CI Group
Lauren Menendez currently serves as the Vice President for the Tampa Market at CI Group, a position held since September 2013, while also owning GRAZE 1910 since January 2017. Prior experience includes working as an Interior Designer at Gresham, Smith and Partners from February 2007 to August 2013, and being a Tampa Bay Buccaneer Cheerleader during the 2008-2009 and 2011-2012 seasons. Lauren Menendez obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from The International Academy of Design and Technology, completing the degree between 2004 and 2007.
CI Group
The CI Group specializes in designing, procuring and installing intelligent commercial office interiors and industrial warehouse solutions. Offering “turnkey” solutions, the CI Group’s portfolio of products and services are presented to the marketplace by its two entities – Corporate Interiors, Inc. and CI Industrial, LLC. Our industry leading portfolio includes everything from seating, workstations, and modular wall systems to automated storage and retrieval systems and pallet rack. Founded in 1983, we have grown from 5 to over 50 employees servicing a customer base around the globe. The CI Group is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL with seven locations around the United States including our new showroom in Tampa, Florida. Other U.S. locations include Deerfield Beach – Florida, Jacksonville – Florida, Columbia – South Carolina, Naperville – Illinois, and Rockville – Maryland. Our delivery, installation and project management capacity extends throughout the United States as we are the primary supplier for several national accounts, including Raymond James Financial. With our GSA Packaged Office and Navy BPA Contracts, we have an extensive past performance history with the Federal Government. We have been engaged on multiple projects by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and Department of the Navy amongst others.