Cronin Professional Summary

As owner and founder of Cronin Designs, Jon Cronin fulfills a number of vital roles. He has effectively developed and designed trims and moldings for suspended ceilings for numerous commercial enterprises. He has designed furnishings to meet specific client requirements, such as to resist rough and frequent users. He closely collaborates with clients to determine their individual design needs by exploring all viable and available options. And, Cronin conducts extensive and continuous research to locate new products and processes to deliver better value while ensuring high-quality workmanship.

By utilizing an excellent financial acumen and persuasive negotiation, he has time and again managed to procure the finest materials for the lowest cost. Cronin is frequently called upon to serve as the primary mediator between clients and other contractors with superb results in coordination and cooperation.

Some of Cronin's other key accomplishments include:

• Pioneering the use of expanded polystyrene as a design material that is lightweight and capable of diverse applications into a myriad of shapes and forms.

• Serving as the head designer for the Ford County Government Center renovation project.
  • This included renovating a 68,000 square foot, five-story, 1920’s era hotel into modern-day county offices which were showcased to the citizens of the region. He developed decorating plans for the project based on original color schemes and assimilated existing furniture and materials along with cutting edge architectural accents. This facility remains on the Federal Register of Historical Buildings.
• Delivering dynamic, professional design work for Development Associates, Inc., over an eight-year period.
  • Effectively utilized superb creative and design skills for a broad spectrum of commercial project designs while ensuring projects were completed on time and within budget limitations
• An alumni specializing in Commercial and Interior Design, Cronin now offers his time as an Adjunct Professor of Art for Fort Hays State University located in Hays, Kansas.
  • Effectively facilitated courses in art and design while delivering a compelling, innovative curriculum.