Clear Export Industries, Inc.September 2018 - Present
As the Interior and Furniture Designer, my duties and responsibilities are, but not limited to:
• Research and develop new designs, materials, and finishes for both export and local market, do rough sketch for approval and reflect designs in CAD.
• Attend meetings with clients, interior designers, and contractors to discuss their furniture requirements and coordinate with the projects from beginning until delivery.
• Overseeing problems and issues, and coordinate with different departments to come up with a solution that would be cost efficient and would benefit both the company and the clients.
• Assist PRD manager on some of the duties and responsibilities by making progress reports every week to monitor all the local custom projects.
• Respond to inquiries through email and send clients project update or report to keep them posted on the status of their items.
• Coordinate with the CAD team and all personnel in the PRD Department, manage scheduling, pick-up and delivering items and swatches.
• Coordinate with our contractors and suppliers for metal works, stone works, glass, fabric requirements, amongst other things, with the fabrication of the parts our factory cannot fabricate.
• Take pictures of items for documentation and for social media posting.
The first show I designed furniture was for the Philippine International Furniture Show 2019. The show gave our company the exposure it needed to further cement its position in the furniture manufacturing industry.