Experience

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  Starbucks

  • Miami, Florida

  • Design Director | South East + Mid Atlantic

    • May 2018 - Present
    • Miami, Florida

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  Starbucks Coffee Company

  • Senior Designer | South East

    • Apr 2015 - Present

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  Gensler

  • miami/fort lauderdale area

  • PROJECT MANAGER / SENIOR DESIGN + STRATEGY

    • Mar 2011 - Apr 2015
    • miami/fort lauderdale area

    STRATEGIC PLANNING:• Succeeded Re-structuring and implementing a New Design & Delivery business model to support multi-unit Global clients. Establishing new procedures to improve internal work flow processes, reducing production cost in a 50%.• Planned and developed an implementation program to execute 100 new Stores and 140 renovation projects troughout the Americas for a Global major coffee and beverage retail client. TALENT DEVELOPMENT: • Developed and implemented Self-sustained training processes to effectively growth and coach a team of 10 design professionals; leading them in the implementation of strategies that supports locally relevant design solutions for global clients. • Pioneer a Talent development Client Exchange program that allows mutual exchange of intellectual capital to strategically build teams capable of attain design solutions around client unique drivers. CLIENT RELATIOSHIPS: • Successfully manage client's relationships that resulted in increased revenue and market growth for the company managing risk factors during negotiations.DESIGN – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT: • Spearhead the planning, design, coordination and execution of 100 projects for New Construction in 24 months, accomplishing project’s objectives on time and within budget. • Defined and communicated attainable Client drivers, overall Project objectives, requirements and scope of work.• Managed project scheduling, budgets, and served as liaison for clients, sub-contractors, vendors and consultants.• Tracked and monitor financial performance of projects• Ensured projects conform to contract

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  KlingStubbins

  • SENIOR DESIGNER

    • Aug 2009 - Dec 2011

    Responsible for managing teams in the Design of new Construction and Redevelopment of Corporate, Retail and Educational projects; including a new university campus located off the coast of Vladivostok, Russia totaling 8,000,000 sf. Being engaged in both, The Architecture and Interior design departments in parallel, offering the opportunity to explore a professional model which allows lessons learn from each set of endeavors to enrich the other.

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  Gensler

  • ASSOCIANTE / ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

    • 2004 - 2009

    The past 5 years offered a broad range of experience ranging from design inception through construction, including construction document production, coordination of consultants and implementation. Appointed to Company’s Associate in 2007; Thanks to the great deal of effectiveness in dealing with complex projects. Leading the design and execution for multiple key projects for Bank of America; developing innovative design, planning framework, and implementation practices that will influence the next generation of the Bank’s overall portfolio.Analyze client needs and utilize independent thinking to develop design concepts and refine them into design solutions, producing clear and compelling design presentations for new construction, redevelopment, and tenant improvement for corporate and educational interiors; lead the design process from initial planning to design development. Provide technical leadership, being innovative in creating details that support the design vision, to ensure that construction documents accurately interpret the intended design and interfacing with contractors to achieve constructability.

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  Schoenhardt

  • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

    • 2001 - 2004

    Responsible for the design, presentation, renderings and computer aided design production construction documentation. Working toward the intern development program credits with experience in all phases of design: programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and code research.

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  Wood + Zapata

  • INTERN ARCHITECT

    • Feb 2001 - Sep 2001

    Internship in the first year of Post-graduate studies. Work closely with, Architect Carlos Zapata, and other designers, to develop architectural models and assisting in the production of drawings for the new Chicago Bears Stadium (63.000 seats).