Heather Janits-Johnson, NCIDQ, ASID

Director of Interior Design McNicholas Architects | MGLM

Greater Chicago Area

About

Experience

  • McNicholas Architects | MGLM (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director of Interior Design
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Senior Interior Designer
      Mar 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Interior Designer at Heather Janits-Johnson Interior Design
    Jan 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 6 mos

    Freelance interior design services to the design industry. Residential interior design services to the public.

  • Senior Interior Designer at Bruce Fox
    Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Freelance at Tucker & Marks
    Jan 2019 - Oct 2019 · 10 mos

    Providing various project related services for interior design projects; from purchasing, expediting, project administration, to project management.

  • Interior Designer-Project Manager at Hickman Design Associates
    Jul 2014 - Jun 2018 · 4 yrs

    •Manages projects in the Chicagoland area. •Works with the client, principal, architectural team, and builder from the very start of architectural drawings to maximize space, flow, and continuity of all design elements. •Coordinates and schedules various trades and vendors to keep the project moving forward in a timely manner. •Space planning, furniture plans, revisions to architectural drawings. •Selection and specification of materials: architectural finishes, hardware, lighting, furniture, fabrics, •Preparation and management of all presentation materials within a predetermined project portfolio •Creation of Budgets, and final costs of all materials and finishes, and create proposals for client review. •Creates and maintains finish, material, lighting, and hardware schedules. •Main contact for clients after the principal’s initial design meeting. •Main contact for architects, trades, vendors, fielding questions and providing requested specifications. As first point of contact, responsible for handling any project related requests keeping the principal minimally involved. •Responsible for expediting the projects within a predefined project portfolio, ensuring goods arrived in time for installation dates. •Responsible for the coordination and execution of all installations within a predetermined project portfolio. •Presents materials and finishes to clients, meeting with clients independently during the selection process.