1. Dixie Lee Grothe, CID
Excelsior, MN
612-716-7187
dixie.grothe@mchsi.com
SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER
Goal: Find an opportunity in project interior design or facilities interiors management.
Summary: Certified interior designer with project management skills, a winning attitude and a reputation for improving
productivity; “Outside of the box" thinking with a listening ear and focus on client relations and goals; Strategic
outcomes through vision and powerful aesthetics using innovative solutions; Resourceful designer in corporate office,
medical clinics, retail, and senior living; AutoCAD proficient, MS Office suite, time documentation and other software
skills required for the job such as timesheets, special project-related software for furniture or asset management.
• Commitment to building client relations • Cost analysis and value engineering design
• Directing or supporting the team • Color trend and psychology of color approach
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self-Employed Interior Designer, Interiors by Dixie, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 2010-Present
Clients: Trossen Wright Plutowski Architects, WCL Associates
Director of Interior Design, Trossen Wright Architects, PA, Minneapolis, MN 2009-2010
Certified Interior Designer, WCL Associates, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN 2005-2008
Senior Interior Designer, Mohagen Hansen Architectural Group, Wayzata, MN 1999-2005
Interior Designer, Corporate Interiors, Inc., Plymouth, MN (Assigned: State of MN, DHS) 1996-1999
Interior Designer – Space Planner, Genesis Architecture, Eden Prairie, MN 1992-1995
Became a Certified Interior Designer in 1994
Self-Employed Interior Designer – Space Planner, Divine Design
Clients: Goodman Group, Studio 70, Workplace Environments, 1989-1991
Wilson Jenkins Architects, General Office Products
Space Planner – Interior Designer, Opus Corporation, Minnetonka, MN 1985-1989
Promoted to management position in 1987
OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
First place in the Healthcare Category by the American Society of Interior Designers, 2001 Design
Award Competition for MN, Gastroenterology Pediatrics Clinic, Saint Paul, MN
Architecture and Design Honor Roll designation by the Minnesota Physician Magazine, 2001, for MN
Gastroenterology, PA, North Metro Endoscopy Center and Clinic, Coon Rapids, MN
Honorable Mention in the Healthcare Category by the American Society of Interior Designers, 2002
Design Award Competition for Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital 5th floor renovation, Saint
Paul, MN
First place in Specialty Buildings designation by NAIOP, 2011 Awards of Excellence, for HealthEast
Medical Transportation, Saint Paul, MN
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Certified Interior Designer, State of Minnesota since 1994
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Bachelor of Science, Interior Design
ASSOCIATIONS
International Interior Design Association (IIDA), 2008 to Present
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), 2005 to 2009
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Membership Committee, 2006-2007
