Objective
To provide expert professional interior design and construction management services to clients, ensuring that their wishes for their personal space are carried out to the letter, efficiently, cost-effectively and in advance of any deadlines, if possible.
Professional Experience & Selected Accomplishments
Hulsman Style Inc. Incorporated 2011; blog begun Sept. 2010 at hulsmanstyle.com
WHDecor, Palm Beach, Florida, 2005 to 2011: Interior designer of high-end luxury homes, project manager
Key areas of responsibility
- Managed budgets ranging from $200,000 to $1.1 million; total $3.8 million; averaged $550,000
- Directed all trades and crafts workers to achieve the creation of unique, one-of-a-kind designs that reflected clients’ individual desires
- Supervised all installers of stone, granite, tile, wall coverings, carpet, lighting, and decorative plumbing fixtures; decorative painters; audio-visual equipment contractors; cabinetmakers
- Ensured that all project deadlines were met, on or ahead of schedule
- Selected all materials to be used in my design, such as: architectural interior details, paint colors, decorative paint, fabrics, wall coverings, window treatments, furnishings and lighting
- Interviewed architects and contractors for recommendation to client
Key accomplishments
- Determined budget scope and came in at or below budget every time
- Completed all jobs to the satisfaction of clients, who then referred me to colleagues and associates all over the country
- Created designs for individual clients that reflected their individual tastes and desires
- Repurposed clients’ existing furniture whenever possible to help stay within budget
- Maintained relationships with all trades and crafts workers and professionals to assure mutual respect and harmony at the job site
William Hulsman, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1998 to 2004: Manager of interior design firm and high-end curtain workroom
Key areas of responsibility
- Managed budgets ranging from $50,000 to $1.7 million; total $3.4 million; average project $675,000
- Worked as head designer in charge of up to 4 concurrent projects
- Managed staff in 2 states, with weekly staff meetings
- Selected all decorative furnishings, lighting, carpeting, fabrics, wall coverings and fixtures for all projects
- Directed all vendors and trades and crafts workers, electricians, painters, plumbers and cabinetmakers for all projects
- Supervised all installations of wallpaper, window treatments, decorative painters, tile and stone
- Maintained relationships with clients, contractors and professionals involved in all aspects of the projects
Key accomplishments
- Determined budget scope and came in at or below budget every time
- Completed all projects on time to my clients’ satisfaction and was referred to their colleagues and associates
- Featured on TV, “New England Dream House,” twice in spring 2003
- Featured on HGTV’s Homes Across America, fall 2002
- à Published for Junior League show house in the John Quincy Adams reserve, spring 2003 Brunschwig & Fils “Up Close” coffee table book
- Developed strategic business plan for William Hulsman, Inc., for investors; $1.5 million annual gross income
- Designed line of upholstered furniture and case goods for Bill Hulsman home retail stores
- Marketed products for two Bill Hulsman Home stores
- Established corporate offices, including offices for staff of 5, for William Hulsman, Inc.
- Trained 4 selected individuals for specific product manufacture
- Established manufacturing facility
- Designed/developed procedures for employees
- Instituted and maintained relationships with wholesale and retail clients
- Developed and designed product line of lighting and accessories
- Researched fabrics in Europe for collection