PAUL ALAN MCCLELLAN
16144 Beaver Dam Road
Montpelier, Virginia 23192
Home Phone: (804)883-7494; Cellular Phone: (804)301-5603

SUMMARY:
Highly motivated real estate professional with over 20 years of experience in real estate management, project management and architectural design. Strong communicator and team player who effectively interfaces with all supporting departments including legal, financial planning, marketing, design, construction, accounting and operations. Areas of expertise include: site selection, lease negotiations, legal document review, building/site design, budget analysis, contract administration, project scheduling, permit and municipal permit/land-use approvals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC., 1993 2009
Richmond, Virginia

1.) Real Estate Manager (Real Estate Department)
Directed site selection and lease negotiation process for Circuit Citys Rocky Mountain and Northeast Regions.
Implemented largest store expansion in company history.
Project managed 30 new store developments per year.
Managed weekly conferences with brokers, architects and real estate attorneys.
Created all new project management procedures to handle increased workload without any increases in staff.
Negotiated new consultant contracts and amended architects scope to work to create Outside Architectural Project Manager position.
Trained and mentored new consultants.
Renegotiated leases to reduce capital budget expenditures in FY08 and FY09.
Thrived in an environment of constant change as the company implemented new market strategies and budget constraints.

2.) Project Development Manager (Real Estate/Construction Department)
Directed site feasibility analysis and lease exhibit negotiations for Circuit Citys Central Region.
Created new lease forms for all deal types to reduce capital costs per store.
Value engineered the prototype and implemented new store prototype.
Generated new improved Site Feasibility Form for use on all site investigations.
Reduced consultant contracts per site and generated significant cost savings per store.
Implemented Expesite, new project management database, to manage schedules, reports and to store all project documents.

3.) Architectural Project Manager (Construction Department)
Directed site feasibility analysis and lease exhibit negotiations for Circuit Citys Central Region.
Managed construction document production and permitting process.
Hired and trained all new project consultants through reverse auction process to reduce project development soft costs.
Implemented Lucernex, new project management database for tracking all development issues and documents



4.) Development Manager (Real Estate Department)
Directed site feasibility analysis and lease exhibit negotiations for the eastern half of the United States.
Managed all land-use, zoning and signage approvals.
Adapted to major management changes and department reorganizations necessary to cut companys operating costs.
Embraced new development team and organized new procedures to streamline the development process.
Presented critical development issues at Real Estate Committee Meetings

5.) Corporate Design Administrator, CarMax Division (Design Department)
Implemented the initial roll-out of CarMax stores
Directed site feasibility analysis and for new CarMax stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and South Central Regions.
Managed consultant teams of architects, civil engineers, environmental engineers, geotechnical engineers and land-use attorneys.
Directed all land-use, zoning and signage approvals
Negotiated all site plans and development approvals with property owners and municipalities.

ETHYL CORPORATION, 1988 1993
Richmond, Virginia
Manager Real Estate and Property Development
Directed land planning and property development for domestic and international sites including Belgium and England.
Managed site/building analysis for property sales, acquisitions and leases.
Implemented master planning for research and development sites.
Directed the design and construction of over $100 million in capital projects including office buildings, research laboratories and a history museum.

BASKERVILL & SON, 1986
Richmond, Virginia
Project Architect/Designer

HARWOOD K. SMITH & PARTNERS, 1983 -1985
Dallas, Texas
Intern Architect/Project Designer

EDUCATION:
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, 1987
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
New York, New York

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (Summa cum Laude), 1983
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY; Ruston, Louisiana

BACHELOR OF ARTS (Summa cum Laude), 1983
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY; Ruston, Louisiana

SKILLS AND TRAINING:
Proficient in Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Expesite, Lucernex
Registered Architect; State of Louisiana, 1987
Attended the following conferences:
International Council of Shopping Centers RE/CON and CenterBuild 2001 - 2008
American Management Association: Juggling Competing Priorities in Todays Workplace