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"Furniture Maven" Turns 20
by
Jeanne Lombardo, Marketing Specialist
"It has
been such a pleasure getting to know Cindy personally and professionally
over the past 20 years. I am continually amazed at her ability to excel
at balancing her dedication to her daughter with her commitment to her
career. She has this remarkable drive to do whatever it takes to help
a client, coworker or friend."
~Suzanne
H. Nicholson ASID NCIDQ, Executive Vice President, Meyer Design, Inc.

Furniture
Maven. Creative Mastermind.
Problem Solver Extraordinaire.
These
are just a few of the words we often use to describe Cindy Carney, Furniture
Solutions Manager at Meyer Design. From Receptionist to Resource Center
Manager to Relocation Specialist to Furniture Solutions Manager, Cindy
has held a variety of responsibilities over her 20-year Meyer career,
which has given her a wholistic perspective on the design industry.
She has an extraordinary
talent for absorbing details, facts and figures about products, people
and manufacturers / suppliers. This enables her to provide our clients
with remarkable problem-solving abilities.
Milestones:
In her early days, Cindy helped to elevate the Meyer Resource Center
to a new level and became integrally involved with establishing the
Meyer Awards of Excellence program, which recognizes excellence in the
suppliers, manufactures and representatives of the products in our Resource
Center.
While managing the
Resource Center, Cindy became thoroughly familiar with various furniture
suppliers and products. Meyer also began to notice a growing need to
address furniture issues with our clients.
And so
a Furniture
Maven was born.
Cindy devotes her
career to understanding every aspect of furniture product and process.
Whether it's refurbishing or selecting preowned furniture, overseeing
furniture relocation and installation, selecting new furniture or coordinating
the delivery of 125 task chairs from California to Pennsylvania in 2
½ days, Cindy Carney is the furniture expert you can count on
for a job well done.
She is well-known
for her incredible willingness to do whatever it takes, roll up her
sleeves and jump right in. Cindy never waits to be asked, she just takes
note of what needs to be done, figures out the best solution and takes
care of it.
Recent
Project Portfolio:
XL Insurance - Selection and Development
of all new workstations and freestanding furniture for this new 125,000
SF Corporate Headquarters. Slated for completion Spring, 2008.
Day
& Zimmermann -- Selection and Development of all new
workstations and freestanding furniture for this new Corporate Headquarters.
Slated for completion Spring, 2008.
Reed Technologies/Lexis Nexis - Full Inventory
and Coordination of approximately 75% of existing furniture for this
new 120,000 SF headquarters in Horsham, PA. Provided on-site consultation
including tagging furniture and move coordination.
Riddle Hospital - Coordination of equipment
and supplies to temporary locations during the renovation of the Operating
Room. This project involved 3 phases: integrating pre-move of Anesthesia
Department and supplies, construction and Inspections by the Department
of Health.
Towers Perrin - Reconfiguration of existing
furniture inventory and selection of new product to supplement. Coordination
of the relocation and the installation of product for this 10-floor,
350,000 SF office space. Cindy now works on-site with the company's
real estate department 2 - 3 days each week.
Toll Brothers - Evaluation of existing furniture and assistance
with selecting pre-owned furniture for this 200,000 SF headquarters.
Coordination with the space plans and furniture dealer on a daily basis
because the space plan was constantly changing to accommodate Toll's
need for specialized spaces for several of their separate departments.
Best
Advice Received: "Find out what they want and give
them plenty of it" ~my Dad
Funniest
Professional Memory: "I worked on a project via
phone, e-mail, drawings and photos -- and never actually saw the finished
space in person. The client was International Raw Materials and the
project was located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. I actually
had to look it up on a map because I had no clue where it was! I developed
the space plan and selected the workstations, and the client was very
pleased, but I never even saw the completed space!"
Personal
Passions:
Party Planning Expert ~ from
a homemade spa products party to a birthday shoe shopping extravaganza,
Cindy has invented and planned some of the most unique parties around!
Mixologist ~ you would be
amazed at what she can do with a good vodka.
Meyer Design, Inc
227 East Lancaster Ave. Ardmore, PA 19003
Tel: 610.649.8500 Fax: 610.649.8509 E-mail: jgould@meyerdesigninc.com
835 N. Tatnall St. Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: 302.575.1700 Fax: 302.575.1606 E-mail: jgould@meyerdesigninc.com
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