Cynthia began her career as an interior design intern with the Department of Health, under the Director of Infrastructure Services, Arch. Luis Ferrer. She was part of the team that composed the guidelines for the standardization of government and private hospitals in the country. What should have been a short stint at the government agency was extended, after Arch. Ferrer requested her to stay and help see the project to completion.
Upon graduation from college, Cynthia sought employment in order to complement her theoretical studies with practical experience. She began working with G&W Architects, Interior Design Division, as a junior designer in 1993. After a year of service, she earned a promotion as project coordinator, handling projects for major commercial clients.
1995 was the year Cynthia took, and subsequently passed the Philippine Regulations Commission's Board of Architecture exam for its Specialty Board of Interior Design.
By 1996, she earned a major break by working as a project coordinator with the most promising Architectural and Urban Planning firm of the country, Palafox Associates . Unhampered by rigid structural restrictions present in established companies, she was able to explore her creative talents to the fullest by gaining exposure in planning and architectural residential design. By 1997, she took on the responsibility of being the interior design team Officer-In-Charge. The trust and support of principal architect, Arch. Felino "Jun" Palafox, Jr. allowed her to further hone her abilities in designing corporate, hospitality, theatre and mall interiors. She was likewise handed projects for government structures, as well as institutional facilities, such as schools, a specialty eye hospital, a health center and a day- care center.
In 1998, Cynthia went into part-time freelance designing, refocusing on in-depth designing of residential interiors. She nonetheless still devoted half the time working as an interior design consultant for Palafox Associates.
With her insatiable thirst for learning, she further ventured into other less explored aspects of the profession. She self-studied interior design material specifications drafting and project management techniques. She likewise accepted the challenge of creating a corporate image and design standards manual for Maynilad Water and Sewerage, Inc.
In 2000, due to the growing needs of its major client base, the Interior Design Team of Palafox Associates diversified by taking on its very first challenge with graphic designing. Cynthia was again tapped to handle this project. This initial mall graphics and signage project later became a standard design service provided by the firm.
In 2002, she went into full-time freelance designing, handling both residential and healthcare projects. An irresistable institutional project prompted her to again work as a design consultant, this time for Filipino architect, Edna Turay, whose track record include prestigious projects in Hong Kong and China.
Presently, Cynthia works as a part-time freelancer and as the Senior interior Design consultant for Edna Turay and Associates. As a move to share knowledge she's acquired in her ten years of design practice, she has began a worthwhile pursuit of writing her very own interior design book.
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