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New York, NY, US

• Directed design execution across 12 new markets under aggressive timelines and cost targets, opening 91 locations and adding 3.87 million SF to the company portfolio totaling $403 million in CapEx
• Stakeholder management across business functions such as Sales, Real Estate, Finance and Operations teams
• Streamlined regional processes for project delivery to meet market specific schedules and budgets by integrating new digital platforms into the workflow and maintaining transparency in communication between project.
• Hired, onboarded, managed and mentored an interdisciplinary team of 65 people consisting of Architects, Interior Designers, Design Technologists, MEP engineering, Arts & Graphics, & AV/IT/Security across 3 company.
• Forecasted & managed team resourcing and design schedules for various product offerings in company portfolio
• Had a critical role as part of Development leadership in strategically right-sizing regional teams and company real estate portfolio, by adapting processes to streamline efficiency by 25% due to change in global.

New York, NY, US

• Sourced, vetted & negotiated external architectural/engineering consultants & material vendors in new markets to comply with regional project budgets
• Managed, onboarded & provided continued training for external consultants to ensure proper coordination and implementation of corporate standards
• Led strategic programming and space planning development of projects in collaboration with internal business stakeholders
• Assessed due diligence of new potential projects for architectural/engineering risk factors to determine financial & schedule impacts in new markets
• Led the launch of the Powered by We product in the Chinese market providing customized workplace design services to enterprise clients such as Li & Fung in Shanghai and Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong

New York, NY, US

• Designed and executed 1.9 million SF and $280 million in CapEx, in a hypergrowth environment
• Managed soft cost budgets for approval, created RFPs and finalized consultant contracts for execution
• Led and managed local consultants and design team through the evolution of a project from due diligence, construction documentation, bidding, construction administration to project closeout
• Responsible for creation and implementation of building program, technical coordination and design standards from real estate sourcing through project opening
• Managed internal design groups to create design + program packages for executive sign-off, handoff to architect of record, permit submissions and construction documents
• Managed architecture and engineering due diligence process for prospective leases, and submitted reports for use by real estate and executive teams

• Conducted construction site supervision and coordination w/ contractors, building management, and tenants for capital improvement project in Upper East Side, NYC
• Drafted construction cost estimate proposals for client review
• Sourced material options to maintain project budget for single family home in Ghent, NY reducing the cost by $500k
• Conducted real estate analysis for various potential investment properties
• Produced schematic through construction documents for 12,000 SF luxury residential project in Upper East Side, NYC
• Surveyed and produced as-built documentation

• Attended site walk throughs w/ architects & subcontractors
• Drafted bid proposals + cost estimates for potential new projects
• Coordinated and resolved inquires with subcontractors & vendors