1. Paul Rondeau
405/268 Oxford Street
Bondi Junction, NSW 2022
Home: (02) 9369 3692
Mobile: 0448 401 629
e-mail: pnrondeau@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
My three decades of experience in the architecture and design industry are combined with extensive and
widely varied product knowledge as well as a solid history of sales success. I possess excellent
communication, computer, and social skills as well as a proven ability to develop significant sales success
in new and existing market areas. My strong analytical and planning skills are combined with the ability to
assemble, or to be a member of, a motivated team which meets necessary goals on or before schedule.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Extensive Sales, Project Management, Customer Service, Design, and Administrative experience.
Training in draftsmanship gives me the ability to provide hand drawn floor plans and/or elevations if
needed.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sales and Design Consultant, The English Tapware Company, Woollahra NSW February 2015 to
Present
• Work daily with designers and architects creating both traditional and contemporary kitchens
and bathrooms for a diverse, mostly upscale, clientele. Our product, all imported from England,
lends itself exceedingly well to both scenarios. My involvement starts with the first client visit
and does not end until after installation. Both residential and commercial projects are part of my
daily itinerary.
Sales and Design Consultant, Cass Brothers, Sydney NSW Sept. 2010 to February 2015
• Worked closely with retail clients, designers, architects, and builders providing aesthetic and
technical advice on choosing the correct bathroom and/or kitchenware for both residential and
commercial projects.
Senior Design Consultant, Amber Tiles, Sydney NSW Sept. 2009 – Sept. 2010
• Worked closely with retail clients, designers and architects providing advice on making the correct
aesthetic, technical, and historically accurate floor and wall covering choices (both tile and stone)
for both residential and commercial projects. Managed every aspect of the project from order
entry up to, and including, delivery and installation.

2. Project Manager, Aronson’s Floor Covering, New York, NY 2005-2008
• Worked closely with designers and architects providing advice on making the correct aesthetic,
technical, and historically accurate flooring choices (both hard goods and carpeting) for both
commercial and residential projects.
Managed every aspect of the project from order entry up to, and including, installation.
Achieved new and fostered repeat business through ongoing seminars and presentations, both
in-house and at the offices of leading architecture and design firms.
Increased sales opportunities by contacting new leads and existing clientele through ongoing
mailings and office visits.
Commercial projects included The Plaza Hotel, NY; Bergdorf Goodman, NY; Buzzoni Shop
Interiors, Rome; Galerie du Post-Impressionisme, Paris; Giorgio Armani, NY; Lehmann Maupin
Gallery, NY; Luhring Augustine Gallery, NY; Maison Gérard, NY; New York Historical Society,
NY; Picturehouse Films, NY; POLO Ralph Lauren, Tokyo; Vera Wang, NY;
Waterford-Wedgwood, NY.
Residential projects included the homes of Bette Midler, Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon and
Carly Simon.
Sales and Design Consultant, Country Floors, New York, NY 2001-2005
• Exceeded sales goals of floor and wall coverings (both tile and stone) in commercial and
residential markets. Design, product, and administrative support to designers, architects, and
retail clients were provided both in showroom and on site.
Achieved new, and fostered repeat business through product presentations at the offices of
leading architecture and design firms.
Maintained company recognition and industry relationships by attending ASID and NKBA
networking events.
Commercial projects included the marble mosaic stage floor for the Broadway production of the
musical “Nine” at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, New York.
Showroom Manager, ICF/Nienkamper/Unika Vaev, New York, NY 1999-2001
• Inside sales of high end commercial and residential furnishings and textiles, as well as manager
of the New York showroom and sales office. Exclusive representative of the Alvar Aalto furniture
collection by Artek of Helsinki, Finland.
Managed work flow of showroom sales and administrative personnel. Worked closely with
outside sales staff.
Coordinated the workload of warehouse and trucking personnel, and arranged shipments of client
orders via company owned truck fleet as well as via common carrier.

3. Project Manager, W.B. Wood, New York, NY 1998-1999
• Responsible for managing large scale corporate interior, architectural, and renovation projects
from inception and budget calculation through delivery and installation.
Projects included the restoration of Radio City Music Hall (which included researching and
supervising reproduction of the original 1932 Art Déco carpets, fabrics and finishes), and of the
New York headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Associate Project Manager, Arenson Office Interiors, New York 1995-1998
• Managed large scale corporate interior projects from inception and budget calculation through
order entry, delivery, installation, and punch list.
Projects included the New York offices of Scholastic Publishing and the New York studios and
offices of NBC-TV News.
Associate Project Manager, Furniture Consultants, Inc., New York, NY 1987-1995
• Managed large scale corporate interior projects from inception and budget calculation through
order entry, delivery, installation, and punch list.
Projects included the New York offices of the law firms Jones Day, Dewey Ballantine, and
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. Additional projects included the New York offices of Banco
Santander, Société Generale, and Viacom.
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute Of Technology, New York, NY
Studies: Drafting
New York University, New York, NY
Studies: French
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Majors: Theatre and Speech