Jessica Ortega
Dubai
Summary
Strong leader with a creative mindset and focusing on team's development. Over 9 years of furniture retail experience in UAE as a Decoration Manager in THE One Total Home Experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
UAE Decoration Manager
THE One Total Home Experience
10.2022 - 01.2024
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
Decoration Manager
THE One Total Home Experience
10.2016 - 10.2022
- Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Maintained knowledge of constantly changing interior design trends and products.
- Advised clients on styles, layouts, budgets and overall designs.
- Arranged furniture to facilitate traffic flow and design objectives.
- Illustrated visual concepts during client presentations through detailed plans and sketches.
- Prepared product and layout documents implementing diverse design concepts.
Decorator
THE One Total Home Experience
10.2014 - 09.2016
- Enhancing the furniture by creating creative solutions with accessories.
- Focusing on using commercial space to the maximum.
- Bringing the right stock in by using the right resources
- Developed space planning concepts, color palette selections, and textile presentations.
- Showcasing the right products together.
- Focusing on showing feature and function on the products.
- Optimized small spaces using clever furniture arrangement for increased functionality.
- Utilized natural and artificial light to highlight features and areas of rooms.
- Selected furniture, lighting and accessories to enhance design concepts.
- Collaborated with contractors and suppliers for smooth execution of design plans.
Education
Diploma - Interior Design
Norges Kreative Fagskole / Kristiana Uni. College
Oslo, Norway06.2014
Skills
- Certified Interior Decorator
- Color Coordination
- Attention to detail
- Creative problem-solving
- Strategic Planning
- Visual Merchandising Skills
- Staff Training and Development
- Time Management
- Team Leadership
- Organizational Skills
- Decision Making
Languages
Norwegian
Intermediate (B1)
English
Intermediate (B1)
Additional Information
Nationality: Norwegian
UAE Driver's License
Timeline
UAE Decoration Manager
THE One Total Home Experience
10.2022 - 01.2024
Decoration Manager
THE One Total Home Experience
10.2016 - 10.2022
Decorator
THE One Total Home Experience
10.2014 - 09.2016
Diploma - Interior Design
Norges Kreative Fagskole / Kristiana Uni. College
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