Richard Vogler Email & Phone Number

Brentwood, Tn, Us

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Directly and indirectly impact the opening of all Bridgestone Retail Operations stores and aid the Construction team during document development, the field personnel during construction and the Real Estate Department during lease or purchase negotiation efforts where construction is an aspect of the agreement. • Manage a portfolio of assets of approximately $30 million in multi-year projects. • Organize and participate in internal criteria development meetings to ensure store designs are in alignment to meet business expectations and building code standards while focused on customer experience. • Collaborate on presentations to executives for evaluation of proposed new store locations. Advise on designs aspects such as logistical access for inventory delivery, maximizing footprint, optimizing customer access from first point of contact through completion of service, and overall desirability of proposed sites.

Brentwood, Tennessee

• Oversaw team in the production of architectural projects and managing multiple clients.· Managed multiple projects simultaneously including oversight of staff and external consultants. · Led technical design reviews of consultants’ work products verifying coordination among civil, architecture, HVAC, electrical and plumbing.· Collaborated and consulted with building officials and all stakeholders from concept to completion of construction. · Researched codes to ensure prototype design standards met requirements of local jurisdictions.· Completed construction documents for new and remodel projects with concurrent schedules. · Created, maintained, and updated several prototype designs for franchisee and corporate stores.· Performed analysis of vendor options for cost and performance. · Provided counsel for site layouts, material selections and space optimization.· Developed new prototype for region specific requirements.· Trained new employees in company’s systems, policies, and standards.

· Managed day-to-day operations of projects including review of consultant’s work product, communication with building officials, process of pay requests, codes research, and management of budgets.· Developed and managed multiple project budgets simultaneously up to $20 million.· Conducted analysis of existing buildings and formulated strategies for updating buildings to meet current codes including various cost models.· Collaborated with consultants to produce cost comparisons based on analysis of proposed building layouts. Successfully worked with Construction team throughout projects to contain budgets costs and identify cost savings for clients.· Developed and managed project lifecycle plans. Prepared cost analysis for projects including ROI and payback periods.· Successfully managed projects and coordinated projects including medical office buildings, ambulatory surgical facilities, hospitals, and diagnostic suites.· Maintained high customer knowledge of products and developed effective customer relationships