Danielle Gerhardt

Kitchen & Bath Designer

Work Experience

Virtual Kitchen and Bath DesignerSeptember 2021 – March 2022

The Home Depot – Design Connect

Kitchen and Bath DesignerDecember 2020 – September 2021

The Home Depot – Store 2012 (Southport) - Indianapolis, Indiana

Kitchen, bath, and laundry room cabinetry design and sales.
Use customer and contractor sketches and photos to create floor plans, elevations, and perspective renderings in 2020 Design software according to NKBA guidelines.
Generate quotes in ESVS, Order Up, and Countertop Builder.
Conduct customer consultations.
Coordinate site analysis and site verifications.
Provide customer support throughout design, purchase, delivery, and installation process.

Kitchen and Bath Designer2006 – 2017, 2018 – 2020

Touchmark INC – Fairland, Indiana, USA

Jan 2006 - June 2017, Aug 2018 - Nov 2020

Site measures and as-built sketches.
Design and draft floor plans for kitchen and bath remodels using Chief Architect, 20/20, or AutoCAD/Draftsight according to NKBA guidelines.
Cabinetry, appliances, materials, fixtures, and finishes specification, pricing, ordering, and receiving.
Subcontractor bid requests.
Generate estimates and project schedules.
Client presentations and project management.
AP/AR using Quickbooks.

Kitchen DesignerJuly 2017 – July 2018

CliqStudios.com – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Kitchen, bath, and laundry room cabinetry design and sales.
Use customer’s sketches and photos to create floor plans, elevations, and perspective renderings in a design packet.
Generate detailed estimates.
Conduct customer consultations via phone or screen share sessions.
Provide customer support throughout design, purchase, delivery, and installation process.
Use 2020 Design, Setster, Act-On, Microsoft CRM, OneNote, Skype, Excel, Foxit PhantomPDF, and Zoom software.

VOLUNTEER Interior Designer and CAD DraftspersonJanuary 2012 – January 2018

JW Indiana Local Design Construction Zone 5 – Remote

Design and architectural CAD of construction documents for residential construction style non-profit public buildings.
Provided technical support and training for the organization’s project management and personnel management website.

Designer & SalespersonSeptember 2008 – February 2009

The Cabinet Shop – Greencastle, Indiana, USA

Kitchen and bath cabinetry and accessories sales.
Kitchen & Bath Design.
Website design and maintenance.

INTERN Interior DesignerMay 2004 – August 2004

Kitchens by Teipen INC – Greenwood, Indiana, USA

Site measures and as-built sketches.
Design and draft floor plans using 20/20 and AutoCAD according to NKBA guidelines.
Cabinetry pricing, ordering, and receiving.
Subcontractor bid requests.
Generate proposals.
Showroom sales, samples and display inventory organization and maintenance.

Education

Associate of Science in Interior DesignAugust 2002 – May 2005

IUPUI: Purdue School of Engineering and Technology – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

High School DiplomaJanuary 1996 – May 1999

Triton Central High School – Fairland, Indiana, USA

May 1999

Blue River Career Center – Shelbyville, Indiana, USA

Awards

Shelby County Reads Short Story/Short Essay Writing Contest – 1st placeOctober 2016

Ronald C. Budny Interior Design Achievement AwardMay 2005

NKBA Indiana State Chapter Grand Champion of Student Design CompetitionOctober 2004

Certifications

Cabinetry SpecialistJune 2021 – present

National Kitchen & Bath Association

Kitchen and Bath PK CertificationJune 2021 – present

Home Depot—Store 2012 (Southport) Indianapolis, IN

Mentions

NKBA Badge Recognition ArticleSeptember 2021

https://nkba.org/info/2021/09/learning-and-earning-10/

Reviews

Rebecca G.

January 2022

(Client)

Danielle took all of my needs and worked my wish list into her plan for my kitchen. She is very polite and professional. Thank you Danielle for the care you have taken.

Richard H.

December 2021

(Client)

We are impressed by your work. To be quite honest with you, if you had not been so awesome my wife would have ruled out [provider redacted] completely. Again you have been outstanding and saved a customer for [provider redacted].