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New Orleans, LA, US

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Greater New Orleans Area

• Leveraged prior construction and operations experience in Estimating and Pre-Construction Services Team.
• Managed construction of $15.0M medium security youth detention and education facility.
• Promoted an environment of collaboration between internal team members, as well as in Owner/Architect/Subcontractor relationships.
• Participated in Lean Construction Institute’s New Orleans Community of Practice, a volunteer group that promotes education and implementation of Lean concepts in the construction industry.

Staten Island, New York

• Collaborated with COO/Owner and existing team to overhaul job production system in challenging Superstorm Sandy recovery program.
• Reorganized scope of work packages, budgets, and financial reports to align with sequences of construction to improve information for all team members understanding and action.
• Created Requests for Proposals and negotiated final subcontractor awards to advance projects’ critical path and maintain financial margin goals.
• Restored relationships with sensitive homeowners while mentoring two project managers.
• Completed home elevation and new construction projects, developing positive relationships with subcontractors, architects, homeowners, program managers, City representatives, third party inspectors, and Union officials.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Joined emergency home repair program in 7 day/week response to August 2016 floods serving 1,594 homeowners.
• Improved inspection scheduling system, implementing cloud/mobile solutions to allow for more efficient collaborative scheduling and increased volume of inspections.
• Maximized daily final inspection results, coordinating between project managers, subcontractors, LASAH inspectors, and homeowners struggling to rebuild their lives.
• Assisted Director of Operations with unique and priority needs.

Jay, VT

• Led all phases of design, permitting, and construction for over 13 major projects totaling more than $200 million on behalf of owner/developers.
• Created RFPs for project components and awarded contracts for design team and construction manager.
• Facilitated project hand-off from construction to operations staff.
• Represented company and managed response of staff and consultants in new applications and in sensitive enforcement actions with VTANR, USEPA, and Army Corps of Engineers.
• Participated in company transformation as member of executive team during transition from off-site parent company ownership to local ownership with significant growth of staff and operations.
• Assumed Facilities Management leadership role July 2015.

Jay, Vermont

• Planned and developed real estate projects, directing architects and engineers and acquiring all permits.
• Managed all phases of bid package creation, contract awarding, contract execution and payment.
• Interfaced with real estate sales team to increase sales price by 50% to 100%, per square foot.Coordinated homeowner/client customization requests, from pricing to approval to completion.
• Implemented energy conservation investments, partnering with Efficiency Vermont (DSM statewide utility).
• Collaborated with Canadian parent company to improve project performance, accounting and communication tools for development and mountain operations.
• Continued management of entire Mountain Operations group.

Jay, Vermont

• Supervised professional consultants and six Operations Department supervisors (Lifts, Snowmaking, Grooming, Ski Patrol, Vehicle Maintenance, Roads & Plowing, and Building Maintenance) - $1.25M Operating/$3M Capital.
• Responsible for all environmental issues, remedying non-compliance situations and establishing positive relationships with the regulatory community.
• Managed all phases of Vermont Act 250 application creation, submission, and presentation for projects of various sizes including a 27-hole golf course and resort master plan submission.
• Identified and developed energy conservation program in existing buildings, resulting in more than $100,000 of annual savings.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Studies

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Advanced Management