Interior Designer - Store Planner - 3D Modeling

Douglas Williamson, RDI *******.**********@*****.*** 704-***-****

Store Planner - Prototype Designer - NCIDQ Certificate #7882

Summary

Extensive store design and planning experience with regional and national retailers. Generate creative solutions for a variety of merchandising, space planning and design challenges. Ability to convey design solutions by a combination of hand sketches, 3D modeling, and precise detailing. Comprehensive project management from conceptual development, coordination of diverse consultant groups, accurate construction documentation and supervision of installations.

Key Qualifications

•Internal design staff positions with BI-LO grocers plus Belk and Thalhimers department stores.

•Architectural design and freelance consulting work with Circuit City, BEST Products, Shoe Show, Ferguson Enterprises, Rugged Wearhouse, and Crestar Bank.

•Eighteen years experience using AutoCAD (v2008) as primary production tool for block planning, merchandising, and detailed construction documentation.

•Adjunct instructor of AutoCAD (v2006) and manual drafting at local ITT technical institute.

•Design projects ranging from 2,000 to 300,000 square feet.

Accomplishments and Professional Experience

BI-LO, LLC (Mauldin, SC) 2005 - 2009

Architectural Designer, responsible for interior architecture and store planning of remodel projects.

•Planned and presented new 38K, 41K, and 41+4K prototype store options based on evaluative input from category executives of each merchandising and operation group.

•Developed reporting format for analyzing 225 stores to compare potential remodel stores with same store and prototype store performance measurements.

•Transformed five BI-LO under-performing stores to the Food$mart banner within the constraints of a $250K budget, short term turn-over, and speedy approvals of new interior graphic packages.

•Merged store planning skills with established consultant teams to realize the successful remodel of over twenty stores in three southeastern states.

•Committed several weekends of personal time to work with local store personnel in identifying potential modifications to functional and operational aspects of premier prototype store replications.

•Created 3D exterior model image of prototype store to support communication between corporate real estate managers and site developers.

•Collected equipment specification data sheets and custom millwork shop drawings to comprise electronic resource library for use by construction managers at job sites.

•Demonstrated store design abilities during the acquisition and conversion of ten competitor store sites by performing existing condition surveys and generating remodel fixture plans.

Banerjee & Goff, Incorporated (Richmond, VA) 2002 - 2005

Senior Store Planner, supervised the AutoCAD production of construction documents.

•Led the design of a new store environment for Ferguson Express plumbing supply specialty store.

•Surveyed abandoned structures and produced remodel construction drawings of single family residences for H.U.D. funded urban revitalization projects.

•Defined, published and maintained AutoCAD standards to maximize company’s client services by focusing on efficient protocols to minimize production time.

•Created and illustrated design proposals to support company marketing objectives.

Belk, Incorporated (Charlotte, NC) 1997 - 2001

Prototype Administrator, developed store prototype design protocols for four internal planning teams.

•Assisted the Director of Store Planning in formulating square footage and merchandise capacity reports to enhance the communication of store planning initiatives within the corporation.

•Translated store planning initiatives into 60K and 70K prototype store lay-outs with subsequent issue to four internal planning teams for adaptation within store remodels of various size and scope.

•Interacted with Merchandise Presentation group to define high capacity merchandising goals and implement solutions to non-expandable stores.

•Collaborated with consultant group to create and issue customized AutoCAD production routines, protocols and symbol libraries for the purpose of reducing production time while increasing productivity.

CADCOM, Incorporated (Richmond, VA) 1993 - 1997

Retail Project Manager, directed the production of client fixture catalogs and installation guidelines.

•Represented company as liaison between retail clients and diverse fixture manufacturers to relay client objectives and maintain company production standards.

•Supervised high quantity and excellent quality production for two retail clients while delegating assignments to a small staff of four junior designers.

•Generated and coordinated the production of over one thousand custom millwork detail sheets for Belk Store Services.

•Generated and coordinated the production of over twenty fixture assembly and installation guide manuals for Circuit City Stores.

Additional Relevant Experience

Planning and Design Associates, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) Store Planning Consultant

BEST Products (Richmond, VA) Store Planning Consultant

Thalhimers Department Stores (Richmond, VA) Staff Interior Designer

Virginia Army National Guard (Richmond, VA) Sergeant – Nuclear, Bio & Chemical Warfare Specialist

U.S. Army (Ft. Knox, KY and Clay Kaserne, West Germany) Specialist 5 – Armor Crewman

Education and Organizations

Retail Design Institute (Charlotte Chapter) Professional Member

National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Certified Interior Designer

Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design

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