Brandon Richardson
Summary
Organized and results-oriented strategist who excels at seeing the big picture and creating plans to achieve business objectives. Adept at leveraging data driven insights and implementing proactive solutions to deliver cost-effective and timely results. Possesses strong leadership, communication, customer service and problem solving skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Market Planner
JLL @ Wells Fargo
01.2024 - Current
- Provides strategic market level analysis and recommendations, leveraging a deep understanding of the client's portfolio.
- Proactively monitor, analyze, and identify over capacity and under-utilized space opportunities
- Develop processes along with the tools needed for workplace initiatives.
Occupancy Strategist
Cushman & Wakefield @ Avaya
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Work with Occupancy Planners to create scenarios and long-term strategic planning related to space
- Contribute to workplace trends/strategies and future ways of working
- Build or modify foundational strategic vision to drive strategy/metrics that achieve the goals of the organization
Portfolio Strategy Manger
Cushman & Wakefield @ Google
02.2022 - 05.2023
- Identified future and validates current organizational requirements for work space needs including utilization, growth forecasting, specialized requirements, employee and seat counts and other requirements at the business and employee level
- Interfaced with client to develop new scenarios for workplace solutions to manage growth, re-orgs, supply and demand challenges, desired workplace changes, new workplace concepts.
- Kept up to date with current and emerging trends and insights with workplace strategy, design and best practices.
Workplace Occupancy Planner
Red Hat
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Use creative and analytical thinking to aggregate data from multiple sources and generate solutions for occupancy problems, providing analysis for customer decision making
- Analyze space requirement requests and provide conceptual space plans and recommendations to real estate teams and stakeholders
- Develop site occupancy plans for supply and demand: analyze forecasted headcount and seat supply projections, supporting graphs, stacking plans, move scenarios, challenges, and pros versus cons for each recommendation
Corporate Space Planning Sr. Specialist
Lowe's Home Improvement (Corporate Office)
03.2019 - 07.2021
- Remains current on changing headcount (FTE and contractor) growth and projections, as well as approved and departmental moves and schedules to have a strong working knowledge of available options for future accommodations
- Works with other functional areas within the department to have a solid knowledge of space options, furniture options, costs and project schedules, timelines, interdependencies and logistics, as well as departmental standards, policies and procedures
Sr. Space Planning Analyst
Coca Cola Bottling Consolidated
04.2017 - 03.2019
- Provide support for specific accounts in the build of planograms and Look of Success using the JDA Software to follow the direction of the CCBCC merchandising guidelines as well as the elements of the contract per the direction of the account lead on the Chain Accounts Team
- Working closely with the retailer (many times face to face) to make sure that their merchandising guidelines are followed.
Store Environment Visual Space Planner
Lowe's Home Improvement (Corporate Office)
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Produces floor plans to enable merchandising initiatives aiding in the optimization of store space to achieve desired financial results.
- Executes the physical design of the space, ensuring that the vision outlined in the floor plan is brought to reality and that it aligns with Lowe's merchandising and brand standards.
- Makes recommendations to the Merchandising team as to how to deliver on the design needs, staying within the parameters of scope, strategy, and intent.
Project Manager
Carolina Business Interiors
04.2013 - 08.2015
- Developed project plans and facilitated resolutions of all issues to reach project goals
- Managed project budget to reach revenue, cost, and profit targets
- Managed and communicated ongoing changes in tasks, goals, or performance
- Participated in client meetings, contract finalization, and development of requirements and specifications
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC05.2011
Skills
- Project Management
- Data Management
- Relationship Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Suite
- Archibus
- Serraview
- Tableau
- Tririga
- Power Bi
- AutoCAD
- Data Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Creativity and Adaptability
- Decision-Making
- Workflow Management
Timeline
Market Planner
JLL @ Wells Fargo
01.2024 - Current
Occupancy Strategist
Cushman & Wakefield @ Avaya
05.2023 - 01.2024
Portfolio Strategy Manger
Cushman & Wakefield @ Google
02.2022 - 05.2023
Workplace Occupancy Planner
Red Hat
07.2021 - 02.2022
Corporate Space Planning Sr. Specialist
Lowe's Home Improvement (Corporate Office)
03.2019 - 07.2021
Sr. Space Planning Analyst
Coca Cola Bottling Consolidated
04.2017 - 03.2019
Store Environment Visual Space Planner
Lowe's Home Improvement (Corporate Office)
08.2015 - 06.2016
Project Manager
Carolina Business Interiors
04.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design
Winthrop University
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