SUMMARY:

• High performing Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 5 years experience directing complex projects that build/optimize organizational processes, measurement systems, and infrastructure maximizing business results in manufacturing and service organizations internationally, including finance, construction, textile and beverage manufacturing.
• Skilled strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions, consistently demonstrated proficiency at quickly learning and contributing to business operations and process improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt with proven track record of structuring and implementing projects that yield measurable results, including reduced tactical planning cycle time, cost reductions gained from improved system/process performance, productivity gains through multiple change and improvement initiatives, reduced product development time, and revenue growth.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodology: Productivity and Efficiency Documentation/Report WritingDefineImprovement Problem Solving Measure Process Design/Redesign Cross - functional Project Analyze Gathering/Assessing ProjectTeam Leadership ImproveRequirements Stakeholder Management Control Decision Making Vendor Management

Microsoft: Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Project, Visio, Word. Adobe Acrobat Professional, Photoshop CS2.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Retained to lead residential property redevelopment project well into execution as replacement for previous PMdirect and oversee teams of subcontractors through execution, perform quality assurance and assess deliverables for acceptance.
• Mitigated scope creep through variance analysis and change control, reviewed project plans, work performance information and deliverables to date, reassessed risks, information requirements and communications plan, redefined responsibility assignment matrixes, updated issue log and stakeholders accordingly.
• Executed activities related to strategic purchasing, order placement timing, supply and demand alignment, material replenishment, continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance, minimizing operating expense and reducing downtime.
• Delivered remaining project focused on continued consistency and control, monitoring project milestones and KPIs, maximized effectiveness of multiple teams of subcontractors, equipment and materials, to produce multi - line deliverables within rebaselined schedules while reducing costs.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed and led implementation of executive sponsored operations improvement project which focused on proactive management and continuous improvement, established new organizational norms and garnered culture based on objectives, effective record keeping and analysis, to facilitate control for a nationally distributed beverage manufacturer.
• Determined control gaps in business operations and manufacturing processes, developed standardized procedures and instructions for performance metrics, status/review meetings and reporting at varied levels, allowing management to track target fulfilment for teams and individuals over time, improving processes and work procedures in support of continuous improvement programs, while contributing to employee assessment and development.
• Maximized worker performance, fostered a sense of fairness and mutual respect by clearly defining expectations, authority levelsand roles and responsibilities, both for individuals and teams.
• Monitored continued execution and progress post implementation to ensure customer expectations and objectives were maintained, and provided feedback to generate lessons learned and identify areas for improvement.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Initiated and proposed new business strategy to diversify revenue streams for Confidential Ltd s property redevelopment portfolio, by entering into a joint venture with Confidential Ltd.
• Identified market opportunity and successfully developed and delivered the business case for expanding into new geographic areas extending organization s reach Confidential the south coast, accessing thriving rental markets, offering continually growing populations of potential clientele uninhibited by seasonal influences, while providing more substantial ROI than existing assets.
• Orchestrated teaming agreements, aligned business strategies, secured pilot project for expansion program, assembled leadership, secured capital investment, and cofound Confidential Ltd.
• Having established company s sustainability all operational control and involvement has been relinquished, only remaining in the capacity as non - executive shareholder.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Represented Confidential in China for the second time in response to global economic changes, to update historical data and benchmarks utilized in parametric estimating for textile manufacturing, and to establish new vendor relationships.
• Travelled extensively touring 4 major manufacturing provinces expanding access to potential suppliers, prepared procurement packages, facilitatedmeetings with vendors, negotiatedpricing and acquired sample garments for quality inspections and assurance.
• Secured no obligation trade incentives with host organizations, avoiding 80% of accommodation and travel expenses.
• Gathered data for analysis and vendor selection, conducted factory visits, assessed quality control procedures, production capacity, staff facilities, and evaluated suppliers' ability to meet source selection criteria, expanding the qualified vendor database.
• Generated new specialist manufacturing leads, developed and cultivated mutually beneficial relationships with international suppliers and ensured technical requirements were understood and attainable.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led multidiscipline teams of subcontractors on residential property redevelopment projects, performed key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources, charted project objectives and plans, developed SOW, set performance requirements, selected project participants, negotiated contract terms, and monitored vendor performance.
• Conducted site evaluations and inductions instructing health and safety guidelines, developed and executed audit procedures to improve safety efficiencies and ensured project participants adhere to code of practice.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction by managing performance and budget as integrated and stand - alone projects, accomplished deliverables ahead of schedule increasing revenue by 8.3%.
• Planned and facilitated all stakeholder communications and requirements by adopting an iterative approach, established and updated performance baselines, analyzed variances, reported current status and estimated future performance, brought about optimum utilization of finances achieving accumulated savings of 15%.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Directed development and implementation of operational and procedural improvements for the national distribution delivery service of a beverage manufacturer.
• Identified stakeholders, employed various data gathering techniques, translated voice of customer into service requirements raising customer satisfaction rating by 45%.
• Utilized lean six sigma principles, reduced waste and improved efficiency by focusing on continuous and repeatable execution, yielding a 15% increase in delivery fulfilment.
• Improved staff loyalty by restructuring the role of delivery agents with improved terms, reducing turnover by 100% for work related reasons, and eliminated dependency on casual workers reducing stock lost in transit by 95%.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Championed global price negotiation, as well as the identification andrelationship building with international suppliers, to facilitate business strategy to offer textile manufacturing agent services to UK clients.
• Identified the limitations of the UK textile manufacturing industry, researched alternatives capable of meeting critical to quality characteristics, distinguished China as the forerunner offering superior knowledge, technical ability, and production capability, while facilitating access of up to 90% more cost effective production economies of scale.
• Researchedand evaluated findings contributing toprocurement management, developed procurement SOW, product specifications utilized in request for proposals, and source selection criteria.
• Represented Confidential in Shanghai attending tradeshows meeting with and verifying potential suppliers, established benchmarks and base lines for services relative to cost, production/lead time, manufacturing process, and quality control procedures, established vendor relationships and built corporate knowledge base of qualified suppliers.

Product Executive

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided ongoing multi project end - to-end analysis for a leading finance company responsible for 5% of the UK stock market, managed all operational aspects of production for fund data products, from project initiation through closure.
• Spearheaded process and product quality improvements contributing to a 76% increase in new business from the previous year, representing $554 million (USD).
• Redesigned production process applied Kaizen principles eliminated waste, reduced production expense and lag, promoted fast-tracking improving production cycle time by 68%, and garnered effective relationships with vendors and regulatory bodies.
• Improved rolled throughput yield significantly, saving company in excess of $200,000 (USD) in imposed fines.
• Provided cross-functional team leadership influencing changes which centralized fact based marketing products leading to the formation of the Fund Administration Team.
• Supported systems development project as subject matter expert, liaised with and between external service providers and internal technical teams to develop, implement and test next generation platforms.