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Canada

Vietnam

Lead a team to plan and secure the brand concept, store design planning and merchandising principals for both new and existing stores in Interior Design, Visual Merchandising, Graphics, communication and fixture design. Direct the visual strategy that contributes to the business objectives of 4 retail brands within the companyPartner with Brand marketing and Merchandising for strategic product placement and fixture productivity in support of sales objectives Develop visual merchandising guidelines and creative direction for stores for yearly commercial calendar Provide training and coaching to ensure that brand standards are being implemented; evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and update as necessary.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

*Accountable for developing, maximizing and maintaining long term relationships with new and existing clients in order to enhance customer satisfaction, their planning design needs and securing company sales growth. Projects included Redberry Burger King, Yum! and Walmart.

Burlington, Ontario

*Directed and actively led and collborated the project preparation, design planning and implementation of various projects from 5000ft2 to 350,000ft2, which included project scheduling, budgeting, time management, AutoCad and Revit technical drawing reviews, FF&E, phasing coordination and retail fit-out execution Recruited and fostered a design team responsible for interior planning as well as managed change and ensured handovers, feedback & lessons learned were documented to drive future project successes.• Collaborated and built trust with general contractors, construction management companies, consultants and the client IKEA, which in turn built strong relationships and facilitated future projects

Burlington, Ontario

*Spearheaded multiple concurrent design projects which included retail fit-out, interior design, FF&E, visual merchandising, graphics, and coached a team in the execution of strategic planning for IKEA Canada.• Managed, provided leadership and coordinated the largest kitchen range change in IKEA’s history for all 12 Canadian stores affecting +180 kitchen layouts and the 12 kitchen departments in each store, completed by the global roll out date. • Awarded the Retail Council of Canada for Excellence in Retailing In-Store Merchandising for “Creating Inspiring Kitchen Solutions for the Many Canadians with IKEA’s New SEKTION Kitchen Range. (2016)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Area

*Handpicked to lead the Retail fit-out construction trades for the new IKEA Winnipeg store based on my extensive retail expertise on construction sites. Created and managed timelines, provided clear direction, and constant troubleshooting and problem solving on site. Documented and tracked all change orders and deficiencies for Retail Fit-out.

Etobicoke, Ontario

*Supervised our central planning team and new store project teams to ensure projects were executed on time, within budget and with quality execution.*Secured timelines, budgets, and phasing plans for all projects*Main point of contact to resolve problems and documented feedback and lessons learned for future projects

Burlington, Ontario

*Responsible for managing multiple design projects which included interior design, visual merchandising, graphic design, phasing and construction from project directive to closeout across Canada*Highlights include: New kitchen global roll out project

Burlington, Ontario

*Responsible for strategic direction to visual merchandisers and store managers in all 11 stores across Canada.*Guided and supported new store opening, planning and implementations*Specialized in coaching IKEA Communication and interior design standards to stores*Selected to lead the visual merchandising implementation team in the remodeling of the largest store in Chicago in North America from 2004-2005*Focus on driving sales and profitability by managing the implementation of plans for visual presentation, floor plan lay-outs and positioning *Managed and coached a diverse team of display personnel from around the world

Etobicoke

North York

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for high end department store sales and merchandising in Women’s fashion, private label, designer, jewelry and accessories in Toronto flagship storeTrainer for Stylist for Canadian TV talk show Jost Donny Petty and Shirley Solomon.