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Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• I was elevated to my present leadership role in the boutique manufacturing operations that partners with global distributors to create solutions for manufacturing projects core to commercial property development. In.
• Lead 7 direct reports and multiple project teams with ownership over project budgets of $60k – multiple millions
• Manage the project portfolio with strong mechanical aptitude to take products from design through delivery as the primary liaison between engineering, clients, and production.
• Analyze potential suppliers to determine compatibility, coordinate review of materials to ensure adherence to quality and regulatory standards and provide feedback to stakeholders on products.
• Champion process improvement and manage the change through implementation to continuously improve the project management office operations and delivery of client services.
• Tasked to transform challenging relationships and projects to ensure timely execution of the deliverables while adhering to the quality standardsand contractual obligations.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• I was hired to the growing organization to manage the engineering and project management teams. In this role, I aligned multiple functions to develop project plans and coordinate execution to the established budgets.
• Led a team of 9 engineers and project staff to take projects through the entire life-cycle including highly customized products subject to considerable regulatory requirements.
• Managed the delivery of projects during a period of high transition in the project management department and the overall organization including the preparations for and resulting acquisition.
• Identified methods for overhauling the project management operations including standardization of workflows across highly customizable deliverables that yielded considerable cost and time savings.
• Owned a portfolio of projects for internal and customer-facing products to consistently meet objectives.

Nordquist was a high-end custom sign and environments graphics company. Primary responsibilities:- Interfacing with architects, designers and business owners to aid in the design of custom graphic and signage systems. - Approach general contractors to bid, or otherwise coordinate the design and installation of building sign packages. - Prospect for new.

A boutique architectural manufacturing company that catered to very custom and very high end architectural firms. Gruppo manufactured the custom parts of buildings, homes and exterior monuments that other places would not touch.Responsibilities- Sales- Design- Estimating- Vendor sourcing- Procurement- Manage the submittal process- Manage scope changes and.