Quality Assurance Project

Jeff Rubenking

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Store Design & Construction - Project Management Executive

. Successful Interaction and Collaboration with Company Executives -

As a key strategist for Macy's Design & Construction, I

participated in Meetings, Workshops and Store Visits with Senior

Executives and Division Principals to establish Planning, Design &

Construction direction for major corporate initiatives. These task

force efforts ranged from Operational Planning Criteria, Project

Scope Development and Review of Completed Projects to Competitor

Analysis Trips in order to lay groundwork for Equipment Redesign

Projects, Complete Facility Redesign Projects and New Facility

Format Development Projects. These interactions required

comprehensive deliverables and presentations back to Executive

Management for review and approval. All follow-up, deliverables

and presentations required a thorough consensus among Planning,

Equipment, Design & Construction disciplines along with the

coordination of other affected parties such as Customer Service

Experience, Operations, Visual Merchandising, Market Area Research,

Corporate Staffing, and Corporate Graphics departments.

. Cross Functional Teams defining Planning, Design & Construction

Initiatives - I have a career long track record of being selected

to, and assembling, cross-functional teams to Define Initiatives

required to achieve corporate objectives, overall customer

experience strategy success, and, a consistent point of view for

the customer base. Collaboration Projects range from Global

Planning, Merchandise/Equipment Realignments, Planning & Design

Initiatives, Fixture/Equipment Package Development, New Facility

and Remodel Scope Development to Corporate Rollouts and Software

projects. All "new from the ground up" Concepts and Formats were

Prototyped and Tested where practical, and, required specific

"Retrofit" Components or Solutions to implement across existing

Store Formats.

. Supervise Staff and Manage Planning, Design & Construction

Initiatives through Leadership - Using a process of Standardized

and/or Specialized Schedules, Milestone Review Meetings, Regular

Staff Meetings and Spreadsheet/Database tracking systems, I have

achieved great success in project management and monitoring

Planning, Design & Construction staff and teams to fully adhere to

and incorporate Quality Assurance and Brand Identity Framework

requirements. Milestone tracking ensures that Staff and Team are

meeting internal and external turnover dates. Logical Milestone

Review Meetings are the opportune time to finalize decisions and

monitor results delivery.

. Maintaining Overall Brand Integrity Framework across Disciplines

through Guidelines, Standards, and Criteria - I have

consistently championed the use of Guidelines, Standards, Criteria

and Checklists to ensure success by each individual, discipline,

and team. Graphical Presentations in combination with Notes and

Written Specifications for all Typical Planning, Design and

Construction Components were the basis for Best Practice

Guidelines. Maintaining and distributing these packages to the all

team members on a regular basis promoted consistency and

integrity within each discipline. Up to date guidelines also

promoted the ability for all disciplines and team members to

understand each other's current standards, assuring a high level of

Quality Assurance and Results Delivery throughout the lifecycle of

new/redo Facility Environments.

. Propose, Develop and Implement New Organizational Structures and

Procedures - I have the ability to perform needs assessment,

develop, test and implement new streamlined structures, procedures

and processes on an individual, discipline, team and enterprise

wide basis. Examples include: Workload Staffing and Team

Assembly, Standardized Guidelines, Criteria Packages, Workload

Tracking Systems, Workflow Databases to track Rollout Projects,

Productivity Analysis System, Master Database - Vital Project Data,

Reinvent of Change Management System, Corporate Tracking Systems.

Jeff Rubenking

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. Communicate Directives and Changes within Department and Teams -

With support and collaboration by all Department Heads and Staff,

developed and maintained a Corporate Criteria Change System to

document, estimate & analyze costs, gain approval for all Planning,

Design and Construction

related changes to Format Standards. Approval Status and

Implementation Directives were then

developed for staff use to incorporate revisions on projects in

process and on projects going forward.

. Communicate Accurate Periodic Reports to Executive Management -

Through the use of standardized schedules, checklists and regular

meetings, Periodic reports to Executive Management became a simple

and routine process to compile and distribute. Regular periodic

reports kept Executive Management informed regarding ongoing

Department Status Issues, as well as, proactively kept Executive

Management informed as to major issues and their impact affecting

Project/Program Development & Implementation. Impact Studies,

Solutions and Cost Proposals would then be monitored on future

reports.

. Comprehensive Knowledge of Architectural Project Development and

Implementation- 15+ years experience in wide ranging areas of

responsibilities from personally preparing and coordinating

research, reports, plans and specifications to managing and

coaching others to do the same - within a Corporate Division,

within a Contractor's Office, within a Architectural Design Firm,

and within a Large Corporate Design and Construction Office.

Includes preparing documents in-house, and, by utilizing Consulting

Firms.

. Comprehensive Financial Analysis in conjunction with Department

Counterparts - I have participated with my staff and counterparts

in developing comprehensive Cost Estimates, and ultimately, Cost

Histories for all Planning and Design Elements. Cost History Data

and Unit Pricing based upon Actual Costs were critical to all

disciplines in the preparation of New Project Scopes, Initial Cost

Estimates and Comprehensive Cost Tracking throughout Project

Lifecycle. All disciplines and all team members were responsible

to participate in the Budgeting, Estimating and Cost History

Process.

. Excellent Computer Skills including Excel, Database Software and

AutoCAD - I am considered to have Superior Technology Development

Experience with the ability to translate complex Business

Requirements into Technical Requirements resulting in Comprehensive

and Intuitive Business Systems. I have excellent computer skills

including Excel, AutoCAD, PowerPoint, Adobe, Cost Control and

Database Programs.

Education

. DENVER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Denver, Colorado

Associate of Applied Science, Architectural Technologies

Career Timeline

. 2007 - Present

Retail and Operations Projects/Real Estate Investment,

Northern Colorado

. 1991 -2007

MACY'S/ MAY DEPARTMENT STORES- Cincinnati, Ohio and St.

Louis, Missouri

Executive - Transition Executive for $30B Merger of MACY'S

and MAY Department Stores ( 2006 - 2007

Executive - Merchandise Planning, Design, Construction,

Project Management and Info Systems ( 1995 - 2006

Merchandise Planning, Design, Construction and Project

Manager ( 1991 - 1995

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