Aaron Browning Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, California, Us

Heading up store development & facilities

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

Head of Real Estate, Design & Construction, Facilities, and Lease Administration for Specialty’s development department.

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Business Investments• Manage personal and investor investments in the retail industry• Administered the preparation and review of broader brand business strategies and growth• Responsible for financial plans, capital expense budgets, investment case forecasts, monthly reports, variance reports and property management

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Effectively manage all facets of store development consisting of real estate, construction, lease administration and facility maintenance• Expert in the end-to-end life cycle of corporate real estate strategic planning, portfolio strategy and planning, financial and scenario analysis, strategic growth models utilizing retail analytics data and merger and acquisitions feasibility impact studies• New location workflow experience with extensive regional and national travel for vetting of locations based on the organization’s state and local requirements• Monitor and evaluate national retail real estate market activity for industry trends and new developments• Conduct portfolio reviews for shopping centers, regional malls and strip centers with landlords and developers• Supervise fleet management transactions including lease options, extensions and renewals, repositions, early closing, lease assignments, subleases, resizing of existing locations, remodel agreements and other lease amendments• Develop comprehensive growth models utilizing analytical and demographic data; coordinate site analysis and site selection and sales forecasting with internal designed model platform; and manage national brokers, developers and landlords• Superior lease negotiating of contracts and diplomatic skills managing high volume store growth with all parties involved in real estate development process to deliver desired annual number of new store locations• Develop, manage and maintain annual departmental budgets, capital expenditures, investment case forecasts, monthly reports and variance reports to senior management and board of directors• Passionate and enthusiastic executive team member with the capability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and delegate in high stress situations• Leader in building teams and cultivating and empowering employees. Supervise, manage and mentor team members to attain individual and corporate performance goals

• As a limited partner in a family entertainment concept, managed all facets of store development and coordinated with other partners and management team to create an impactful experience for the consumer• Developed and implemented corporate strategy planning, financial and scenario analysis and strategic growth models utilizing qualitative and quantitative data• Administered site analysis, site selection, sales forecasting and a national network of brokers and landlords• Interfaced with all levels of management and teams in all aspects of the development process from site identification to leasing to store build-out• Managed the preparation and review of financial plans, capital expense budgets, investment cast forecasts, monthly reports and variance reports to senior management and CEO• Negotiated and managed potential sites selections for new store facilities; fleet contract enforcement; directed all parties involved in real estate development process• Reviewed and oversaw preparation of site proposals to senior management• Developed department and supervised staff to retain top talent and teams to meet vital individual and corporate performance goals