Architectural Project Manager & Store Planning
Resume:
PAUL W. DIEKOFF, JR.
Shoreview, MN 55126
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROJECT MANAGER;
RSP Architects
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 2023 – February 2026
Responsibilities included Project Manager role for US Bank Branches. Leading a team to secure building permits for bank branches over 70 projects. Also, managed 30 specific projects from design thru CA. DESIGN TECHNICIAN;
Cushing Terrell
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2022 – April 2023
Responsibilities included Project Architect role for Target stores. Taking them from Design Development thru construction administration. Also completed 2 Pro bono projects. Selected Project Experience
Target Otsego, MN
Target Minnetonka, MN Target
Apply Valley, CA.
Target Altoona, IA.
Target Rancho Cordova, CA.
Target Omaha, NE.
SR. STORE PLANNER;
WD Partners Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 2016 – April 2022
Responsibilities included managing and mentoring the Store planning team, project management for clients like Target, Starbucks, Walmart, Krispy Kreme, Home Depot, At Home, Ikea, and Macy’s. For Target full store remodels and Starbucks/Café planning and consulting reviewing projects thru construction. Home Depot, Macy’s, Ikea, Krispy Kreme, were all store planning programs. Walmart and Ikea supported the architecture teams in producing both models and construction documents.
Selected Project Experience
Several full store Target remodels
90+ Starbucks remodels (within Target)
100+ Partial remodels for Home Depot
15 Krispy Kreme remodels
10 Macy’s off-stage remodels
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNER CONSULTANT;
Renewal by Andersen
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
November 2015 – May 2016
Responsibilities included showroom layout, interior design, fixture design, furniture selections, graphics, site surveys, managing vendors, and overall project management thru construction and punch lists. Selected Project Experience
Interior Design for Renewal by Andersen Corporate office expansion Showroom Project Glenview, IL.
Showroom Project Portland, ME.
Showroom Project Los Angeles, CA.
Showroom Project Nashville, TN.
INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT;
AECOM
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 2015 – November 2015
Responsibilities include office tenant fit up interior designs and drafting construction document plans for clients. Selected Project Experience
Emerson Group (Interiors office design)
DESIGN DRAFTER;
Albers Commercial Kitchens
St. Paul, Minnesota
May 2015 – August 2015
Responsibilities include all design and drafting for stainless steel cabinets used in food service and commercial kitchens. Selected Project Experience
Roosevelt High School
Dowling Environmental School
U of Wisconsin; River Falls
Fulton State Hospital
STORE PLANNER & INTERIOR DESIGNER;
UNFI - United Natural Foods Incorporated Mounds View, Minnesota January 2010 – April 2015
Responsibilities include all phases of design; from initial client interview, programing, and schematic design, thru final design layout. Managing preferred materials vendors for flooring, wall treatments, and signage, ceiling, lighting and custom fixtures. Building the interior design from scratch we can now do a project from concept to an actual completed project. Selected Project Experience
Store Planner for a reset for New Leaf Market, Felton, CA. Store Planner/Interior Designer for Common Crow Market, Gloucester, MA. Store Planner New Store for Organica Natural Foods, Panama City, Panama Store Planner for Peoples Community Market, Oakland, CA. Store Planner for version #1 Deep Roots Co-op, Greensboro, NC. Store Planner for Reset Plan at Earthlight Natural Foods, Stroudsburg, PA. Store Planner for Expansion at New Moon Natural, Truckee, CA. Interior Designer/Store Planner for Chautauqua Natural Foods, Garberville, CA. Interior Designer/Store Planner for Native Roots Market, Oklahoma City, OK. Lead Designer for two YES! Organics projects in Washington D.C Interior Designer and Store Planner for Johnson and Wales College campus convenience store, Providence, RI. SR. STORE PLANNER/FOOD SERVICE DESIGNER;
Target Stores (Food Service/Starbucks/Grocery)
Certified Food Safety Manager
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 1997 – August 2008
Responsibilities include developing food service layouts for new prototype, unique new & remodel stores, ownership of the remodel program assignments, coordinating Starbucks Coffee program, training, coaching and mentoring all food planners, develop and give design presentations to management and outside vendors, lastly direct specific code challenge responses. I am the meeting facilitator for the bi-weekly food service coordination team meeting. Special projects include reinvention of the food service area for P2009, P2004, development of the food service conversion store process and exterior seating prototype, signage coordinator and led or participated in major and minor design studies. Selected Project Experience
Project Lead Designer for Food Service and Grocery Reinvention Study 2009. Leading the Team for the selection of Materials used in the Food and Grocery Spaces 2009. Lead designer for Millwork and Stainless counters. Redesigned with the Vendor the Chair used in the Food Area. Developed with the Team a Water Testing Process for all Target Stores. Developer of the remodel Process for Starbucks.
Project Lead Designer for integrating Cold Stone and Jamba Juice into the Food Space. Leading the Beverage Center Redesign.
Project Lead Designer for Food Service Reinvention Study 2004. Led the Team for the selection of Materials used in the Food Space 2004. Designed Counter Seating Concept for the P2001 and Redesigned in P2004. Led the Design of the Modular Counters.
Led Branded (Taco Bell/Pizza Hut) Decor Study for Super Target. Led Display Fixture Design Study for the Starbucks Space. Led the Design of the Starbucks Space in the Downtown Minneapolis Target Store. Starbucks Coffee Layout Coordinator for all Super Target Stores. Remodel of Several Entire Target Stores Including the Food Service. Prototype Layouts for Market for New and Remodel stores. Prototype Layouts for Food Service for over Two Hundred New Target and Super Target Stores. Food Service Layouts for Forty Unique New Stores.
Remodel Layouts for Food Service for over One Hundred and Fifty Target Stores. Food Service Concept Conversion Layouts for Fourteen Target Stores. Food Service Interior Design Study P2001.
Designed Target’s First Outdoor Food Service Seating Areas. New P97 Prototype Food Service Layout.
ACADEMIC BACKROUND
Minneapolis Technical Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota Architectural Technology Certificate
June 1988
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
School of Liberal Arts
June 1984 - December 1987
Extension Classes - 1992
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