Niamh Connolly
Senior Designer- Team Leader
Rathangan,Co. Kildare
Summary
Enthusiastic Senior Designer- Team Leader with over three years of experience. Secures success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organisation. Strong interpersonal skills and motivated. Achieves company goals through exceptional planning and prioritisation.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Designer and Team Leader
Kube Kitchens
Sandyford , Dublin , Ireland
04.2024 - Current
- First meetings clients to explain the Kube process. Here we create mood boards from showroom samples. We discuss appliances and kitchen trends
- Designed floor plans, elevations, 3D perspective views and material boards for review and presentation, maintaining client input throughout
- Reviewed drawings, mock-ups and mood boards, verifying element alignment with creative vision
- Established good relationships with clients through excellent customer service skill, open communication to build trust and achieving repeat business
- Managing project from time of sign off to installation
- Coordinating the kitchen fitter, kitchen and stone suppliers, to ensure the deadline is achieved and project is finished to the highest standard
- Arranging payment links with clients to ensure office of accounts and stone suppliers are paid promptly
Property Administrator
Kelly Hudson Properties
Newbridge, Kildare
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Oversaw property maintenance, working with various tradesmen to complete repairs
- Performed rental inspections on a bi-annual basis to review state of properties
- Liaised with property owners and prospective new customers.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of housing laws to avoid legal complications.
- Processed 40+ property applications per week.
- Handled tenant complaints effectively, fostering a harmonious living environment.
Kitchen Sales Designer
Howden Joinery
Sandyford, Dublin
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Transformed clients' kitchen visions into reality for trade customers
- Visited client homes to provide site surveys
- Consulted with customers to understand needs and provided tailored kitchen design advice
- Specialised in offering design consultations and producing customised layouts through advanced CAD software
- Developed kitchen plans and issued quotations to traders and installation experts
- Promoted joinery and quality products to traders and end users
- Built strong relationships with traders and end users, turning communications into profitable sales leads
- Efficiently processed high-volume telesales queries achieving time goals
Kitchen Design Consultant
Woodies
Naas, Kildare
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Engage with customers and proactively generate customer leads
- Understanding the customer's needs and bringing their ideas to life
- Proactively generate customer leads and sales
- Be pro-active when resolving customer complaints
- Achieve agreed sales targets
Education
ITEC Level 2 Certificate - Makeup Artistry, Health and safety in the workplace, Client care and communications in beauty related industries, Provided facial skin care and analysis, Makeup application including foundation, contouring, product placement, eyeliner, brows, lips, Instagram trends, Practising on models and photoshoot, Examination
Clane Adult Education
01.2014 - 01.2015
B.A. (Ord) - Baking and Pastry Arts Management, Communications, Human resource management, Financial and cost accounting, Operations management systems, Management skill and leadership, Food entrepreneurship, International food law, Commercial baking procedures and methods, Baking bread and pastry methods, Research methods, designing mock-up business setup and plan
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin 09.2013 - 09.2017
Barista Essentials
Dublin Barista School
Dublin 2025.01 - 2025.01
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Networking and building relationships
- Team building and motivation
- Flexibility to adapt
- Project Management
- Design software proficiency
Accomplishments
- Completed a twelve week certified Online Makeup Artistry course with Stacey Marie, 01/01/21 - 04/30/21
- Completed two 6 week certified Online Makeup Artistry courses with Molly Jacks, 03/01/21
Languages
English
Native
Affiliations
- Yoga
- Sea and lake swimming
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Barista Essentials
Dublin Barista School
2025.01 - 2025.01
Senior Designer and Team Leader
Kube Kitchens
04.2024 - Current
Property Administrator
Kelly Hudson Properties
10.2023 - 04.2024
Kitchen Sales Designer
Howden Joinery
07.2022 - 10.2023
Kitchen Design Consultant
Woodies
10.2021 - 07.2022
ITEC Level 2 Certificate - Makeup Artistry, Health and safety in the workplace, Client care and communications in beauty related industries, Provided facial skin care and analysis, Makeup application including foundation, contouring, product placement, eyeliner, brows, lips, Instagram trends, Practising on models and photoshoot, Examination
Clane Adult Education
01.2014 - 01.2015
B.A. (Ord) - Baking and Pastry Arts Management, Communications, Human resource management, Financial and cost accounting, Operations management systems, Management skill and leadership, Food entrepreneurship, International food law, Commercial baking procedures and methods, Baking bread and pastry methods, Research methods, designing mock-up business setup and plan
Dublin Institute of Technology
09.2013 - 09.2017
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