Jason Welker
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About
I have over eighteen years working experience on projects ranging from residential, retail, commercial, restaurants, casinos, hotels and public works, with a specialization and love for retail.
At Abercrombie & Fitch I was the Manager of Global Store Design for six years, and was responsible for managing the Abercrombie & Fitch and abercrombie kids studio as we rolled out three new prototypes within two years. While there I was responsible for brand direction and design on all brands, and oversaw all proposed locations and real estate coordination. I also lead the first pop-up program, first fragrance stand alone concepts, and brand redesign and direction on Gilly Hicks.
Since Abercrombie & Fitch I have been the Director of Design at CAVA where I have been responsible for strategic planning of the 2022 and 2023 real estate pipelines, managed the integration of a new prototype, and planned the phased roll in of that throughout the active 2023 real estate plan. -
Education
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Masters ArchitectureUniversity of Michigan2002 - 2004
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Bachelor of Science ArchitectureThe Ohio State University1997 - 2002
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Experience
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Director of DesignCAVANew York, NYFeb 2021 - Present (3 years 10 months)At CAVA I am the Director of Design responsible for the creation of all team and consultant process documents, as well as the rollout of the new prototype. This involves strategic planning of all new vendors, designs and costs within the current 2022-2023 strategic Real Estate plan.
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Manager, Global Store DesignAbercrombie & FitchColumbus, OHJan 2015 - Jan 2021 (6 years)Throughout my career at A&F I have worked my way up from a Senior Store Designer working on domestic and international projects in Europe, UK and the UAE; to Manager of the A&F and kids team which produced three new concepts in two years. Currently I am a Manager of Global Store Design focusing on the design and brand direction of all brands and projects across the fleet, from proposed locations working hand in hand with Real Estate, and then across all prototyping and rollout strategies for Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks. Our strategies include faster to market strategies, continued brand evolution, temp stores and pop-ups.
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ManagerColumbus, OHDec 2010 - Dec 2014 (4 years)At RED Architecture + Planning I managed a team of 10-12 people that focused primarily on their Chipotle client. As the sole manager of this group I oversaw all design on every Chipotle project to ensure design continuity across multiple markets, performed QC, and also handled all billings and contract negotiations. My studio also held the Chipotle masters work for the company, and headed up their move from AutoCAD into Revit. In addition to Chipotle I lead, or co-lead, design development on new brand start ups such as True Spec Golf and Fusian.
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Architectural DesignSelf-EmployedChicago, ILMar 2009 - Oct 2010 (1 year 7 months)While living in Chicago I fulfilled multiple freelance contracts ranging from residential, offices and warehouse projects. Clients included Raymond Lewick & Associates, Partners by Design, Song and Associates.
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Project ManagerReno, NVMar 2007 - Mar 2009 (2 years)At Worth Group Architects I worked as a Project Manager and Designer on several hotel and university projects. My day to day activities included drafting, answering RFIs, attending client meetings, and overseeing projects from design through project closeout. It was here that I spent two years becoming fluent in Revit.
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Project ManagerNew York, NYMay 2006 - Mar 2007 (10 months)MR Architecture + Decor specializes in high-end residential design and retail spaces. Here I worked as a Project Manager on several various high-end residential projects. My daily duties included putting together color stories for clients, acting as construction administrator through construction, and putting together construction documents.
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Junior DesignerNew York, NYMay 2004 - May 2006 (2 years)During my two years at Richard H. Lewis I worked on high-end residential, restaurants and retail. Within a year I was running my own projects, attending client meetings solo, and running my own work. Projects carried from Keith McNally Restaurants, celebrity apartments, and Dolce Gabbana and Armani stores and shop-in-shops.
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Awards
MR Architecture publication credit.
Various international Abercrombie & Fitch publications. -
Affiliations
NCARB Licensed Architect
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Skills
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On Coroflot@jasonlwelker, member since 2009
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