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Civic Center Drive

Build strategic relationships with internal and external groups to proactively identify potential risk areas and mitigate impacts to project executions. Develop and support regulatory initiatives by gathering data and preparing regulatory schedules and/or preparing pro-forma calculations, testimony and aligning multiple state regulations concerning damage prevention guidelines.Implement standard project management methodology that align with the corporate PMO for the newly structured Damage Prevention Program. Manage the delivery of the end-to-end projects related to the reduction of excavation damages for customers, employees and communities across the company's gas distribution pipelines in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts.

Columbus, Ohio

Acts as subject matter expert on industry best practices and strategic trends in product, legislation and account implementation. Responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Drive the identification of opportunities for improving efficiencies and processes for the implementation operation and client experience and lead implementation of those solutions. PMO ManagementImplementing new costing and risk management processes that effectively have reduced the projects timeline, significantly tighten the budgeting process to more accurately track project forecasted costs. Project Submission and Review During the submission and review process, I’m responsible for conducting the PMO Preliminary analysis to determine the project segmentation metric and readiness to move forward. Assign a “weighted” metric number to all projects that meet pre-determined criteria (complexity, cost, involves legacy application. The project segmentation is determined during the Concept Phase, and is reevaluated if the project size or complexity materially changes during subsequent phases. Perform review with the project team to determine the project deliverables and methodology to fulfill strategic objectives, improve project performance, and maximize project financial benefit.

Home Office (Remote)

- Single point of contact to the Occupancy Planning and Move Management organization for the oversight of all OVSM implementations and customer satisfaction;- Client liaison for implementations, status updates, and satisfaction results insuring client expectations have been met;- Responsible for the client communication of OVSM implementations, timelines, scope changes, and “Go Live” dates;- Documents implementation expectations, constraints and timelines for client and OP teams and resolves conflicting expectations;- Manages workflow and team priorities;Ensures the use of a rigorous process that enables a high level of service to each client;Produces and keeps current a document set of tools, templates, terms and communication requirements for all OVSM implementations;- Responsible for creation and oversight of process improvement tools and aids; Communicates application enhancement and customization requests and concepts to the application product team and OP/MAC leadership teams for review and consideration;- - Coordinates with CAD services vendors on drawing related support processes and works with OP Operations Management to identify and resolve any issues with established processes;- Reports issues and concerns related to the overall use, functionality and performance of the application to the application product team;Provides input on internal communications of acquired accounts and Go Live dates;Supports the OVA team on dashboard development for new and existing accounts using OVSM;- Documents implementation case studies for use as marketing tools;- Facilitates necessary communication between OP Executive Vice President, OP Operations Manager, CRM, Account Director and other Jones Lang LaSalle team members as well as account OP manager when applicable;

Home Office (Remote)

CAD/CAFM Administrator- Acts as a single point of contact to the Occupancy Planning account team for all database, drawing and application related support;- Manages all administration forms and corresponding data elements including space categories, space types, organization hierarchy, planning periods and application lookup lists;- Ensures Occupancy Planning drawing and data standards are followed and documents any account specific deviations from the standards. - Updates employee table with new adds / deletes, employee attributes (organization, phone number, etc.) and organization hierarchy as needed or on a periodic basis from external data sources when a direct integration with these data sources has not been implemented; Imports project move lists in support of the move coordination team;- Manages user access for all modules of CAFM utilized on an account; Coordinates with CAD services vendors on drawing related support tasks;- Creates, modifies and documents CAD themes and/or theme templates requested by planners and/or client.- Accommodates ad-hoc requests for queries from CAFM database; Assists CAFM developers and product managers with scope definition and testing of new client and non-client specific enhancements;- Identifies, documents and communicates CAFM enhancement requests and concepts to the Operations Manager for review and consideration; Provides properly formatted data for internal data mining and benchmarking initiatives; Reports issues and concerns related to the overall use, functionality and performance of CAFM to the Operations Manager; and Serves as the primary trainer of CAFM and all supporting applications for both client users and the Occupancy Planning account team.

Los Angeles, Ca

Project ManagerManaged projects for the planning and coordination of LA Times-sponsored events. Tracked and managed all operational materials and supplies for the project. Addressed any potential risk to the project to ensure successful completion as defined by internal and external stakeholders. Managed all aspects of the project life cycle from monitoring the successful completion of project objectives to managing suggested changes to the project scope. Responsible for profit and loss reporting and departmental budget management.Key Events Include:KID CITY• Instrumental in creating program content that helped exceed attendance goals by 65%.• Designed successful community educational campaign promoting physical fitness and teamwork through sports activities.• Secured sponsors such as Nintendo, Sports Court of America, and NASA.FESTIVAL OF BOOKS/ BOOK PRIZES• Managed logistics and operations for this $1.2M internationally recognized event.• Served as Co-project manager for LA Times signature book awards events (LA & NY).• Served as primary client contact to ensure a positive event experience.• Provided technical leadership for UCLA Royce Hall stage setup.• Responsible for designing interactive area that increased attendance by 20%.• Interfaced with internal marketing department to produce marketing tools to use in promoting interactive program.• Responsible for the design, program development and logistics for the safety area.LOS ANGELES TIMES CAREER DAYS• Responsible for tradeshow logistics, vendor contracts, lead collection and tracking• Involved in booth design and layout.• Assist in the development of direct mail pieces, advertisements and other Career Days marketing materials.TRAVEL SHOW• Coordinated planning with cross-functional teams on developing ideas, executing logistics, and integrating with internal marketing department on signage.• Responsible for post-event analysis on event operations and logistics objectives.

Beverly Hills, Ca

Office Manager/Accounting SupervisorPlayed a key role in selection, hiring, training and supervision of all accounting staff; worked closely with superintendent in the procurement of new vehicles and equipment. Tracked all financial aspects of the division with an annual budget of $5-million. Approved accounts payable for payment, prepared and issued monthly financial statement for divisional reporting, monitored and controlled divisional expenditures. Responsible for profit and loss reporting and departmental budget management. Key Contributions Include:• Researched and purchased software system and program management package for the vehicle maintenance division. Hired contractors for installation and training functions.• Developed all statistical documents to prepare yearly divisional budget, including generating weekly reports of blanket expenditures for superintendent’s review.• Maintained a divisional trend analysis report to reflect expenditure status based on actuals and projections.• Selected to represent the Maintenance Division on the city’s Y2K Committee and the Emergency Management Operations Committee (Command Post position).• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trained disaster specialist to document and file claims for all damages sustained to city properties and employees.

Professional Certficate, Project Management, 3.45

Activities and Societies: Event Project Manager - Festval of Books Annual book event with over 150,000 visitors to the UCLA campus.

Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity