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Glendale, Ca, Us

• Partner with Facilities and Operations teams in order to deliver our Property of Tomorrow strategy across the portfolio. • Lead the design of office remodel plans that enhances customer engagement and optimize day-to-day operations.• Review vendor floor plans to ensure all design criteria is properly documented for construction. • Evaluate existing conditions & prepare floor plans that minimize construction costs based on company construction standards.• Coordinate internal team input on proposed interior plans and present to Sr. Project Architect – Asset Management, Vice President of Asset Management, President of Asset Management. • Review, coordinate, and approve vendor construction documents for compliance with approved layouts. • Develop and manage multiple projects during different development phases, including conceptual design, construction documents, permit approvals and as-built confirmation.• Anticipate potential constructability issues and provide constructability feedback early during the planning phase and during construction. • Work closely with all internal facilities personnel and with Operational field personnel for storage remodel opportunities.

Newport Beach, Ca, Us

• Successfully led 40-60 tenant improvement projects concurrently from Letter of Intent through lease negotiation, design review, coordination of landlord’s work, and on-site construction while keeping all internal and external teams aligned on key dates and milestones. • Utilized strong design background to spearhead five design-build projects from concept to completion including interior design, project estimating, CD development, bidding, permitting, and value engineering through construction.• Partner with tenants to determine the easiest and quickest way forward to meet their business needs. Educate Tenants on all aspects of the lease agreement, Landlord design criteria, vendor selection, project scheduling, construction plan development, city permitting, as well as any utility or entitlement issues the Landlord may need to assist in resolving.• Provide timely support to the leasing department in the form of tenant space configurations, design packages, recommendations and approval of tenant work as well as the determination and pricing of Landlord’s required work.• Oversee all projects in construction including on-site inspections, OAC meetings; facilitate RFI conversations, and understanding of construction means and methods to ensure compliance with Landlord criteria.

Newport Beach, Ca, Us

• Managing all national department store and international installations while coordinating cross-functional groups that include senior leadership, sales, marketing, and multiple external vendors to create and deliver innovative and consistent store design and merchandising experiences. • Present directly to Executive and GM level leadership to generate buy-in for new initiatives and refine each locations needs to ensure a consistent UD brand strategy is conveyed through all retail environments.• Lead all design and project management for all new and remodeled ‘shop-in shops’ locations from conceptual design through completion for nationwide department stores such as Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Belk.• Responsible for sourcing new fabricators, overseeing the review of shop drawings and samples as well as negotiating directly with the vendor to determine costs, establish value-engineering tactics and timelines.• Utilized strong familiarity of AutoCAD, Sketch up, Buzzsaw, and Photoshop to design and develop department standards including AutoCAD and Sketchup libraries utilized by US and internal design teams abroad.

Deerfield, Il, Us

June 2015-April 2016Consumables subject matter expert as well as liaison between design teams and merchandising leaders, responsible for strategizing, managing, and coordinating new initiatives within my categories.May 2013-June 2015Lead the design of all Up Market cafes including barista coffee bars, fresh juice & smoothie stations, as well as fresh rolled sushi service, featured in flagship locations across the nation.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Lead designer on several of the chains finest and the most notable flagship locations featuring leading edge design in prominent cities across the United States including San Francisco, New York and Chicago. Overseeing the coordination of all construction documents including detailed plans, elevations, schedules, FF&E and coordination with merchandise plans for accuracy ensure adherence to company standards.

Bartlett, Il, Us

Conceptualized and developed customized exterior and interior environments including animations utilizing the latest in 3D visualization. Serve as interior design subject matter expert to colleagues.Responsibilities included initial design concepting, furniture and fabric selection, creation of presentation boards, as well as marketing my designs to prospective clients.

Chicago,, Il, Us

Create detailed fixture floor plans and merchandise plans for nation-wide Sears and Sear Automotive locations.

Haworth systems furniture knowledge, daily communications with outside vendors, quality assurance of details drawings, creation of power point presentations and maintaining of current color trend boards and sample library.

Certificate Of Construction Management, Engineering

Bfa, Interior Design