Madara Wickremasinghe
Madison WI 53719 | Willing to Relocate madarawickremasinghe@gmail.com
+1 (515) 708-9727
https://issuu.com/madaraw/docs/interior_portfolio linkedin.com/in/madarawickremasinghe
Work Experience
Senior Interior Designer: Remote (Jun 2025 - Mar 2026)
Maybeck Design, Dallas, TX | https://www.maybeckdesign.com/ Concept Design, 3D Modeling, Construction Documents, Project Management, and FF&E Procurement for multifamily, hospitality and workplace projects at a boutique design firm
•Creating design manuals in Canva to convey concept through mood boards and FF&E selections.
•Creating FF&E pricing lists in Excel, FF&E tracking, coordinating with installers for FF&E installations.
•3D Modelling existing interior from matterport, space planning & creating schematic plans in Revit.
•3D rendering in Revit and Enscape before coordinating with rendering specialist for final renders.
•Creating technical drawings in Revit for the interior in Bid Sets and CD Sets, including RCP, Power Plan, Finish Plan, Interior Elevations, Finish Schedule and millwork details.
•Presenting design concepts to client through video calls, packaging and sending materials to client.
•Project management and coordinating with client, contractors, product reps and consultants.
•Reviewing submittals and shop drawings through Procore during Construction Administration.
The Addison Phase 2 : Luxury Golf Club : Ca lé Restaurant : Boathouse : Venture X Office Summit : Greenway Court : Marylander : UDR Prototypical Units : Beacon Rail District Office
Interior Designer (Jul 2023 - Oct 2024)
Dimension IV Madison Design Group, Madison, WI | https://www.dimensionivmadison.com/
Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration for community and sports facility, hospitality, retail, and apartment designs
•Concept Design, 3D modeling and rendering design ideas through Revit and Lumion.
•Creating mood boards and furniture packages in Bluebeam, creating pricing lists for furniture in Excel.
•Creating technical drawings in Revit for the interior: RCP, Finish Plan & Schedule and Interior Elevations.
•Picking up red-lines and creating smaller permit sets, under the supervision of the Head of Interiors.
•Reviewing submittals and shop drawings during Construction Administration.
•Coordinating and presenting to clients, meeting with product reps, site visits.
Bartillon Shelter : Forge Sports Center : Pancake Cafe Remodel : Luxe Nail Salon : Landmark Lofts
Work Experience Continued...
Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant: (Jan 2021 - May 2023)
Iowa State University, Ames, IA | https://www.iastate.edu/
Hosting discussions & activities, Research paper on 3D Printing Guidelines in Interior Design
•Hosting discussions & activities in College of Design to help students understand core design principles; DSN S 183 Design in Context. Included essay grading in Canvas.
•Conducted a practical project on identifying flaws in using 3D Printing in Interior Design, and authored a research paper on 3D printing Guidelines for Interior Design.
Interior Design Intern (May – Aug 2022)
OPN Architects, Cedar Rapids, IA | https://opnarchitects.com/ Assisted large-scale commercial design projects in the educational sector
•Selecting and ordering finishes, putting material palettes together, basic modifications to plans in Revit.
•3D modeling interior features in 3DS Max, creating Floor Finish plans with patterns in AutoCAD.
•Meeting with product reps, site visits.
Senior Interior Designer (May 2017 – Jun 2020)
Canvas Interior Design Studio, Colombo, Sri Lanka | https://canvas.lk/ Concept Design, Detail Drawings, Project Management, and Construction Supervision for hospitality, retail, education, and healthcare projects and high-end apartment designs
•Concept Design, coordinating design ideas with render specialist for final renders.
•Creating detail drawings in AutoCAD as per design concept, including Floor Plan / Furniture Layout, RCP, Lighting & Power Plan, Interior Elevations, and custom design details.
•Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ) with images, quantities and pricing information in Excel.
•Project management and coordinating with client & contractors.
•Reviewing shop drawings, construction supervision on site.
Park Street Gourmet : Fairway Elements Apartments : Sinhalese Sports Club : Fashion Market
Grand Beach Hotel : Colombo Club : Durdans Hospital Remodel : WSO2 Exhibit : Celcius Store
Junior Interior Designer (Jan 2016 – Apr 2017)
Prefer Associates, Colombo, Sri Lanka | http://preferassociates.com/ Assisted Project Management of large-scale Maldivian Hotels; Aarah & Raafushi
•Reviewing construction drawings, furniture and finish selections for the project.
•Changes to drawings in AutoCAD, preparing presentations, Attending client and contractor meetings
Design Intern (Oct - Dec 2014)
Colombo Design Studio, Colombo, Sri Lanka | https://colombodesignstudio.com/
Interior Design, Package Design, Product Design, 3D renders and large-scale Model Making
•Created interior design renders and package design renders in 3DS Max and VRay.
•Helped assemble large-scale physical 3D models for presentation to client.
Education Skills
MFA Interior Design (Jan 2021 - May 2023)
Iowa State University, USA | GPA 3.92
BA (Hons) Interior Design, First Class (Jan 2013 - Dec 2015)
Northumbria University, UK | GPA 3.86
Partnered with Academy of Design, Sri Lanka
Awards
Metropolis Future 100 Winner (2023)
Recognizes top graduating students in US & Canada in Architecture & Interior Design https://metropolismag.com/programs/2023-future100-interior-design-graduate-winners/
Graduate Teaching Excellence Award Iowa State University (2023)
BA (Hons) Interior Design Scholarship Northumbria University (2015)
Conferences
Poster presentations on Narrative Environments in Hotel Design (MFA Thesis) IDEC Annual Conference at New York School of Interior Design, NY (2024)
AHFE International Conference at San Francisco Marriot Marquis, CA (2023)
References
Dulce Andino
Project Architect and Senior Designer Maybeck Design dulce@maybeckdesign.com
Yongyeon Cho
Associate Professor in Interior Design Iowa State University yongyeon@iowastate.edu
Software Proficient in: Revit, Lumion, Enscape, Photoshop, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, MS Office, Canva
Experience with: 3DS Max, VRay, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, SketchUp, Figma
Volunteer Work
Guest Lecturer
Talk on Narrative Environments in Hotel Design (MFA Thesis) to an Interdisciplinary Option Studio at Iowa State University (2023) https://doi.org/10.31274/td-20240329-110
Contributing Writer
Interior Design Feature on the Nerdynaut website (2016) https://www.nerdynaut.com/journalist/madara
Hobbies & Interests
Travelling, Hiking, Camping, Creative Writing
Hospitality Design, Experiential Design, Narrative Environments
Katherine Cook Head of Interior Design Dimension IV Madison Design Group kcook@dimensionivmadison.com
Chamika Wickremasinghe (No relation) Founder / Principal Designer Canvas Interior Design Studio, SL chamika@canvas.lk
