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Cecilia Shiels

Int Designer Interior Finishes, Furnishings, Fittings and display and VM

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Work Experience

  • Interior Designer/DecorFreelance / Project

    Cesame Interiors

    Aug 1996 - Present -28 yrs, 11 months

    United Kingdom , Cambridge

    • Job Details:1996 to date Designer Cesamè Interiors Ltd Creating interiors and home designs. Interior Styling, Space Planning Project Management on corporate upgrades. Retail interiors – Clothing, gifts, toys. Exhibition stands, displays, window displays and event themes. Restaurant and hospitality projects. HMO development from concept to final handover and Property Management for JBL Property Group Ltd During this time (1996 to date), also found the time to: 1998 to 2005 Lecture Interior Design at The Design School SA and Technicon Pretoria. Present Read/Write and Business Savvy classes. 2008 Embark on a design project as Head VM Manager for PAN Emirates Home Furnishings in Sharjah, UAE. 2009 to date Gained experience in built-in and walk-in wardrobes (Sliderobes), Learned more about product packaging design (MW Creative), Developed a marketing and International Business Plan for Solar energy (Green Living). Washed dishes at a gastro pub (The Willow Tree, Bourn) to gain knowledge of how a commercial kitchen should be planned for ultimate efficiency. Filling a Visual Merchandising position with DeeSet working in a large clothing department in a supermarket.
  • Education

    • College Diploma in BEd (ABET)

      University of SA

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2008 - 1 Year

    • College Diploma in Interior Design - Interior Finishes

      Design School of SA

      Jan 1994 - Jan 1997 - 3 yr

    • Diploma in Interior Design

      The Design School Southern Africa

      Jan 1996 

    • College Diploma in Bookkeeping & Jnr Accounting

      Birnam Business College

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1995 - 2 yr

    Achievements

    Top designer award Star Homes - 2006 Guest speaker at seminars Written articles for magazines, wrote online blogs Given talks at design exhibitions Proudly seen many students succeed in business ‘Interior Design Language Understood’ – submitted to publishers

    Skills

    • Sweet Home 3D
    • excel
    • Word
    • Power Point
    • Publisher

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
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