Project Manager / Operations Team Leader

 

Innovative Project Management Professional as well as decisive and result-focused Technical Trainer with numerous years of outstanding project planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills.  Possesses the ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix-organizational structure.  Key strengths in program design, development and implementation.  A focused, self-motivated team member who takes pride in solving complex technology problems and delivering user-friendly solutions. 

 

 

Ø  Strong technical background with the ability to work independently on multiple projects, with specialized knowledge of project management, team leadership and management, strong analytical and decision making skills, strategic and tactical planning and development, communication protocols, problem resolution and proactive methods, as well as fiscal management of multiple facets of operations.

Ø  Effectively lead top-performing teams in concerted efforts to maximize company revenues.

Ø  Excel in defining and implementing policies, procedures and operational systems that boost productivity, efficiency and quality of operations.

Ø  Competent leader and mentor who is able to create a team environment, including building collaborative relationships, training peers to perform at maximum efficiency, and the capacity to form cross-functional coalitions in order to ensure knowledge is shared across departmental lines.

Ø  Consistently focus on ensuring development of efficiency best-practices. 

Ø  Proven ability to adapt and develop necessary skills to diverse organization needs.

Ø  Technology savvy and proficient in multiple software platforms and hardware systems.

 

 

Ø  Manage and direct diverse teams in a cross-functional manner to ensure information sharing and resource collaboration. 

Ø  Approach challenges from a reductionist standpoint and breaks down to find solutions. 

Ø  Implement process improvements by analyzing workflow through numerous engineering protocols such as Six Sigma.   

Ø  Obtain and manage customer requirements and effectively analyze, design, and engineer numerous solutions per customer requirements.

Ø  Work closely with other staff, such as project managers, contractors, systems analysts, and sales and marketing professionals.

Ø  Consult clients/colleagues concerning performance metrics of various systems and ask questions to obtain information, clarify details and implement solutions.

 

 

Ø  Effectively manage and support staff relevant to specific projects in order to complete assignments on time and on budget.

Ø  Ensure delivery of superior customer service and high client satisfaction levels by diligently tracking concerns and presenting issues at routine builders meetings for prompt resolution.

Ø  Regularly schedule reviews and tracks progress of particular projects.

Ø  Possess an extensive knowledge of fiduciary practices, policies, and regulations and can apply this knowledge in terms of budgets, forecasting and projections, as well as financial analysis. 

Ø  Provide project leadership in order to achieve maximum production, including budget control, production timetable, status reporting, client/project team coordination, and quality assurance. 

 

 

 

 

 

Design and Construction Project Manager, Truman Medical Center                                2008-Present

 

  Primary responsibilities: Maintain comprehensive oversight and leadership of numerous projects both in terms of logistics and resource procurement. Adhered to timetables and budgetary constraints at all times.

  Led disaster recovery project related to failed coupling in glycol loop for chiller system. 

  Led evacuation efforts as well as recovery and repopulation of clinics.

  Worked closely with CFO on $2.5M insurance claim in order to track equipment losses as well as clean up and restoration efforts.

 

Project Manager/Process Engineering, DST Output                                                              2000-2008

 

  Primary responsibilities: Managed facilities maintenance department with annual budget of $250k as well as directed a variety of infrastructure support projects exceeding $1M annually.

  Directed electrical and mechanical contractors as well as equipment vendors related to various projects involving equipment reconfiguration, new equipment installation, and commissioning and maintenance of existing equipment.

  Coordinated efforts with property managers, vendors, architects, contractors, engineers, production managers, and company executives to complete a 225k square foot production facility building project.

  Utilized AutoCAD in collaboration with staff engineers to design 225k square foot production floor and warehousing layouts.

  Coordinated migration process of production equipment and 250 associates while adhering to strict production timelines.

                                                                                          

Warehouse Coordinator, DST Output                                                                                       1998-2000

 

  Primary responsibilities: Supported warehouse supervisors with daily objectives, including associate attendance and reviews.

  Assisted in company-wide conversion of manufacturing software.

  Trained relevant staff and warehouse supervisors in new manufacturing software.

  Converted inventory locating system and documented new manufacturing software procedures.

  Supported various internal departments related to new manufacturing software utilization.

 

 

Earlier Experience

 

Contract Sales, Siggins Company                                                                                   

 

 

n B.S. C Liberal Arts, William Jewell College

n AAS C Industrial Maintenance & Industrial Electronics (Pending), Metropolitan Community College

n Certification C Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute

n Specialized Training C AutoCAD (Level 1 & 2), How to Lay Out a Warehouse or Distribution Center, MS Project 2000, Executrain (Advanced Training)