Lorraine Masch, LEED AP Interior Design Professional 13851 SW 37 th Ct, Davie, FL 33330 Cell: 954-801-3644 Email: [email protected]

A creative, accomplished interior design professional with superior communications skills and the ability to build valuable relationships with clients, consultants, contractors & vendors

HIGHLIGHTS / QUALIFICATIONS

‹ 20+ years’ experience, specialized in hospitality, entertainment, restaurant, retail projects ‹ Expert at synthesizing client’s ideas and culture plus concrete project requirements into a superlative visual, tactile environment ‹ Knowledgeable advocate and specifier of sustainable products and practices ‹ Effective problem-solver, organized team-leader and -member ‹ Able to apply “big picture” thinking and detail orientation simultaneously ‹ Strong idea generator, creative thinker

PROFESSIONAL NARRATIVE

The Gettys Group, Coral Gables , FL 2014 – 2017 Design Director, Coral Gables office Manage satellite design studio responsible for full-service hospitality design projects focused on, but not limited to the southeastern US, Caribbean and South America. • Supervise a team of 10 designers with multiple projects and timelines; staff and prioritize projects • Provide quality assurance and design oversight for all studio work • Communicate and apply all company procedures & systems from Chicago home office, implement locally to assure consistency • Write new business proposals; present along with qualifications to prospective new clients • Cultivate strong Client relationships • Obtain Brand design approval for both renovation and new-build projects, coordinating Brand standards with Ownership goals and budget • Mentor young designers; direct training in company CAD standards, spec-writing and design process

Starbucks Coffee Company, Miami, FL 2010 – 2013 Senior Design Manager, Southeast & Florida Regions Manage Regional design studio responsible for store design from Virginia through coastal states to Louisiana. Elevate design quality of renovations & new store designs while driving business to meet/exceed stated shareholder goals. • Supervise implementation of corporate design guidelines, adding regional customization to reflect individual local culture and customer base • Grow studio through selective hiring, re-structure to promote internal mentorship and partner development • Increase breadth, stability and flexibility of outsource drawing production firms to maintain growing project pipeline and meet fast-track schedules • Cascade corporate strategies, guidelines & best practices to team, ensuring regional alignment with Starbucks' goals, mission statement and brand representation • Cultivate productive relationships with Operations, Real Estate and Construction partners to streamline work flow, increase efficiency • Assure completion of quarterly quotas through hands-on project design during understaffed growth periods Lorraine Masch, LEED AP

Stonehill & Taylor Architects & Planners, New York, NY 2006 – 2009 Director, Interior Design Fulfill simultaneous project- and people-management roles at this Top 100 firm, integrating the functions and personalities of architectural and interior design staff to improve production quality. • Manage 8-person department including interviews/hiring, workload distribution, project design oversight, goal alignment, brainstorming and trouble-shooting • Drive interior renovation of the 910-room New Yorker Hotel to timely, on-budget grand re-opening • Provide sustainable alternative specifications for Sheraton Lincoln Harbour Hotel to meet owner's new green initiative within original construction schedule • Direct design quality control and client service management for multiple-property developer Highgate Hotels, conducting 8 simultaneous Property Improvement Plan projects • Lead weekly project construction meetings; resolve client, contractor and consultant concerns • Value engineer innovative “big idea” interior schemes to fit hospitality budgets

Rockwell Group Architects & Planners, New York, NY 1995 – 2006 Associate, Sr. Interior Designer Improve creativity, specification accuracy, and completeness of studio project deliverables through diligent design oversight and constant communication with staff, principals and consultants.

• Manage 4-person interiors team through all phases of Mohegan Sun Casino 300,000 square-foot gaming, retail, restaurant and entertainment expansion • Create tenant design criteria, critique tenant submittals for 37-store retail corridor at Mohegan Sun • Convey chef Bobby Flay's bold menu concepts through evocative furnishings and color scheme for Bar Americain, a 180-seat midtown brasserie • Champion the conceptual “Big Wow”: customize fabrics, carpet patterns, wallcoverings, furniture, drapery, lighting treatments, ceramic tile, stone and glass patterns, for maximum visual, emotional impact • Develop custom elements and finish packages to support immersive environments for Chef Emeril Lagasse's Tchoup Chop Orlando and Emeril's Atlanta restaurants • Revitalize Grand Central Station NY's Dining Concourse with food court and restaurant units • Develop new applications for materials and finishes, obtain necessary testing and approvals • Write FF&E specifications, purchase and supervise delivery of FF&E programs

Dorf Associates Architecture & Interior Design, New York, NY 1987 – 1995 Interior Designer Apply diverse design, communications and production skills to support the partners of a small design firm specializing in restaurant and retail projects. • Develop design criteria and produce tenant criteria guidebooks for several mall properties • Design upgrades to lighting, signage and interior fixtures for Haagen-Dazs nationwide; survey 50 franchise locations, create purchasing documents, and track construction for corporate headquarters

EDUCATION Parsons School of Design, New York, NY AAS, Interior Design SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton NY BA, Comparative Literature

ACCREDIDATIONS LEED for Commercial Interiors, Accredited 2008.

References Furnished On Request