MOD DESIGN is different! Here’s how.ere’s how.h MOD DESIGN, Royal Oak, MI       Our Mission We are a fast-moving, fast- growing company dedicated to contemporary commercial furnishings and design.  We work with major manufacturers like Knoll and Global to solve your commercial space problems with minimal disruption of work and at the lowest possible cost consistent with the quality you desire.   Our mission is to be a business partner, educator and friend to you while ensuring that your company achieves a design that promotes your company image, improves productivity levels and increases overall company moral.     Our Customers Corporate facilities, large corporations, county and city offices, healthcare systems, non-profit organizations and small businesses are among our customers.  We work throughout Michigan and wherever our customers send us, including other states.   Our Certifications We are pleased to be the first commercial furnishings and design company certified by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council and the National Association of Women Business Owners. Members of our design staff are certified by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification and associates of the International Interior Design Association. Making rewarding business relationships is a priority at MOD DESIGN.   Our Beliefs We assume your needs are different from others’ and we tailor situations to fit.  We believe that educating you about positive solutions to your design objectives will allow you to decide what is best for your company’s individual situation. Our highly skilled design staff does this through space and workflow evaluations, relevant product recommendations and thorough explanation of product features and benefits. While working with MOD DESIGN we want to make everything as prompt, streamlined and hassle free as possible for you and your company. We believe in exceeding your expectations and promise to follow through on all that we do!       Sarah Ayala Jones, MOD President “MOD DESIGN understands the kinds of professional skills needed to succeed in the commercial furnishings industry, where budget and deadline are crucial to corporate planners and purchasers.” MOD DESIGN was created by Sarah Ayala Jones and was Michigan’s first Minority Business Enterprise in the contract interiors field. Sarah has over 25 years of experience in the commercial furniture industry providing sales consultation, project management, design liaison, manufacturer representation and sales management.   Beginning in 1980, Sarah was an account representative with Westinghouse Electric Business Units and Subsidiaries in North America. She served as a consultant to architects, project managers, space planners, and was responsible for business development throughout the dealer network. Sarah’s skills led to recognition for a number of achievements, including the winning of a $30 million account and consistently exceeding her region’s sales objectives while remaining within budget and deadline.   Sarah understands the kinds of professional skills needed to succeed in the Commercial Furnishings industry, where budget and deadline are crucial to corporate planners and purchasers. That may explain why, since 1994, when Sarah founded MOD DESIGN, annual sales have grown to upwards of $8 million.   While building her company, Sarah has also contributed time and expertise to the community.  She was on the Advisory Committee of the Hispanic Development Leadership Program sponsored by New Detroit.  She developed and instructed a course in basic banking for 150 enlisted military personnel. She has served on the Board of MATRIX Human Services; her predecessor was the League of Catholic Women. She was in the graduating class of Leadership Detroit XIX where she was a classmate with Governor Jennifer Granholm.  In 1999 Sarah partnered with Blue Care Network to develop a program to assist and encourage inner-city young women in planning their careers.  The program, “Reach High”, was presented to Western International High School in April 2000.  It was so well received that within two years, Blue Cross Blue Shield was able to fund the program, renaming it ”The Blue Line to Success”.   Currently Sarah is a member of the Hispanic Business Alliance, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Women’s Economic Club, the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the Minority Business Development Council.  In August of 2003, Sarah was recognized by the Detroit Regional Chamber as one of the regions “100 Top Emerging Business Leaders” and only a few months later, Sarah was awarded by the National Association of Women Business Owners the title of  “Michigan’s Top 10 Women Business Owners of Distinction.”    “Making Work a Better Place to Live”