Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Sample Project List
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MICHELLE LEITCH

Senior Interior Designer
North Vancouver,BC

Summary

Certified Interior Designer with over 30 years of experience specializing in innovative and functional spaces for workplace, institutional, and healthcare environments. Skilled design leader and team mentor excelling in all project delivery phases, prioritizing sustainability and creative aesthetic design for successful client and stakeholder outcomes.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1

NCIDQ Certified

1
1

LEED AP ID+C

1
1

RHFAC Professional

Work History

Senior Interior Designer, Associate

Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning
12.2018 - 05.2025
  • Developed key client relationships, providing design solutions that met needs and budgets without compromising quality or design intent.
  • Managed all phases of the design and construction process including programming, space planning, material and furniture selections, construction documentation, specifications, and contract administration.
  • Reviewed team drawings to ensure compliance with municipal bylaws and provincial codes.
  • Collaborated with architects, consultants, contractors, and clients to ensure seamless project execution from concept to completion.
  • Mentored junior designers to enhance their skills and improve team productivity through knowledge sharing and professional development.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating effective communication across departments and teams.

Design Director

Unison Construction Management Ltd
10.2014 - 12.2018
  • Developed and maintained relationships with clients.
  • Trained and mentored the design team and managed the design project team from the conceptual design stage through construction documentation, specifications, and contract administration.
  • Collaborated with the construction management team to ensure project success.

Senior Interior Designer

Stantec
05.2014 - 10.2014
  • Collaborated with the healthcare sector architectural team as the senior interior design project lead on the Vancouver General Hospital Renal Dialysis Unit renovation.

Senior Interior Designer / Design Project Manager

Omicron
10.2007 - 03.2014
  • Collaborated with architects, consultants, contractors, and clients to ensure seamless project execution from concept to completion.
  • Managed all phases of the design process including programming, space planning, material selection, construction documentation and contract administration for large ground up institutional and workplace projects.

Education

Bachelor of Interior Design - Interior Design

University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1989

Skills

  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Problem solving
  • Teamwork
  • Time management
  • Leadership
  • Project management
  • AutoCAD proficiency
  • Strong background in construction process
  • Strong knowledge in the application of municipal bylaws, provincial codes, accessibility compliance and universal design
  • Space planning
  • Furniture, Fixture and Equipment specification
  • Material and finish specification
  • Design development
  • Construction documentation and contract administration
  • Coordination of multidisciplinary drawings

Certification

  • RHFAC Professional, Rick Hansen Foundation (2024)
  • LEED AP ID+C, Canada Green Building Council BC (2010)
  • NCIDQ Certified (1999)

Affiliations

  • Interior Designers Institute of BC (IDIBC)
  • Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
  • Accessibility Professional Network (APN)

Sample Project List

  • Electronic Arts, Still Creek Burnaby Campus
  • BDO Canada LLP, Vancouver
  • ICBC Driver Licensing, Guildford
  • RDH Building Science, Burnaby
  • Ministry of Citizens' Services, Surrey
  • Ministry of Citizens' Services, Vancouver
  • Hospital Employees Union, Burnaby
  • Rise CPA, Coquitlam
  • Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver
  • MNP LLP, Surrey
  • CMW Insurance, Burnaby BC
  • Dolden Wallace Folick LLP, Vancouver BC
  • University of Victoria Health and Wellness Centre
  • Downtown Victoria Urgent & Primary Care Centre
  • Austin Works Yard, City of Coquitlam
  • BC Hydro Field Operations Facilities, *various locations throughout BC

Continuing Education

  • BE A LEADER Leadership Development Program, Cree Leadership Consulting
  • REVIT 2011, Pacific Alliance Technologies
  • AutoCAD, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  • British Columbia Building Code Course, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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