Michael Makinen Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Nyack, New York, United States

New York, New York

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Vice President of Real Estate for United Retail Group, which operates Avenue stores, a 480+ women's apparel chain.

At Linens 'n Things, Responsibilities included overseeing new store expansion, management of real estate strategy, management of lease administration, facilites maintenance, and energy management.

Thompson Asociates was a full sevice retail consulting firm specializing in real estate expansion consulting, site selection, sales forecasting, and consumer research. Responsibilities included: Client Relations. Included direct supervision of 20-member client management team and direct involvement with over 100 retail and restaurant accounts. Management of project process and quality assurance. Included direct coordination with statistical modeling team, software development team, and client management team. Management of Client Retention process. Developed ongoing process for assurance of client satisfaction and retention. Management of consumer research department. Included management of all consumer research projects ranging from focus groups, telephone surveys and exit interviews for retail and restaurant accounts. Responsible for consultation to clients based on results. Direct management of accounts for The Home Depot, Linens ‘n Things and Gap, Inc.

Ma, Geography

In addition to earning MA degree, taught 5 semesters of undergraduate courses in physical and human geography.

Bs, Geography