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CV

Sherin Khawaja

Interior Designer

Work Experience 

Junior Interior Designer at HGA Architects & Engineers

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA 

August 19, 2019- Present

 

FF&E Interior Designer at Design Design LLC

Location: Dubai, UAE 

June 25, 2018-October 8, 2018

Interior Design Intern at HGA Architects & Engineers Location: Sacramento, California, USA

June 2017-August 2017

Interior Design Research Assistant, Wilke Program at Purdue University

Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

August 2016-May 2017

Interior Design Intern at Design Resource Center

Location: Dubai, UAE

May 2016-July 2016

Education

 

Master of Interior Architecture (CIDA Accredited) from UCLA Extension/Cal Poly Pomona (joint program)

2020-2022

Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design

Professional CIDA Accredited Program from Purdue University

2014 - 2018 

 

Minor in Building and Construction Management Purdue University

2014 - 2018

 

Graduated High School in 2014 from International School of Choueifat in Dubai

 

 

Scholarships & Awards

 

Purdue General Scholarship 

August 2014 - 2018 

Honors Program, Purdue University 

August 2014 - 2018 

Presidential Scholarship, Purdue University  

August 2014 - 2018

 

Thayer's Scholar

August 2015- 2016


Dammon Dean's Scholar, Purdue University

2014 - 2015 

Advanced Placement Scholar Award  

September 2014

 

Skills

 

Revit: Drafting Construction Documents, 3D Modeling & Rendering

Adobe InDesign: Presentation Layouts, Booklets, Report Criteria Documents, etc.

Adobe Photoshop: Rendering, Editing, Presentation Layouts

AutoCad: Drafting Construction Documents

Adobe Illustrator: Basic Graphic Design (Poster layouts, presentations, booklets, etc), Vector Illustrations/Digital art

Bluebeam: Markups, quick edits, documents review

Enscape: Rendering

Affinity Designer: Basic Graphic Design (Poster layouts, presentations, booklets, etc), Vector Illustrations/Digital art

Sketchup: 3D modeling & rendering Interiors & Exteriors

3D Studio Max: 3D Rendering Interiors

Hand Drafting & Rendering

Creating models

 

 

 

 
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