Jeff Leech Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Australia, Australia, Au

Networking, bidding, aligning, and contracting best-in-market materials and service suppliers with G.J. Gardner builders across the US. Contracts review and onboarding SOPs, includes extensive communication with G. J. franchisees, vendor representatives, and regional and national partnerships.

Seattle, Wa, Us

-Created and implemented the first company-wide internal program for external vendor quality control and rating system. Included third-party vendors across the country like property photographers, appraisers, cleaners, home stagers, general contractors, landscapers, etc.-Created standards for company-wide alignment on program implementation. -Conducted cross-departmental research and interviews to understand independent team and cross-company pain points and current processes related to vendor selection. -Utilized research to create new SOP’s and implement internal software platforms for automation of researching, interviewing, evaluating, onboarding, and managing selection of third-party vendors. -Implemented internal vendor KPI rating and feedback system that led to increased quality control of vendor work in the field and increased efficiency of prepping a home for sale due to the new vendor rating system. -Ensured execution of NDA’s and vendor contracts. Reviewed with legal team.-Managed onboarding, feedback, negotiation, and volume expectations with all vendors. -Conducted data aggregation and analysis on utilizing a single vendor across multiple markets vs. single vendors servicing one market to ensure KPI expectations were met while reducing costs in busiest markets. -Executed special projects including a customer journey project plan to align interdepartmental schedules and SOP’s per market and product, resulting in a templated, reproducible, and simple guide for a client's buying/selling experience.-Reviewed SOP’s for internal and client-facing departments to standardize resource scheduling and project planning for buying/selling or “buy before you sell” home programs in all markets. Collaborated with leaders of activation, brokerage, overseas & local operations, mortgage, closing, referrals, marketing, and user experience.Tools: Airtable, Confluence (Atlassian), Asana, Jira, Google Forms, Wufoo, Zapier, Zendesk, Smartsheet

Austin, Texas, Us

-Refined custom labor quote estimation tool to quote projects with a variance of 5% or less when compared to actual installation costs after project execution. Prior to updates, variance was 15% or less. -Built and launched an internal department project tracking system using Smartsheet to provide visibility into team workload and timely project execution. Maximized reallocating resources across all project managers.-Reported weekly, monthly, and yearly KPI’s on labor variance, budget variance, and workload balance.-Managed yearly departmental budget. Assisted teams in managing project budgets as needed.-Oversaw internal and cross-departmental strategic initiatives to improve workflow, client expectations, and project success. Refined SOP’s regarding order acknowledgments and tracking, floor plan review, delivery and installation timelines and logistics, schedule and punch list.-Managed the six-person project management team, which included 90-day reviews, annual reviews, PTO approval, one-on-one meetings, and mitigating interdepartmental conflict as needed. -Interviewed, hired, onboarded, and trained new project management team members. Trained all project managers on new processes and procedures.

Austin, Texas, Us

-Managed up to 20 or more small, medium, and large scale local and national commercial furniture projects simultaneously with budgets up to $5M.-Managed project expectations with multiple internal stakeholders including executives, sales, design, procurement, and installation teams. Managed project expectations with multiple external stakeholders including executives, end-user clients, property managers, design firms, manufacturers, architects, corporate reps, vendors, construction contractors.-Responsibilities included product order tracking, acknowledgement reviews, schedule planning, delivery and installation timelines, troubleshooting order issues, punch ordering and resolution, client communications. Tools: Smartsheet, internal custom CRM & purchase orders, Hubspot, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel

Austin, Tx, Us

-Managed purchasing and heavy machinery relocation from Houston to Austin.-Managed Houston-based personnel, equipment inventory, and product inventory and contracted heavy industrial machine movers.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

-Established budgets, timelines, and third-party contractor bids & contracts for construction installation at the Austin airport. Stakeholders: Briggo engineering, design, manufacturing, marketing, & technician teams, and airport logistics. -Consulted at conference installations at industry trade shows, including resource allocation for SXSW (Austin) and Compass Summit (Miami). Managed staff schedules, merchandise inventory, and best shipping and storage practices.Tools: Microsoft Project Professional, Google Workspace

Austin, Tx, Us

(Seasonal, two weeks annually)After five years of volunteering I was offered a paid position to manage one high-profile venue for the 5-day music fest. -Managed high-profile client relationships during events, helped coordinate week-of logistics with dozens of SXSW departments (Showrun, Safety, Parking, Artist Relations, A/V, Photography, FF&E, Transportation, Security, City Compliance, Special Projects, Downtown Production, Equipment, Signage, Stage Management, etc.), FF&E vendors, corporate sponsorships, as well as artist's various management, production, and security teams. One day at SXSW could produce up to 11 bands at one venue, with a venue-turnover midday.-Clients included YouTube, Twitter, Cartoon Network, Guitar Center, DirecTV and worldwide artists such as Snoop Dogg, Sound Garden, Maggie Rogers, Future, Mumford & Sons, and dozens more of indie to major label status.-Acted as SXSW representative when City of Austin officials or the Fire Marshall arrived needing immediate access and questions answered. My venue often had additional personnel on standby for crowd control or materials delivery.-Trusted liaison with focus on brand image, client relations, and city ordinances compliance. Required frequent radio communication with SX Dispatch. On two occasions we encountered emergencies that required police involvement.-Reported to SXSW Head of Music Production, who has a review of my work on my LinkedIn profile. Tools: Google Workspace, field equipment from walkie-talkies to barricadesVolunteer: Stage Crew (2006-2011)

Austin, Tx, Us

-Successfully led and completed 60+ projects (new store or remodel) over a 4-year period; assisted and consulted on an additional 200+ projects in that same period. Project operating & logistics budgets ranged from $50,000 to $500,000.-Responsible for providing FF&E to franchise owners of corporate clients such as Dunkin Donuts and Scooters Coffee.-Primary contact between manufacturers and vendors, corporate franchise headquarters, and new franchisees.-Developed new processes and systems to maximize output for the Dunkin Donuts account, which allowed a team of 5 to complete 100 projects/year; bidding on 600+ projects/year. Tools: AutoCAD, blueprints, Smartsheet, Microsoft Office, AutoQuotes, Sage

Austin, Texas, Us

-Planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring, and risk mitigation. Produced weekly reports for the VP of Operations.-Managed a team of 15 traveling Quality Control Agents. Coordinated transportation, lodging, and budgets; internal & external feedback to assess field agents’ performance. Recruited and trained all new hires for the Operations team.

Project Management Certificate Program

Ba, Journalism, Minor Business Foundations

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