▪ Licensed Architect
▪ 12+ years Experience in Retail Store Design
▪ Design & Construction experience in over 70 countries
▪ Proficient in Full Price, Wholesale, and Outlet environments and stand-alone properties
▪ Design expertise for single-store conception and multi-location roll-out program
▪ Able to manage multiple brand concepts congruently
▪ Excellent graphic design, written and oral presentation skills; detailed furniture and construction capabilities
▪ Strong leadership and team management
▪ Problem solver; keeps project momentum on pace to match strategic business targets
▪ Proactive, goal-oriented, enthusiastic team player
Guess? Inc., Los Angeles, CA, US, Vice President of Global Retail Development
Concept development and roll out for global retail fleet.
• develop and control the global design concept standards for multiple in-house retail brands –most notably Guess, Marciano, andG by Guess; generate
new concepts, details, furniture, and finishes as needed; develop flagship details as well as value engineered options
• oversee brand consistency for store layouts across all countries; update the store environments to drive business initiatives; communicate new in-store
strategies from executive team to internal and field teams
• generate and control CapEx budgets for all construction projects; analyze annual spend for all directly owned stores – including new builds and
remodels; prepare layout and cost projections for real estate analysis
• review all store repair and maintenance requests; coordinate and budget for all wish-list projects from executive level; source new vendors for global
deployment; maintaining store layout archive
• manage in-house LA team of 20, EU team of 7, and Asia team of 5; generate and manage operating expense budgets
Burch Creative Capital / C Wonder, New York, NY, US, Director, Store Design and Construction
Design and construction management for start up brands.
• developed store design concepts for multiple in-house retail brands –most notably C. Wonder and Monika Chiang; created initial store layout and
construction documents; managed internal design team and external design consultants; specification selection; coordinated in ternal communication
with merchandising, visual, operations, marketing and technology teams
•set individual project budgets and proformas; managed store construction from bidding and contract negotiations, through cont ract award,
construction administration and project close out; produced and distributed the store construction tracking schedule; liaison with landlords and tenant
coordinators; on-site construction management and project turn overs to NSO team at completion
•synchronized in-house procurement teams; managed communication with China-based millwork production teams; participated in realestate
selection process, including feasibility studies; site survey and proforma analysis
COACH, New York, NY, US, Project Manager, Store Architecture
Design and construction management for international luxury retail projects.
• managed store design for roll-out program across 15 countries, with emphasis in China; produced feasibility studies, site analysis, design development,
and construction document sets; compiled project presentations (for both digital and live presentations); developed custom fu rniture shop drawings
• managed both internal and external project communication; synchronized the project team; assisted in budget and bid preparati on and analysis;
prepared and controlled project schedules; on-site and remote construction management
• on-boarded and managing external consultants (lighting, renderings, mock-ups, models); supervised junior coordinators and assistant project
managers; coordinated sample submissions and design reviews; project archiving
Silberstang Lasky Architects, New York, NY, US, Junior Architect
High-end residential and mixed-use project designer.
• design development; construction document production; construction administration; FAR calculations; site surveys; prepared a nd presented design
proposals to clients; 3D computer modeling in Sketch-Up and CAD; collage renderings in Photoshop; coordinated deliverables from external consultants
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, US, MArch, Architecture
Supplemental studies in Furniture Design.
