Project Manager Sales Representative
Resume:
NICHOLAS LAWRENCE
**** **** ****** ******, ******* IL 60640
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Peapod, LLC Skokie, IL 1997-2011
Sr. Project Manager, Construction & Logistic Support 2010-2011
• Project managed the construction of a 163,500 sq. ft. distribution center in Maryland on schedule and exceeding
the budget by 1.38 %.
• Acted as liaison between the general contractor & subcontractors, Peapod’s project team & senior management
and the property management company.
• Controlled subcontractor bid process, design evolution, change management, issue resolution and all other aspects
of construction through completion.
Sr. Manager Data Center Operations, IT Finance, BCM, AS/400 Systems 2004-2010
• Designed and managed all aspects of two data center construction projects in 2006 and 2009 (including power &
cooling, fire suppression, physical design and facilities & hardware footprint) on schedule and within budget
(primary equipment used: Liebert, Asco, Generac).
• Achieved greater than 99% availability of IT resources (Cisco, Dell, Sun, IBM & SpectraLogic) in 3 data centers
and 21 remote facilities in seven states by improving maintenance, capacity utilization, operations, monitoring and
vendor relationships.
• Reduced IT Maintenance & Services budget by 24% from 2003 to 2010 as sales doubled.
• Collaborated with all departments to write & implement companywide Business Continuity Management Plan.
• Coordinated corporate sustainability strategy including reducing data center electrical consumption by 20%.
Manager, IT & AS/400 Systems 2002-2004
• Reduced annual costs of IBM server platform running the companywide warehouse management system by 64%
while providing better than 99% system availability.
• Stabilized management of operations mobile device platform purchase and support, implemented plan to sell
retired devices that recouped $198,248 from 2002-2009.
• Installed complete operations IT environment in 7 new distribution facilities across multiple states.
Account/ Project Manager 2000-2002
• Facilitated Peapod’s integration with Royal Ahold including mentoring sister operating company managers and
concluding pre-acquisition business with Ahold partner subsidiaries.
• Completed business improvement and technology projects including Chicago warehouse optimization and
Warehouse Management System implementation.
Manager of Sales & Information Systems, Split Pea Software, LLC Skokie, IL 1998-2000
• Managed domestic and international technical sales and business development strategy licensing
Peapod’s online shopping software and business consulting.
• Configured, maintained and managed IT business and development systems and vendor relationships.
System Administrator/Helpdesk 1997-1998
NICHOLAS LAWRENCE
1048 West Berwyn Avenue, Chicago IL 60640
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• Configured and maintained UNIX systems running mission critical applications.
• Acted as companywide first-level support and Helpdesk 24/7 responding to all IT business interruptions.
America Online, Inc. Northbrook, IL 1996-
1997
Sales Representative
• Marketed Internet-based solutions leveraging AOL’s network, content and technology to the Fortune 500.
• Developed and implemented new business-to-business marketing strategies across eight midwestern states.
The Bridgeview/Challenger Day Schools Des Plaines, IL 1994-1996
Teacher
• Taught all academic subjects to mentally & behaviorally disabled students at a therapeutic day school.
• Certified in CPI Crisis Prevention and Management.
Thermastructure International/Radva Corporation Radford, VA 1992-1993
Sales Representative, Machinery Technician
• Marketed polystyrene and steel construction panels developed by Radva Corp. in Turkey and South America.
• Constructed and installed production equipment and machinery in Russia for a manufacturing joint venture.
EDUCATION
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
• Bachelors Degree in History and Anthropology 1991, Captain, Varsity Lacrosse 1991
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Sun Solaris UNIX Administration (V 2.5) Microsoft Office 2007
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AS/400 OS400 Administration (V6R1) Liebert NForm Monitoring (V4.0)
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Vision iTera High Availability (V6) Alber UPS Battery Monitoring
REFERENCES
John B. Burchard Skokie, IL 60077 9933 Woods Drive
SVP & CIO Andrew B. Parkinson Skokie, IL 60077
Peapod, LLC President Robert S. Levin
9933 Woods Drive Peapod, LLC Founding Principal
NICHOLAS LAWRENCE
1048 West Berwyn Avenue, Chicago IL 60640
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Republic Partners Chicago, IL 60614
2000 N. Racine Ave.
847-***-**** 847-***-**** 773-***-****
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