Brief Bio:

A retail and office real estate, operations, technology and project management consulting firm for the brick and mortar retailer. Specializing in experiential projects that excite and energize the target customer. Total project management… Sales consulting, site selection, lease negotiation, design, construction, technology, POS, marketing. On time and under budget reputation.

Former Senior Director of Retail and Office Real Estate and Facilities for American Eagle and Aerie. Completed over 500 Retail real estate transaction throughout the United States.
AEO, aerie, AE Kids, Martin and Osa. Street, Flagship, Mall, Outlet Mixed Use, Strip, Stand-a-lone. All major cities throughout the US. Completed over 2 Million sq. ft. of office and
Warehouse transactions in Pittsburgh, NYC, San Francisco, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Has relationships with all National and Regional Landlords and Brokerage Firms, managed all
capital real estate projects totaling over $300,000,000. Total P&L responsibility for 900+ AEO and aerie stores with responsibility for a $250,000,000 payroll budget and 2 Billion in annual sales volume. Supervised the opening of over 400 AEO and aerie stores. Researched, Developed and implemented all operational initiatives and new technology infrastructure. Responsible for AEO’s entry into the Outlet business which comprises 200 stores and over 50% of annual profits. Spearheaded the aerie store format from its humble beginnings as a “category” within AEO stores.

As Senior Director of Store Operations with Candy/Gift Concept for the total operation of 150 candy and gift stores throughout the US with $75,000,000 in total annual sales volume.