Experience

Blinds To Go

• United States
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Construction and Facilities

  • May 2012 - Present

  Responsible for the design and construction of all new stores as well as existing remodels. Responsible for fixture design and value engineering. Responsible for the design and construction of all new stores as well as existing remodels. Responsible for fixture design and value engineering.



The Vitamin Shoppe

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Construction and Facilities

  • May 2002 - Mar 2012



Blinds To Go

• United States
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Construction / Maintenance

  • Jun 1998 - May 2002

  Blinds To Go (US), Inc. June 1998 - May 2002 Director of Construction / Maintenance Aided development of growing chain of specialty blind and window treatment retail stores. Reported directly to the President. Coordinated with company President, Department Heads, Store Merchandising and Store Opening teams to assure smooth and timely opening. • Set up new department and procedures for all new store construction and existing store maintenance. Oversaw store construction throughout all phases both on and off site. • Planned and designed approximately 35 new retail stores yearly averaging 3,500-4,000 square feet with average budget of $350,000.00 per store. Stores located in the U.S. and Canada. Deals consist of Turnkey, As-Is, Ground Up and Vanilla Box projects. • Coordinated with outside architects and engineers • Extensive travel throughout the East Coast and Canada



Mikasa

• Construction Manager

  • Jan 1996 - Jun 1998

  Mikasa, Inc. Jan. 1996 - June 1998 Construction Manager – New Store Construction / Maintenance Reported directly to Vice President of Retail Administration. Managed the operation of the Store Construction Department and Store Maintenance Department. Six direct reports: three Project Managers; two Project Coordinators and one Administrative Assistant. Responsible for the construction of all new retail locations as well as the daily upkeep and maintenance of 160+/- stores within the chain. • Developed the new department to handle all aspects of store construction from design completion through store opening. • Developed contract documents, prepared bid packages and technical documents, estimated costs, developed schedules, and supervised construction process both on and off site. • Interfaced with executives, designers, store opening teams, subcontractors, manufacturers and vendors. • Constructed 20-25 new stores per year with average budget of approximately $750,000.00 per store. Store size ranged from 8,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet including Café’s in some locations. • Developed the Store Maintenance Department to handle the daily needs of existing stores, allowing the Store Management more time to focus on store needs and bottom line. • Developed all store maintenance procedures and guidelines, as well as emergency after hour guidelines that increased turn around time by 75%, cutting overall maintenance budget by 25%. • Developed national preventive maintenance contracts for floor care, lift repairs, cleaning, HVAC maintenance, etc. • Developed an extensive library of national and regional contractors, sub-contractors and maintenance contractors. • Developed a Purchase Order program that enabled monitoring of store construction costs, store maintenance costs, budgets, vendor work as well as detailed control log of approximately 2,500 purchase orders per year. • Member PRSM (Professional Retail Store Maintenance)



Petrie Stores Corp

• Sr. Project Manager

  • May 1988 - Jan 1996

  Petrie Retail, Inc. (Petrie Stores Corp) May 1988 – Jan. 1996 Senior Project Manager – Store Planning and Construction Design Draftsmen promoted to Sr. Project Manager within 18 months. Oversaw projects of Project Managers, reviewed construction documents, budgets and scheduling. Coordinated construction with landlords, general contractors, corporate executives, territory Vice Presidents and others. Managed Construction of 35-40 new or remodeled stores per year. Stores include: Stuarts, Marianne, Jean Nicole (Junior, Plus, Kids and Lingerie). • Designed all stores, prepared detailed construction documents both by hand and later using ACAD. • Planned & designed retail clothing stores with a square footage of up to 15,000 square feet per store. • Ordered owner supplied construction materials (i.e. lighting, floor finishes, wall standards, millwork, etc.) • Conducted site evaluations to determine scope of work and preliminary budgets as well as follow-up on site visits.



Sea Land Air Logistics Ltd

• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer/Draftsmen

  • Apr 1985 - May 1988

  Ewin, Campbell and Gottlieb Consulting Engineers April 1985 - May 1988 Construction Coordinator / Draftsmen– Engineering Department. In house consultants for Sea-Land Services • Supervised construction including full contact with General Contractors and Department Heads. • Supervised and coordinated relocation of personnel and office equipment. • Planned and designed interior office space for New Jersey office facilities as well as various site projects. • Drafted / designed container facilities world-wide including site plans, crane and rail yards and building design.