Panda Restaurant Group (Panda Express), Rosemead, CA, US, Senior Design Manager
Created a design standards book for the licensee non-traditional projects; These standards were used as templates and guidelines to bring new licensees up to speed on the brand standards, equipment standards, work area triangles within the kitchen, as well as signage
Managed the non-traditional projects, from conceptual to permit ready, for new company store locations in the continental US, Hawaii and Guam
Managed the projects, from conceptual to permit ready, for new company street store locations in Canada
Managed the non-traditional design program on all licensee locations with Aramark, Sodexo and Chartwells to be consistent with the brand standards
Managed the projects, from conceptual to permit ready, on all lease-required remodels and refresh upgrade for all non-traditional and company owned locations
Collaborated with Real Estate, Legal, Operations and Construction partners to achieve the common goal - that is to build the store on schedule and on budget
Designed the store conceptual layouts and interiors, using standard palettes and equipments, to create a customer journey and environment that inspire the local communities; In some cases, tailor the store designs to fit the region and climate
Visited sites with Real Estate, Operations and Construction to evaluate, asses and do the required due diligence of the site that is under consideration
Managed the due diligence process and coordinate ALTA surveys, soils reports and Site Investigations Reports with Real Estate, Construction and Real Estate Legal partners
Reviewed LOI’s, LOD’s, landlord work letters and provide project specific comments to Real Estate, Construction and Real Estate Legal partners
Managed, reviewed and approved the construction documents as well as the sign branding, to ensure it complies with the current trade dress standards
Visit the sites on various stages of construction to ensure that the design intent and trade dress standards are executed and implemented per the construction documents
