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Denver Metropolitan Area

Greater Denver Area

We are a full service manufacturing and supply company that seeks to provide the highest quality materials while giving the best customer service in the industry. Metal Direct is a customer oriented business that is constantly looking for ways to exceed expectations on all fronts from material production through the handling of customer accounts from week to week, It's our goal to make every interaction with our colleagues a pleasure and it's that attitude that keeps our customers happy.

Greater Denver Area

Work completed with various clients:• Grew sales 20% by championing full NetSuite implementation to automate order management processes. Accelerated fulfillment time and reduced costly manual processes for sales staff by 85%, increasing productivity. • Cut lead time 40% by refining supply-chain organization through new container management procedures.• Led capital raise in support of new social media platform resulting in successful website and mobile app launch.• Served as Interim Executive Director (CEO) for a non-profit. Restructured staff, designed and implemented new business processes, and launched new membership website which led to an increase in revenues and lowered overall operating expenses.

Denver, Co

Genie Lens is an intellectual property developer specializing in groundbreaking optical lens and light ray management technologies. Development falls into two main categories. The first category deals with the manipulation of light for the display of visual images in brand enhancement, security and authentication. The second category handles non-Imaging technologies which manipulate light for concentration and illumination; these can be applied in the generation or optimization of solar energy as well as desalination, steam generation and water purification.

Greater Denver Area

Founded Classic Doorways in 2004 to service the need of the production and entry level builders throughout the Front Range. The company started as a small distributor of residential doors, specializing in seconds and over-runs. During the first full year of business transitioned to selling new doors, trim, and hardware to high-end custom builders. Expanded our product offering and facility in the third year of business to include full scale finishing. Services include painting, staining, and glazing of wood and MDF doors, trims, and cabinets. During the collapse of the residential building market in 2007 converted to commercial finishing. Re-branded as Stellaquattro Finishing in 2008 and became one of the largest finisher in the state. Jobs have included some of the largest hotels and casinos throughout the country and we have shipped product from Hawaii to the Caribbean. High-profile jobs include The Villa’s at Kappalua (Maui, HI), Condado Casino and Hotel (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Trump Taj-Mahal Hotel and Casino remodel (Atlantic City, NJ), Agaua Calliente Casino and Hotel (Palm Desert, CA), Tom Fazio’s Woodland Country Club (Houston, TX), Shanahan’s Steak House (Denver, CO) and the Four Seasons Resort (Vail, CO).

Greater Denver Area

Spearheaded project management, staff-development programs, business-process engineering, and capacity planning initiatives for entire organization. Directed project team composed of various cross-functional teams and external affiliates. Led project throughout full development lifecycle, orchestrating and leading project status meetings, artifact reviews, testing efforts, and final product deployment. Drafted detailed plans, collaborated with team members to determine project status, and mediated risks to drive project completion. Negotiated vendor contracts, crafted RFPs, structured SLAs, and communicated findings to sponsors. Completed multiple high-profile engagements with budgets over $1.5M.Achieved consistently high customer-satisfaction ratings by meeting expectations and delivering projects on time and within budget. Cultivated profitable working relationships with clients such as Rhythms NetConnections, Janus Mutual Funds, The GHP Financial Group, Great Western Pipe and Supply, Generation Investment Management, and Cheaptickets.com.Budgets for most of the projects were $500K to over $1.5M; a number of smaller engagements were performed on a time and material basis and ranged from $100 to $250K. Developed all work/contract documents (scope of work, rough order of magnitude for price, statements of work, etc.). Wrote/reviewed a number of the working documents (project plans, requirements, use cases, test plans, etc.). Managed entire project team which included multiple departments and outside entities, coordinated status meetings, artifact reviews, testing, and deployment of the final product.Successfully negotiated contracts with outside vendors and sub-contractors, wrote RFP's, structured SLA's with service providers, and presented the findings to executive sponsors for approval. Managed the expectations of the client and ensured projects were completed on time and within budget.

Greater Denver Area

Championed all project development efforts and managed staff of project managers across various engagements. Drafted detailed project plans and set budgets. Liaised with clients regarding product integration, requirements gathering, and disaster/recovery plan formation. Analyzed all processes, identified areas of improvement, and leveraged new methodologies to bolster QA testing procedures and departmental performance.Revamped the QA/Testing process as the quality assurance manager. Implemented formal documentation, process flow, and methodology to the department via hands-on work and training classes for the three product testers. Conducted quarterly performance reviews, lead senior management meetings, and participating in corporate strategic planning meetings.

Masters Of Science, Computer Information Systems

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology