Ron Haake

PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL & BRAND PRODUCTION

I translate creative intent into buildable reality, leading projects from initial drawings to finished installation.

SCOPE OF WORK

The projects below span retail store builds, shopping center identity, and brand environments at various scales. In each case I was responsible for coordinating designers, vendors, and fabricators, managing schedules and budgets, and maintaining alignment between the original intent and the finished result.

  • Managed multiple concurrent projects
  • Coordinated across design, fabrication, and installation teams
  • Delivered projects from concept through installation
  • Maintained schedules, budgets, and vendor coordination

RETAIL & BRAND ENVIRONMENTS

  • Bare Escentuals | One of four Northern California mall store builds delivered on a tight schedule

    Bare Escentuals | One of four Northern California mall store builds delivered on a tight schedule

  • Sunglass Hut | Retail fixtures and branded signage for mall location

    Sunglass Hut | Retail fixtures and branded signage for mall location

  • Piperlime | Architectural embellishments and retail display fixtures

    Piperlime | Architectural embellishments and retail display fixtures

  • Famous Footwear | Exterior channel lettering for retail store location

    Famous Footwear | Exterior channel lettering for retail store location

  • Ghirardelli Square | Wayfinding system guiding visitors through a shopping center in a historic factory

    Ghirardelli Square | Wayfinding system guiding visitors through a shopping center in a historic factory

  • Ghirardelli Square | Scaled down illuminated landmark signage and booth built to tour

    Ghirardelli Square | Scaled down illuminated landmark signage and booth built to tour

  • Macy’s | Dimensional logo element with fixture package coordination

    Macy’s | Dimensional logo element with fixture package coordination

  • Downtown Plaza | Opening banners and permanent banner stands for mall identity

    Downtown Plaza | Opening banners and permanent banner stands for mall identity

  • Youthful Essence | Backlit signage and fabricated display elements integrated with site

    Youthful Essence | Backlit signage and fabricated display elements integrated with site

  • Youthful Essence | Freestanding lightbox wall for cosmetics display

    Youthful Essence | Freestanding lightbox wall for cosmetics display

PRODUCTION CHALLENGES AT SCALE

  • Ke Pānānā Hōkū star compass installation, public wayfinding and teaching feature grounded in celestial navigation

    Ke Pānānā Hōkū star compass installation, public wayfinding and teaching feature grounded in celestial navigation

  • Permanent Collection, Kukio Resort | Custom display cases and fixtures

    Permanent Collection, Kukio Resort | Custom display cases and fixtures

  • Burger Joint SFO | Branding and menu for airport restaurant

    Burger Joint SFO | Branding and menu for airport restaurant

  • Chrissy Field Visitor Center | Layered CNC cut MDF cutouts with printed and laminated graphics

    Chrissy Field Visitor Center | Layered CNC cut MDF cutouts with printed and laminated graphics

  • Macy's | From a series of artworks that come to life, inspired by the Lady Godiva myth

    Macy's | From a series of artworks that come to life, inspired by the Lady Godiva myth

  • Amana | Agency art director: “Let’s make it red. Really red. And lots of it.”

    Amana | Agency art director: “Let’s make it red. Really red. And lots of it.”

  • Amana | Wood and concrete environment for a magazine advertisement set

    Amana | Wood and concrete environment for a magazine advertisement set

  • Cooking at the Academy | A set built to answer the question: What does cooking at a museum look like?

    Cooking at the Academy | A set built to answer the question: What does cooking at a museum look like?

  • Set fabrication of New York loft for television commercial shot in plain white studio.

    Set fabrication of New York loft for television commercial shot in plain white studio.

  • Gray Poupon | Upscale bus shelter, location shoot

    Gray Poupon | Upscale bus shelter, location shoot

  • Nash Metropolitan | Retro industrial set for fine art car collector posters

    Nash Metropolitan | Retro industrial set for fine art car collector posters

  • Oracle | Everything except desktop props was custom fabricated

    Oracle | Everything except desktop props was custom fabricated

  • Fox Sports | Offsite fabrication and union crew build/strike supervision for MLB All-Star Game pre-game show and media deck.

    Fox Sports | Offsite fabrication and union crew build/strike supervision for MLB All-Star Game pre-game show and media deck.

  • ArrayComm | Corporate Demonstration Room | Metallized projection screen with brushed aluminum stage elements

    ArrayComm | Corporate Demonstration Room | Metallized projection screen with brushed aluminum stage elements

  • Black Shoes | PBS Dance in America special | Custom faux marble MDF dance floor, surrealist wall art and panelled walls for TV dance special.

    Black Shoes | PBS Dance in America special | Custom faux marble MDF dance floor, surrealist wall art and panelled walls for TV dance special.

  • Tandem Visions Conference set |Speaker series featuring retired world leaders.

    Tandem Visions Conference set |Speaker series featuring retired world leaders.

  • MSN | Old world still photo set shot on location for natural light | Prefabricated facades for 3 hour installation window on a city street

    MSN | Old world still photo set shot on location for natural light | Prefabricated facades for 3 hour installation window on a city street

  • Discovery Boat | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Fabricated vessel mounted on hydraulic gimbal for interactive play

    Discovery Boat | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Fabricated vessel mounted on hydraulic gimbal for interactive play

  • Faith | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Retired fishing vessel rebuilt from hull up for public exhibit use

    Faith | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Retired fishing vessel rebuilt from hull up for public exhibit use

  • Below Ground | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Themed padded crawl-through environment for high-use public play

    Below Ground | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Themed padded crawl-through environment for high-use public play

  • Whack-a-Thing | Sony Metreon | Cast urethane impact elements engineered for repeated public bludgeoning

    Whack-a-Thing | Sony Metreon | Cast urethane impact elements engineered for repeated public bludgeoning

  • McBean Theater | The Exploratorium, San Francisco | Construction and interior views of integrated geodesic dome structure

    McBean Theater | The Exploratorium, San Francisco | Construction and interior views of integrated geodesic dome structure

PRODUCTION TOOLKIT

Tools and methods I use to move work from concept through fabrication and execution.

PROJECT COORDINATION

  • Workback schedules and milestone tracking
  • Vendor sourcing, bid review, and coordination
  • Drawing set review and interpretation
  • Site surveys, field measurements, and installation planning
  • Microsoft Office, Asana, Smartsheet, Adobe Creative Suite

FABRICATION LITERACY

  • Wood, metal, foam, fiberglass, casting, and scenic finishes
  • File setup for CNC, laser, large-format print, and specialty fabrication
  • On-site execution and real-time problem-solving

ABOUT ME

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I’m drawn to projects that sit between imagination and practicality — where ideas have to work, not just look good. I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how something will actually be built, used, and maintained over time. Problem-solving is its own reward, but the payoff comes when it improves the final experience.

Based in Beaverton, Oregon, with local availability for in-person collaboration, production oversight, and on-site execution.

808.769.1550

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