Benjamin Foreman Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Championing continuous improvement and helping to embed in our company culture Respect for People while Eliminating Waste, I'm deeply committed to process improvements throughout our organization. Empowering others, guiding and coaching with Customers inside and outside of our company.

Taking time to rebalance work, life, health and mindset while sharpening skills, increasing Lean knowledge and actively engaging and networking with other professionals interested in Lean.

United States

Driving organizational improvements throughout while focusing on operational and production excellence for Synergy and our partners.As a champion for continuous improvement, I work to remove obstacles and drive successes for our design, manufacturing, logistics, installation and service groups. Whether we call it Lean or not, Synergy is always looking to Optimize the Whole as it relates to our customers, clients, partners, and ultimately the end-users and their patients.We are pushing boundaries and convention on ways to integrate physical assets, technology, repeatable practices and assumptions on what is possible. Our aim is to reduce infection and improve patient outcomes in both mobile and static environments for a variety of public health challenges and acute care situations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Furthering Lean Construction initiatives inside the organization and with partners in our industry. Lean Construction is never a linear path, but one which will focus on understanding ourselves, finding new ways to face challenges and focusing on continuous improvement with delivery of our services to both our internal and external customers.Respectfully developing and guiding the tools, strategies and tactics to meet those challenges on our Lean journey while driving value to our Customers.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Performing all aspects of project management for both internal and external customers. Understanding how clients identify value and putting that at the forefront of the actions and decisions to bring their visions to reality.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Assisting with all aspects of project management including scope management, scheduling, logistics, document control, project initiation and project closeout. Providing complete, ground-up and tenant build-out projects as part of a general contracting team.Maintaining a focus on client expectation and protecting the bottom line for ourselves, our customers and our subcontractors while ensuring quality and safety.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provided oversight and leadership with emphasis on sustainable growth through increased efficiency, improved process, and financial responsibility. Promoted individual professional growth for all employees through education, cross-training and hiring decisions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed projects as a general contractor for our primary client Hennepin County Medical Center. Providing comprehensive procurement, scheduling, document control and construction services.Developed integrated business and construction plans to retain and grow current client portfolio by always looking for personal and professional process improvements.Implemented cloud-based software to integrate schedule, budget, resource and documentation for projects and maintenance agreement work from desktop and mobile devices.

Managed projects for scope, schedule, budget, and both internal customer and external patient needs. Supported Director of Facilities in operational compliance and life safety programs and policies.Assisted in execution of existing Master Facility Plan (MFP) including: solicitation of bids for both professional services and construction through Requests for Service/Proposal, document control and review, updating MFP for current needs.Participated in organization-wide Lean/Process-Improvement projects with diverse cross-functional teams with staff from nursing, supply-chain, executive team, facilities management and outside consultants.

Implemented construction documents to plan procedures for construction on basis of starting and completion times, scheduling of materials and labor, and scheduling of inspections.Used specifications to plan procedures for staffing requirements for each phase of construction, based on knowledge of available tools, equipment and various building methods.Coordinated sub-contractors for construction of multi-use, subsidized and multi-family projects, schools and commercial spaces. Communicated in writing, verbally and through email todiverse groups of craftworkers and managers the quality expectations and project goals.Monitored progress of sub-contractors, consultants and in-house staff. Prepared and maintained reports and database on contracted relationships throughout projects.Led formal project postmortem with design firm, to ensure more efficient collaboration on subsequent projects while achieving greater accuracy.