Nicole Lathouras
Burleigh Heads
Summary
Created effective designs by accounting for issues such as cost, scheduling demands and space limitations. Effectively incorporated lighting, sounds and other technical factors to meet all design parameters. Gifted in detailing plans and constructing scale models.
Enthusiastic responsible for creating, developing and producing visuals of concepts to communicate ideas to clients. Researches, conceptualizes and presents designs to achieve desired effects or goals.
Creative and innovative, with keen eye for aesthetics and functionality. Possesses solid understanding of design principles. Committed to delivering visually compelling and user-friendly designs that drive engagement and satisfaction.
Reliable team member with strong communication skills and ability to adjust work for various environments. Handles modifications, requests and feedback from colleagues, clients and vendors in efficient manner, understanding needs of all parties involved. Flexible in adapting work style to fit different projects and juggling multiple assignments within tight deadlines.
Overview
2023
2023
years of professional experience
Work History
Various office positions prior to 1996
Design Specialist
Clients
01.2010 - 01.2023
- Led brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams, generating fresh ideas for innovative designs.
- Conducted market research to identify emerging trends and inform strategic design decisions.
- Established relationships with vendors, negotiating favourable pricing while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Established relationships with project team members, subcontractors, engineer of record and clients to facilitate understanding and influence design and project development.
- Delivered visually appealing designs within tight deadlines, ensuring timely completion of projects.
- Proposed potential solutions for design optimization, challenges and improvements.
- Reviewed documents for compliance with local and national code requirements.
- Created compelling visual drawings, markups, sketches etc all to scale for customer engagement.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive design solutions for complex projects.
- Continuously expanded skills through attending industry conferences, workshops, or webinars.
- Generated detailed specification documents to guide production teams on executing designs accurately.
- Developed cost-effective designs through careful material selection.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and maintaining high-quality results.
- Mentored junior designers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team productivity.
- Used Apple and microsoft one drive to Creative and edit images for use in construction, fo the client to visulaize the end facade.
- Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to the client.
Education
High School Diploma -
The Gap State High School
Brisbane, QLD11-1982
Skills
- Highly motivated
- Excellent communication skills
- Willing to learn and listen
- Professional when in professional situations
- People person
- Work under stress and can assess which problem needs to be attended to first etc
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of GC City Council, the Builder, Sub contractors, and the Client to mention a few in the development of 331 Monaco Street, and many other properties on the Gold Coast
Timeline
Design Specialist
Clients
01.2010 - 01.2023
Various office positions prior to 1996
High School Diploma -
The Gap State High School
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