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SUMMARY

Interior designer with over fourteen years of experience in retail, hospitality, exhibit, and residential projects of all scales, sectors, and programming

EXPERIENCE

Adam Carmichael Design + Creative, New York, New York - Founder, 2017, 2008 - 2010  

  • Founder of design consulting business focusing on residential and commercial interior design, exterior conceptualization, graphic design, furniture design, and visual communication

Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, New York - Director, Store Design, 2011 - 2017

  • Directed concept development, design, architectural planning, implementation, and budgets of the three-dimensional brand experience of over 1,800,000 square feet of new, renovated, and relocated retail space
  • Environments included general architecture, exteriors, Women’s, Men’s, Personal Shopping Areas, Accessories, Handbags, Sunglasses, Shoes, Jewelry, Beauty, Kids, and executive offices
  • Directed design and planning of hospitality initiatives including elevated restaurants, lounges, bars, food halls, spas, and salons
  • Managed global Store Design, Store Planning, and in-house consultant teams
  • Controlled and managed FFE Budgets
  • Managed Design Architects and Architects of Record during development phase to ensure projects were maintained on schedule and within budget
  • Developed and maintained Design Standards including all interior and architectural elements and libraries of finish, furniture, decorative lighting, accessory specifications, and fixtures from over 400 vendor partners
  • Provided design and planning direction and managed budget for annual capital improvement and facilities maintenance projects, as well as merchant and visual merchandising initiatives for entire fleet
  • Reviewed and delivered insight on vendor shop submissions and oversaw the development of design criteria parameters
  • Managed millworker and contractor partners to ensure design intent realization through review of finish, shop drawing, and architectural submittals
  • Partnered with Finance, Merchant, Purchasing, and Construction Teams to ensure design strategies aligned with business needs
  • Attended on-site construction meetings to resolve field issues and develop punch lists

Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, New York, New York - Director, Store Design, Planning and Visual Merchandising, 2010 - 2011  

  • Oversaw design, planning, and visual merchandising for off-price division, further developing the ‘Luxury in a Loft’ concept
  • Managed FFE and Visual Merchandise budget guidelines
  • Contributed to Men’s and Women’s Private Label marketing collateral development and photo shoots
  • Led Visual Merchandising Teams in store openings
  • Led company-wide calls with in-store Visual Directors to discuss new initiatives and merchandise categories

Jones Apparel Group, New York, New York - Senior Store Designer, 2003 - 2008  

  • Designed retail locations, wholesale shop-in-shops, showrooms, fixtures, and trade show exhibits from conception through project completion for apparel, footwear, jewelry and accessories divisions of brand portfolio
  • Executed visual communication for designs through hand and computer-generated 2D and 3D mediums
  • Developed design documents, millwork drawings, details and sections for planning, production, and fabrication
  • Supervised Junior Design team, distributed and managed projects to ensure effective, efficient task completion
  • Identified brand growth potential and market share opportunities
  • Served as liaison for international licensees, approved plans, finishes and store designs to ensure brand consistency
  • Reviewed budgets, sourced vendors, materials and millwork manufacturers, and introduced value engineering recommendations

Richardson Design, Cleveland, Ohio - Design Intern, 2002 - 2003  

Chase Design, Skaneateles, New York - Summer Design Pro Co-op, 2002  

HSN Improvements, Beachwood, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois - Design Intern, 2001 - 2002  

EDUCATION

Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998 - 2003  

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design; minors in Industrial Design and Studio Art

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS/INVOLVEMENT

INDUSTRY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • design:retail Magazine Forum Brooklyn, New York, Moderator, Panel discussed Brooklyn as a test lab for new retail and how it relates to other burgeoning markets, 2016
  • International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) New York, New York, Panelist, Discussion of designing retail stores for today’s savvy shopper, 2016
  • IIDA Forum New York, New York, Panelist, Discussed of utilizing synesthesia, 2015
  • IIDA Forum New York, New York, Guest Speaker, JAG Showrooms, Led tour and discussion of redesigned footwear, handbag and jewelry showrooms, 2008

SOFTWARE

  • AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office Suite, SketchUp, PlanGrid, Mac and PC proficient

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT LISTING

New York City unless otherwise noted

HOSPITALITY

RESIDENTIAL

  • Private Residence - 36 Bleecker Street, 2018
  • Private Residence - 49 East 96th Street, 2018 
  • Private Residence - Casablanca, Morocco, 2018 
  • Private Residence - 555 West 23rd Street, 2018 

RETAIL

New Build

Relocation

Renovation

Food Hall

International Retail

Wholesale

Pop-Up

Off-Price

SHOWROOM

TRADE SHOW EXHIBIT

  • LEI - Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007
  • Nine West Group - Las Vegas, Nevada, 2004

EVENT DESIGN

References available upon request