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212 S Olive St, Denver, CO 80230
303-344-2868 Home
303-507-3912 Cell
720-859-6671 Fax
Michelle Elaine Ku
Job Skills • Utilize Microsoft Office products
• Administered seven different product lines
• Promoted products
• Inventoried and ordered merchandise
• Supervised a team of three
• Investigated and resolved technical prob-
lems
• Facilitated composition of a Teacher of the Year nomination that was
instrumental in achieving an award for
Teacher of the Year on the first
nomination
References will be provided at interview.
Job History • Debra Toney Residential Design Intern May 09-July 09
• Accenture Senior Consultant Sept 88-May 96
• General Electric Consulting Consultant May 87-Aug 88
• Martin Marietta Data Systems Systems Analyst Dec 85-May 87
• Caterpillar Tractor Company Systems Analyst Jan 84-Nov 85
• Sanger & Co Waitress May 83-Dec 84
• Eddies Waitress May 82-Sept 82
• Montgomery Ward Cosmetics Clerk Dec 77-Aug
Education
• Associate of Applied Science Degree in Interior Design 2009; Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO. Dean’s list all semesters.
GPA: 4.00. Student member of ASID, NKBA • Bachelor of Business Degree in Computer Science 1983; Western
Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Graduated with Honors.
Objective Seeking a part time position as a sales associate.
Design Skills • Create design programs; conduct client
profiles, interviews, and research
• Measure and document spaces and
construct as-built plans
• Collaborate with architects to refine and
modify interior spaces
• Integrate client needs, code
requirements, & imposed constraints into functional and aesthetically
appropriate interior spaces
• Understand fundamentals of kitchen &
bath design, cabinet construction, and
basic carpentry/plumbing/electrical;
identify basic safety criteria for kitchens
& baths; analyze & communicate the
success/failure of basic kitchen & bath
plans
• Use design concepts to guide materials
and finishes
• Devise space plans: relate
components/architectural elements,
proportion/scale to interior volumes;
human psychological/emotional
needs/behavior patterns; bubble diagrams/criteria matrices
• Identify, specify, estimate material and
installation costs of ceiling, wall, floor
materials; textiles and lighting
• Create harmonious and appropriate
color schemes
• Design window treatments, work with
fabricators and installers
• Select accessories/art to determine
mood and design character
• Solve design problems
• Format and generate: purchase orders,
client invoices, project time sheets
• Use design/product showrooms as
sources for materials, finishes, furnishings
• Coordinate shipping and handling by
receiving/storage warehouse
Design Communication • Compose and produce design
presentation boards
• Manually draft plans, sections, details
elevations, and interior construction
drawings
• Draw with freehand ink techniques
• Manually draw isometrics and 2-point
perspectives • Render design drawings
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Draw perspectives with Google
SketchUp 7
• Manual & computer drafting of kitchen
& bath floor plans, elevations, &
lighting/switching/electrical using
industry standards, with dimensions &
sheet graphics
Design Knowledge • Recognize and identify characteristic
design elements of the major historical
periods & their contemporary
applications
• Familiar with architecture, major
contemporary styles, and designers • Apply basic barrier free criteria to
residential design
• Knowledge of building code
requirements as they apply to interior
design
Accomplishments • Kitchen published in Colorado Homes &
Lifestyles, September/October 1992
• Projects selected for 2007, 2008 &
2009 Student Exhibits at Arapahoe
Community College’s Colorado Gallery
of the Arts
• Selected in student competition to
design rear patio of The Alexander
Foundation’s Out and About Show
Home
• Submitted projects to ASID National and Colorado design competitions