JADA WOODARD
Interior Design
Newport News, VA, 23602
(757) 746-7184
Jadaw1034@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/jada-woodard3
EDUCATION
•Virginia Tech
-Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
-Summer 2022 - Spring 2026
SKILLS
•Adobe Creative Suites: (Photoshop,InDesign,Illustrator)
•Sketchup
•Rhino
• Revit
•Twinmotion
• Enscape
•Dra ing
•Microso
• AutoCAD
•Bluebeam
WORK EXPERIENCE
•OTJ (Intern) I Summer 2025 I Washington D.C
-Collaborated with a team of Interior Design and Architecture professionals on a range of design projects by preparing client deliverables, a ending client meetings, choosing materials, updating Revit models, and fixing documents per markups.
•Virginia Tech Dining Services (Chick-fil-A) I 2024-Present
-Worked in the front and back of house of Chick-fil-A while ensuring stations were cleaned, orders were kept up with, customers were tended to, and machines were operating.
•Regal Cinemas (Floor Sta ) I 2021-2025
-Delivered efficient customer service while operating the cash register, preparing concession food, and maintaining clean and orderly theater spaces.
EXPERIENCES / INVOLVEMENT
•Appalachian Service Project I 2023-2025
-Assisted on multiple construction sites to repair homes for families in the New River Valley Region contributing to safer, more stable housing conditions for local families through hands-on assistance with structural repairs, maintenance tasks, and site preparation.
•IDEAS (Interior designers for Education and Sustainabili ) I 2023-Present
-A ended weekly lectures held by design professionals
•Study Abroad Florence, Italy I May-June 2024
-Lived in Florence, Italy for one month while studying Italian design principles, gaining firsthand exposure to historic and contemporary design practices through site visits, coursework, and cultural immersion.
HONORS & AWARDS
•Overall Best Design (Haworth Furniture Studio Competition) 2025
•Design Excellence Award (Virgina Tech School of Design) 2025
•First Place at the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 2024 Video Competition
•People’s Choice Award at the Institute for Creativi , Arts, and Technology (ICAT) Day 2024 (Cohort of 36 received award)
•Virginia Tech School of Design award for second year project “What’s Your Truth” 2024
• Dean’s List: Fall 2022 - Spring 2025