Chuck Lee Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama Area

www.vulcanind.com

Physically In Atlanta, Virtually Everywhere.

Design consultancy providing complete design and engineering services for retail projects, consumer product development, and military product design and development to clients in the U.S. and U.K.Lets see what we can create.www.chuckleedesign.com chuckleedesign@gmail.com 404.374.2838

Atlanta, Ga.

Created and developed new retail formats to provide future company growth.• Involved in designing three new retail formats to exploit new markets.• Created revolutionary shopping experiences for Kitchen, Bath, Outdoor Living, Millwork, and other product categories.• Responsible for opening 7 Small Market stores including construction, fixturing, graphics, and product merchandising.

Minneapolis, Mn

Reduced capital costs on all items relating the store environment.• Saved $2.5 million a year by leading initiative to migrate from custom fixturing to high volume fixturing where appropriate.• Generated an additional $5 million savings through restructuring fixture buying process and e-sourcing activities.• Reduced display cable costs 60% by taking advantage of international sourcing.• Saved 50% on Geek Squad store fixturing program.• Lead initiative to reduce store opening costs by 44% in order to penetrate new markets.

Led all aspects of Best Buy Display and Fixture program including design, cost, and impact on the brand. • Managed 2 departments, a staff of 13 to meet demand for design services.• Managed $3 million yearly department budget and directly influenced $45 million yearly fixture budget.• Managed vendor base of 30+ suppliers to improve quality and decrease TCO.• Led Display Design team to numerous industry design awards.

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Design and Engineering Services for Retail Design and Consumer Product Firms.

Directed design and engineering efforts for Gage clients. Responsible for translating client-marketing direction into retail point of sale programs.

Designed and engineered display and fixture programs.