1 GISELLA DE PONTON Senior Interior Designer 5515 Baby Blue Lane Katy, Texas 77494 713-470-8665 Goal-oriented Senior Designer with a high degree of expectation for project excellence and success with diverse experience in the Contract and Retail sector. Business-minded team player with a conscious effort to increase sales, lower cost through value engineering while at the same time create exciting environments by following good design processes. . ------------------------------------------- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE------------------------------- 2016 -Present Kathy Andrews Interiors Senior Project Designer/ Multi-Family * Lead Senior Designer for Residence Za Za Amenities Spaces 9,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Senior Designer Aishel House- Amenity spaces and units * Lead Senior Designer Flagler II, Morgan Group, Fort Lauderdale/ 10,000 sq. ft 2009 - 2015 PDR , Houston Texas Senior Designer/ Corporate (Workplace) * Lead Senior Designer for Imperial Oil Limited Amenity spaces Calgary, Canada (5 Buildings/ 5 floor / 636,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Senior Designer for EIG (Phase I, II & III) * Lead Senior Designer for the Schlumberger Expansion * Lead Senior Designer for USAA Café/ Servery (30,000 sq.ft) 2006-2009 Gensler, Houston Texas Senior Designer/Corporate (Workplace) * Lead Senior Designer Two Corporate Office Buildings for Tesoro Corporation, San Antonio Texas (26 floors- 600,000 sq. ft) * Lead Designer for the new Minute Maid Corporate offices in Sugarland, Texas (4 ½ Floors – 78,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Designer for McGriff Seibels & Williams Insurance Co., Houston Texas 3 Floors- 73,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Designer for the Honeywell Corporation- Houston Texas (2 floors- 100,000 sq.ft.) * Developed perspective renderings for initial City Center mixed-use concept 2005-2006 RTKL, Coral Gables, Florida Design Associate/Corporate, Residential, and Retail * Lead Associate for High-rise Rental property/Public Spaces/Spa and Model Units * Lead Associate for a New 5 story corporate office building- Public space and 5 th floor Executive Offices. Kane Concourse * Developed perspective renderings for major Residential High rise –Zom Houston * Lead designer for the retail store Duty Free Stores in Hawaii 2003-2005 Pavlik Design Team, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Senior Designer / Retail * Principal designer for all Latin American projects
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GISELLA DE PONTON Senior Interior Designer
5515 Baby Blue Lane Katy, Texas 77494 713-470-8665
Goal-oriented Senior Designer with a high degree of expectation for project excellence and success with diverse experience in the Contract and Retail sector. Business-minded team player with a conscious effort to increase sales, lower cost through value engineering while at the same time create exciting environments by following good design processes.. ------------------------------------------- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE------------------------------- 2016 -Present Kathy Andrews Interiors Senior Project Designer/ Multi-Family
* Lead Senior Designer for Residence Za Za Amenities Spaces 9,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Senior Designer Aishel House- Amenity spaces and units * Lead Senior Designer Flagler II, Morgan Group, Fort Lauderdale/ 10,000 sq. ft
2009 - 2015 PDR , Houston Texas Senior Designer/ Corporate (Workplace)
* Lead Senior Designer for Imperial Oil Limited Amenity spaces Calgary, Canada (5 Buildings/ 5 floor / 636,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Senior Designer for EIG (Phase I, II & III) * Lead Senior Designer for the Schlumberger Expansion * Lead Senior Designer for USAA Café/ Servery (30,000 sq.ft)
2006-2009 Gensler, Houston Texas Senior Designer/Corporate (Workplace)
* Lead Senior Designer Two Corporate Office Buildings for Tesoro Corporation, San Antonio Texas (26 floors- 600,000 sq. ft)
* Lead Designer for the new Minute Maid Corporate offices in Sugarland, Texas (4 ½ Floors – 78,000 sq. ft.)
