Chris Suits, Pe, Pmp Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Hired as de facto Head of PMO, a role new to Semo, oversee portfolio of projects (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, and close) for 3 manufacturing sites while building out PMO structures. Direct 2 project supervisors while managing 4 to 5 projects at a time and 20 to 30 per year.Brought order and organization to project management, introducing processes, procedures, and tools that produced marked improvements through all stages of the project life cycle – ultimately resulting in faster project completion, fewer cost overruns, and less lengthy production shutdowns. Fostered culture change, cultivating collaborative, all-in environment with dedicated mentoring and training and strong cross-functional communication that aligns stakeholders toward shared goals. Tapped into diligent, take-charge style to drive project success. For example, taking over project from departing mill manager, did due diligence to uncover previously unreported scope changes. Intervened to rebuild project plan that addressed disconnects and averted likely project disaster.Assisted with business case development, guiding decision-making with analysis of the return on investment potential of prospective projects.

United States

Manage portfolio of 8 to 15 client projects, leading teams of up to 15 members in designing structures and implementing construction projects. Oversee proposals, budgets, scheduling, and engineering analysis. Serve as point person to coordinate resources and facilitate information exchange between client and crews.

Greater St. Louis Area

Designed and analyzed engineered structures for client projects. Verified design quantities and prepared cost estimates for new construction. Completed seismic site analysis for bridge design.

Carbondale, Illinois

Oversee day-to-day operations of retail store with $2 million in annual sales from 4000+ SKUs. Supervise, train, and coach as many as 20 employees. Serve as business resources, introducing/implementing new concepts to improve sales and operation. Conceived, designed, and oversaw implementation of store’s first-ever website, launching branded site that broadened company’s reach while capitalizing on competitive advantage to capture new sales. Initiated beer club to gain competitive edge in fast-growing craft beer segment, designing reward system to encourage expansion of customer buying choices and promote repeat visits to store. Drove gains across entire craft beer segment, effectively battling declining sales affecting beer industry as a whole. Honed issue management and conflict resolutions skills, effectively addressing employee problems to ensure efficient, safe, and smooth-running operation and pleasant, customer-centric work environment.

Taught 2 sections of Strength of Materials lab, providing instruction to 60 to 80 students per semester. Worked with students in Surveying class on proper use of surveying equipment.Given old syllabus as only guidance, developed lab schedule, worksheets, quizzes, and exams for Strengths of Materials lab. Conducted classes and determined student grades without faculty oversight, effectively ensuring students’ grasp of topics covered.Gained positive feedback for ability to relate to students and convey complex ideas in ways they could understand and retain.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Masters Degree Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, 4.0/4.0

For master’s thesis, researched deformation of bearing pads in bridge applications, creating and testing computer-generated model.

Bsce, Civil, Structural Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta, AISC, ASCE