Qualifications for SENIOR-LEVEL MANAGEMENT: PROJECT & QUALITY CONTROL
Proactive and driven professional with a strong work ethic and over 20 years of diverse experience spanning business management, project cost and scheduling management, quality control, financial management (billing/accounting), and engineering. Highly self-motivated and versatile leader who combines extensive business acumen with outstanding analytical and engineering skills as well as experience in construction, environmental services, and technical environments. Solutions-oriented and strategic thinker who is able to develop and establish a strong business vision, meet and exceed organizational goals, and contribute to sustainable and profitable results. Resourceful and creative problem solver who consistently views challenges as opportunities, works well with all levels of an organization, and provides outstanding project management/support in order to complete multiple projects and tasks on time and within budget.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Coordination * Regulatory Compliance * Research & Analysis * Resource Management * Communications Strategic Planning * Budget Preparation * Expense/Budget Control * Financial Analysis * Government Contracting Management Consulting * Forecasting * Proposal Preparation * Primevera * SAP * MS Access & Excel * Oracle
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
* Achieved more than $19 million in project savings after reconciling all Navy Public Private Ventures (PPV) phases. * Facilitated timely pay application processing and approval for contractor payments by establishing a records management system that streamlined the contracting process; converted and reconciled the cost management system from BudgeTrac to SAP in one week and with 90% accuracy. * Enabled several projects to be completed ahead of schedule (by as much as six months) after creating a comprehensive integrated schedule using Primevera software. * Played an integral role in growing a small consulting business from $120,000 to over $400,000 in revenue and increased the client base from 5 to over 25. * Grew annual revenues from just under $1 million to upwards of $1.2 million with minimal additional overhead; improved and expanded field operations from two direct push rigs to three push rigs and one portable rig; and increased laboratory capabilities, doubling original capacity and facilitating metal analysis. * Streamlined a monthly cost management process by developing a custom Access database, which was used on other company projects for similar project cost managementreceived an Eagle Award for effort.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Project Controls Manager, Forest City (Honolulu, HI)2008 to Present Manages cost, schedule, and environmental compliance for the Public Private Ventures (PPV) with the Navy, involving gross construction costs of over $1.3 billion; oversees the pro-forma budget for four PPV phases, the integrated schedule for over 15 projects; and the Contracts Department with three direct reports. Collaborated with project managers in maintaining construction project forecasts.
Owner/Vice President, ACSI (Honolulu, HI)2002 to 2008 Directed the day-to-day operations of this consulting business, which specialized in providing full- and part-time technical support services to government and private clients in the environmental field. Oversaw financial management, business development and marketing, some human resource functions, and general project management. Provided a wide range of support that included environmental compliance, affirmative procurement, technical, and analytical reporting.
Vice President, ESN PACIFIC INC. (Honolulu, HI)1997 to 2005 Provided leadership to the office, laboratory, and field crew operations of this small environmental site investigation and mobile/fixed-based laboratory company. Successfully maintained average gross revenues of $1.2 million each year, over 75 customers, and appropriate workflow and scheduling for the field operations. Managed client invoice and final report generation; cost proposal preparation; contract negotiations and execution; equipment and services procurement; and marketing strategy development for both the laboratory and direct-push operation.
Cost/Schedule Manager & Engineer, EARTH TECH INC. (Honolulu, HI)1995 to 1997 Provided oversight for cost and schedule performance on all Contract Task Orders involving the Navy CLEAN II program (a $10-million government contract), utilizing Primavera and a custom Access database, for this leading environmental consulting company. Worked as project engineer and assisted on various tasks for developing project deliverables.
Billing Manager, TALENT TREE STAFFING SERVICES (Waltham, MA)1994 to 1995 Led and coordinated over $30 million in automated annual billings for all temporary services provided to Polaroid Inc. Oversaw the automated process on a weekly basis; third-party vendors for invoicing; weekly and monthly computer report generation; ad hoc reporting (Crystal Reports) for management and the client; cost controls; and issue resolution for pay rates, bill rates, and mark ups.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
A/R Specialist & Senior Accountant, FIRST DATA CORP. (Boston, MA)1990 to 1994 Client Administrator, THE SHAREHOLDER SERVICES GROUP (Boston, MA)1989 to 1990 Structural Engineer, DAIGLE ENGINEERS INC. (Methuen, MA)1988 to 1989 Engineering Technician, HOWARD, NEEDLES, TAMMEN AND BERGENDOF (Boston, MA) Prior to 1988
EDUCATION
M.B.A., NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (Manchester, NH) B.S. in Civil Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL (Lowell, MA)
40hr HAZWOPER, CPR & First Aid Certified
Primavera Training
The Shareholder Services Group Management Training Program Front-line Leadership; Managing Vendors; Quality Work; Taming the Tigers; Dealing with Difficult People Managerial Basics for Individual Contributors; Team Building and Membership; Operational Workflow
KEYWORDS: purchasing, scheduling, estimating, cost control, expense control, productivity, customer satisfaction, operations, resources, equipment, implementation, cost reductions, industry best practices, team building, strategic planning, project strategy, quality control, process control, budgeting, cost control, design, research, testing, policies/procedures, protocols, production, troubleshooting, cost estimates, installation, systems deployment, product development, engineering, process improvement, product/process integration
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