* Lead Designer for McGriff Seibels & Williams Insurance Co., Houston Texas 3 Floors- 73,000 sq. ft.) * Lead Designer for the Honeywell Corporation- Houston Texas (2 floors- 100,000 sq.ft.) * Developed perspective renderings for initial City Center mixed-use concept 2005-2006 RTKL, Coral Gables, Florida Design Associate/Corporate, Residential, and Retail
* Lead Associate for High-rise Rental property/Public Spaces/Spa and Model Units * Lead Associate for a New 5 story corporate office building- Public space and 5th floor
Executive Offices. Kane Concourse * Developed perspective renderings for major Residential High rise –Zom Houston * Lead designer for the retail store Duty Free Stores in Hawaii
2003-2005 Pavlik Design Team, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Senior Designer / Retail
* Principal designer for all Latin American projects
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* Lead designer for the architectural renovation of the ITAM University Campus * Lead designer for Casablanca- a Home Accessory Retail Store. Involved in all facets of the project through construction and installation * Lead designer for Mexican Department Store “ Palacio de Hierro”
2003- 1999 The Limited Inc. Columbus Ohio Project Designer/Intimate Brands & Apparel
* Involved in the implementation and evolution of the New Express prototype. * Designed and managed over 80 Express Dual Gender stores in 2001 and 2002. * Work daily on multiple stores from initial feasibility plans, survey drawings, Landlord
requirements, and design implementation. * Retrofitted existing Express stores into the New Prototype including the exterior
Signage * From 1999- 2000, designed/ managed over 200 rollouts for Bath & Body Works * Worked on a major Refurbishment Program for Lerner/New York & Company
1999-1996 NCR Design Center, Dayton Ohio Project Manager/Designer/ Retail Banking
* In charge of projects from writing proposals, managing schedules, design development and architectural implementation through fabrication.
* Customized product engineered surrounds for NCR banking and retail products * Worked with the design team who initiated the first self-serve shopping Pilot for Grocery
stores. * Designed interior spaces in Grocery stores, Malls, and Airports for the Banking Industry to
ease future migration of NCR’s self-serve technology and enhance the experience with user-friendly designs and graphics.
* Participated in crucial presentation of major Banking clients in South America * Client list includes: Telco Credit Union, Bank One, Chase Bank, CitiBank
1996-1994 Design Forum, Dayton Ohio Project Designer/Restaurant-Retail Design
* Worked in a wide verity of design venues from Food retailers, Mega stores, Car Dealerships, Department stores and Specialty shops. * Major responsibly included space planning, conceptual renderings including environmental graphics and fixture design. * Worked in conjunction with the architectural group to put together Design Control Documents for Consulting serves. * Lead Designer for our Central American accounts: Santander Drug stores and Pollo Campero Family Restaurants. * Client list includes: Volvo, Cracker Barrel, TCBY Treats, Nordic Track, Signature Furniture Store.
1992-1994 FRCH , Cincinnati, Ohio Designer/ Retail Design
* Assisted the Director of Retail with the design and implementation of a new * prototype stores for the international airport retailer, WH Smith * Developed perspective drawings for Tenant Criteria Handbooks * Selected and specified finish materials and furniture for presentation * Assisted the President of the company in translating documents from Spanish to English for
Latin American Clients. * Clients list includes: Waterstones Book Sellers, WH Smith and Lazarus
1992-1987 Kasler & Associates, Indianapolis Indiana Interior Designer/Corporate-Healthcare
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* Worked for various prestigious Law Firms as Project Designer & interviewee during Programming Analysis .
* Prepared for design presentation with space plans, design concept perspectives, material and finish boards.
