Gerald W. Bouvia III
Interior Designer | Senior Design Consultant
About Me
With Over 25 Years of Hospitality and Foodservice Industry Experience
I have collaborated on a wide range of renovations and new construction hotel and restaurant projects. In addition, I have extensive experience with Hospitality Industry Property Improvement Plans (PIP’s) working with brand standard requirements on hotel interior projects including brand conversions.
“My nine years as a restaurant manager helps me create design efficiencies and long-term cost reductions for my clients.”
— Gerald W. Bouvia III
I am a graduate of Design Institute of San Diego with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and have a Certificate Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Pima College. I have advanced my career working with multiple designers, design firms and personal clients sharpening my skills in the areas of Hotel, Office, and Residential Design, and collaborating with Design Perspectives in the field of Hospitality and Restaurant Design. I am a regular guest speaker at Art Institute of San Diego and San Diego State University, and an Interior Design Adjunct Professor at Design Institute of San Diego.
I have also been an active Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Design (ASID) volunteering in multiple board positions and committees including Chairing the Emerging Professionals Committee and serving as the 2014-2016 Director at Large. And, I am a member of the San Diego Hotel Motel Association (HMA).