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
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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.