* Assisted in preparing the Design Control Documents through Construction phase. * Customized workstations and furnishings for various clients through our in house purchasing
group. * Renovated various Healthcare facilities including offices and consulting areas from 2,000 to
12,000 sq. ft. * Client list includes: Eli Lilly, Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell, Dayton Heart
Center, St Vincent Medical Clinic, National Art Museum of Sports, and Lowe Gray Steele and Hoffman and IBM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Published in VM&SD for the Desert Passage/Bath & Body Works storefront in Las Vegas. • NASFM Honorable Mention Award for Retail Banking (Telco Federated Credit Union) • Bank One Corporate award for “Directing Vision” of the Business Convenience Center Pilot SKILLS • AUTOCAD, INDESIGN, AND POWER POINT • 3-D HAND SKETCHING AND MARKER RENDERING • FLUENT IN SPANISH EDUCATION 1982-1987 Ball State University, Muncie Indiana: Bachelor of Fine Arts/Environmental Design
Gisella De Ponton
Senior Interior Designer
Ball State University/ MuncieIndiana 1987
Bachelor Fine Arts/ EnvironmentalDesign
CASA BLANCA /Furniture-Home Accessory
store
2000 SQ FT.WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
CASA BLANCA /Furniture-Home Accessory
store
2000 SQ FT.WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
PALACIO DE HIERRO /DEPARTMENT STORE
/40,000 SQ FT
MONTEREY, MEXICO
PALACIO DE HIERRO /DEPARTMENT STORE
/40,000 SQ FT
MONTEREY, MEXICO
PALACIO DE HIERRO /DEPARTMENT STORE
/40,000 SQ FT
MONTEREY, MEXICO
KANE CONCOURSE /5 STORY OFFICE
BUILDING COLOR STUDY
MIAMI, FLORIDA
KANE CONCOURSE /LOBBY DESIGN-
MIAMI, FLORIDA
2000 SQ FT
KANE CONCOURSE / EXECUTIVE OFFICE
MIAMI, FLORIDA
7000 SQ FT
Pollo Campero /New rollout concept
Guatemala city, Guatemala
2500 SQ FT
Restaurant venues /concept designs
Mexico City, Mexico
700 to 1500 SQ FT
Bocatto
Cache
Mega
MEGA FOOD MARKET / GROCERY STORE
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
FIXTURE DESIGN
CITY MARKET /GOURMET GROCERY STORE
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
10,000 SQ FT
CITY MARKET /GORMETT GROCERY STORE
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
10,000 SQ FT
Mcgriff seibels & williams /Corporate
HEADQUARTERS 3 FLOORS- 74,000 SQ FT
Houston, TEXAS
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Mcgriff seibels & williams /Corporate
HEADQUARTERS 3 FLOORS- 74,000 SQ FT
Houston, Texas
CITY CENTRE /MIXED USE- HOUSTON
AUSTIN CITY CENTRE/ CONCEPT
SKETCH
HALLIBURTON /RENOVATION CONCEPT –
TWO FLOORS- APPROX. 20,000 SQ FT
Houston, TEXAS
DELOITTE UNIVERSITY /NEW CONCEPT
DALLAS, TEXAS
TESORO CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
2 BUILDINGS – 600,000 SQ FT
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
TESORO CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
2 BUILDINGS – 600,000 SQ FT
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
IMPERIAL IOL , CALGARY CANADA
5 BUILDINGS
TOTAL SF – 800,000 SQ FT
IMPERIAL OIL , CALGARY CANADA
Conference Centre
TOTAL SF – 10,000 SQ FT
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IMPERIAL OIL , CALGARY CANADA
Wellness Centre
TOTAL SF – 11.000 SQ FT
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IMPERIAL OIL , CALGARY CANADA
Servery and Dining Area
TOTAL SF – 10,000 SQ FT
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ExxonMobil Campus, Houston Texas
Public spaces and conference areas
TOTAL SF – 3,000,000 SQ FT
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ExxonMobil Campus, Houston Texas
Public spaces and conference areas
TOTAL SF – 3,000,000 SQ FT
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University of Oklahoma
Collaborative space study
TOTAL SF – 1500 SQ FT
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EIG Global Energy Partners
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 17,000 SQ FT
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EIG Global Energy Partners
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 17,000 SQ FT
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EIG Global Energy Partners
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 17,000 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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EIG Expansion
3 Allen Center Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 5,800 SQ FT
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Schulmberger Reception renovation
Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 4,000 SQ FT
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Schulmberger Expansion
Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 4,000 SQ FT
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Schulmberger Expansion
Houston Texas
TOTAL SF – 4,000 SQ FT
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