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Golden, Co, Us

Golden, Colorado, United States

Matching business process with cutting edge 3D design, proposal, and finance tools to create enterprise scale solutions for solar sales and construction orgs.-Customer acquisition, retention, and experience management-Supporting integrated project finance tools-Document template development (HTML/Django)-Collaboration with development team for product enhancements

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Branch operations management responsible for...-Holistic management of residential scale PV and ESS construction projects-Hiring, managing, and running payroll for construction and electrical crews-Procurement and material management-Estimating and producing change orders-Managing subcontractors-Overseeing >$16M worth of projects through to completion in about 2.5 years

Broad scope operations support and leadership.-Tracking KPIs for reporting to executive management.-Driving productivity through regular pipeline review.-Development, support, and maintenance of production operations workflow in a highly customized Salesforce environment.-Assisted in training of new management for fulfillment operations team.-Built an extensive library of Salesforce dashboards and reports for end users from production to executive level.-Constant inter-departmental collaboration across the company including analytics and process/workflow development for various functions relating to accounting, field operations, internal financial operations, and other administrative teams.-Mapping historic installation data for referral development-Operations expense reporting for accounts payable-Document automation development

Kansas City, Missouri

Residential install operations leadership. -Relocated from Oakland area to Kansas City, MO to train and supervise a team of residential construction project managers with a team of as many as a dozen direct reports.-Development of analytics tools for reporting and tracking of key metrics-Creating executive summaries on demand as required by leadership teams-Training new hires and ongoing development of policy, standard operating procedures, and workflow in partnership with executive management.-Coaching team on escalation management, and modeling best practices in conflict resolution.-Managed a $1M dollar pipeline of commercial scale construction projects after team transition.This role allowed me to exhibit a high level of adaptability to change. I was able to repeatedly demonstrate my ability to maintain flexibility and clarity during corporate restructuring.

Oakland, California

Construction project manager for over $17M worth of residential scale PV installation contracts, managing high project loads of as many as 350 projects at once. I managed 685 projects from design to completion, a portfolio of 5.63 megawatts of installed capacity.-Direct communication with customers around project requirements and milestones. Design review and approvals, and customer service throughout the installation experience. Escalation management and resolution-Coordination of equipment and scheduling logistics with a broad network of sub-contracted installation crews for site visit, installation, inspection, utility interconnection, and service work.-Produced construction schedule forecasting of 30, 60, and 90 day increments for reporting to executive level management.-Identifying and removing obstructions to project completion through coordination with with internal and external parties including contract finance partners, design engineers, utility providers, home owners associations, historic districts, and local permitting authorities.-Beta testing of custom project management software in developmentConsistently at the head of the pack in key performance metrics.

Data management, analysis, sales support.-Reporting and visualization of sales and marketing data.-Administration of lead/marketing database.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Account management, customer service, product training and support.-Qualifying potential leads through management of outbound calling campaigns, participation in trade show marketing events, and web based training facilitation.-Maintaining relationships with vendor partners through regular contact, sharing technical product information, receiving and processing orders, and coordinating with logistics team to ensure accuracy and timeliness of product orders.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Production and inventory management, quality control, workstation design and process development.-Managed an inventory of millions of parts and hundreds of SKUs.-Collaborated with engineering, supply chain, sales, and logistics teams to assure on time delivery of quality assured packaged goods.-Trained and supervised a crew of 3 production employees responsible for using custom packaging machinery.

General labor, machine operator.-Responsible for operation and maintenance of hydraulic press, drill press, packaging machinery, forklift.-Machined, assembled, and packaged finished goods.-Performed hundreds of quality control checks accurately and consistently on a daily basis.-Accelerated production through workstation design improvements, in some cases doubling or even tripling expectation of parts per minute.-Specified and customized packaging machinery.

Ohio / California

San Francisco Bay Area

Task and process assessment, workstation design for injury prevention, comfort, and productivity

Liberal Studies, Nabcep Entry Level Cert

Studies have included topics in renewable energy, permaculture, and general education.

Ergonomic Evaluations Specialist, Advanced Ergonomic Studies

Acupressurist Training

Medical License, Massage Therapy

Advanced massage therapy training.