I don't write much about work here, other than CAD related stuff, but there has been a significant development this week that must be mentioned. Glen Inger – Group Property and Store Development Executive Director and Chief Executive of The Warehouse New Zealand – has resigned. His background, contribution to The Warehouse and future is covered in the story linked below.
Glen wasn't my direct manager but was instrumental in allowing the CAD & Property systems to develop to the extent that they have. The Warehouse Property/Store Development has evolved from spreadsheets & hand drawn plans to databases & building modelling because the management, led by Glen, have seen the benefits and allowed it to happen. There has been a huge amount of work done creating a mass of property data (in CAD and other systems) and as the business develops that legacy will be a increasingly vital resource.
This is only one tiny aspect of his contribution to The Warehouse but its the bit that has impacted my career. I joined TWL to draw store plans in AutoCAD LT, now we model stores in Architectural Desktop. Combine CAD model data with other databases and you have a powerful tool-set.
Thanks Glen, enjoy your new lifestyle!
End of an era for Warehouse as Glen Inger resigns
STUFF : BUSINESS - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website
24 February 2005
By ANNA JAQUIERY
Glen Inger, Stephen Tindall's right-hand man, has resigned as chief executive of The Warehouse New Zealand, ushering in a new era under a group of British managers. Mr Inger was one of the founding fathers of The Warehouse, picking the sites and ordering the building of the "Red Sheds" that have become ubiquitous across New Zealand and reshaped its retail industry….
