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Greater Salt Lake City Area

Greater Salt Lake City Area

* Develop an enterprise Construction Management and Contract Administration program* Implement electronic document control solution enterprise-wide to improve process and reduce inefficiencies.* Work with key stakeholders to recommend improvements in key construction management processes around scheduling, change management, scope of work and QA/QC * Lead the development and execution of training courses to educate E&C employees on newly established enterprise construction management and contract administration guidelines and processes* Lead the continual review and improvement of key construction and contract administration processes based upon execution results and ongoing best practice research

* Managed ERP implementations from inception to completion* Evaluated the current company processes and recommended improvements* Worked with small, mid-sized and enterprise construction companies to determine how to best customize software solutions to meet their varying needs and redefine processes for maximum success* Documented and validated business requirements to software functionality by dissecting business processes and areas for improvement* Consulted with C-level executives regularly to increase software usage

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Adjunct Faculty, teaching graduate and undergraduate business classes in operations, negotiations, critical thinking and marketing.• Facilitated classes in the business school, including Marketing, Public Relations, Sales Management, Negotiations, Quality Management and Operations.• Mentored students to improve their business skills and career outlooks.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Project Manager over design/build construction project at a nuclear facility:• Negotiated pricing and scope of work for $14 million project• Manager project team and engineers responsible for design and engineering the project• Prepared budgets and tracked costs on the project• Established schedule and tracked updates• Negotiated subcontracts and invoices.

Cofounded and built this tunneling construction company. Managed all projects, budgets, estimates, claims, quality control and safety programs for the company. Developed new business opportunities, including preparing submittals and prequalifications.• Cofounded company and built to $1,000,000 in annual sales within five years.• Branded company as higher-quality alternative to key competitors by emphasizing key customer-focused capabilities and achievements in sales calls. • Secured initial funding with targeted business plan and financial proformas.• Managed all projects, budgets, estimates, claims, quality control and safety programs for the company.

Began as a laborer in high school progressed to project manager and eventually, general manager. Trained in project management software, scheduling, budgeting, quality control and safety. As general manager, managed two other project managers at locations around the country until company was sold to an international company.• Managed microtunneling projects ranging from $500,000 to $20 million in California, Hawaii, and Utah in both the general and subcontractor roles. Projects were generally complex and technically challenging. Used multiple tunneling methods using TBMs, hand tunneling and microtunneling, and soil improvement methods, including jet grouting, compaction grouting, chemical and cement grouting, soil mixing and secant piles.• Managed and maintained IT infrastructure and selected and approved all software and training.• Reduced overheard by 50 percent to appropriate and sustainable levels.• Coordinated accounting, administrative, and equipment areas with project-level functions to ensure proper communication and efficiency.• Managed large claims and litigation, including discovery and document production, mediation and trials. Collected over $5,000,000 in claims.• Consulted full-time for tunneling projects in Tel Aviv, Israel, to ensure quality control for the client.• Directed new business development and estimating functions.

Palo Alto, Ca

• Developed and managed consumer and business-to-business public relations strategies for high-tech clients, including Hewlett Packard, Sybase and Hitachi Data Systems. Developed and managed client budgets.• Developed and implemented the media strategy to position Hitachi Data Systems as the world leader in storage area networking (SAN).Identified and pursued thought leaders at industry and business publications and arranged interviews with executives at Hitachi Data Systems. This established HDS as thought leader in SANs and brought about repeat coverage in major publications.• Identified, interviewed and wrote customer success stories for Hitachi Data Systems and placed them as exclusive stories with targeted media.• Wrote and placed customer case studies for Sybase Business Intelligence. Placed stories with major trade publications through outreach to targeted editors and publications.• Helped land HP storage account. • Increased media opportunities through press releases, pitching and analyst tours.• Conducted media tours and product launches with key media across the country.

New York, Ny

• Secured cover story for Regent Chang Mai in Condé Nast Traveler by pitching story to the editor as an exclusive for the grand opening.• Placed stories in GQ, Travel & Leisure, and New York Daily News and other consumer and trade publications.• Researched, wrote and placed story with advice from Regent Hotel managers in Asia on “Doing business in Asia” with a syndicated columnist. The story ran in hundreds of papers around the country.• Set up and conducted familiarization tours for travel press to clients in South America and across the United States. Identified, targeted and secured key travel writers for trips and followed up to ensure coverage for clients.• Established relationships with key client contacts; served as main contact on some accounts.• Recruited a new client for the agency.• Responded to media requests, contacted media representatives, wrote press releases and pitch letters.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), International Business

Ba, Communications And Spanish