Mon. 5/17 - Week1

I was introduced to my supervisor, Gina Gullo. We talked a little about what I would be doing my weeks here. I received my desk, phone and computer and was introduced to all the employees. The first thing I was introduced to was Design Manager Pro which is the firm’s computer system that manages everything for example, purchase orders, vendors, project receivables and a lot more.

I got to go to two project sites, the first was 1.2 million dollar ocean front penthouse suite. The general contractor was there with his team putting in molding, tile and painting. It was neat to get to the end of a project in its final stages. Next I went with a different team of designers to a site to be introduced to a potential project, the project is not the firm’s yet so there hadn’t even been a proposal done yet. It will be a villa house located in a gated community. The house hadn’t even been built yet. We went to the model home (which the Design Group West designed) and took pictures of the things the client liked about the model and also took measurements. This was neat to see the very beginning and the process you have to go through to get a project.