Week 1

Week 1: This week I began to meet people in the company, as well get familiar with the materials library. The first day I went with a designer to assist with field measurements. I also put these measurements into AutoCAD, and drew an elevation for proposed changes within the space. I also selected two material options for a designer, and created the boards for both material options.

Organizational Structure of the Company

The company is a corporation with about 100 employees. IDS is known as a Steelcase furniture dealership, but they are also a design firm. Typically, the company just does existing buildings, rather than ground-up/new construction projects. The company is broken down into several smaller areas that focus on a specific part of interior design. All sections can work together depending on the particular project.

Tom Foster – CEO

Steve Meek – CFO

            Trent Sullivan – VP Interior Architecture and Design

            Charlotte Gramling – Director of Furniture Planning

            Kyle Countryman – Director of Sales and Education

            Daryl Dunn – Director of Sales: National Accounts

            Travis Harter – Director of Sales: Commercial Sales

            Yvetta White – Controller

Specific Groups

• Interior Architecture and Design (Design Studio) – responsible for most commercial projects that involve space planning and client interaction
• Furniture Design and Planning – responsible for ordering furniture and checking space planning to make sure all furniture will properly fit into the space
• Education (Higher Education and Special Projects) – responsible for all work related to Vanderbilt, as well as other higher education projects
• National Accounts (Healthcare Purchasing Group Clients, Nationwide Clients) – responsible for healthcare projects
• Commercial Sales – responsible for all other projects relating to business clients, and other small projects

 

Name: Nick Green

Position: Intern

Interesting Fact: Goes to school in Pennsylvania and has interned with IDS before.

Responsibilities: Assisting designers with projects, such as selecting materials and putting drawings into AutoCAD. Helps with organizing the materials library, as well as ordering samples to keep the samples stocked

Website: Interior Design Services, Inc.

Comments

[MBR]

I had no idea that IDS employed so many. Sounds like you are settling in well and they are keeping you busy. IDS is both a dealership and a design firm -- good to know. Post the org chart with your next post. I would like to see how all the positions and groups coordinate. Is Nick working on an interior design degree? Just curious. Sounds like he and you have similar responsibilities. Interns need to stick together! Have a fun week -- enjoyed reading your post -- good work!