Director, Senior Project Manager

Brian L. Webb, MBA

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Career Summary

A dynamic, results-oriented business manager with excellent leadership

skills and business acumen open to permanent, long-term employment with

your organization where I can expand my career path and drive success.

Known for:

High-Level Financial Expertise to Drive Profitability

Operational Excellence in Facility and Project Management

Quality Design Ability including AutoCad, with 'Green' Expertise

Successful Contract Negotiations, Purchasing and Union Experience

Process Mapping with Superior Waste Reduction Results

Exceptional Team Management and Client Relations

Professional Experience

Decorator Fold, Creve Coeur, MO Consultant

2010 - present

Specialty dry cleaning & restoration company providing insurance services

for water and fire damage.

. Developed an aggressive sales program to expand company influence &

profitability. Result: Greater brand recognition and bottom-line

growth.

. Managed stores (5) with emphasis on customer service and business.

Result: Reputation as superior high end cleaning services receiving

who's who award of St Louis.

Color Art - FMSG, Inc., Creve Coeur, MO Sr Project Manager

2008 - 2009 Office Furniture company

specializing in office design and professional stadium builds.

. Directed all interior space design, furniture, fixtures, & equipment

for CitiField/Mets Stadium in Queens, NY. Managed 200+ subcontracted

employees, labor unions and city management. Result: On-

time completion with superior satisfaction reference from Queens

Ballpark Co.

. Directed all interior space design, furniture, fixtures, & equipment

for Amway Center/Orlando Magic Basketball in Orlando, FL. Designed

with autocad. Negotiated contracts and pricing agreements. Created

purchase lists. Result: Contract win. Under budget, union and

subcontractor negotiations. High customer satisfaction level.

Colt Industries, Inc., St Louis, MO Chief Operations Officer / Director of

Operations 2006 - 2008 #1 DuPont Corian distributorship, over 9

state region with annual revenue of $35m.

. Led company operations, including: Corp headquarters, Call Center,

plus 7 national Warehouse Facilities. Managed staff and offices.

Dept Head for Human Resources, Accounting, IT, Communications,

Training, and Marketing departments.

. Spearheaded Marketing plan with Customer Service team to upsell

product during ordering transactions. Result: First time in

organizational history that Operations generated positive income, Net

revenue of over $2m.

. Took ownership of A/R in excess of 90 days. Result: Recovered over

$750K in revenue believed uncollectible in 2007. Awarded for financial

growth.

. Relocated warehouse to Washington, MO. Result: Warehouse cost

reduction of 45%

. Negotiated shipping location to Kenner, LA. Result: Reduced

logistics costs by 65%

. Purchased warehouse to renovate for $20/sq ft. Result: Sold after 1

years $70/sq ft.

Varwig Enterprises, St Louis, MO General Manager

2005 - 2006

General Contractor for unique $3m. Frank Lloyd Wright home, only the 4th in

St Louis.

. Directed all vendor and subcontractor services for residential

building project. Controlled entire completion schedule. Responsible

for P&L, billing, labor, construction, project strategy development,

and team management.

. Completed home under budget and on schedule. Handled public relations

with media. Result: High customer satisfaction level, Cost 40% of

appraised value.

ServiceMaster Construction Services, St Charles, MO Senior Project

Manager 2002 - 2005

Most recognized Fire and Water Damage Mitigation Co in US, 9 St Louis

locations, $50m+ GP

. Administered projects for commercial and residential new construction

and restoration. Directed project teams of up to 20 FTEs and five

subcontracting groups. Established process and procedure. Developed

key strategies and critical paths.

. Process mapped. Controlled costs through effective management of

labor and materials. Identified individuals necessary to fill key

positions by coordinating personal skills to complete the workforce.

Result: Improved job satisfaction among employees, reduced turn-over,

teamwork development, and higher productivity.

. Leveraged relationships with long-term vendors to reduce costs.

Result: Expense reduction of 38% over prior year, largest reduction

in company history.

Interiors Unlimited, St Louis, MO Director of Operations

2001 - 2002

Successful 33 yr old Office Design Organization, St Louis' largest design

team, $20m. annually

. Manager of company operations departments: Installation, Facility,

Warehouse. Supervised 21 direct reports and five subcontractors.

Acting liaison between Sales and Installation. Established internal

pricing system.

. Took over Operations of an organization lacking clear roles and

responsibilities. Established defined job descriptions and processes.

Result: Improved cooperation. Better quality and on-time completion

of orders. Administered three year projected plan.

. Process mapped facility. Identified waste. Result: Eliminated

$350,000 in unnecessary costs within three months, more than $1m for

year.

. Negotiated subcontractor pricing structure. Result: Standardized

billing, higher profit.

. Reduced unnecessary overtime through scheduling system. Result:

Better schedule control, virtually eliminating overtime.

. Sales orders directed through Operations lead. Result: Greater cost

control. Standardization of processes with less repeat deliveries.

Herman Miller - Workplace Resource, St. Louis, MO National Service Net

Manager 1998 - 2001

2nd largest Office Furniture Co known for cutting-edge, high-end design.

Publically traded, Fortune 1000 company, Top 100 best companies to work for

in US.

. Organized and coordinated multi-faceted projects, managing 166

dealerships nationwide consecutively. Provided commercial project

management. Worked closely with designers, architects, general

contractors, and customers. Supervised teams of 5-15 subcontracted

laborers. Result: Projects totaling more than $2 million/year

completed on time and under budget.

. Managed customer service department. Handled customer complaints,

identified problems, assigned and scheduled installation leads to

resolve issues. Responsible for organizing the warehouse and

scheduling deliveries. Result: Developed quality assurance

procedures to assure customer satisfaction.

. Established prequalification policy to determine scope of work before

technician was sent. Created issue tracking system to identify

outstanding issues. Result: Customer satisfaction improvement. 72%

fewer return trips. Repeat business.

. Partnered with Marketing Director for St. Louis Art Museum trade show

showcasing local architect, Charles Eames. Managed all logistics and

media. Result: Highly complex exhibit was second highest attended

feature of 2001. Won Starbuck's contract.

Precision Office Installers, St. Louis, MO Warehouse Manager /

Installer 1994 -1998

Leader in Office Furniture Reconfiguration and Storage, State of the art

86,000 sq ft warehouse

. Managed team of 13 office installation laborers. Organized warehouse.

Designed product location system. Directed deliveries. Result:

Easier product identification and location. Additional lease space.

Improved ROI.

Competencies

Microsoft Word, Excell, Access, Project, Lotus Notes, PowerPoint, AutoCad

Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration, 2005, Dean's honor roll

Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Minor in Marketing, 2001,

Dean's honor roll

Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO

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