Christopher Zajac: in Black Mountain, NC

New York, NY startup store fixture design and manufacturing consultancy founded by members of the Premier XD design and sales team. • Developed key client partnerships to design and manufacture future retail environments. • Established site specific non-retail material supply chains to support a local sourcing footprint initiative. • Processed projects with Quickbooks to track profitability and play accounts payable/receivable role.

Richmond, VA $200M retail fixture manufacturer with domestic and import supply chains. No longer in business as of September 2019. • Sustained a $12M import program with client WeWork, utilizing forecasting and inventory planning. • Developed a $4M millwork business with WeWork through bidding and negotiating new opportunities with client procurement and construction teams as well as regional general contractors. • Led a team of project managers and project coordinators to efficiently service the account. • Oversaw new product development between client side designers and in-house engineering team. • Maintained opportunities in Oracle, a CRM platform.

Richmond, VA $200M retail fixture manufacturer with domestic and import supply chains. No longer in business as of September 2019. • Managed $5M of accounts in the retail and food service sector. Top clients included Starbucks, Target, Whole Foods, Fred Meyer, and Kroger. • Worked directly with Starbucks Global Innovation to develop and globally launch a new brand concept, Princi. • Built scalable manufacturing and sourcing strategies to assist clients with managing growth. • Maintained order book in Epicor ERP environment to ensure efficient production sustainment. • Participated in lean manufacturing kaizen events to find new efficiencies and increase bottom line. • Spearheaded NSF food safety compliance on casework programs for food service clients.

Concrete furniture manufacturer with landscape architecture focus. • Led team of craftsman to produce furniture and landscape elements, consisting of unique pieces to high volume runs for public spaces including South Street Seaport in NYC and Gathering Place in Tulsa, OK. • Planned production schedules and identified design for manufacturing opportunities.

Retail fixture manufacturer serving the prestige cosmetic industry. • Completed $2.5M of projects in over 25 retail locations for prestige brands including Dior, Armani, and YSL, and with store partners such as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Macy's. • Maintained project schedules and budgets utilizing Attask (similar to MS Project) and Smartsheets. • Directly supervised project engineers, project coordinator, and procurement staff. • Led UL certification process for electrical assemblies as required on several programs.

Startup furniture design build catering to luxury market. • Designed wood furniture and lifestyle products informed by trend analysis and client interviews.

Architecture firm with residential, commercial, and educational clientele. • Designed custom products in support of the architectural business including lighting, kitchen and bath, millwork, restaurant design. • Conducted product and sourcing research for FFE specification in architectural projects. • Created presentations for NYC Department of Buildings, NYC Landmarks, and firm's clients.