Accountable for the complete design project life cycle for three corporate brands: Chico’s, White House Black Market & SOMA. Store layouts and schemes based on project requirements, mall criteria, lease lines, egress, signage, energy requirements, and code issues relative to the design concept. Responsible for insuring consistency in quality and accuracy of all architectural construction drawings per new, refresh, rebrand or remodel projects.Managed and provided guidance and expertise to outside architectural firms, sign vendors, contractors, engineers and in-house entities regarding space planning, detailing, color, finish, and fixture expectation.Accountable for key deliverable dates associated with project life cycle project schedule to include but not limited to: Prelim Design, Approved Design, Check Set, Approved Check Set and CD Set.Responsible for reviewing and qualifying MEP documents as part of the project life cycle and insures that City/Bldg. Department and LL comments are received in a timely manner in accordance to SD&C turn around policies. Issues revisions and/or design directives to outside consultants in a timely manner on an as needed basis to maintain project schedule deliverable dates.Responsible for approving and modifying architect's suggested space layouts ensuring that construction documents are consistent with the company and brands design strategies as well as meet architectural, budgetary quality standards.Developed and presented storefront renderings, presentation drawings, material and finish boards to send to developers/LL's as necessary.Partners with Design Leadership on new projects such as concepting, fixture development, new materials and finishes, value engineering and any other special design projects on an as needed basis.Continue to work with procurement partners to ensure accurate take-offs for successful store turnovers.

Responsible for design and development of retail, corporate and healthcare environmental projects including signage, display, merchandising, etc. Demonstrated concept sketches, space planning and exterior/interior design renderings.Provided color, material and finish palettes and specifications.Created engineering drawings for quoting and production.Assist design directors in the implementation of design projects with contractors, fabricators and suppliers.

The Consumer Experience Designer is responsible for contributing to the conception and development of all scale retail and wholesale marketing, branded environments, store operations/development, global visual merchandising and brand needs that cross functionally support the brand in achieving creative and strategic goals. Independently and collaboratively prepare feasible designs which incorporate concept design and visualization.Ensure the quality and completeness of designs and deliverables within established deadlines. Deliver a compelling solution that meets and exceeds the client’s expectations.Provides creative and practical ideas on design and engineering issues with internal design team, construction personnel, architects and consultants, etc.Working with vendor and partner to suggest materials to stay within budget. Concept sketching/Exploration.Create new ideas for shop systems, exhibition design, furniture, POP and other concepts.Create 2D graphic, build 3D models and photo-realistic rendering of intended design directions for the creation of prototypes or to communicate design intent to teams.Creation of engineering drawings for quoting and production.Fluent in 3D Design Package and Adobe Creative Suite applications.Understands and interprets landlord or client’s design packages and reviews them as necessary in order to appropriately design.Perform store design functions including store layout, furniture & fixture specifications, space planning related to visual presentation, product visual merchandising, and overall store appearance.Collaborates with clients in order to bring project and concept to life and within budget.

- Worked closely with Global Visual Merchandising, Retail Marketing, Store Operations and Development to execute site-specific store designs and brand needs that cross functionally supported the brand - Independently and collaboratively prepared feasibility designs, which incorporate Store Design, Fixture Design, Visual Merchandising, and Marketing Concept Design - Designed, developed and engineered production concepts for new Retail, Outlet, Kiosk, Wholesale, Licensed, Distributor and Global Trade Show & Event environment packages for worldwide adoption and execution- Provided the various marketing concept visualization, retail/wholesale store assets per seasonal marketing campaign, graphic design, seasonal pop-up shop design, tradeshow design, POP and PDQ design globally- Communicated with different departments involved in the process to ensure that all projects are completed within timeline

- Demonstrated concept sketches, 3D photometric renderings, top level engineering visualizations and store layouts - Utilized Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, 3Ds Studio Max and Mental Ray- Created assembly drawings, including bills of materials and detail drawings for the high end retail store fixture - Utilized Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD- Worked closely with machine operators and builders to develop designs of the highest quality and cost effectiveness

- Projects were mainly associated with the retail store fixtures, including cabinetry, displays, retail store renovations and casino industry - Estimated & created a scope of work from the information received like architectural blueprints, sketches and photos- Provided design, layout and detail for casino interior projects - slot machine layouts and space planning, slot machine base/custom furniture design and engineering- Designed and created assembly drawings, accurate shop drawings and BOMs for the production, machining, welding, gaging and procurement - Utilized Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD- Worked closely with machine operators and builders to develop designs of the highest quality and cost effectiveness

- Demonstrated concept sketches and 3D photometric renderings of various retail store fixtures - Utilized Adobe Creative Suite and Rhino 3D - Designed and created assembly drawings, accurate shop drawings and BOMs for the production, machining, welding, gaging and procurement - Utilized Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD- Utilized fluent CNC machine programming knowledge and operating skill - Involved in the wood and metal fabrication of various fixtures- Programming (Woodwop and G-code)and operating CNC machines (Biesse and Weeke).

Planning and supervising the cost of the entire construction sites.