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Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States

Northbrook, IL

Lead Agile projects for an ERP company serving the Aerospace Metals Industry. Worked in a matrix style organization to build secure software modules for strategic customers such as GE Commercial Aviation, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney.

Chicago, IL

Oversaw operations for a nonprofit in southern Africa. Planned and lead end-to-end projects, including the development of budgets, SOW, and goals. Organized cross-functional international teams. Reported to the Chairman and board of directors.

Naperville, IL

• Organized and managed utility projects to improve energy efficiencies for commercial and residential customers. Led projects for multiple mechanical contractors working to implement Southern energy efficiency.
• Created Energy Efficiency Consumer and Business Education program, organized project teams, managed vendors and strategic partners for the country’s largest gas utility.
• Hired and supervised contractors, managed strategic vendor relations, and contracts ensuring technical and quality objectives were met.

Kampala, Uganda

• Directed a complex project to launch a passenger ferry business in an area of Uganda with a population of 30 million. Collaborated with the CEO headquartered in Seattle to manage strategic planning and daily.
• Directed a complex >$3m project to launch a passenger ferry business on Lake Victoria in Uganda. Reported status to the project sponsor, the US-based CEO. Used Agile methodology to facilitate the project and build.
• Launched the business by managing several integrated projects, and transitioned operations to local managers.
• Managed technical projects, including the design of an APP used to collect mobile payments.
• Resolved a crisis management issue that involved communicating with media contacts.

Zion, IL

• Managed operations and technical projects for a Mechanical distribution company with 10+ locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. Supervised technical staff and the development team using structured problem solving and.
• Designed and developed a state-of-the-art Service Excellence Center for sales, technical and customer operations support. Achieved $6 million in new YOY HVAC business growth.
• Created an industry-first Distribution-as-a-Service program that included eCommerce, onsite inventory management, IT services, and barcode management system for HVAC customers.
• Created Energy Efficiency Consumer and Business Education program, organized project teams, managed vendors and strategic partners for the country’s largest gas utility.
• Managed a program to implement Salesforce.com across multiple sites and divisions for a national Trane business.
• Created an interface application between Distribution ERP, Cisco Call Center and Salesforce to grow HVAC contractor base.