BIOGRAPHY

Michelle McEachern is a senior Interior Design student at Ryerson University, set to graduate with a Bachelor of Interior Design in June 2014. She has a previous education in fine arts from Nipissing University, professional experience in marketing from the University of Waterloo, and has worked as a design intern in both Toronto and New York.

EDUCATION

2014
RYERSON UNIVERSITY | Toronto
Bachelor of Interior Design 

2007
NIPISSING UNIVERSITY | North Bay
Visual Arts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013 
SNARKITECTURE | New York 
Design Intern 

Installation concept design & implementation, interior/exterior contract drawings, 3D modeling/rendering, object design and fabrication, marketing & graphic design, site measurements.

2012 - 2013
MASON STUDIO | Toronto 
Design Intern 

Concept development, presentation development, contract drawings, space planning, exhibit design, material library maintenance, administrative support.

2012
JILLIAN GREEN ARCHITECTS | Toronto 
Freelance Designer 

Site measurements, as-built drawings.

2007 - 2010
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO | Waterloo 
Marketing Assistant 

Marketing material design and management, event planning and coordination, budget management, administrative support to the Executive Directors.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2013
TORONTO DESIGN OFFSITE

2011
TORONTO INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW

2010-2011
RYERSON STUDENT GALLERY

2009-2012
RSID YEAR END SHOW COMMITTEE

2005- 2006
 MUSKOKA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS COUNCIL   

RECOMMENDATIONS

“Michelle was consistently organized and self-reliant, and could always be counted on to help us hit an important deadline.”
— Alex Heffesse, Snarkitecture
“Michelle was a highly dependable, reliable and responsible employee. I would recommend Michelle as an outstanding character for any position for which she may be applying.”
— Stanley Sun, Partner, Mason Studio
“Michelle’s work is meticulous and creative. She is highly communicative, personable and maintains a high degree of professionalism.”
— Donna Shin, University of Waterloo

SELECTED PROJECTS

2014

TORONTO DESIGN OFFSITE FESTIVAL 
Layered Landscapes installation, independent project exhibited at CoolEarth Architecture 
Toronto

2013

JUNCTION COMMONS EXHIBITION    
Platform Co-working Community design proposal for Junction Commons, Toronto

2012

JUNCTION DESIGN CRAWL    
Installation under Mason Studio,Toronto

TORONTO INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW     
Lumindrop project proposal & booth design, IDS Conference and Exhibition, Toronto

TORONTO DESIGN OFFSITE FESTIVAL     
 Lumindrop Prototype installation, Ryerson School of Interior Design Building,Toronto

2010

DENISON GALLERY    
Selected works, Art x Designers, Toronto

SKILLS + EXPERTISE

  • AutoCAD
  • SketchUp 
  • Rhino
  • Vray
  • Revit
  • Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and AfterEffects
  • Microsoft Office

AWARDS + RECOGNITION

2013
HAWORTH WORKSPACE SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient

2012
INTERIOR DESIGN EDUCATION COUNCIL COMPETITION
Semi-finalist

2012
TORONTO INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW
First place - NextGen Award

2011
HERMAN MILLER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN
Recipient

CONTACT INFORMATION

e. mfmceachern@gmail.com