Deborah Byrnes Retail Resource Retail Consultant Retail Real Estate Master Planning

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR RETAIL AND EVENTS

40+ Grand Openings for shopping places, ground breakings, corporate retreats and trade shows for major real estate developers. Leasing, Design, Budgets, Timelines, Construction Management, Visual Merchandising, are all on the menu of services

EXPERIENCE DESIGNER FOR RETAIL AND EVENTS

Partner to creative architects, graphic designers, visual merchandisers, and branding managers to create environments, for memory making experiences, supporting and exceeding Client expectations

PLACEMAKING, MARKETING AND MASTER PLANNING

Cradle to grave merchandising, leasing, marketing and design for street retail, airports, mixed use projects, and university neighborhoods

TEAM BUILDER & LEADER

Experienced team builder with schedule and budget responsibility creating inclusive team atmosphere, talent well matched to challenges and an impressive record of problem solving and successful project launches

AMERICAN EGYPTIAN COMPANY, CAIRO, EGYPT
AL RAHA BEACH, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
A.T. & T., NEW YORK
BANKCITY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
BEACON COMPANIES, BOSTON
CENTER PLAZA
GUEST QUARTERS HOTLES
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL
ROWE’S WHARF
SOUTH STATION
75 STATE STREET
BEACON CAPITAL, BOSTON
CHANNEL CENTER CONDOMINIUMS
THE BRAVERN, BELLEVUE
CENTERMARK PROPERTIES
ANNAPOLIS MALL
THE PLAZA AT WEST COVINA
CA1 SERVICES
NEWARK AIRPORT
NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
OAKLAND AIRPORT
DISNEY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
THE BOARDWALK
THE VILLAGE MARKETPLACE
THE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
ALOHA TOWER MARKETPLACE, HONOLULU
BARCELONA, SPAIN
VICTORIA & ALFRED WATERFRONT, CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
WATERSIDE, NORFOLK
FIELDS POINT
MASHPEE COMMONS
GABLES URBAN PARTNERS
WEST AVE, Houston
THE HAPSMITH COMPANY
SUPERMALL OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST
HARVARD UNIVERSITY REAL ESTATE
HOLYOKE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE
THE HUNT COMPANIES
THE PASEO AT SANTA FE
MEADOWLANDS XANADU, E. RUTHERFORD
THE MILLS
ARIZONA MILLS
ARUNDEL MILLS
CINCINNATI MILLS
COLORADO MILLS
CONCORD MILLS
DISCOVER MILLS
GRAPEVINE MILLS
KATY MILLS
MADRID XANADU
MANUFACTURERS @ THE MILLS
OPRY MILLS
ONTARIO MILLS
PITTSBURGH MILLS
SAWGRASS MILLS
PHASE TWO EXPANSION
THE OASIS
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS
THE COLONNADE
ST. LOUIS MILLS
THE BLOCK AT ORANGE
VAUGHAN MILLS
ANNUAL MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
MISSION CENTRE, TEMPE
NORTHPOINT, CAMBRIDGE
OLYMPIA & YORK
WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
THE PASEO AT SANTA FE, SANTA FE
THE PYRAMID COMPANIES
CAROUSEL CENTER
SILVER CITY GALLERIA
ROCKEFELLER CENTER
THE ROUSE COMPANY
ARIZONA CENTER, PHOENIX
BAYSIDE MARKETPLACE, MIAMI
FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE, BOSTON
HARBORPLACE, BALTIMORE
PIONEER PLACE, PORTLAND
SANTA MONICA PLACE, SANTA MONICA
VILLAGE OF CROSS KEYS, BALTIMORE
WESTLAKE CENTER, SEATTLE
THE NEW BOSTON GARDEN CORPORATION
THE IRVINE SPECTRUM CENTER
SPORTSERVICE
STROUSE GREENBERG & COMPANY
TRANS NATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON
UNION MARKET ASSOCIATES
WESTFIELD AMERICA
ANNAPOLIS MALL
TOPANGA
W/S DEVELOPMENT
LEGACY PLACE

RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS

ARIZONA GIFTS: Phoenix Airport retail
B BRAITHWAITE: Start up high end baby boutique
BRELYN SPINDEL: Wholesale marketing strategy to launch pearl and silver jewelry line
CORPORATE FOOD SERVICES: Corporate dining
CRY BABY RANCH: Expansion planning/Lease negotiations
CHICAGO CUBS POP-UP STORE: Retail store design with graphic design partners from Levy
DESTINATION BOSTON: Imprinted sportswear stores, lease negotiations
FRILLZ: Hand painted clothing, lease negotiations
HAVE A HEART: Heart themed gifts and apparel
HUDSON RIVER CLUB: Riverside restaurant and retail at the World Financial Center
LEGAL SEA FOODS, INC.: Restaurant collection, real estate transactions with CEO and COO
LOCAL CHARM: Strategic growth for entrepreneur’s artisan jewelry stores
LUCY'S CANVAS: Lease negotiations
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Retail concept
MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR LEGAL EDUCATION: Book shop concept,
buying plan and execution
OVATIONS: Gift basket retailer
PULSE SPORT: Active sportswear
REBECCA’S ON CHARLES STREET: Restaurant
SAKI: Asian-fusion restaurant and saki bar
SCENIC HUDSON: Regional retail organization
THE BEST OF BOSTON: City goods and foodstuffs
WENDY WHEELER: Woman’s ready to wear

COALITION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/“DOWNCITY”: Retail development for Arts and Entertainment district for Providence, Rhode Island
COLUMBUS, INDIANA WITH THE ROUSE COMPANY: Re-merchandising main street and existing retail space
THE M’ARK PROJECT MARGARETTVILLE, NY: Merchandising for a farmers’ market
NEWARK DOWNTOWN
PORT DISCOVERY: Baltimore Children’s Museum
PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF WEST VIRGINIA: State of West Virginia
REMAIN NANTUCKET: Main Street Merchandising

SPREE CONFERENCE – Specialty Retail’s annual conference - Las Vegas
WESTFIELD ANNUAL MEETING - Palm Desert

ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS

COMMUNICATION ARTS: Dubai Special Events strategy
D’AGOSTINO, IZZO, QUIRK ARCHITECTS: Disney World Expansion
ESKEW, FILSON ARCHITECTS: Underwater World Retail Shop
PRELLWITZ AND CHILINSKI ASSOCIATES: Boston Garden renovation

VICE PRESIDENT, THE ROUSE COMPANY 1979-1987
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL LEASING SERVICES & GRAND OPENING MERCHANDISING

Leasing, merchandising, design and merchant development, corporate direction for temporary leasing, Entrepreneurs Marketplace Program (carts, swing shops, temporary storefronts, kiosks) after management, operations, accounts receivable, and leasing at Faneuil Hall Marketplace for three years.

Creating and implementing programs to open all leased stores and to temporarily lease all vacancies. Leasing division liaison to Marketing and Design divisions, and new business with reputation retailers

MACY’S NEW YORK: Home accessories buyer for 16 stores
BLOOMINGDALE’S: Department Manager in Home
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE: Ready to wear trainee

Harvard College, Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, 2012, 2013
Construction Contract Change Orders
Private Spanish Tutoring
Italian Courses, Italiaidea (Rome, Italy)
Alliance Francaise, Paris, France
University of Rhode Island, Bachelor of Science,
Marketing and Textiles and Clothing

American Institute of Architects
Habitat for Humanity
International Council of Shopping Centers
Urban Land Institute

Deborah Byrnes
RETAIL RESOURCE, INC.
65 East India Row #8a
Boston, MA 02110