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Our people

The team behind the work

Designers, project managers, and account leads with decades of combined experience across every market we serve.

Sarah Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell
Principal Designer

Sarah leads our design practice with 18 years of experience across corporate and healthcare environments. She believes every great space starts with listening.

James Okafor
James Okafor
Senior Project Manager

James manages complex, multi-phase projects from specification through installation. His background in construction means nothing surprises him on a job site.

Linda Chao
Linda Chao
Account Director

Linda has spent 12 years building long-term relationships with clients across the Pacific Northwest. Most of her work comes from repeat business — and she takes that seriously.

Marcus Webb
Marcus Webb
Space Planning Lead

Marcus translates how teams work into layouts that support them. He specializes in hybrid workplace strategy and has planned over 200 offices in the last decade.

Priya Nair
Priya Nair
Procurement Specialist

Priya manages our vendor relationships and ensures every order lands on time and on spec. She knows the supply chain inside out and keeps projects moving.

Tom Hargrove
Tom Hargrove
Installation Supervisor

Tom leads our installation crews and takes personal responsibility for every space we hand over. He has been with OIC since 2004 and has seen it all.

Why it matters

Furniture is the easy part. People are what make a project.

Anyone can sell you a chair. What sets OIC apart is the team that shows up — the designers who ask the right questions before drawing a single line, the project managers who anticipate problems before they happen, and the installers who treat your space with the same care they'd want for their own.

Our people have worked together for years. That continuity matters: when your account lead hands off to your project manager, nothing gets lost. You get a single, coherent team from first conversation to final walkthrough — and a group of people who are genuinely invested in getting it right.

"The spaces people work in shape how they feel, how they collaborate, and what they're able to accomplish. We take that responsibility seriously — and so does every person on our team."
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