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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il

•Lead the team through custom generated processes specific to our portfolio, built for efficiency and innovation.•Lead the analysis, strategy, and business plan execution for new company departments.•Develop and control annual forecasts and management plans, factoring in the expansion of operations and discuss the variances of budget to leadership. •Provide direct supervision, transparency and proper communication to various team members in both design and construction divisions offering mentorship and training.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

•Built departmental foundations for processes, reporting and management of all departmental activities.•Supervised and hired a team of five, reorganizing operations as we had expanded.•Managed the implementation process for each project, prepared resources for successors to understand best practices.

Chicago, Il

•Managed the budget, timeline and provided implementation supervision for each branded design project, totaling nearly 70 projects at a given time in various stages of development.•Onboarded new technology across departments with consideration to the cohesive workflows of project management, organization structure and project scheduling.•Acted as the liaison between graphic designer and construction manager for each project.

Elmhurst, Il

•Managed all aspects of projects from design through implementation, acting as the account manager to a variety of clients. •Reported financial status of projects to finance team, keeping record of all change orders, subcontracts and status of accounts payable/receivable.•Coordinated with fabrication and installation team members to keep on budget and on schedule. •Managed the relationship with clients and external vendors throughout each project.

Glendale Heights, Il

•Led the team’s data entry for orders through procurement process, coordinating with inventory managers and providing order statuses. •Trained and mentored other team members while acting as the technical product expert, filling the role as liaison between manufacturer and client. •Provided all complex estimating requests to the sales team, helping with client product questions.

Greater Chicago Area

•Wrote key notes based on a set of standard guidelines for retail & hospitality projects. •Developed furniture plans, specification manuals and FF&E plans based on hospitality brand standards.

Masters Of Business Strategy & Decision Making

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Interior Design