This document is a resume for Cristian Blackwood, an interior designer with over 30 years of experience working on commercial and residential projects around the world. It outlines his roles and responsibilities at various design firms where he specialized in retail design, worked on high-profile projects including royal palaces in Saudi Arabia, and received several awards for store design. His resume also lists partial projects in public, corporate, financial, and education sectors as well as awards won for store designs.

1. CristianBlackwood
Highlands,
NJ
07732
(267)714-7378
E-mail: cristianblackwood1@gmail.com
Experience: Cristian Blackwood International Highlands, New Jersey
Creative Principal
 Design Service and Consultation with domestic and off shore clients.
 Commercial and residential interior design.
Solebury Lighting and Design Buckingham, PA
Partner
 Doubled the size and tripled the revenue of an existing retail lighting business.
 Worked with custom residential builders and clients designing lighting programs both
decorative and task systems for new and existing homes, stores and business construction.
 Provided full interior design service for residential clients.
Cristian Blackwood Interior Design Los Angeles, CA
Project Designer
 Partnered with architectural design firms specializing in retail space design projects in the
US, Asia and Saudi Arabia: J.T. Nakaoka Associates Architects, TSL Merchant Design
Group, C & J Partners, Schaffer Design Group
 Participated in the initial client contact meetings to define and outline project parameters
and introduce the creative team.
 Teamed with the clients/executives to define the most appropriate design concept direction.
 Developed design direction with creative team.
 Developed design and capacity requirements for perimeter and floor fixturing.
 Researched and documented color and materials application and project requirements.
 Reviewed and red lined preliminary design drawings.
 Participated in the presentation and follow-up communications with client.
 Researched and documented overseas materials and fabrication sources to augment and
produce color and materials and fixturing appropriate for offshore projects
 Shared in the pride in winning 3 STORE of the YEAR AWARDS in the U.S..
Bullocks Department Stores Los Angeles, CA
Project Designer-Store Planning
 Teamed with the store planning and design department for a major remodel program that
budgeted $650 million on existing stores within the 45 store chain.
 Worked with corporate executives to define and categorize store locations that would be

2. affected by the remodel program.
 Developed Conceptual Design direction for each project with corporate executives.
 Participated in Conceptual Design and provided all Color/Materials input on projects
created in-house.
 Created Interior Design Standards for all Bullocks Department Stores.
 Categorized stores as A, B, C and developed material specifications appropriate to the
store classification.
 Oversaw and evaluated the ongoing design process for store projects done by outside
design firms utilizing the Bullocks Interior Design Standards.
 Reviewed and Red lined preliminary design documents.
 Teamed with the Director of Construction to evaluate and eliminate potential problems
arising during ordering and construction.
 Traveled with the Director of Construction overseas to select and approve all foreign
materials / manufactures providing products to Bullocks projects.
 Participated in winning 3 STORE of the YEAR AWARDS for Bullocks.
A. & M. S. Kaki Interior Design Studio Jeddah, KSA
Assistant Managing Director of a Saudi Arabian owned design firm
 Designed Government ministry projects, private villas, two Royal
Palace projects, two Royal Reception pavilions, university facilities,
classrooms, laboratories and dormitory housing.
 Created an Interior Design Showroom that showcased US decorative products, furniture
and fabrics.
 Implemented 15 design projects created by the US Army Corp. of Engineers for the
Arabian government.
 Participated in increasing sales to over $30 million within 2 years.
 Established a custom drapery manufacturing and installation business.

3. Resume : Cristian Blackwood
Partial Projects List
Public Institutions:
Solebury Township Municipal Bldg. - Bucks County, PA
University of Petroleum and Minerals- Riyad, KSA
Al Hada Royal Hospital- Tief, KSA
Royal Reception Pavilions-Saudi Royal Navy, Jeddah & Dammom, KSA
Royal Palace Projects for Crown Prince Abdella & Prince Sultan-Jeddah, KSA
King Abdul Aziz University – Jeddah, KSA
Corporate Headquarters:
Bernard Herold & Co. - New York, NY
PrimeCore-Bridgewater, NJ
Carter, Hawley & Hale Inc. - Los Angeles, Calif.
First Travel Corp.-Los Angeles, Calif.
Financial Institutions:
NASDAQ Marketsite - New York, NY
(1st
Place Design Award-Financial Institutions-Chain Store Age Mag.)
Japan California Bank- Los Angeles, Calif.
Bank of America Branches - All So. Calif.
National Commercial Bank – Jeddah, KSA
Country Clubs:
Delmonte Beach Club - Carmel Calif.
The Lodge at Pebble Beach -Carmel, Calif.
Thunderbird Country Club - Palm Springs, Calif.
The Jeddah Kaki Hotel – Jeddah, KSA
Retail Stores:
Bergdorf Goodman Men’s Store - New York, NY
(Store of the Year Award – Institute of Store Planners)
Bullock’s Department Stores - Calif., Az. (45)
(3 Store of the Year Awards – Nat’l Retail Merchants Assoc.)
Lotte Department Stores - South Korea (3)
Metro Midopa Specialty Fashion Store - Soul, So. Korea
Geary’s of Beverly Hills – Beverly Hills, Calif.
(Store of the Year Award – Nat’l. Assoc. of Store Fixture Manuf.)
Sharper Image Spa Concept Store – Los Angeles, Calif.
(Store of the Year Award – VM & SD Mag.)
Burberry’s of London Concept Store – Tokyo, Japan
Rampage Fashion Concept Store – Los Angeles, Calif.
(Store of the Year Award – VM & SD Mag.)
Rampage Friends Concept Store – Los Angeles, Calif.
(Honorable Mention Store of the Year Award- VM & SD Magazine
Education:
Hueneme High School
Attended U.C. Santa Barbara, Calif.
New York Institute of Finance, New York City
Interest:
Interior Design, History, Classic Cars, Travel