Project Manager Sales

George Haramis **** Riverview Road ( Peninsula, Ohio 44264 330-***-****

( abjgho@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Project Manager/Director, Emerging Markets

High-performance, results-oriented, and strategic team leader adept at

equipping and developing staff to achieve aggressive goals in the Mining &

Metals, Petrochemical, Electric Utilities, Equipment Manufacturing and

Agricultural industries.

Adaptable, Dynamic Executive with over 15 years of experience in the

development, coordination and management of market penetration and

organizational growth strategies. Consistent track record of building

performance-driven teams that exceed organization goals and strengthening

existing client base. Proven ability to assess, motivate, empower, and

inspire teams in multiple cultures, geographies, and industries, adept at

addressing needs in technology, manufacturing, commodity, and engineering

arenas with key strengths including:

Strategic Business Planning ( Major Account/National Sales ( Market

Analysis/Research

Client Needs Analysis ( New Market Identification ( Creative/Strategic

Selling

Regional Development ( Product Introduction ( Client

Maintenance/Retention ( Project Management

P&L Responsibility ( Program Development ( Program Implementation (

Recruiting ( Bilingual

Milestones

. Managed coordination of efforts for three SunCoke Project Managers and

four outside engineering firms for seven additional coke oven projects

at SunCoke (preliminary estimates for each project ranging from $500M

to $1.1B with a combined value totaling between $3B and $4B).

. Oversaw project engineering and technical section management of a

series of projects in chemical, petrochemical, iron and steel

technologies ranging from $45M to $500M with locations in Venezuela,

Mexico, the Gulf States area, and Eastern Seaboard at Davey McKee

Corporation.

. Established a marketing communications campaign for an agricultural

commodity organization that increased direct-to-market sales exposure

by 35 (individual farms reported a 5% to 15% increase in sales against

a backdrop of declining sales nationally) as an Independent

Consultant.

Professional Experience

Taggart Global, LLC. ... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009 - 2010

An international engineering and construction company with expertise in

turnkey design, supply, construction and commissioning of coal preparation

plants and material handling systems.

Project Manager

Provided project development, proposal development, and operations

establishment for a series of coal handling projects in the US, Canada,

South America, and Australia. Assisted in the Taggart joint venture office

in Brisbane Australia, AussTagg, in Pittsburg, and on-site at project

locations.

. Managed a series of projects for adding emissions control chemicals to

the coal feed at power generation facilities; spearheaded efforts to

complete the projects against condensed timelines in high pressure

environments to meet tax credit dead.

. Oversaw two retrofit coal preparation plant projects in Western

Canada.

. Coordinated a series project of proposal developments including a

large train load-out in Queensland, Australia (from Brisbane,

Australia), a train load-out (Brazil), a coal feed bin in a

traditional coke battery (Canada), a coal handling project (New South

Whales Australia), and two coal preparation facilities (Western

Canada).

Industry and Energy Associates ... Portland, Maine 2008 - 2009

An organization that provides engineering, consulting, project management,

procurement, construction management, scheduling and cost control, and

start-up services for the energy market.

Project Manager

Served as client liaison between engineering staff in Portland and client

office in Houston, Texas on projects and project proposals for work in

Texas, California, Mexico, and Israel.

. Acted as on-site project liaison between customer in Houston and

engineering effort in Portland Maine for three simple cycle gas

turbine power generation installations in Texas.

. Led IEA department to re-align and recover the engineering schedule to

support the project

construction schedules.

. Collaborated with personnel to develop proposals for four projects

(Mexico, California, and Middle East.)

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SunCoke Energy ... Knoxville, Tennessee 2006 - 2007

A company of builders, owners, and operators of heat recovery Coke Oven

Batteries including electric power generation sold to the grid.

Project Manager

Oversaw the development, design, and detail design, information development

for the environmental permitting processes, procurement activities,

construction mobilization and site development for Coke Ovens.

. Led early construction efforts for a $340M coke oven battery project

located in Southwest Ohio.

. Coordinated design efforts of four different engineering

organizations, plus the efforts of individual consultants, each

providing a different design expertise.

. Coordinated the efforts of three other SunCoke Project Managers and

four outside engineering firms for seven additional coke oven projects

(preliminary estimates for each project ranging from $500M to $1.1B

with a combined value totaling between $3B and $4B) as evaluated

through development stages.

Independent Management Consulting ... Peninsula, Ohio 2003 - 2007

Developed, coordinated, and implemented cross-cultural problem solutions

for a variety of technical environments.

Project Manager

Secured and provided expert consulting services for diverse domestic and

international independent project management contracts, including

construction management, sales & marketing, and equipment production

management.

. Led operations as Project Manager on location in Beijing to design and

build an ore processing / iron ore pelletizing plant on the Yangtze

River in Nanjing, China.

. Redeveloped nationwide sales representative network for a small

specialty bearing design and manufacturing company in northeast Ohio;

evaluated US market identifying underperforming geographies and

markets.

. Spearheaded search for replacement organizations for underperforming

organizations.

Ohio Export Assistance Network ... Columbus, Ohio 2001 - 2002

A state-supported non-profit consulting organization.

Vice President

Secured and provided expert consulting services for diverse domestic and

international independent projects.

. Drove new business and new product development to help small

businesses build export capabilities and markets.

. Developed a successful new reverse-investment component before state

funding of the organization ceased.

Independent Management Consulting ... Peninsula, Ohio 1994 - 2000

Developed, coordinated, and implemented cross-cultural problem solutions

for a variety of technical environments.

Senior Consultant

. Analyzed fabrication for large pump motor installation operation

production behind schedule (shipment penalties a significant

consideration on purchase order); improved project to 50% of the pump

motors shipped on time and 50% proceeding on schedule.

. Led site construction for night shift of 24/6 $3M compressor

installation in US oil refinery; completed project 1.5 weeks ahead of

a 12 week schedule to catalyze a $30M turnaround.

. Designed in-house sales system for northeast Ohio chemical company;

hired and trained representatives who generated a 35% increase in

quality bids for work, which increased sales by ~15%.

Additional Experience

Davy McKee Corp. ... Cleveland, Ohio

World-wide engineering and construction company.

Equipment Engineer/Project Engineer/Field Start-Up Engineer/ Mechanical

Equipment Section Manager

Established engineering division of satellite office and led section to

effective operation within eight months, in Mexico City, Mexico.

. Lead individual, managing mechanical equipment specification and

procurement effort for a $500M project in Mexico and delivered

complete, on schedule and within budget, location Coatzacoalcos

Mexico.

. Provided co-ordination and management of detailed design efforts for

two large projects: an $85M chemical plant in Texas, and a $130M coke

oven battery in Maryland, Start-up team for FIOR process plant in

Venezuela..

Education & Training

Masters of Business Administration, Case Western Reserve University,

Cleveland, Ohio.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Akron,

Ohio.

LEAD Class VII, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

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