Manager Project

William V. Chisholm, P.E.

** ************ **** 603-***-****

Bedford, NH 03110 *******@*****.***

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PROFILE

Experienced general manager at company, department and profit center level.

Versatile team player capable of individual contribution to achieve

objectives. Start-up experience. Strong program and project management

capabilities, demonstrated financial planning and management skills.

Strategic planning, design, permitting, acquisitions, production planning,

supplier and subcontractor relations, scheduling, budgeting, testing, and

quality assurance. Computer skills include MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Project, QuickBooks and several custom accounting/planning programs.

Professional Experience

THE BARKING DOG, LTD., Exeter, NH

Multi-location pet services provider.

Project Manager 2007-2008

Primary responsibility was new site acquisitions and development.

Identified multiple potential sites, coordinated facility design, and

selected potential design build partner to support expansion program.

Secondary responsibilities included sale-leaseback of existing facilities -

buyer located for first of three locations. Also, provided facilities

management function for special projects.

CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS 2005-2010

Engaged in various assignments with medical device and development

companies. Examples:

. New product design and rapid prototyping for established medical

device company to test feasibility of proposed device. Concept to

working prototype in less than 3 months.

. Bill of materials verification and updated costing for disposable

product manufacturer.

. Owner's agent and project manager for new facility location build out.

DHB, Inc., Londonderry, NH

Real Estate Developer/Builder focusing on residential and commercial

markets.

Operation Manager 2005-

2006

Senior manager of multiple projects in all phases: acquisition, design,

permitting and approval, construction bidding/buyout/management.

. 24-unit condominium construction utilizing commercial building

techniques and custom prefabricated components.

. Road and site utility construction of 51-lot subdivision on compressed

schedule.

. Coordinated multiple projects in design/permitting stages to maintain

schedules.

. Evaluated 100+ potential acquisitions.

Access Cardiosystems, Inc., Concord, MA

Start-up medical device company that reached $10M annual sales within 3

years making smallest

AED (defibrillator) on market.

Vice President - Electrode Products 2001 - 2004

Senior manager (third employee) in charge of disposable product program.

Took product from concept to full manufacturing at 25,000 units annual

rate. Responsible for design, prototype development, testing, regulatory

approval, material purchasing and supplier relations, and establishing

manufacturing

operations to exclusively support AED device.

. Completed product design and integrated packaging system within 6

months.

. Completed validation testing and regulatory approval within 12

months.

. Identified material suppliers(components and injection molded parts)

and established vendor support for pilot production, in-house

assembly and initial production.

. Reduced disposable product manufacturing costs 40%.

. Assisted in creating ISO/CE and FDA quality system. Certificated

internal auditor.

Cadent Medical Corporation, Bedford, MA

Start-up medical device company developing wearable external defibrillator

and disposable electrode system. Company merged into Cardiac Sciences

Corporation, July 2000.

Vice President - Operations, Co-Founder 1996 -

2000

One of two original founders and Senior Manager, myriad duties typical in

start-up environment, included: Chief Financial Officer, HR Director,

Administration and Mechanical Design Manager.

. Prepared business plans, assisted in raising $20 million venture

capital over five rounds.

. Established and maintained financial and accounting systems.

Completed 4 annual audits with national accounting firm.

. Established and maintained HR procedures for 40+ employees and

contractors.

. Managed mechanical program from concept through prototype production

and test.

Smart Associates, Environmental Consultants, Inc., Concord, NH

Early stage privately held consulting firm providing environmental resource

identification, design and permitting assistance to public and private

clients throughout New England.

General Manager 1992

- 1996

Senior manager responsible for all administrative, financial and project

management activities in company.

. Expanded markets and clients served by identifying opportunities and

key alliances.

. Organized the project management function and implemented MIS system.

Typically oversaw 20+ projects simultaneously.

. Created stability in financial management by stabilizing fluctuating

overhead and providing predictability to job costing. Secured proper

bank financing.

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., Falls Church, VA

National solid waste management consulting firm specialized in design and

construction management of waste to energy incinerators, landfills and

recycling facilities.

Director - Landfill Services

1989 - 1992

Senior management position responsible for supervision, direction and

marketing of all landfill services and related project participation

including: design, permitting, feasibility analysis, construction

monitoring, operations monitoring, and financial forecast modeling.

Ryan Homes, Inc., Fairfax, VA

National homebuilder specializing in pre-manufactured components assembled

on-site. Company provided fully integrated services including sales,

construction and financing.

Regional Land Resources Manager/Production Manager

1985 - 1989

Responsible for acquisitions, coordinating design and monitoring

development of building sites for national homebuilder's northern Virginia

operation requiring in excess of 1000 lots per year. Duties included:

feasibility analysis, permitting, scheduling, production and coordination

of multiple projects.

VTN Consolidated, Inc., Boston, MA

National multidiscipline engineering consulting firm with 13 offices.

Ranked 42 on Engineering News Record top 500 list.

Senior Vice President/General Manager 1977

- 1985

Complete profit center responsibility for regional office. Technical,

marketing and administrative direction; strategic planning; operating and

project budgets; client negotiations and corporate liaison.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Babson College, Wellesley, MA, 1980 Administration

and Finance

B.S., University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 1976

Civil Engineering, Magna Cum Laude Minor: Environmental

Conservation

Registered Professional Engineer: Massachusetts

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