)

Mandarin Chinese (fluent)

Italian (conversational)

CONTACT

tiffanyszhou@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/ tiffany-zhou-design

925-325-0731

EDUCATION

THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN M.F.A. IN INTERIOR DESIGN | EXPECTED SPRING 2020

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY B.A. IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES | SPRING 2017

• Recipient of Pepperdine University Regent’s Merit Scholarship

EXPERIENCE

THE DESIGN HIGH | INTERIOR DESIGN ASSISTANT SUMMER - FALL 2019 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK

• Developed and communicated clear design intent between clients and vendors under supervision of senior designers on both team and solo projects

• Sourced, ordered, and oversaw timely arrival and installation of FF&E for model apartments and amenity spaces under short timelines

• Created floorplans, renderings, design presentations, and specifications documents

CITIZENM HOTELS | DESIGN & TECHNICAL SERVICES INTERN SUMMER 2018 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK

• Sourced code-compliant FF&E, conducted site visits, set up Lunch & Learns, ordered samples, and facilitated relationships with trade representatives and dealers

• Served as a point of contact regarding company-wide brand standards information as the brand transitioned from the European to American hotel market

• Developed and maintained the company’s first physical and digital materials library

CAILEEN DESIGNS LLC | DESIGN ASSISTANT SUMMER 2017 | MALIBU, CALIFORNIA

• Expedited residential design projects by sourcing products, ordering samples, requesting quotes, approving CFAs, ordering FF&E, and tracking item delivery

• Used Quickbooks and Studio Designer to record and track company financials

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & AFFILIATIONS

• NCIDQ IDFX, Fall 2019

• Treasurer for the NYSID branch of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)

• Recipient of the WithIt 2018 Women in Leadership scholarship

• Recipient of the NYSID Graduate President’s Merit scholarship