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DOUGLAS E. TENNANT
6321 Wescates Court Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
615.585.4282 / amydoug1@bellsouth.net

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 

BARGE, WAGGONER, SUMNER AND CANNON, INC 1991 - Present

Operating Unit Manager and Vice President: Architecture & Planning (2001 – Present)

• Direct strategic planning, marketing and production capabilities of multi-disciplinary team of professionals with annual revenues of $3.5 million
• Identify and implement marketing initiatives, direct overall business development efforts and marketing presentations to achieve 132% revenue growth in last 4 years
• Track internal performance metrics (workload, productivity and schedule) to achieve an annual net increase in profitability of 10%
• Serve as Project Manager for the following major projects:
   
  • Nashville Public Square - $35 million plaza and parking garage (Nashville TN)
  • Various Retail Shopping Centers for Marketland Company – In-line retail shops (10-20K square feet) across Southeast (TN, KY, AL)
  • Opelika Recreation Center - $18 million community recreation center and competition soccer complex (Opelika, AL)
  • Patterson Park Community Center - $12 million community center (Murfreesboro TN)
  • Feasibility Studies and Site Development for YUM Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut) for sites across the southeast (TN, KY, AL, MS)
     

Division Director: Planning and Landscape Architecture (1996 – 2001)

• Led team of planners, engineers and landscape architects in developing new geographic and service markets for company. Efforts led to the opening of a Lexington, KY office and the entering of new housing markets that generated $6 million in revenue (1999-2005).
• Achieved stable and consistent revenue growth (11% per year) while averaging 12% profit on gross revenues.
• Served as Project Manager for several community planning projects across Tennessee and North Alabama in order to develop strong relationship with planning and codes officials, including:
   

  Nashville Tennessee		Murfreesboro, TN
  Lebanon, Tennessee		Mt. Juliet, TN
  Gallatin, Tennessee		Germantown, TN
  Collierville, Tennessee		Decatur, AL
  Huntsville, AL		Athens, AL

Senior Client Manager, Planning and Landscape Architecture (1991 – 1996)

• Enhanced the community planning services of the division by securing new assignments in communities across Mid-south and Southeast.
• Managed planning and design/construction projects that generated annual revenues in excess of $1 million for this period with an average profit margin of 23%.
• Led multidisciplinary design and construction teams and partnered with national firms to market and win new project types for company

TUCKER HINSON ASSOCIATES, INC. 1986 - 1991

Vice President of Planning (1989 -1991)

Directed the design and public relations efforts for the rezoning and development of over 6,000 acres of residential and commercial properties across middle Tennessee, including:
 

• Franklin Commons (I-65 @ Carothers Road) – Planned, rezoned and developed 600+ acres of commercial, office, warehouse and MF development (Franklin TN)
• Melrose Shopping Center (I-65 @ Franklin Road) Planned, rezoned and developed Kroger shopping center and outlots (Nashville, TN)
• Kroger Shopping Centers and Shops (various locations in Nashville) – Planned, rezoned and developed Kroger stores and in-line shops

Achieved revenue growth of 15% per year and 20% profit margin
 

Planning Associate (1986 -1989)

Assisted in the development of plans and rezoning efforts for several large scale development projects across middle Tennessee, including:

• Foxland Hall (Nashville Pike at Cages Bend Road) – Planned and assisted in rezoning of mixed use development (Gallatin, TN)
• Mt. Juliet Mall (I-40 @ Mt. Juliet Road North) – Planned and rezoned 200 acre site for regional mall and 500K square feet of outparcel development

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Study) 1985- 1986

Research Associate

Assisted in the preparation, administering and evaluation of state education class size experiment that led to the development of new law regarding class size restrictions in lower primary grades in TN

 

EDUCATION

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Nashville, Tennessee

Masters (with honors), Vanderbilt Institute for Public Studies (urban planning emphasis)

Academic Scholarship Recipient

 

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE Owensboro, Kentucky

Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude), Political Science and English

John Brown Scholar

 

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