Retail Construction Exec | Seattle | WA
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Director Construction/Design

Name : Retail Construction Exec
Industry Type : Building Owners
City & State : Seattle,WA
Job Title Director Construction/Design
Relocation Preferences :
Objective : Retail or Commercial Construction Executive position, with emphasis on Design and Construction, with Real Estate Experience
Resume : Real Estate, Design, Development & Construction Management Executive
QUALIFIED BY
• Professional record of directing and coordinating all aspects of over 400 corporate expansion projects, start to finish.
• Extensive background in facilities planning and design: internal space-planning, including large distribution centers, customer and staff based special projects.
• Reputation in industry for skilled, detail-oriented management, for many projects simultaneously: on time, under-budget.
• Experienced in complex contract negotiation, budget development, scheduling, permit processing, design review and cost estimating: tracking, reporting.
• Advanced technical skills, knowledge of systems and structures; current best practices, procedures, and strong adherence to industry standards.
• Talented in creating effective partnering across many disciplines: corporate management, engineering, consultants, vendors, architectural, and governmental entities.
• Enjoys team building, creative problem solving, and achieving flawless, values-driven results.


PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Director of Real Estate, Construction and Design
Retail Mobile Electronics Company
• Recruited by CEO to deliver critical corporate expansion initiatives.
• Managed design and construction of 33 new retail stores and remodels: site layouts, floor plans, fixtures.
• Supervised entire facilities operations: lease/project administrators, facilities manager and project managers, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for 49 stores, nationwide.
• Led cost efficacy initiatives, achieving corporate savings of over $900K.
• In charge of all site selection, planning, design criteria, and cost estimates.
• Negotiated utility contracts resulting in cost reductions and improved sustainability programs; complex real estate documents, transactions and consultant contracts.




• Developed and administered operational Real Estate Department budget exceeding $12M annually.

• Designed and initiated kiosk prototype for sister company, rolling to 400 Costco stores, creating the successful launch of a major new business initiative resulting in a new $300M company.

Construction Manager
One of the largest Auto Parts retail store chains in the country

• In charge of 100 new construction projects, managing all aspects of construction and new development in Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Washington, Oregon.
• Initiated and established Seattle regional office, creating successful relationships with community, civic and business leaders.
• Demonstrated comprehensive management skills in directing multiple location factors with demanding variables and environments.


EDUCATION
Building Technology and Administration
University of Washington, Seattle, WA



Technical Skills
MS Office Suite: (Word, Project, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook),
Adobe, CAD, Photoshop.




Community Leadership>available on request










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