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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 initiatives.• 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 operations. Partnered with CFO to plan budgets and manage spending. Led weekly status meetings with executives. Managed relationships with and led presentations to a local board of directors. Developed procedures for all business functions, including marketing and events. Recruited and hired uniquely skills employees (maritime professionals) as well as administrative staff. Cross-trained administrative employees to perform a range of business functions. Interacted with government officials to meet compliance guidelines and obtain licenses. Communicated with customers, employees, and vendors in a manner that was professional, respectful, and culturally sensitive. • 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 collaboration in a highly unpredictable environment.• 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 project management tools and also launched annual Trane regional marketing initiatives. • 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.• Directed all aspects of IT for a Chicago HVAC Distributor. Technology included Cisco Systems infrastructure across 10+ locations. Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, and SQL Server operations.• Installed inventory management barcode systems in multiple distribution centers for operational efficiency