Experience Summary
EXPERIENCE
2005-2008 Andover Elementary School/ Castle Creek Elementary School, Orlando, Florida
• Classroom management and teaching assistant
2004-2005 Architectural Lines, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Architectural Lines is a firm that provides Architectural, Engineering, Environmental Design services, supervision and project management services.
• Remodeled and redesigned residential subdivision environment for foster care homes and orphanages (one of two Interior Designers in the group with other Engineers and Architects).
• Remodeled and redesigned a commercial building to fit the needs of middle-school special needs children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
2005 Al Hazzaa Company, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Project Coordinator & Assistant Manager to propose and oversee the design aspects of Internet outlets, cable services and programming for space users in residential area.
2005 Al Jamiah Al Faisaliah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Volunteered at the orphanage to teach the girls from Grades 1–10, some interior design basic elements and principals skills, some sample manual carpenter that is used in the interior environment for fun and/or decorating, basic home/house maintenance skill, wood and wall painting, windows and doors treatment, according to their ages.
2001 – 2004 Al-Manarat School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Two years experience teaching kindergarten. I obtained certificates of gratitude & appreciation.
• One year of experience teaching Art in primary and intermediate schools. I obtained three certificates of gratitude & appreciation.
2000-2004 Freelance Work
• Designed and remodeled the interiors and spaces of two separate apartments units.
2000 King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Internship
o Assigned to work on a class project in Makkah, Saudi Arabia that entailed furnishing and designing the interiors of two apartments to serve as a model living space within a big housing project.
o Redesigned a residential apartment building to fit the needs of low-income families.
• Worked in a simulator dorm as a housing manager.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2011 Texas Tech University (TTU) Lubbock, TX USA Graduate Student in Environmental Design Ph.D College Of Human Sciences, The Department Of Design
2008 – 2008 Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Orlando, FL USA
Graduate Student in Organizational Leadership Ph.D. Fischler School Of Education And Human Services
2006 – 2007 University Of Central Florida (UCF) Orlando, FL USA
Intensive English Program Diploma Center For Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS)
2001 – 2004 The?University?of?King Abdulaziz (KAU) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Master of Art in Home Economics / Housing and Home Management / Interior Design
College of Home Economics
1994 – 2000 The?University?of?King Abdulaziz (KAU) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Bachelor of Art in Home Economic/Housing and Home Management/Interior Design Management of Housing and Institutions Department. College of Home Economics
1991 – 1994 The 14th High School Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
General Secondary Education Certificate
College Preparatory Program At High School
SYMPOSIUMS / WORKSHOPS
2005 King Saud University
• General Cultural Committee – Delivery and Facing Audience
King Abdulaziz University
• My Hands Make Exhibit – Management of Small Projects; How to Open Commercial Registration; Delivery and Facing Audience;
• Home Science Conference – New Horizons for Home Science
• Muslim Women and Civilization – Your Identity is Your Civilization; Self-Realization; Self-Realization and Ascending to the Summit
Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Arrange Your Life; How to Start a Small Project; How to Select, Establish and Manage Your Small Project Successfully; How to be an Ideal Employee; Professionalism at Work; Work Ethics
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Adept to deliver under pressure & tight deadlines
• Arranging space/space management to suit functions and needs for individual/s and group/s
• Business and organizational skills “Conceptual, Human skills, planning, organizing. leading, coordinating, and team work”
• Color Balancing: Match colors and understand how colors affect spatial perception and moods
• Designing and sketching; from conceptualizing to generating of new ideas
• Designing spaces that are functional and attractive while adhering to safety protocols and building codes.
• Efficient in networking and creating media relations
• Experience in the art of beautification, color mixture and designing creative works in Arabic handwriting.
• Experienced in pitching ideas & content building for design
• Effective in verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication; “expressing, listening, and managing the overall process of communication” & delivering channel strategies
• In depth knowledge of current styles and trends in residential and commercial design
• Knowledgeable about fabrics that are integral to design
• Problem sensitivity and solution management skills
• Work in harmony with a variety of people as a team player
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Microsoft Word / PowerPoint / Excel
• Adobe Photoshop
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in speaking, reading and writing Arabic and English.
MEMBERSHIPS
2008 American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
2008 Environmental Design Research Association (EDAR)
2008 International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
2008 Tech Habitat for Humanity
2008 U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
2008 Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design?(LEED)
1998 Saudi Council of Engineers