jennifer dcosta

* Successfully developed and executed 4 restaurant projects in the Chicagoland area valued at over $1 million. Worked closely with clients from design concept development to final presentation of material selections. * Coordinated all design concepts with architects to produce shop drawings for contractor bids and city approval. * Developed all internal and external branding for the restaurant projects. * Assisted clients in contractor selection utilizing best value procurement methodology resulting in an average of 15% cost savings. * On site coordination between Clients, Architect, Contractor and other trades from demolishing to final completion.

* Obtains general overall scope from Healthcare partners, business owners/ Design Partners and develop initial proposal for fixture design solutions. * Coordinates creative solutions across multiple departments and area of expertise. * Develops new fixture designs using Sketch Up and Layout to communicate intent to the vendors and business owners. * Monitor and manage overall project schedule, budget (up to $150k) and key deliverables as it relates to fixture design with the different fixture vendors. * Responsible for identifying preferred vendor selection and conducting fixture vendor negotiations to include vendor management. * Additional responsibilities as it relates to any new furniture and finishes requirements for both our corporate offices and retail stores. * Created high quality designs efficiently in a fast paced environment.

* Training documents creation and enhancements. * Phasing- Move plan creation and process development- Well Experience project. * Team lead. * Part of the NMSC (Non Merchandise Supply Chain) fine tuning communications between vendor and store. Using Protrack (Project Tracking), Share point, Microsoft access as useful tools to access information.

* Responsible for leading all business development and project specification writing resulting in capturing over $4 million in new business. * Led and managed high visibility projects including, Siemens NGEECO Offices, Mazda Peugeot Showroom, Hilton Resort, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Stadium, and Al Deira towers. * Managed all aspects of design projects to include the initial project detailing, shop drawing submittals, sample submittals, budgeting, coordinating with international trades, architects, engineers and general contractor. * Trained in the UK on all Komfort Office Environment’s products (Demountable partitions and furniture) * Responsible for quality assurance and cost reduction for all stainless steel and metal component supporting the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Stadium project.

* Led innovation in the Healthcare Space design within the Health Services department. * Simultaneously led the design and identified cost reduction initiatives while enhancing customer experience. * Responsible for the end to end process of projects from early design to final completion to include troubleshooting issues, identifying risks, investigating and escalating defects. * Provided day to day management for healthcare projects relating to aspects of facility design and function. * Created key deliverables to support handoff’s and transition activities related to design, testing, business sign off, status and measurement to appropriate business partners. * Approached design by utilizing a deep understanding of organizational operational needs, and collaborating with internal partners on overall healthcare fixture, finishes and furniture design, and creating design guidelines and criteria for Well Experienced proof of concepts.

* Obtain general design scope from business owners/ Design Partners and develop initial proposal for store format solutions. * Directly involved with production of innovative designs in the retail space. * Defined, created and delivered design solutions to meet customers’ needs by collaborating with design partners and direct facing with business owners.