Boutiqkey, Founded in 2021 by NYC building code & filing consultant Rufus Hammond, provides professionals, developers, businesses, & owners with building code consulting and municipal filing services for renovations in NYC. With 20 years of industry experience, Rufus Hammond is dedicated to establish Boutiq as an industry leader in Renovation Consulting and NYC Expediting.

• Energetically managed the repair, service, and installation department of a premiere elevator company in the Northeast. Responsible for supervising all aspects of multiple projects simultaneously including purchasing, staffing, scheduling, change orders, payroll, and closeout • Coordinated office and site efforts with union representatives, mechanics, vendors, subcontractors, and inspectors• Provided hands-on support to service and repair technicians, installers, and site superintendents by providing direction and coordinating day to day responsibilities • Administered the company safety program and performed safety audits to stress the importance of safety to all employees• Regularly visited construction sites and service locations in New York and New Jersey to evaluate the performance of the installers and service and repair technicians• Coordinated with clients, site supervisors, and owners to identify the availability of parts, equipment, and installers to schedule repair and installations• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with owner, contractors, elevator consultants, construction firms and architects• Mediated and resolved client concerns, complaints, and employee issues including both union and nonunion job sites and employees• Managed sourcing, ordering, and storage of equipment, tools, and supplies to ensure that a proper quantity of materials were maintained and available for scheduled service and installation

• Passionately managed store design for the nationwide development of new retail store locations• Concurrently guided projects in various levels of design, approval, permitting, and construction as part of an intense opening schedule to increase the company's store volume by 300% between 2006 and 2008. • Responsible for designing store plans and layouts to retrofit vacant retail spaces in shopping plazas, centers, and malls around the country.• Traveled as much as 80% weekly to various markets within the United States to review potential store locations, execute site surveys, draft site base plans, and coordinate design to acquire city approvals, landlord approvals and permits to proceed with construction.• Managed fluid communications between multiple offices, including NY and India, to ensure timely completion of construction documents for multiple new store projects ranging in size from 40K - 350,000K sq. feet.