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Ramya L N

Sydney,NSW

Summary

A passionate retail sales and design consultant with specialization in Luxury brand design and sales. I have over 2.5 years of experience in design and sales of global luxury retail brands from Luxury Living Group (Fendi, Bentley Trussardi), Formitalia (Mercedes, Aston Martin, Lamborghini), Jumbo group collection, Roberto Cavalli and Minotti to name a few. I am an extremely customer focused professional with a razor sharp focus towards delivering optimal outcomes in a collaborative fashion.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Development / Interior Designer

Karya Design Studio
09.2021 - 09.2022

Accountabilities

  • Developed space planning concepts, color palette selections and textile presentations
  • Designed floor plans, elevations, 3D perspective views and material boards for review and presentation
  • Leading the process of furniture selection and documentation of specifications
  • Sourced vendors to obtain quality furnishings and optimal prices for on-budget designs

Key Achievements

  • Managed vendors, and subcontractors achieving 98% on-time delivery
  • Complete 5+ high-end, compelling interiors within a year by using software tools such as Autocad, Sketchup
  • Received 99% positive client feedback as part of post completion surveys
  • Increased the revenue growth by 6X for 2021 financial year

Assistant Design Manager

Meztli Italia ( Luxury Sector )
06.2019 - 09.2021

Accountabilities

  • Instrumental in setting up a new showroom working closely with the brands to maintain brand approved visuals standards in the store
  • Liaison and worked closely with the Italian team (EU) to ensure order placement and final delivery
  • Spearheaded design process to align with client specifications and budget
  • Assisted showroom clients with their selection of products and finishes
  • Created a knowledge management capability of available products, different manufacturers and design options to deliver top-notch service to customers
  • Educated customers about products and services to help each make optimal choices and boost per-customer revenue
  • Monitored inventory levels to stay on top of stock availability and expected delivery times
  • Liaise with the production team by monitoring progress, payments and delivery schedules
  • Documented inventory location records, filing receipts and invoices appropriately
  • Prepared and forecasted budgets and expenditures
  • Updating CRM and writing content for marketing promotions
  • Key contributor in developing marketing ideas for collateral and digital content
  • Built content strategies for digital media in line with branding and messaging standards
  • Maintained data accuracy and accessibility with strong document control

Key Achievements

  • Administered all business marketing operations and advertisement campaigns that eventually generated 5% increase in web traffic in 4 months
  • Increased monthly sales by 10% by focusing on promoting low-medium budget brands to targeted customers
  • Closed about 20+ medium budget projects and about 6+ luxury budget projects in a span of 1.5 years
  • Increased customers flow by 30% to the showroom, generating more profits for the company with a word-of-mouth referral program

Junior Architect

Black Pencil
04.2018 - 06.2018

Accountabilities

  • Assisted senior architects in various urban planning projects
  • Assisted in site works and worked on working details drawings

Key Achievements

  • Assistant senior project manager in multiple urban scale projects with a spread of over 5 acres
  • Appreciated for good presentation & Photoshop Skills

Junior Landscape Architect

Rrbun Shapes Pvt. Ltd
09.2015 - 10.2016

Accountabilities

  • Assisted Senior architects with construction details
  • Executed preliminary studies on site
  • Created presentation graphics for various projects
  • Initiated and took over larger scale commercial projects independently and executed it

Key Achievements

  • Supervised projects, and coordinated with cross-functional departments to achieve company goals, improving productivity by 25%
  • Upgraded my skills in design presentation by getting trained in Photoshop & CoralDraw Tools

Education

Certification IV - Marketing And Communication

Strathfield College
Sydney, NSW
12.2023

Master of Science - Fashion, Design & Luxury Management

Grenoble Ecole De Management
Paris
06.2020

Bachelor of Science - Architecture

Church of South Indian Institute of Technology
India
05.2016

Skills

  • Presentation Design
  • Digital Design
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Proficiency in SketchUp
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Team-Oriented and Cooperative
  • MS Office Suite
  • CAD Drawings
  • Social Media Trend Analysis
  • Customer Consultations
  • Marketing Strategy Development
  • Market Trend Analysis

Certification

  • Influencer's check for FCB : 65Db Agency China
  • Evolution of Green Marketing the next big Furniture Industry : Final Thesis 2020
  • Introduction to E-commerce Marketing : HubSpot 2020
  • Fashion E-commerce XD : Coursera 2020
  • Introduction to CRM with HubSpot : Coursera 2020


Timeline

Business Development / Interior Designer

Karya Design Studio
09.2021 - 09.2022

Assistant Design Manager

Meztli Italia ( Luxury Sector )
06.2019 - 09.2021

Junior Architect

Black Pencil
04.2018 - 06.2018

Junior Landscape Architect

Rrbun Shapes Pvt. Ltd
09.2015 - 10.2016

Certification IV - Marketing And Communication

Strathfield College

Master of Science - Fashion, Design & Luxury Management

Grenoble Ecole De Management

Bachelor of Science - Architecture

Church of South Indian Institute of Technology
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