Dan Buckner Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Managing MillerKnoll furniture and ALUR glass partition projects. Reviewing architectural drawings and providing take offs for RFPs. Responsible for updating and implementing furniture project punch process.

Houston, Texas, United States

Managed multiple $1M+ projects simultaneously, responsible for managing the procurement, delivery and installation of commercial furniture projects in the Houston and Austin areas.Developed and implemented alternative solutions to meet completion deadlines despite product shortages and shipping delays and kept a Labor Margin of 15-20% of cost and materials on all projects.Regularly presented the dealership’s Project Management process of sales presentations for prospective clients.Ensured specific product attributes met sustainability standards for bid submittals via product data sheets, technical bulletins, and third-party sustainability documentation, e.g. Cradle to Cradle, BIFMA LEVEL, and Living Product Challenge

Houston, Texas, United States

Remotely supervised daily service coordination across 20+ states for Amazon Web Services. Managed commercial service projects including office relocations, new furniture installations, office decommissions and client building security access.Controlled asset inventory management programs and coordination of shipment transfers. Administered virtual and in-person IT training programs designed to assist in Armstrong’s vendors transition to using the latest cloud-based applications implemented by our customers.

Houston, Texas

Managed multi-million-dollar projects for clients such as Sysco, Marathon Oil, and ConocoPhillips with a specialization in multinational law firm projects and workstation restacks.Excelled at monitoring expense flow during installations – mitigating risks and complications to uphold budget and deadlines.Developed accurate project timelines, regular updates, and prompt communication from RFP to punch completions with leading pre-installation meetings to review installation schedules, analyze product design, and logistics with installation supervisor.

Houston, Texas Area

Lead onboarding of new hire project managers providing guidance on creating work orders, project schedules and internal processes.Conducted new project kick-off meetings to discuss delivery and installation logistics with operationsteam. Identified necessary subcontract negotiations.Verified field conditions, including critical dimensions, prior to orders being placed to our overseas vendor as well as tracking and coordinating order deliveries for air and sea freight shipments.Coordinated and directed vendors (such as glass companies, electricians, moving companies, building managers) on specialized aspects of installations.

Houston, Texas

Enforced and maintained the highest level of workplace safety, coordinating with other subcontractors, while optimizing communication between the client/general contractors and McCoy project managers.Responsible for daily Job Safety Analyses, registration of work permits, and recording employee payroll information.Team leader of the crew responsible for the delivery, install and service of structures and major components of modular wall product lines.Main point of contact for day -to-day communication between McCoy team and building managementduring project installations. Adhered to contract specifications and established policies and procedures.