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ASHLEY TALIAFERRO DESIGN

design + all things creative

RICHMOND, VA

Work experience
Interior Designer, NCIDQ, IIDA   

January 2018 - PRESENT

Quinn Evans Architects (formerly BCWH Architects), Richmond, VA
Interior Design services for Library, Schools, & Community organizations is Virginia & Maryland areas.

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Interior Designer, NCIDQ, IIDA   

January 2017 - September 2017

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Charlotte, NC
Interior Design & project management services for workplace & healthcare clients in the Carolinas. 

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Interior Designer + Marketing Coordinator, NCIDQ, LEED GA, IIDA Associate   

​October 2011 - October 2016

Perkins+Will, Charlotte, NC
An Interior Designer:: My most recent role at Perkins+Will included design production, construction administration, space planning, furniture selection, schematic ideation, storytelling, branding, and  environmental graphics. Client work included a focus on corporate interiors, healthcare, and K-12. 



A Volunteer:: In addition I was on the Social Committee, our event planning group, and I volunteer my time to our Sustainable Design and Social Responsibility Initiatives. The Perkins+Will Commuter Challenge, the Steelcase Victor 2 competition, PARK(ing) day, We Care, and design services for Sow Much Good are such projects.

 

A Former Marketing Coordinator:: marketing collateral creation and coordination, graphic communication, social media management, developing and planning PR materials and events, assisting with interior design materials for clients.  

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Freelance Design Consultant

September 2008 - present

i AM Design :: freelance design services, Richmond, VA & Charlotte, NC

Marketing and social media development with brand auditing and graphic design work including logos, business cards, illustrations, invitations, and website content development. Interior design consulting for commerical and residential clients including wayfinding + environmental graphics, FF&E selection, space planning, drafting, seasonal landscaping for enhancing curb appeal, and the design of renovations to existing homes. Probono work includes graphics & artwork for nonprofit clients 

 

Draftsperson 

May - December 2005 / Freelance June 2006 - February 2009

Miller Marine, Inc., Deltaville, VA
Paid my dues in the family business as a drafter of maritime construction documents and shipyard site plans in AutoCAD and in use for CNC fabrication

 

CAD Survey Technician

September 2006 - March 2007

​EMC Engineering Services, Inc., Savannah, GA
Assisted the head of the surveying department with AutoCAD drafting and the implementation and coordination of survey projects throughout the Savannah metro area. 

 

Graphic Design + Public Relations

December 2005 - March 2006

Liberty At Compass Quay, Urbanna, VA

Promoted the public relations for a newly opened inn by coordinating and implementing new forms of event and publicity advertisement. Researched, compiled, and created brochures, newsletters, newspaper ads, and wedding planning guides.

 

Interior Design Intern

May - August 2004

Impressions of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA
Assisted the interior designers by ordering, coordinating, implementing designs for clients and assisting customers in the home furnishings showroom.

 

 
Affliations.Honors.Volunteering

NCIDQ Certificate Holder, License 31984

International Interior Design Association, Member

University of North Carolina, School of Architecture - Studio Reviewer

Sow Much Good Farmstand and Office Renovation Design

Sante Se Riches a Haitian Medical Clinic, Marketing and Graphics Team Member

CityChurch Renovation Design Direction, Wayfinding, and FF&E Selection

Co-teacher for Earth Day + Sustainability at Highland Mill Montessori
We Care Volunteer
Emerging Professional Member, USGBC Charlotte Region Chapter

Supporter of The Designers Accord

Society for Marketing Professional Services, Member, 2011-2012
Student Mentor to a Team of Undergraduate Interior Design Students, Spring 2008
Design Miami: Student Design Assistant to Tokujin Yoshioka, December 2007

American Society of Interior Designers, Student Member, 2006
Savannah Young Architects Forum, Student Member, 2006
SCAD Academic Honors Fellowship, 2006-2008
Sigma Pi Kappa, Honor Society, Member since 2005
Senior Set Designer, A Company of Wayward Saints, Spring 2005

education

Savannah College of Art + Design, Savannah, GA, Master of Art, Interior Design, May 2008, Summa cum Laude



University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, Bachelor of Art, Historic Preservation: Museum Design with a set design focus, May 2005, Magna cum Laude



Advanced Studies in England Study Abroad Program, Bath, England, Summer 2003

 

designer's toolbox

Revit 
AutoCAD 

Sketchup
Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe InDesign CS
Adobe Illustrator CS
Microsoft Office
Prezi

Rapid Visualization

Sketch & Collage Renderings
Hand drafting & Detailing
Mind-mapping

Space Planning & Test-fits

Project Management & CA

Permitting

MEP Coordination

FF&E Selection

Lighting Design

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specialites
RECENT CLIENTS

User Experience 
Contextual research
Branding & Storytelling

Design Thinking 

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Asheville School

Bank of America

Blu eCigs

Carolinas Healthcare System

City Church Charlotte

Cristo Rey High School 

Duke Energy 

Founders Federal Credit Union

HSS+M, PLLC

Lenovo

Maymont Foundation

Microsoft - Charlotte 

Monarch Charlotte 

Moore & VanAllen

Cecil County Public Library

Saint Mary's Catholic School

Sow Much Good

TD Bank

Wells Fargo

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