Christopher Zimmermann Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Manages Backwater Valve Installation Program as a member of the Center for NYC Neighborhoods' Program Delivery Team. Manages vendor relationships and program deliverables, coordinating Case Managers, Engineering Firms, Inspectors and Plumbers. Manages program pipeline, shepherding participants from application stage, eligibility review, feasibility audits, homeowner counseling, installation and final inspection phases. Oversees QA/QC of program records and systems, product installations and client experience.Homefix: Processes all Requisitions and Change Orders from Program Contractors. Reviews and approves all Certificates of Completion, site visit reports and Pre-Development Activities. Provides subject matter review for case escalations.

Brooklyn, Ny

Manage a pipeline of over 50 concurrent critical home repair, and accessibility modification projects ranging from $10,000 to $40,000 in construction cost.Facilitate all project activities from initial assessment through final walkthrough, and liaise with homeowners, contractors, and volunteers to bring projects to completion.Schedule and conduct initial assessments, solicit bids from contractors, draft scopes of work, and administer agreements with homeowners and contractors; refer homeowners for additional resources as needed.Oversee contractor work on job sites and monitor project timelines and to ensure that construction programs adhere to funder goals and timelines; make recommendations to improve processes and exceed program goals.Supervise AmeriCorps members and volunteers on project related activities, including the execution of construction scopes of work on volunteer field days.Manage construction database on Salesforce and ensure that data is accurate and current for internal and external reporting purposes.

Cumberland, Ri

Content and Meeting Support SpecialistProvided client staff and user support for conference and publishing systems: facilitating abstract collection, peer review, Conference Exhibitor planning, publishing and Continuing Education programs.Liaised between Developers, Content Managers and clients, developed Quality Assurance testing and review policies before product/meetings released publicly.Assisted in training of new Support Specialists, developing and ensuring standards in communication with users and client staff; ensured that full support coverage was maintained uninterrupted.Worked with specialty clients using proprietary software to record speaker audio/video and presentation slides for large conventions averaging 15+ concurrent presentations: product was then edited for virtual conference platforms.Traveled to international meetings to provide on-site support for software and hardware systems.--Content ManagerGenerated and customized Abstract Submission Systems for international scientific, economic, engineering, technology, research, and education organizations; coordinated with and guided client staff through their organizations’ meeting/publication cycles using a number of proprietary software systems.Oversaw full arch of clients meeting data; tailored submission systems, client specific peer review and conference scheduling, provided quality assurance for data outputs intended for publication. Wrote database query reports using MySQL language for client meeting managers and set up report data feeds with staff and third-party app developers.

Westboro, Ma

Managed planting, maintenance and harvest of crops at 300 acre Historical Family Farm.Organized, directed and labored alongside work teams.Supplied products for a thriving 300+ family CSA program, three weekly markets, an onsite store and shipping orders to wholesale clients.Operated tractor and associated machinery for harrowing, fertilizing, planting, weeding, pesticide and herbicide application.

Westborough, Ma

Worked seasonal crops, maintained farm, lead small work crews of students, learned mechanics/theory/practice of small agriculture. Supported production for weekly Farmers' Markets and a growing CSA program. Labored alongside work crews all seasons.

New York, New York

Made burritos, fry chips and slog through the endless lines of NYC lunch and late night rushes.

Worcester, Ma

Edited public press releases and internal society informational literature. Provided outlines of upcoming lectures, symposia and special events. Video taped keynote- celebrity academic lectures for upload/feature on society's website.

Huntington, Ny

Register clerk. Helped order rare books/specialty used books. Made literature recommendations.

Shrewsbury Ma

Stepped in daily/long term to fill teacher gaps. Worked with classes and with one-on-one special needs students.

Edited grammar/argumentative logic at Skidmore Collge Writing Center. 4-5 papers every 2 hours, met with students of all academic backgrounds and discussed means of improving their papers.

Software/hardware support for Skidmore College Campus. Maintained computer labs, facilitated special faculty media projects, set up hardware for academic/social concerts/presentations/lectures/speakers. Filmed and edited events for CC cable/internal productions.