# Anushree Y > Lead Space Planner Location: Newark, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/anushree As a Sr. Architectural Designer at Tesla, I apply my 10+ years of experience in architecture and design to create innovative and sustainable solutions for the electric vehicle industry. I hold certifications in LEED Green Associate, OSHA Ergonomics for General Industry, and Space Planning, demonstrating my commitment to environmental sustainability and workplace safety. In addition to my role at Tesla, I am also the founder of my own design firm, where I leverage my skills in problem-solving, communication, and presentations to deliver high-quality projects for various clients. I am passionate about creating spaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional and environmentally friendly. My goal is to contribute to the advancement of sustainable design practices and to inspire others to do the same. ## Work Experience ### Lead Space Planner @ Cepheid Jan 2025 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Founder @ The Oven Pie Jan 2020 – Present | Newark, California, United States ### Workplace Designer @ Tesla Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Fremont, California, United States ### Sr. Architectural Designer @ Tesla Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Fremont, California, United States ### Designer @ Closets By Design Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ●Develop and maintain productive and effective relationships with clients. ●Meet with clients to outline client needs and vision & take accurate, as-built measurements for developing detailed floor plans. ●Develop design concepts and produce contract documents based on client needs. ●Sell appropriate design, materials, hardware, and accessories for the design concept ●Negotiate project cost and price jobs appropriately ●Manage the coordination and logistics of product deliveries and installation & provide follow-up support with clients ●Oversee the installation of the design by checking in with Installers during the job via calls or texts ### Occupancy Planner @ Cushman & Wakefield Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States ● Oversees all facility space and personnel move requests within assigned territory to maximize space efficiencies while implementing solutions in-line with client lines of business and corporate real estate goals. ● Collaborates with Strategy, Project Management, Facility Management and other CRE team members on all efforts. ● Develop migration plans and space strategies utilizing blocking and stacking diagrams. ● Interfaces with Client to develop options, finalize project concepts and prepare final documents for client approval. ● Serves as the primary client contact for relocation requests and collaborates with Move Manager to ensure client needs are met. ● Organizes all data into approved formats for planning and hand off purposes, including- planning power point documents, proposed spreadsheet data and written descriptions of solutions. ● Maintains CAFM data that supports development of space allocation plans. ● Utilizing a CAFM/IWMS database, manage allocations and maintain data accuracy, and perform quarterly data and drawing audits. ● Reviews and approves / or makes alternate recommendation for reconfiguration requests in assigned territory. ● Engage Furniture Coordinator, Workplace Strategist, Move Manager and Project Manager as needed for scoping and cost related to FF&E activity. ● Establishes and maintains relationships with various client lines of business to understand their requirements and the impacts to the portfolio. ### Space Planner, CAD Designer @ ViewRay, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California ●Designed client specific site for maximum space utilization and spatial planning to place the proprietary medical equipment in the facility within the specific range to allow coordination between 20+ large systems. Composed site utilization studies, space plans, as-built documents for construction projects and documents for renovations, moves, adds and changes (MAC). ● Create Master building floor plans and as-built furniture plans for each building using CAD to capture minor post-move space reconfigurations. Develop strong relationships with teams and implement space plans, including scenarios to optimize the use of space while meeting business requirements. ● Incorporated redline drawings into master CAD files, and manage master CAD files to ensure accuracy and consistency. ● Coordinated with the clients during the entire phase of the project and addressing their concerns. ● Coordinated with other internal departments such as Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Installations, Service, Technical writers for internal/external projects or documentation and with outside vendors to ensure accuracy of drawings and adherence to the corporate CAD drawing policies and procedure. ● Worked closely with Sr. Occupancy Planner to develop migration plans, sequencing of group-level moves/ relocations and to reconcile discrepancies if any. ● Ensures planning is aligned with corporate guidelines, and that all scenarios maximize the use of space. ● Develops, maintains and reports space allocation plans, and if applicable, issues space allocation reports. ### Architect/ Space Planner/ Designer @ Aakriti Architect - India Jan 2010 – Jan 2017 - Managed a team of 8 members and worked on projects with a net revenue of $700k. - Developed architectural detailed drawings including brickwork/plumbing/electrical layout, elevation detailing, detailed sectional drawing, conceptual 3D/schematic diagram, sustainable design development solutions. - Acted as a liaison with internal and external vendors procuring 20% discount. - Optimized space plans and signed off FF&E purchases by external vendor resulting 15% savings. - Controlling the overall projects in co-ordination with on-site activities. - Handled overall projects from conception till completion. ### Volunteer as an Architect/Designer. @ ISCON IHF, India Heritage Foundation Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Jose, United States • Remodeled and Designed the existing space including detailed drawing, Restroom Design, plumbing layouts, 3D Visualization of the guest house. • Teamed with in house development group to oversee contractor, overall design, vendor management, FF&E. ### UI Designer for the Navigation App "GET SET GO" @ mnntech.com Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | India - Designed Logo for the App "GET SET GO" which has been published in the iOS App store. - This is one of the coolest project I have done so far along with the Best Team Members of mnntech.com. Here's the link to the website: http://www.mnntech.com/ - Designed Screenshots, launch Images, App Icons, Bar buttons Icon for the App & Website. ### Principal Architect, Space Planner and Project Manager @ Aakriti Housing Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Jamshedpur Area, India Have intimate understanding of Project Management principles and methods, vendor management maintaining strong customer relationships. • Completed and finalized several projects for the firm involving various residential and commercial projects,City Planning. • Procured new clients and interacted with them on a regular basis to understand their requirements. • Led the team of 6 members and coordinated with them for the completion of various projects requiring hard deadline. • Managed 180+ projects with a total investment of $4M+. • Negotiated 80+ deals for the firm involving various residential and commercial projects. • Rewarded with "Best Architect Award". ### Junior Architect @ A+B Inc. (http://www.abincorporation.com/ ) Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Bhubaneshwar , India • Served the Architectural Firm with the creatively built form, and innovative approaches. • Designed sustainable features such as rainwater harvesting, use of renewable materials, terrace garden, energy conservation etc. Contributed ideas for Vernacular approach. ### Architect Trainee @ Design Forum International Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | New Delhi , India • Collaborated with talented team members to learn new skills and complete assigned tasks. • Designed and contributed to numerous projects involving City Planning, roads, drainage, parking facilities. • Consistently achieved on time project completion through effective planning and organization. ### Intern @ JUSCO Limited - A TATA Enterprise Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 - Did my two months summer training at JUSCO, a well-known service and utility provider of Jamshedpur, which proved beneficial for me to show my skills to a large extent. ## Education ### Certified in LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE Green Building Academy ### Certification in OSHA - Ergonomics for General Industry Course University of South Florida ### PMP (Project Management Professional) UC Irvine ### Certification in Space Planning University of California, Berkeley ### Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) in BPUT, Architecture Piloo Modi College of Architecture (ABIT-PMCA), Cuttack ### Project Management Foundations ### COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL D.B.M.S. English School , Jamshedpur, India. ### Vikas Junior College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anushree-y-43819133 --- Source: https://flows.cv/anushree JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/anushree/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13