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New York, New York, United States

Manage the development and execution of high-end commercial interior projects from conception through construction and closeout.o Partner closely with the Real Estate and Legal teams during lease negotiation to ensure construction project risks associated with delivery conditions, financial reconciliation, scope, vendor management, and schedule are identified, mitigated, and effectively incorporated into the lease/agreement between stakeholderso Negotiate contracts and fees with vendors and contractors, coordinate the bidding process, solicit and level project cost estimates, and manage value engineering strategies ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit per dollar spent on the project o Lead project teams through all project phases, including kick-off, design, construction administration, and closeout by effectively partnering with internal cross-functional teammates, external vendors, and consultantso Partner closely with the design team to creatively solve problems throughout the project and ensure the design intent carries through from conception to the completed spaceo Manage wholistic project financials including cost estimation & negotiation, contract awards, progress billings, and cost reporting

New York, Ny

Plan and deliver 100 plus annual campaigns, initiatives, installation and construction projects ranging in size and budget, from a couple thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars, by fostering relationships with different key stakeholders and partnering effectively with a network of vendors across North America o Lead the construction of a new branded shop within a heavily trafficked retail store by understanding the main stakeholder’s objectives, developing the project scope, putting together the budget, organizing the schedule, and coordinating the on-site execution with the field team and store stakeholders - resulting in the on-time completion of a new space in line with the brand and done by minimally disrupting store operations o Partner with an agency on the production and installation of high visibility graphic elements for a fundraiser campaign at nine flagship stores across the country, set the initiative up for success by establishing stakeholder trust in our team’s abilities and providing reassuring problem solving when issues arose - resulting in increased energy and social media awareness for the key stakeholder o Collaborate with a national department store chain on the implementation of a strategic business initiative at 50 locations across the country, understand the nuanced details of their objective, selected the best vendors to partner with, and facilitated the design of customized space planning solutions throughout the different spaces - leading to more inviting customer spaces and increased customer and stakeholder satisfaction

New York, Ny

Guided progress and fostered collaboration on 50 plus annual projects in retail spaces across the country for different stakeholders at my 10 plus client base.o Project managed the planning and build-out of an experiential marketing space in NYC, identified potential project risks and created proactive solutions to address them, identified the critical path, and convinced the key stakeholder on the importance of focusing on it - resulting in a space that increased excitement and social media engagement for the brand’s fan base o Analyzed cost data received from various contractor vendors, identified patterns, negotiated for more consistent pricing, and created a corresponding fee matrix to be used by the internal account management team when putting together budgets for their projects - resulting in our internal team better understanding the factors driving costs and more accurate project budgets

New York, Ny

Engineering project manager for a New York based real estate development company. Served as the technical liaison between company executives and the on-site construction crews o Proactively facilitated progress on a new construction project by foreseeing the contractor’s material and equipment needs before they were immediate, communicating this need to the relevant stakeholders which resulted in minimal deviation from the original project schedule o Reviewed proposed plans for potential upcoming developments, conceptualized the spaces, identified potential risk areas and proposed possible solutions to avoid costly errors during construction

Project Manager working on the construction and maintenance projects for a rapidly growing retail chain.o Planned national fixture installation and store renovation projects for 300 store retail chaino Determined project completion satisfaction level by conducting a post-installation quality control survey with the end-users ensuring the final deliverable met all their expectations o Supervised five-person quality control follow-up team through project completiono Ensured effective communication of project information to all parties involved through daily and weekly reports

Jessup, Md

Engineering associate working on streamlining and troubleshooting the assembly of various cooling tower productso Solved cooling tower assembly problems by investigating and making changes to both the AutoCAD drawings and the Bill of Materials databaseo Did the engineering calculations for the redesign of the cold water basin of a new cooling tower, ensuring adequate water capacity at different operation settings

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Assisted with research conducted on various fluid phenomena o Assisted Postdoctoral scholars with the analysis of fluid flow around submarine propeller blades, by first enhancing the image in Photoshop, then using Matlab to create and average the velocity vectors in the fluid

B.S., Mechanical Engineering. Minor: Entrepreneurship & Business Management

Activities and Societies: o Caribbean Cultural Society - An on-campus organization focused on educating members of the Johns Hopkins.

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Education record