A professional member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and a registered interior designer in Connecticut, Maria Zawadzki has twenty six years of project experience in an array of contract design projects. In 1987, Ms. Zawadzki established H2Z Design LLC, providing comprehensive interior design services to the corporate, educational and retail industries of Connecticut.

Between 1997-2001, Ms. Zawadzki was an adjunct instructor at Paier College of Art for second year design students in various studios.

In 1993, Ms. Zawadzki consulted to Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects in Hartford, CT. While at JCJ, she provided interior design consultation on the following projects: LEGO Systems U.S. Headquarters Building; R.C. Knox and Company, Inc.; Constitution Plaza Buildings ; Coopers & Lybrand.

Prior to the founding of H2Z Design LLC, Ms. Zawadzki was the head of interior design services at Ambrose Associates, an architectural firm in Hartford, where she served as Project Manager and Designer for numerous speculative office building projects.

From 1980 through May of 1984, Ms. Zawadzki started her career with Advent Design Inc., a Hartford interior design firm where she was involved on projects, including: The Stanley World Headquarters Building ; Waterbury Hospital ; American Bank; Gerber Scientific Products; New London Courthouse; and the Farmington Library.

Education:

• University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Science in Design and Resource Management, 1980.
• University of Hartford, Graduate Course in Marketing, Spring 1986.
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), 1986
• Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Professional Development Program, "Business Practice for Interior Designers in the 1990's", "Vignelli on The Language of Design: Graphics, Products, and Interiors", Summer 1992
• Greater Hartford Community College "Small Business Seminars"; Eight single night courses offered in cooperation with U.S. Small Business Administration, 1993
• Yearly CEU courses offered at NEOCON, Chicago, including topics on Sustainable Design and LEED, Healthcare Design, Educational Facilities Design
  

Affiliations:

• Registered Interior Designer: State of Connecticut #0387
• International Interior Design Association (IIDA), New England Chapter:

  Past President, 2004-2005
  President, 2003-2004
  President-Elect/Treasurer, 2002-2003
  VP of Professional Development, 2001-2002

• Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers (CCID), Director, Secretary, 1992-1995
• Downtown District Council of New Britain, Commissioner, 1990-1992
• Central Connecticut Tourism District, Commissioner, 1992-1993
• Institute of Business Designers, Connecticut Chapter, National Director, 1989-1990
  

Speaking Engagements:

• Panel Member and Presenter at the triannual 2006 "Bricks, Bytes and Continuous Renovation Conference", sponsored by the American Bar Association and hosted by the University Of Washington School of Law and Seattle University Law School, March 2006.
• Guest Speaker at University of Massachusetts; Topic: Business Principles in a Small Interior Design Firm, 1990
• Panel Member on the topic of "CADD: Application in Design" for an IBD meeting at The Aetna, Middletown, CT; 1987