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Greater Tuscon

Purchased and turned around three underperforming Meineke auto repair shops. Served as the architect of company vision, systems and processes, and strategic roadmaps - fostering enhanced communications and collaboration with site management and teams to achieve significant results. The transformation of the business improved the effectiveness of all.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Led the proposal and bidding process for over 200 projects to construct urgent care locations, tracking the progress of each site to maintain compliance with budgets and timelines. Supervised a 12-person team engaged in design and construction activities. Scope of accountability included master plans, feasibility reviews, program and service lines.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Effectively managed 4 directors and a thirty-four-person team dedicated to facilities design, construction, repair, and maintenance while collaborating with the executive team to build strategies to drive growth and.
• Completed 235 major capital projects valued at more than $150MM while managing a $15MM repair and maintenance budget for the upkeep of 3,330 locations throughout North America.
• Achieved $3MM in savings through negotiations and $2.6MM in general contractor cost reductions.
• Maintained relationships with contracted vendors, with the authority to release payments after validating the delivery of services on-time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards and expectations.
• Strengthened project performance by introducing a performance measurement system and KPIs for time, cost, and quality to govern the work of project managers and general contractors.
• Led a team implementing the Store of the Future design under the Zale’s and Jared brands.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Oversaw a department and team of project managers leading more than 100 remodel and 14 new restaurant construction projects with budgets exceeding $50MM. Oversaw project management, cost estimating, budget forecasting and planning, permitting, bidding, and post-project audits to build lessons learned. Trained teams to improve quality while lowering.

Okinawa, Japan

As a Combat Engineering Platoon Commander/Executive Officer, took full responsibility for the safety, management, training, and supervision of 40 personnel. Counseled personnel in job-related performance; made personnel assignments. Planned, organized and conducted the logistical movement of 140 personnel and $2 million of equipment between foreign.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Business Administration

Certification, Total Quality Management