Christopher Saad Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

New England, Usa

Working with the Clients and the Design-Build community to navigate the possibilities and opportunities of technology-integrated homes.

New England, United States

Representative for a high end manufacturer's rep firm that specializes in custom integration products ranging from lighting control and motorized shading to home automation and small aperture LED lighting fixtures.

Representative for a high end manufacturer's rep firm that specializes in custom integration products ranging from lighting control and motorized shading to home automation and small aperture LED lighting fixtures.

Portsmouth, Nh

I oversee and manage all field-related activities, including scheduling, resource allocation, and daily work assignments.Key Accomplishments:• Drive business to increase profit, implementing new time card software, consolidating purchase order process to single software platform (reducing process by 50%), and standardizing tools and processes for all technicians.• Manage inventory, compiling and maintaining records of supplies, anticipating needs, and placing and ordering necessary replenishment, reducing missing item interruptions during rack builds.• Created new position (Project Coordinator) to improve project management processes, enabling Project Managers to focus on client needs, technicians, and job sites.• Facilitate weekly project reviews, identifying training needs and implementing training to meet those needs, reducing end-of-job punch lists, and expediting faster project closes.

Portsmouth, Nh 03801

Working to maximize company efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction, I review and re-configure policies, procedures, and practices as needed. Recently, I revamped the company flowchart and created job descriptions.Key Accomplishments:• Streamline operations, standardizing policies and procedures, including new hire onboarding process, project task template, and proposal generation software and subcontractor agreements.• Lead process improvements, developing proposal and job launch procedures, implementing project scheduling, reducing time to launch projects by 50%, and cutting standing inventory by 30%.• Reorganized rack building department, reducing average job site travel by 15%.

New England

My role has been to take a long term look at how IFDANE communicates its mission to the membership and market-space. Consideration on how to better serve those needs is being implemented by developing a strategy and action plan. This plan will put in place the foundation for future growth in an easy, established, consistent manner that can easily be maintained by the ever changing landscape of an industry board. Specific goals:• identifying the proper channels to deliver our message• developing some cloud based infrastructure that allows information to be managed long term so that work can be built on from board to board• develop new website• establish consistent social media program• implement and grow texting service that allows better communication to the membership

Greater Boston Area

I managed daily operations, standardizing selling processes to maximize efficiency and improve project outcomes. This significantly reduced overhead costs by eliminating inefficiencies and boosted the profit margin by improving brand alignment, maximizing product procurement, and eliminating low ROI product categories.Key Accomplishments:• Led process improvements to accounting procedures to improve financial performance, conducing aging reviews, improving cash flow and inventory management, and accurately managing inventory.• Created service department, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding employees and building high-performing culture based on teamwork, self-improvement, and excellent job performance.• Facilitated bi -weekly sales/project management meetings to improve communications and provide opportunity for feedback and training.• Conducted competitive analyses, developing targeted marketing and networking strategy based on standardized policies and procedures.

870 Commonwealth Ave.

I oversaw project management, engineering, and installation, leading continuous process improvements, organizing and developing standardized systems to increase efficiency. I facilitated weekly project management and bi-weekly tech meetings to improve communications and to resolve department issues.

Create a comprehensive social media strategy to define programs that use social media marketing techniques to increase brand awareness, membership and traffic across social media platforms, provide awareness of industry & users trends, and pathway for client feedback. Strategize with and educate the management team on incorporating relevant social media techniques into the corporate culture and into all of the company’s products and services.Measure the impact of social media on the overall marketing efforts.

Newton, Ma

I managed daily operations, standardizing selling processes to maximize efficiency and improve project outcomes. This significantly reduced overhead costs by eliminating inefficiencies and boosted the profit margin by improving brand alignment, maximizing product procurement, and eliminating low ROI product categories.Key Accomplishments:• Led process improvements to accounting procedures to improve financial performance, conducing aging reviews, improving cash flow and inventory management, and accurately managing inventory.• Created service department, recruiting, hiring, and onboarding employees and building high-performing culture based on teamwork, self-improvement, and excellent job performance.• Facilitated bi -weekly sales/project management meetings to improve communications and provide opportunity for feedback and training.• Conducted competitive analyses, developing targeted marketing and networking strategy based on standardized policies and procedures.

Newton, Ma

I oversaw project management, engineering, and installation, leading continuous process improvements, organizing and developing standardized systems to increase efficiency. I facilitated weekly project management and bi-weekly tech meetings to improve communications and to resolve department issues.

Newton, Ma

Supervised the development and performance of all sales activities. Directed sales team and provided overview of systems design and delivery. Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the marketing area and contributed to the development of training and educational programs. Reviewed sales figures, set quotas, and assisted with client relations. Accomplishments:• Implemented Salesforce.com• Shortened contract process time by 50% along with Echosign electronic contract process• CEDIA ROI - Registered Outreach Instructor -an approved provider of continuing education home building trades

Newton, Ma

Provided leadership for the design, engineering, and documentation of client projects and activities. These activities supported the company’s effort in offering superior design, products, engineering, and service to the company’s clients. As director I had internal and external focus on continuing to grow Design & Engineering in terms of efficiency, developing profit centers, product alignment, streamlining processes, and providing continued training for staff.Accomplishments:• Developed internal business plan for organization of D&E department• Implemented use of DTools as standard proposal development and engineering software.• Achieved ICIA Certified Technology Specialist

Norwell, Ma

I spearheaded the design, engineering, and documentation of client projects and activities.

Livermore, Ca

Provided sales and systems design toclients. Assisted in installation of custom electronics systems.

San Francisco Bay Area, Ca

As Retail Sales Manager I drove the stores sales performance. I oversaw salespeople, customer service representatives and other employees. The primary focus was on the monitoring of real time sales figures and affecting those matrix by assisting, coaching, and directing the flow of traffic as it came thru the store. Other responsibilities included interviewing, hiring and training new employees. I also prepared schedules and assigned duties for current employees.Accomplishments:• Sales Manager Of the Year 1998

Ct

As Retail Sales Manager I managed the stores overall sales performance. I oversaw salespeople, customer service representatives and other employees. The primary focus was on the monitoring of real time sales figures and affecting those matrix by assisting, coaching, and directing the flow of traffic as it came thru the store. Other responsibilities included interviewing, hiring and training new employees. I also prepared schedules and assigned duties for current employees.

Ba, Music And Sound Recording

Activities and Societies: Resident Advisor, student government• Most Outstanding Contribution To Campus Life Award 1994-1995

Civil Engineering

Diploma