Meet Your Dream Team

Amy Vaughan

Interior Designer
Interior Designer, Associate IIDA

Office fun facts:

“Strives to lift more weight than our installers.”

“Fastest systems designer in the West. Saw smoke come off her mouse as she re-holstered it.”

I chose interior design because I wanted to be able to have a positive impact on peoples’ day to day lives through creating spaces that not only have beautiful form but also have truly usable function.

BFD truly is a company based on care, not only care for our clients but also for each other. It is refreshing to work for a company in which we all are working towards the same goal and truly care about our jobs and the impact that we have on our community. It is a blessing to work for company that pushes us to achieve our passions and helps us to accomplish personal goals.

Education: Oklahoma State University – Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design and Facility Management, Minor in Business
Licensure: NCIDQ Candidate, IIDA
Favorite Place: The places that I call home. My family’s ranch in New Mexico and Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Guilty Pleasures: Cheat meals, especially a burger and fries, and wine.
Additional Passions: Weight lifting and spending time with my puppy, family and friends.

Marianne Prarat

A&D Rep & Account Manager, Associate IIDA

Office fun facts:

“Pop Tries to swim with the sharks every chance she gets.”

“Lover of fun and good times, eager to put a smile on someone’s face.”

I was born and raised in Lubbock and have a passion to see our city and community thrive and grow. I attended Texas Tech University and have been in the commercial furniture business for 11 years now. I started in design support and learned how to specify, space plan, quote, and manage orders of different sorts. About 3 years in I had the opportunity to join the sales team and had no idea how much I would love it. I love seeking to find people that need our resources and developing a relationship to help them discover what they want and need. I enjoy helping people find what they need for their projects and bring it to reality. I work closely with our design team to make this happen. It’s a very rewarding job.

I love BFD because our team truly cares about seeing our fellow team member succeeded. This allows us to truly support one another as we work towards the same goal. We team up at the 11th hour or brain storm together to get a project going. Whatever it is, everyone matters and everyone chips in.

Edu & Licensure: Bachelor of Interior Design; Minor in Architecture, Texas Tech University

Favorite Places: Camping, The Islands and Scuba Diving, or anywhere that’s a new experience.

Guilty Pleasures: Craft Brews and Chips and Salsa

Josey Guevara

Procurement Manager

Office fun facts:

“Pop culture savvy, knows every song and artist and all the ins and outs of celebrities.”

“We swear she manages product order and delivery by being a master crystal ball reader. We ask and she gazes into the future to make it happen.”

I love BFD because it is a place that really nurtures my career goals. It is a great team environment and the support we show each other is of a magnitude I have never experienced before in my previous employment.

Favorite place: Texas. The people are friendly and the beer is cold.

Guilty Pleasure: For me would be chips, salsa & margaritas!

Additional Passions: Music is my other passion. It is as essential as breathing, I love playing music and listening. I have taste favorites in every genre but I am partial to rock and country.

Crystal

Interior Designer

Office fun facts:

When deciding on a career, I knew I wanted to stay away from jobs with too much monotony. My job at Built for Dreams allows me to be challenged while giving me a new experience every day. Each client is unique and our catalogs are constantly being updated with exciting, new products and services. My goal is that each design reflects the client rather than the designer.

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Keiko

Stage Manager

Office fun facts:

As a stage manager, my job was to support the performers and make sure everything behind the scenes ran smoothly. I have the same mission here at Built for Dreams. I make sure communication and information runs efficiently so we can focus on providing our clients with the best service available.

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