PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Mary Jo Hixon, ASID / President & Owner FL. LISC. # ID 0001117

Education:
Paier College of Art & Design / Graduated with Honors
Three Year Program / F.I.D.E.R. Accredited Interior Design Curriculum
Hamden, Connecticut

University of Georgia
Bachelor of Arts / Journalism / Graphic Design
Athens, Georgia

Professional History:
Interior Planning, Inc. - Established in 1986 as Interior Planning into Interior Planning, Inc. in 1995. Clients to include Owners, Architects and Developers primarily for the Residential / Hospitality Industry.

We specialize in working with the client to produce a Set of Specifications which meet the Client's Aesthetic and Financial Goals. This is done by Programming, Budget Preparation, and Interior Specifications.

Interior Planning Group / Atlanta, Georgia : President / Owner from November 1983 to May 1985. Major Projects included relocation of the Corporate Headquarters for Kawneer, Inc. from Niles, Michigan to a 60,000 sq. ft facility in Atlanta, Georgia, General Electric Company's Application Development Center Regional Headquarters and GEPAX Corporate Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

All three Projects included the Development of a Standards Program for all New Furnishings Incorporating Free Standing and Open Office Systems.

Lubin Business Interiors / New Haven, Connecticut - Major Project Interior Designer from January 1980 to August 1982. Major Projects included New Corporate Headquarters for American Frozen Food, 40,000 sq. ft., Times Fiber Corporation, 150,000 sq. ft., and Armstrong Rubber Corporation - Research & Development Dept., 35,000 sq. ft.

General:
Participant in the juried Sarasota Symphony Showhouse for Sarasota Interior designers.- 2007 & 2009
Meadow Park Independent Living Campus / Board Member - 2001 - 2002
American Society of Interior Designers / Board Member / 1994 -1995
Guest Professor / Ringling school of Art & Design - Senior Level Programming and Space Planning Course Fall 1990. Also Lectured on Lighting and Open Office Planning.
Interior Design Chairman for the United Way / American Society of Interior Designers Joint Project on behalf of the Human Services Center / Sarasota, FL a Campus of 15 United way agencies.

Liscensed by the State of Florida Department of Professional Regulation since 1995 as an Interior Designer through the NCIDQ ( National Council for Interior Design Qualification) Exam. NCIDQ exam tested in the top 5% nationally.

10 - 2008

Published in ID publications