Twenty years of experience in Store Planning and Design with proven expertise in providing Creative Direction, Strategic Planning, Brand Management and Leadership.
Skills
Project management
Effective leader
Consistently meet goals
Staff training/development
Design development
Permitting and administration knowledge
Budget development
Strong knowledge of design trends
Work History
Design Coordinator (Director), 05/2016 - Current Kering Group – Paris, TX,
Lead the Design and Equipment Purchasing teams in creating innovative, on budget, on schedule new stores and remodels that brings the vision for store design of company Leadership to life.
Responsible for all design coordination with internal partners and design consultants.
Lead the approval process for all design directives.
Responsible for construction document development.
Responsible for finding cost savings through Equipment Purchasing, Vendor Selection and Value Engineering.
Responsible leading the team to have on budget, on time delivery of all equipment for all projects.
Effectively manage multiple projects including inherent expectations with diverse stakeholders.
Managed a creative team towards a singularly focused target operational objectives.
Collaborated with Real Estate and Construction partners to develop budgets, ROIs, entitlement schedules and store opening dates.
Managed Architectural Due Diligence to establish design and code restrictions, expectations and permitting requirements from the AHJ and/or Developer.
Managed the execution of construction documents, design budgets and change directives.
Created new and innovative approaches to problems and discussed them with project managers.
Manager of Architectural Design, 05/2011 - 05/2012 Durr Systems Inc – Muscoda, WI,
Managed the Architectural/Engineering scope and services for retail buildings including prototype document management, construction document management, change management/value engineering processes and AE budget management.
Interfaced and communicated with others to ensure the final product was consistent, timely and accurate to company standards.
Store Planner, 11/2005 - 06/2010 Leaffilter North, Llc – Springfield, VA,
Responsibilities included the development of site adapted Grocery Store Fixture Plans and all supporting documents required to begin construction documents.
Managed the development of Architectural Construction Documents and all change directives.
Managed the design development of a new concept store, Giant Eagle Express - a 13,000 square foot supermarket and fuel station.
Responsibility included market research, store design, construction documents, coordination of visual marketing consultants and site signage development.
Managed POP and fixture installations for major national clients such as BP and Pep Boys.
Managed production process for print and fixture manufacturing.
Coordinated contractors, shipping, schedules, budget, training and pick lists for 1500 site re-imaging roll out.
Project Manager, - – , ,
Managed production process for print and fixture manufacturing.
Coordinated contractors, shipping, schedules, budget, training and pick lists for 1500 site re-imaging roll out.
Store Planner, 06/2000 - 10/2003 NA – City, STATE,
Formulated and implemented design strategies that maintain Target's brand identity for special projects.
Worked with internal customers from Merchandising, Architecture, Real Estate to produce Fixture Plans for remodels and unique new stores.
Store Planner, 07/1998 - 05/2000 Target Corporation – City, STATE,
Responsible for fixture layouts, finish and lighting plans, merchandising planograms,
budgeting and the bidding and purchasing of fixtures and materials.
Designed interiors and storefronts and specified architectural elements.
Managed the design of a new prototype geared towards a youth market (See AWARDS).
Restructured the layouts and designed fixtures for Waves Music and NRM to increase focus on expanding product lines and to stimulate better customer traffic flow.
Education
Associate of Applied Science: Interior Design, Expected in 1995 - Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA GPA:
BBA: Business Administration, Expected in 1990 - Geneva College - Beaver Falls, PA GPA: Business Administration
BBA: Business Administration, Expected in 1988 - Berry College - Rome, GA GPA: SPECIAL TRAINING ___
Toyota Production Systems
Disney Innovation
Accomplishments
NARM 1999 “Best Special Media” for Music X
“Heavy
Lifter” Team Award for the 2004 Prototype Store – Target Property Development,
2003
Team
Achievement Award for Giant Eagle Express Concept Development, 2007
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