Lacey is an experienced design and delivery professional with a passion for project and design management. Over the course of five years working in the interiors and architecture industry, she has strengthened her dynamic leadership skills in challenging environments - as well as her “get-it-done” mentality. Lacey embodies a refreshing and innovative understanding of Workplace Design measured by user-satisfaction and employee retainment. She excels under pressure, and is always excited for her next challenge.
Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) focused in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Lacey is a Certified Interior Designer (CID) in the State of New York. In her spare time, she voluntarily project manages for the IIDA Annual Charity Event - Color Invasion®.
Résumé
WEWORK - DESIGN LEAD - POWERED BY WE/ENTERPRISE SERVICES - NEW YORK, NY
Resilient member of the Powered by We team - building a startup within a startup, converting the WeWork spatial brand and expertise into client’s spaces and brand standards.
Ran multiple aspects of project management: facilitated project meetings, created agendas and meeting minutes, ensured schedule and milestones were met, managed team workflows, coordinated GC and FF&E procurement schedules, tracked change-orders for both design and construction fees.
Worked alongside WeWork’s internal procurement team to purchase and install all furniture and accessories on schedule.
Coordinated “lessons-learned” meetings for many project teams to ensure continued education across the business unit, as well as continuously mentored junior staff.
Led multiple design teams simultaneously in design-build fit-outs for high profile client’s corporate real estate projects - from design conception to project close-out, within a self-starter office culture.
Accountable for red-lining and approving submittals, shop-drawings and coordination between project consultants/trades - as well as executed punch lists for both construction and FF&E items.
Continuously surveyed on-site construction progress and quality control.
Demonstrated strong spatial planning skills within large and small scale corporate office layouts while collaborating with clients to meet their functional needs & requirements.
IIDA ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT - Color Invasion® - PROJECT MANAGER - NEW YORK, NY
Prepare scope of work, work plan schedule & milestones for design, marketing and fundraising teams.
Schedule and coordinate vendor and equipment delivery for day-of event.
Provide and delegate day-of responsibilities to team members for chronological and timely task execution.
Identify potential risks and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans.
ENNEAD ARCHITECTS - DESIGNER. PROJECT BIM MANAGER - NEW YORK, NY
Interiors team member during design and construction documentation of ground-up buildings for primarily higher education clients.
Budget tracking and estimating for FF&E items.
FF&E designer and specifier across multiple project teams simultaneously.
Construction Documents draftsperson on multiple project teams simultaneously.
Created and rolled out office-wide Revit space planning and detail standards to streamline workflows for design teams saving hours of repetitive work across teams.