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Lakewood, Colorado, Us

● Serve as a leadership team member to set and carry out the brand's goals. ● Participate in the recruitment of new Franchise owners. ● Oversaw the development and implementation of the new Woodhouse Spa prototype. ● Managed the development of a new fixture package and its implementation for Woodhouse Spa.● Created and instituted new bidding and construction management processes for Radiance Brands. ● Implemented new project management software to aid in project tracking for the Franchise and franchisor. ● Developed and managed new capital budgets for projects and FDD agreements. ● Worked with real estate and franchise partners to select new sites, redline construction drawings, and review lease agreements. ● Managed the timeline for all Woodhouse Spa projects. ● Developed vendor partnerships and negotiated new national pricing to reduce construction costs.

Lakewood, Colorado, Us

Fort Pierce, Fl, Us

● Managed all aspects of construction for clients in projects ranging from 500 sq ft to 15,000 sq ft., for new store build-outs and remodels, both open and closed. ● Assisted clients with real estate issues including the review of lease letters and confirmation that landlords fulfilled their lease obligations to the clients’ satisfaction. ● Managed construction budgets, bid qualification, subcontractor selection, project scheduling, and progress monitoring, quality control, punch lists, close-outs for up to 20 projects a year. ● Oversaw client relations, a team of site supers, sub-contractors, and an internal administrative team. ● Reviewed/red-lined construction drawings in advance of the project start to identify issues, reduce the possibility of change orders before construction, and identify opportunities to improve project schedule and cost. ● Sourced new sub-contractors, negotiated contracts, and led value engineering efforts leading to an estimated 20% reduction in costs to the overall construction.● Aided in the implementation of new construction software (Procore) to create a more effective work environment that allowed clients, site supers, and administrative teams to better managed all projects with success.

● Aided in the creation of a new retail construction division of an established general contractor. ● Successfully managed an open remodel rollout for Speedway gas stations. ● Oversaw and trained Jr. PMs and administrative staff. ● Implemented bidding software to streamline the bidding process. ● Instituted a new cloud-based file management system to give office and field staff easy access to all necessary construction documents.

Tokyo, Jp

● Managed all aspects of new-store construction projects ranging from 10,000 sq sf to 30,000 sq sf with capital budgets varying from $900,000 to 14,000,000. ● Oversaw a $10,000,000 renovation of the 2nd floor of Uniqlo’s 5th Ave flagship store. The project included teaming with design firms in both Japan and the US. Managing GC’s and coordinating with multiple fixture companies to create new fixtures specifically designed to showcase the Uniqlo Spriz NY line of clothing. ● Reviewed and redlined construction drawings, corrected errors that could have impacted construction, and helped to draft a new prototype set of drawings.● Worked with Japanese and US management, design, and real estate to select sites for new store locations. ● Created and implemented new store development forms, policies, and procedures for bid-walks, RFP, project tracking, and change order management. ● Sent out RFP's and selected new fixture companies to value engineer store fixtures and bring down fixture costs by 15% as well as valued engineered the Sprize NY fixture program for the domestic rollout of retail stores. ● Reviewed and leveled GC bids as well as selected GC’s for all projects. ● Managed all venders and partnered with internal and external teams to successfully compete all store construction on schedule. ● Hosted recurring conference calls with Sr. Management, real estate, design, partnering departments, vendors, and GC’s to effectively report all construction progress and identify any upcoming hurdles and ensure success.

Secaucus, Nj, Us

● Managed all aspects of new-store construction, renovation, relocation, and store-closing projects, including site surveys, lease work letter negotiation, capital budgets, store design, bid meetings and qualification, scheduling and progress monitoring, quality control, punch lists, close-outs, warranty repairs, etc. for up to 35 capital projects a year.● Managed construction of all new and renovations in Canada, and the eastern US region. ● Reviewed all GC bids and selected GC’s. ● Established and implemented department-wide forms for construction schedule management. ● Redlined construction drawings and maintained an average change-order cost of less than 2%.

Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Ch

● Worked with French design teams, and US architects to create construction drawings for all US stores. ● Managed the procurement of all store fixtures from France. ● Designed and implemented new project tracking spreadsheets for companywide and third-party vendor distribution to ensure all parties were aligned and up to date on in progress and upcoming store development projects. ● Managed store development administrative team. ● Oversaw the design and construction of Flagship stores in both the Ironbound and Meatpacking district of NYC. ● Led recurring team meetings with French and US Sr. Management, design, Real Estate, operations, visual merchandising, I.T., and marketing to review progress, issues, and lessons learned and helped create a collaborative environment for all involved to ensure a successful program. ● Created construction schedules, and coordinated delivery of fixtures, and install of I.T., security, and signage.

Torrance, Ca, Us

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Managed Store Devompment and facilities for all stores.

New York, Us

● Managed the construction of new and renovation of existing Lucky Brand Jeans, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, DKNY Jeans, and Liz Claiborne outlet stores, with every project on time and under budget.● Assisted creative team with store design concepts, reviewed and redlined architectural drawings, and pioneered the creation of prototypical drawing sets to ensure accuracy and consistency across all projects for the department.● Managed budgets and spending for capital projects and developed new forms for the department to forecast and track capital spending, increasing the level of accountability within the department.● Qualified proposals for competitive bid process and awarded projects to general contractors, scrutinizing every detail to ensure that all bids were fair and complete.● Created construction schedules and coordinated delivery of materials and services to allow every project to run like clockwork.● Conducted site visits, directed superintendents, and completed punch-lists for construction projects such that every project was turned over to Operations in turnkey condition.

Rochelle Park, New Jersey, Us

● Managed a broad range of national retail, restaurant, and office construction and facilities maintenance projects, developing productive relationships with vendors and clients.● Wrote contracts for vendors and clients, making sure that all terms were clear, concise, and fair.● Performed on-site supervision of projects to ensure that safety protocols were followed, and all workmanship met the necessary standards of quality.● Trained and managed other project managers and assistants, creating a team that was successful and happy in their jobs.