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WORK EXPERIENCE 4 Logan Court Mount Helen, VIC 3350 WWW.COLOURHD.COM.AU [email protected] Tel. 0468 – 890 - 462 EDUCATION DIPLOMA CERTIFICATE IV INTERIOR DECORATION & DESIGN RMIT University 2010 VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION Carey Grammer School 2005 J A C Q U E L I N E S U C K L I N G Jacqui Suckling is the principal designer at Colour Home & Design who provides Melbourne based builders and their clients a personalised, professional and expert colour and material consulting service. With over 10 years’ extensive experience in colour and material consulting and interior design, Jacqui is highly skilled at understanding and interpreting each client’s vision and helping them express their individual style when creating their dream home or business. Jacqui also has a great appreciation of the huge impact colour can have on a space and how vital it is to get it right. Colour Home & Design offer a range of services that include: Customised colour selection template specific to builder inclusions. Colour scheme/colour board design. Showroom design. Coordination of building works from start to finish. Working closely with suppliers to define product ranges. EXPERTISE RESIDENTIAL HOMES TOWNHOUSES CUSTOM HOMES DISPLAY HOMES COMMERCIAL OFFICES SHOWROOMS MARCH 2013 FEBRUARY 2016 COLOUR SPECIALIST & DISPLAY HOME DESIGNER | RESIDENTIAL HOME BUILDERS (New select Homes & RMS Homes) Delivered exemplary Customer Service by ensuring clients are assisted professionally with colour selections, offering expertise and guidance whilst understanding each individual customer’s needs Working in a detailed manner across processes such as developer approvals, town planning applications & permits Co-ordinate the interior design and exterior design of facades for a range of display home products: - Liased regularly with the drafting department to ensure design met specifications - Determined internal and external colour selection at final plans - Worked closely with suppliers to develop product lines/colour palettes that would appeal to clients Decorated display homes in accordance with stringent budgets, timeframes and client requests Established and maintained successful relationships with a diverse range of suppliers to ensure leverage in purchasing display home furniture and accessories Designed the Colour Room for RMS Homes specific to meet their home inclusions: Liased with suppliers to support the project by getting free product for the set up of the showroom Sourced and coordinated the products required to undergo client selections ABOUT ME INTERIOR DESIGNER

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W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

4 Logan Court

Mount He len , V IC 3350

WWW.COLOURHD.COM.AUjacqu is@colourhd .com.au Te l . 0468 – 890 - 462

E D U C A T I O N

DIPLOMACERTIFICATEIVINTERIOR

DECORATION&DESIGNRMITUniversity

2010

VICTORIANCERTIFICATEOFEDUCATION

CareyGrammerSchool2005

J A C Q U E L I N E

S U C K L I N G

Jacqui Suckling is the principal designer at Colour Home & Design who providesMelbourne based builders and their clients a personalised, professional and expertcolourandmaterialconsultingservice.Withover10years’extensiveexperienceincolourandmaterialconsultingandinteriordesign,Jacquiishighlyskilledatunderstandingandinterpretingeachclient’svisionandhelpingthemexpresstheirindividualstylewhencreatingtheirdreamhomeorbusiness.Jacquialsohasagreatappreciationof thehuge impactcolourcanhaveonaspaceandhowvitalitistogetitright.ColourHome&Designofferarangeofservicesthatinclude:

• Customisedcolourselectiontemplatespecifictobuilderinclusions.• Colourscheme/colourboarddesign.• Showroomdesign.• Coordinationofbuildingworksfromstarttofinish.• Workingcloselywithsupplierstodefineproductranges.

E X P E R T I S E

R E S I D E N T I A L H O M E S

T O W N H O U S E S

C U S T O M H O M E S

D I S P L A Y H O M E S

C O M M E R C I A L O F F I C E S

S H O W R O O M S

MARCH2013FEBRUARY2016

C O L O U R S P E C I A L I S T & D I S P L A Y H O M E D E S I G N E R | RES IDENT IAL HOME BU I LDERS (N ew s e l e c t H ome s & RMS Home s )

• DeliveredexemplaryCustomerServicebyensuringclientsareassistedprofessionallywithcolourselections,offeringexpertiseandguidancewhilstunderstandingeachindividualcustomer’sneeds

• Workinginadetailedmanneracrossprocessessuchasdeveloperapprovals,townplanningapplications&permits

• Co-ordinatetheinteriordesignandexteriordesignoffacadesforarangeofdisplayhomeproducts:

- Liasedregularlywiththedraftingdepartmenttoensuredesignmetspecifications

- Determinedinternalandexternalcolourselectionatfinalplans- Workedcloselywithsupplierstodevelopproductlines/colour

palettesthatwouldappealtoclients• Decorateddisplayhomesinaccordancewithstringentbudgets,

timeframesandclientrequests• Establishedandmaintainedsuccessfulrelationshipswitha

diverserangeofsupplierstoensureleverageinpurchasingdisplayhomefurnitureandaccessories

• DesignedtheColourRoomforRMSHomesspecifictomeettheirhomeinclusions:

• Liasedwithsupplierstosupporttheprojectbygettingfreeproductforthesetupoftheshowroom

• Sourcedandcoordinatedtheproductsrequiredtoundergoclientselections

A B O U T M E

I N T E R I O R D E S I G N E R

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W O R K E X P E R I E N C E ( C O N T I N U E D )

OCTOBER2012NOVEMBER2013

K I T C H E N D E S I G N E R | K ITSET K ITCHENS

• RespondtoenquiriesregardingKitchenManufactureinperson,emailandoverthephone,providingaccurateandcurrentinformation

• AssistedcustomerswiththeKitchenDesignProcesswhetheritbetocreate,remodelorupdateanexistingkitchentoprovidebeautifulandcreativesolutionsbasedontheclientsneeds:

- Sketch/draftofkitchenlayoutanddesign- Discussedbuildingmaterials,colours,patternsandroomlayout

withclients- Computergeneratedplansand3Dimages- Quotationpresentation• KeepinformedwithKitchen‘invogue’trends,supplierproducts

rangesandkitcheninnnovation.

T E C H S K I L L S MS WORD

EMAIL

INTERNET

PHOTOSHOP

P E R S O N A L S K I L L S

JANUARY2006JANUARY2012

P R I N C I P A L D E S I G N E R & D I S P L A Y H O M E M A N A G E R | NAT IONAL BU I LDERS GROUP

• Providedhighqualitycustomerservicebyassistingwithcolourselectionsinthecompany’sshowroom,Colourworld,offeringexpertiseandguidancewhilstunderstandingeachindividualcustomer’sneeds

• Trained,developedandsupportednewemployeestoacquireknowledgeofproductsandtoundertakecolourselectionswithcustomers

• Co-ordinatetheinteriordesignandexteriordesignoffacadesforarangeofdisplayhomeproducts:

- Liasedregularlywiththedraftingdepartmenttoensuredesignmetspecifications

- Determinedinternalandexternalcolourselectionatfinalplans- Workedcloselywithsupplierstodevelopproductlines/colour

palettesthatwouldappealtoclients- Manageddisplayhomeadministrationincludingcontracts,

quotes,specificationsandbuilderpaperwork• Decorateddisplayhomesinaccordancewithstringentbudgets,

timeframesandclientrequests• Establishedandmaintainedsuccessfulrelationshipswitha

diverserangeofsupplierstoensureleverageinpurchasingdisplayhomefurnitureandaccessories

ORGANIZATION

CREATIVITY

T IMEMANAGEMENT

CLIENTFOCUSED

ANALYSING REQUIREMENTS

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