I am looking for a working environment that can foster my growth in interior design. I hope to achieve this through working with peers and principles who share my focus and professionalism.
D o u g l a s R. B u r c h
S u m m a r y o f Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s
• Practiced and effective leader, senior designer, manager and expeditor with over sixteen years of progressive experience in interior design and interior architecture.
• Proven abilities conceiving, presenting, managing, directing, designing, sourcing, specifying, coordinating, documenting, detailing and drafting a wide variety of complex residential, hospitality, food and beverage and commercial interiors projects.
• Productively works both independently and as a team member with coworkers, clients, consultants, vendors and contractors. Efficiently communicates, prioritizes, organizes, coordinates, produces, directs, delegates and reviews work. Including mentoring designers and administrative staff.
• Command of the requirements of purchasing, programming, space planning, schematic design, bid and permit documents, construction document production, coordination, construction review and furnishings selection, design control and installation processes.
• Adept at hand drafting, sketching, color presentation techniques, specifications research, writing and editing, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and has a working knowledge of Power Point, Excel, AutoCAD 14 and 2004, 2006 for Windows.
E x p e r i e n c e
• Managed interior design and interior architecture projects from concept, design to installation & occupancy concentrating on large scale hospitality projects, high-end residential projects and commercial tenant improvements.
• Collaborated on the design and installation of rooms for The San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2002, The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 2002 Vignette Four Season’s Residences.
• Directed large and small teams and prepared detailed drawings and specifications for business and resort hotels, a custom office system, residential and hospitality furnishings and decorative light fixtures and numerous residential projects including large homes and smaller kitchen and bath remodels.
• Collaborated on the design and sourced custom furnishings, carpets, antiques, lighting, hardware, plumbing and appliances, finishes, accessories, art and fabrics for common spaces, guestrooms, suites, restaurants, bars, spas, meeting spaces and landscape elements for a variety of hospitality, residential and commercial clients.
• Interviewed contractors and vendors to obtain high quality competitive bids as well as coordinated with multi-disciplinary teams on large scale value engineering exercises.
D o u g l a s R. B u r c h
E x p e r i e n c e c o n t i n u e d
• Promoted rapidly from Senior Designer to Project Designer to Associate by one of “Interior Design Magazine’s Top 100 Design Giants 2007 & 2008†and a firm featured on “The Gold List 2009, Interior Designersâ€, Western Interiors & Design among many other honors.
• In house team member of a professional development committee, “green†team committee, aided in recruitment and retention efforts, lead a vendor presentation program including both short format and in depth lunchtime educational presentations, and collaborated on coordinating, editing and updating an extensive materials, fabrics, furnishings and CSI library.
• Co-founded, directed and developed a residential interior design department that concentrates on the synthesis of interior architecture and furnishings.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with showrooms and trades-people in and around the San Francisco Bay Area as well as internationally.
• Developed and reviewed thorough furnishings budget estimates for high end residential and hospitality clients.
• Created marketing texts for resort and business hotel owners and operators.
R e c e n t W o r k H i s t o r y
Associate, Project Designer
BAMO, Inc. (formerly Babey, Moulton, Jue & Booth), San Francisco, CA,
October 05 – April 09, bamo.com
Interior Design Director, Interior Designer, Project Manager
Mahoney Architects and Interiors, Tiburon, CA,
April 03 – October 05, mahoney-architects.com
Project Manager, Interior Designer
Michael Merrill Design Studio, San Francisco, CA,
Jan 02 – March 03, michaelmerrill.net
Project Manager and Designer
Theodore Brown & Partners, Inc., San Francisco, CA,
April 99 - Sept 01, tbrownatchitect.com
Project Manager, Designer and CAD Operator
Anne Phillips Architecture, Berkeley, CA,
October 97-March 99, aparch.com
E d u c a t i o n
California College of Arts and Crafts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting 1991-1993
Ecoles d’art Americaines, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France
Interdisciplinary Studies - summer program 1988
University of Cincinnati
College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning
Architecture Major 1984-1989
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