Derek Kovaleski Email & Phone Number

Waconia, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Hudson, Wisconsin, United States

Serve as the on-site primary point of contact, ensuring the timely, on-budget, and top-tier quality completion of data center projects.Oversee and manage subcontractors, ensuring compliance with project specifications and safety standards.Perform hands-on tasks when required, such as installing server cabinets, assembling security cages, and setting up air containment systems.Conduct pre-construction site assessments to identify potential challenges and mitigate risks.Collaborate closely with internal Project Coordinators to ensure smooth project transitions from planning to execution.Establish and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner throughout the project lifecycle.Stay informed about the latest data center trends and technological advancements.Continuously identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Project management, estimating, sales and business development of key services, tailored to a portfolio of high profile residential and commercial accounts. Create and design product business plans, project parameters and strategy documents for potential business opportunities, outlining key resource requirements and timelines, including pricing and position. Implement new sales methodologies, coming up with creative ways to attract new business through referral, leads, and networking.Key Accomplishments:• Identified and qualified potential distributor customers that increased wholesale gross profits• Ability to read and understand job bid instructions, detailed specifications, prepare a take off of materials included in the job, estimate all necessary labor, materials, and equipment costs to prepare a thorough price estimate.• Interacted with design, engineering and logistics to ensure an understanding of required job cost components throughout the entire development phase of a project.• Successfully developed and implemented sales strategies, including website design and marketing plan that transitioned from a two-state retail sales company into a nationwide wholesale distributing company.• Expertly provided inventory strategies that reduced customer lead-times by synchronizing materials and improving service levels, thus reducing inventory management costs.• Presented and analyzed inventory forecasting for all products to ensure availability based on seasonal changes.• Successfully presented training classes and product literature development for distributor customers at their locations to ensure product comprehension.• Skillfully and accurately performed all tasks of the product life cycle: quoting, take-offs, sales, order entry, production, installation, billing, and warranty issues.• Continuously exceeded expectations by working up through the ranks as shop manager, to customer service manager, and finally Director of Operations.

Liaison between contractor and CEO guaranteeing quality workmanship per customer’s requirements.• Decreased costs by 34 percent by maximizing team involvement, lowering overhead and planning a geographically effectiveschedule.• Highly motivated by being licensed in the states of WI and MN by passing all necassary tests involving the herbacide andpesticide laws and regulations.• Results-driven in an industry that deals with many environmental issues proving the ability to cope under stressful situations.• Consistently exceeded quotas by improving personal skill sets, labor practices, and management of employees.