Bill Harris Email & Phone Number

Braselton, Ga

Full profit and loss responsibility for a local business providing a full range of lawn and landscape services, to residential and commercial customers within a 25 mile radius. - Responsible for all customer contact and issue resolution, daily management, workforce utilization, capital expenditures, financial forecasting and planning.- 4.91 of 5.0 customer service rating via HomeAdvisor.com for service professionals.

Langley Afb, Va

- Led a staff of 37 military and civilian personnel, directing the Air Force’s largest deployable Civil Engineering force of over 10,000 Active/Reserve Airmen. - Managed a $4M annual budget, and oversaw $2.2B for 29 joint programs for Combat Air Forces

Langley Afb, Va

- Served as ombudsman for Air Combat Command's 16 Mission Support Group (MSG) commanders- Directed efforts of ACC’s Integrated Base Support Team (IBST), tackling crossfunctional mission support issues impacting more than 60,000 base support professionals- Prioritized and implemented combined support budget of more than $20 million.

Pope Afb, Nc

- Senior Executive for 395 person Public Works organization to include Capital Project Engineering and Construction, Facility Maintenance, Environmental Compliance, Fire Department, and Housing Management- Managed $22M operations budget and $98M in construction and service contracts

Pope Afb, Nc

- Led a diverse workforce of 120 public works personnel supporting a USAF installation- Managed $4.0M operations budget and $19M in contracts, plus 116 vehicles- Revitalized Recurring Maintenance Program; 15% decrease in emergency work ordersAwards include:- US Air Force Civil Engineering Reserve Officer of the Year, Runner-Up, 2002- Air Mobility Command Civil Engineering Reserve Officer of the Year, 2001 and 2002

Norcross/Alpharetta, Ga

Established and led a team of 5 Proposal Managers and 4 support teams, providing detailed responses to customer RFPs. Worked closely with Sales, Business Development to establish bid/no bid decisions. Led engagement of Operations, Engineering, Finance, and subcontractors to ensure RFP requirements were addressed. Developed and managed proposal processes, staffing levels, and budgets. Led internal proposal review/approval processes.• Supported 43 Project Proposals valued at $2.8B in 2010-2011, up from $200M in 2007• Identified/Qualified Subcontractors and Consortium Partners, on a global basis. • Developed automated workflow tool to prioritize, manage all proposal support functions

Norcross, Ga

Led and managed project teams of over 25 personnel at multiple operating locations on $50M+ power generation facility projects. Provided single point customer interface for both equipment supplier and installation team. Developed and managed project processes, staffing levels, and budgets. • Identified as top 10% of employees: “Top Talent”• Developed Wind Project Quoting Tool; Reducing quoting cycle and preparation manhours• Created library of standard proposal documents for all wind project RFPs.

Owensboro,Ky And Norcross, Ga

Led and managed multiple project teams to improve business processes and internal/external quality levels. Acted as a technical and cultural change agent and internal quality consultant for both an industrial manufacturing plant and an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) organization. Validated requirements, assessed ability to meet them, and established improvement plans.• Responsible for over $250 thousand in savings by reducing defects and process variation using “Six Sigma” statistical tools, project management techniques, effective communication, and problem solving skills• Led team of process experts to deliver a detailed construction schedule/plan reducing critical installation cycle by 38% without increasing costs.

Charleston Afb, Sc

- Led and managed 8 Construction Managers supervising over $60M in new construction and renovation projects- Directed process improvement effort reducing submittal approval cycle time by 42%

Davis-Monthan Afb, Az And Moody Afb, Ga

- Organized, trained, and equipped over 200 combat engineer personnel for worldwide deployments- Led 100 person deployment to Bahrain to build a "tent city" for over 400 total personnel

Davis-Monthan Afb, Az

- Provided assistance and technical guidance for the preparation of permits, waivers, consent declaration, surveys, Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements.- Deployed to Saudi Arabia and established the first Environmental Engineer Officer position in the Southwest Asia Area of Responsibility.

Master Of Science - Ms, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor SocietyConstruction Engineering and Project Management

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies, General

B.S., General Engineering