Mani Mohan

• Drive strategic partnerships with architects, designers, developers, builders and contractors to identify and secure new commercial project opportunities. • Lead business development initiatives that expand market presence and consistently grow project pipelines. • Collaborate cross-functionally to align design, sales, and operations teams, ensuring seamless project execution and elevated client experience. • Apply deep expertise in architectural surfaces and building solutions to deliver tailored recommendations that strengthen long-term client relationships and specification loyalty.

• Conceived and led the creation of Bombay Chaat, a concept-driven, street-food–inspired hospitality experience in downtown Cleveland, blending brand storytelling, spatial design, and customer experience strategy. • Crafted immersive design environments that translate cultural narrative into memorable, commercially successful dining experiences. • Driving the next phase of growth through the expansion into a lifestyle-focused hookah lounge, evolving the brand into a multifaceted hospitality destination. • Website: www.pinkwallfoundry.com

• Conceptualized and launched a boutique luxury bedding brand, curating a design-led portfolio of 30+ artisan-crafted collections featuring organic materials and premium craftsmanship. • Built global sourcing partnerships with manufacturers and artisans, while directing brand storytelling through product photography, digital presence, and visual merchandising. • Defined operational strategy and scalable business systems, creating a foundation for sustainable growth and long-term brand development.

• Served as a strategic partner to architects, designers, contractors, and end users, guiding product specification decisions that balanced design vision, budget goals, and project timelines. • Built and expanded regional market presence through proactive client engagement, relationship management, and targeted business development initiatives across existing and prospective accounts. • Directed full project lifecycle strategy, from opportunity identification and specification through logistics coordination, installation execution, and post-completion support, ensuring a seamless client experience and long-term partnerships.

• Spearheaded business development by initiating, growing, and managing relationships with 600+ architecture and design firms across Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh, expanding market presence and driving sustained growth. • Partnered with architects, designers, contractors, end users, and general contractors to specify solutions aligned with design intent, budget, and project timelines. • Managed projects end-to-end — from opportunity identification and product specification through order management, delivery coordination, installation oversight, and punch-list resolution — ensuring seamless execution and client satisfaction. • Maintained an active regional presence through daily travel, cultivating existing client relationships while prospecting new opportunities.

• Built and managed strategic relationships with 300+ architecture and design firms across the Northeastern United States, serving as the primary driver of market growth and brand presence for Nasco. • Led the full sales lifecycle, from lead generation and design prototyping to delivery execution, managing portfolios for 25+ high-profile clients including Macy’s, Chanel, Guess, Johnson & Johnson, Bloomberg L.P., Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC, Marriott International, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. • Designed and managed company exhibition booths at leading industry trade shows including HD Expo 2010 and GlobalShop 2011 in Las Vegas to strengthen brand visibility and business development.

• Served as sole lighting designer for public spaces at Park Central Hotel New York, shaping the visual and experiential identity of a landmark Manhattan property. • Held a key design leadership role in the transformation of the 735-key DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City, directing schematics, FF&E strategy, and detailed specifications across guestrooms and hospitality-driven public spaces. • Orchestrated collaboration across multidisciplinary project teams — consultants, architects, general contractors, fabricators, and installers — ensuring design intent was executed at the highest level of quality and precision.

Senior Interior Designer / Architectural Designer • Led design and documentation for luxury residential towers and mixed-use developments in New York City, including Park Avenue and Times Square–area projects. • Managed multidisciplinary teams and coordinated structural, MEP, and zoning consultants from concept through construction documentation. • Directed FF&E strategy and design execution for high-end residential and adaptive-reuse developments featuring hospitality-driven amenities. • Contributed to international design initiatives, including resort concept development in Dubai. • Collaborated on civic and commercial projects, including architectural documentation for the United States Postal Service office at Penn Station.

o Worked on lighting design, drawings and onsite coordination for the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA. o Worked on lighting design, drawings and onsite coordination for the House of Blues private club in Atlantic City, NJ.

o Worked as a Junior Architect & Designer on design development and construction documents for a 1000 unit ultra luxury residential township in New Delhi; scope of work included site and design development for 6 residential towers, commercial center, club house, and fitness center

Construction Management Certification Course, 2007 Pace University, New York

Panjwani & Associates — Panjwani & Associates Full-Time Internship | 2001 • Supported presentation and construction drawing development for an educational project in Dehradun and interior design projects in New Delhi. Rajiv Gupta — Rajiv Gupta Freelance Designer | 2004 • Contributed to residential renovation and interior design projects in New Delhi.