David Flick Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for all new construction, remodels and managing all existing store facilities. Direct architects, general contractors and construction management team to ensure consitent quality of workmanship that meets company standards. Develop budgets, and timelines for all construction projects. Work with millwork vendor and associated vendors for entire store fixture package and finishes. Review bids and vairous construction related proposals and submittals.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

Directed all construction projects for all levels of construction projects, tenant improvement, complete turnkey, construction management and FF& E only projects for varying high end retail clients. Developed processes to assure consistent quality of workmanship. Responsible for estimation of all projects and scheduling of work performed by various trades. Developed millwork installation training programs including client specific millwork package installation manuals. Projects ranged from single store construction to millwork installations of thousands of locations.

Responsible for all new store construction, relocations, and remodel projects. Directed architectsand General Contractors to assure projects are completed on time and within budget. Negotiatedbids and awarded contracts. Implemented prototype store design including researching, testing and identifying alternatives for all aspects of new design including lighting fixtures flooring finishes, and procuring all necessary fixture bids and negotiated pricing for prototype roll out.

Oversaw in house design team while functioning as principal project manager for all store construction. Commissioned and directed professional architects and engineers to assure established design criteria were maintained for final construction documents. Conducted franchisee project assessments, develop and maintained budgets, formulated timelines and served as franchisee liaison. Ability to successfully manage multiple projects ranging from; relocations and remodel expansions to out of ground construction.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

Responsible for the efficient and successful completion of coordinating national roll outs of 160-200 shops annually, including delivery and installation in a turn key manner. Procured though various vendors, an inventory of store fixtures valued at approximately 6-7 million dollars. Maintained an appropriate level of inventory to satisfy immediate projects and also accommodate forecasted projects. Responsible for vendor selection and performance metrics. Estimated all costs, executed projects.

Managed a full service production and warehouse staff, which was responsible for fabricating trade show exhibits. Reorganized the complete production facility; insuring increased efficiency. Orchestrated relocated of 150,000 square foot warehouse to new facility. Managed through a period of organizational change and transformation as the company was reorganized and transitioned through changes in top management. Responsible for the estimating and managing of all projects; including shop and assembly drawings. Managed and directed all shipping and receiving operations to insure delivery of all materials and equipment to show site to meet show schedules. Effectively, maintained a cohesive flow of information and synergy between sales and production staff. Duties also included all facility maintenance and coordination of necessary contractors while assuring compliance and quality workmanship.

Developed, estimated and prepared bids, negotiated contracts and all subcontracts. Directed all field and job site activities including, code compliance and quality control. Performed job buy-outs and scheduling. Scheduled delivery of all materials and equipment to job site to ensure; meeting construction schedules. Resolved design issues with architects and engineers, and coordinated with utilities and building officials.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for the development and implementation of new designs for the roll out of new national identity campaign. Managed and trained a staff of draftsmen responsible for creating construction documents for approximately 160 portrait studios yearly. Investigated and analyzed various software products to interface with AutoCAD and developed process by which information contained within electronic drawings could be extracted to calculate all fixtures and materials for the Purchasing Department. Developed and gave yearly presentations at Sears National Construction Conferences for all Sears project managers, project coordinators, and general contractors.