Shasa, Houston, TX, US, Director of Project Management

• Hired in June 2009 as the second U.S.-based corporate employee to run the U.S. expansion, development and maintenance of an existing Mexican fast-fashion, junior women’s clothing brand.
• Reported directly to owners Armando Dollero and Carlo Dollero in planning new project initiatives.
• Managed all U.S. new store and remodel construction, including contract negotiation and oversight of general contractors, other service vendors and material suppliers.
• Managed the construction, setup and opening of new U.S. corporate headquarters / distribution center.
• Responsible for $5,000,000 new store budget for calendar year 2010 (7 stores, 42,530 sf).
• Reduced average construction cost by 25% from $157/sf in 2009 to a budgeted $118/sf in 2010.
• Coordinated store designers in London, global brand managers in Mexico City and architects/engineers in Texas to develop schematic store designs and construction documents, including completely new brand and store design for 2010 and going forward.
• Coordinated all emergency, planned and preventative facilities maintenance and supply-ordering for the existing U.S. chain (5 stores, corporate office and distribution center).
• Responsible for $120,000 facilities budget for calendar year 2010.
• Supported Global Logistics and Distribution Manager by overseeing warehouse operations, budget ($450,000 in 2010), managing warehouse staff, negotiating with and managing logistics vendors for the U.S. operation.

Steve & Barry's, Port Washington, NY, US, Director of Architecture

Director of Architecture (2007) Head of Store Design (2006)
• Promoted to Head of Store Design in August 2006, managing 3 direct reports.
• Promoted to Director of Architecture in November 2007, managing 11 direct reports in NY and 22 in India.
• Opened 217 stores (~6,000,000 sf) in 38 states over 3.5 years.
• Worked closely with CEO, Barry Prevor, on all major store design changes and initiatives.
• Managed Architecture Department, including creating construction documents for ~300 new stores and ~25 renovations (site surveys, drafting, engineering, permitting, landlord approvals, construction administration).
• Managed design and rollout of existing store retrofits (~250 stores) with Visual Merchandising.
• Worked closely with Director of Construction during construction administration, including issuing addendums, change bulletins and clarifications, and reviewing submittals and shop drawings.
• Acted as Pacific Region facilities manager, assisting in all types of facility repairs and maintenance.
Project Manager (2005 – 2006)
• Initiated the Architecture Department as a Project Manager with Department Director in early 2005.
• Grew the Department from 3 employees (2 in NY, 1 in India) to 34 employees (12 in NY, 22 in India).
• Managed all landlord build-out new store design and construction for 40 stores.
• Transitioned the Department from designing and building stores with outside vendors to completing all architectural documents in-house.
• Designed or approved the design of fixture plans and signage for ~300 new stores (over 9,000,000 sf).
• Coordinated Visual Merchandising and Store Operations’ recommendations and planning into store prototype and custom store designs.
• Projected all fixture allocation estimates for new and existing stores.