Created a project services company to assist mid to junior level companies in many different areas of project and capital management. Current work includes project management, process review and creation, contract review, project execution planning, procurement support, acquisition evaluations, trade-off studies, reclamation and closure projects, project controls development, and general management support.

Promoted to manage 90-day consolidation and restructuring of capital projects/operations management for 2 mines with hundred-million-dollar project budgets and multi-billion-dollar assets. Prioritize competing capital improvement needs and skillfully reallocate assets to maximize spend and improve project completion.Strategic Leadership• Develop and implement 5-year consolidated capital projects schedule to ensure adequate budgetary planning, sufficient lead time for regulatory permitting/inspections, and timely completion.• Establish accurate budgeting and forecasting by selecting and tracking KPIs, implementing predictive estimation software, and building approval processes for expense (AFE) requests.• Curate policies, processes, and procedures from both mines to develop new standard operating procedures based on performance data and industry best practices.• Create capital governance and allocation process to guarantee project profitability and execution.• Collaborate with HR, finance, and operations department to rewrite job descriptions and create cross-functional processes that streamline workflows and reduce lag.Tactical Leadership• Realize 5% YOY cost reductions by eliminating terms and conditions exemptions from all contracts.• Engineer transition from time and materials (T&M) contracts to fixed pricing agreements and unit rate contracts to yield dramatic reduction in vendor expenses.• Drive productivity by reassigning employees within consolidated project portfolio based on skills.• Reduce capital spend by instating mandatory value and budget justifications for all funding requests.• Institute post-investment review processes to ensure improved future execution of similar projects.• Reallocate funds and assets between locations to drive reinvestment.• Streamline purchasing, procurement, supply chain, and inventory management to yield optimal availability and pricing.• Present all $10M+ projects to executive leadership team.

Ensured robust capital governance and improved site services management by combining capital projects and administration manager roles for largest gold mine in North America. Expanded data collection, analysis, and reporting capabilities to facilitate adherence to capital budget. • Reduced inventory 32% by implementing rigorous inventory management processes that demanded weekly item reductions.• Cut employee transportation costs 30% by collaborating with operations to resequence bussing routes and change shift schedules to reduce number of required runs.• Negotiated 8% savings on new fleet of fully outfitted employee busses.• Collaborated with senior leadership on regular financial forecasting and analysis.• Developed and executed supply chain and cost control strategies for multiple sites.• Instituted contract review program tracking value, billing, and deliverables for multiple contractors.• Oversaw contract negotiation/fulfillment, construction schedule, and compliance for $5M+ projects.

Promoted to senior leadership team. Developed and enforced roles and responsibilities, safety, health, and environmental standards for one of the largest gold mines in the US. Managed life of mine (LOM) budgeting processes, oversaw contract development/approval, and headed supply chain/logistics operations.• Collaborated with senior leadership and stock-based compensation (SBC) accounting group to improve capital budget accuracy through enhanced forecasting, analysis, and reporting processes.• Managed capital and expense projects including construction/refurbishment, mine safety/upgrades, and large civil earthwork projects.• Cut light vehicles fleet expenses 30% and reinvested saving into new truck fleet.• Reduced risk and insurance costs by proactively addressing hazards identified in semi-annual audits.• Grew operational efficiency by instituting purchasing controls and inventory management strategies.• Developed contractor and vendor management protocols that ensured compliance to agreements.• Procured uniforms and janitorial supplies and arranged access road maintenance.

(For Frehner Construction Company, Inc., before purchase by Aggregate Industries) Oversaw full project scope for government and private construction projects ranging from $4M–$6M. Promoted from intern to management based on consistently superior performance.• Managed as many as 5 concurrent projects for NDOT, UDOT, US Department of Energy, and private corporations/clients across Nevada, Utah, and Idaho.• Negotiated contracts, drafted and held to construction schedules, and obtained regulatory permits.• Enforced cost controls, ensured on-time deliveries and completions, and maintained compliance by establishing a vendor management and oversight program.• Created project, labor, and material forecasts and reported projected vs. actual to senior leadership.• Assisted with project engineering responsibilities.