Michael T. Furner PMP®

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Medina, Ohio 44256 home 330-***-****

Project Manager / Operations Manager

Proven leader builds teams to execute major field operations. Repeatedly delivers on-time and under budget.

Contracts to $40,000,000. Directed up to 10 managers over 120 employees. Grows revenues and profits.

Take-charge autonomous leader. Big picture systems-minded. Proficiencies include:

Operating Leadership Multi-Site Operations Management Fixed Price Contracts

Proactive Leadership Project Development Business Development

Decision-Making Authority Multi-Industry Experience Negotiations

Operations Management Project Management Contract Change Orders

Field Construction Management Expert Safety Management Signatory Authority

Major Project Management Request for Proposal (RFP)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Proactive Leadership / Cost Reduction: Cut merchandising costs 50%, reduced shipping costs, and grew

market opportunities across industries by designing, contracting for, and implementing displays that could hold

future product, as well as current packaging. The design remains viable after 10 years.

Profit and Loss Responsibility / Business Analysis: Tracked down and recovered $90,000 of revenues that

hadn’t been billed properly and otherwise would never have been paid.

Multi-Functional Team Building: Faced with a project that had repeatedly failed for 10 years, held lunches to

build buy-in, and training meetings to create inter-departmental collaboration and effective execution; and

completed the project on-time and under budget.

Multi-Site Operations Management / Cost Reduction: Reduced project costs, streamlined multi-project

support functions, and eliminated redundancy with corporate by establishing a centrally located satellite office,

instead of 5-7 separate field offices for each geographically separated project.

Marketing Management: Eliminated time, expense and confusion of handling separate marketing flyers by

designing and producing the company’s first full-color brochures providing a comprehensive review of the full

line of products available.

Business Development Leadership / Government Contracting: Piloted the company’s entry into large scale

Department of Defense projects, including developing detailed plans and specifications. In order to facilitate this

work; developed a template that served as a framework for similar documents on future projects, including

Project Work Plans, Site Specific Health and Safety Plans, Environmental Compliance Plans, Scheduling Plans,

and Hazard Assessments.

Crisis Management: Radioactive materials were involved in an accident near our client’s facility. I took

command of the situation, and within one hour we had the necessary equipment, manpower, and support in

place to contain and clean-up the materials. Our client company rewarded me with a vacation and monetary

award.

Contract Change Negotiations: Negotiated additional work and more than $1,000,000 in change orders to our

existing contract after encounter field conditions that were markedly different from the contracted scope of work.

Inter-Company Liaison / Government Certification: Won safety recertification for a client company, as well

as goodwill between our companies, by presenting our Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) to the

certifying government agency.

CAREER HISTORY

Project Manager January 2006-present

American Demolition and Nuclear Decommissioning (ADND) Inc., Grand Island NY

Full management authority and responsibility. Managed up to 5 superintendents in demolition of industrial sites.

Implemented contract compliance and safe work practices. Managed customer relations. Wrote subcontracts,

selected and managed subcontractors. Business management including budgets, payroll, and invoicing.

Environmental assessments, consulting and compliance reporting.

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Project Manager, Construction Manager March 1998-September 2005

DEMCO Inc., Buffalo NY

Full management authority and responsibility for contracts up to $40,000,000. Managed 10 direct reports over

120 people in 6 departments (safety, construction, demolition, quality assurance, radiological, and engineering)

performing heavy industrial demolition for the Department of Defense, heavy industry, nuclear power industry,

and commercial utilities. Managed contracts, safety, and personnel. Managed all business functions. Hire and

fire authority. Wrote subcontracts, selection and over site of subcontractors.

Regional Sales Manager & Facility Maintenance Manager August 1992-March 1998

MISTER SNACKS Inc., Buffalo NY

Managed a broker network, growing sales 174% the first year and 433% the second year. Initiated and

managed an export business to two countries. Maintained and overhauled production line equipment.

EDUCATION & LICENSING

Education

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1995

Canisius College, Buffalo NY

Marion Military Institute, Marion AL

Selectee, United States Air Force Academy Scholarship

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), 2004 - present

Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA.

Professional Development

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification 2007 Microsoft Project Training 2007

Nuclear Project Management Seminar 2009

Licensing

Licensed Construction Supervisor-Massachusetts, 2004 - present

Licensed Asbestos Supervisor-Ohio, West Virginia 2006 - present

HAZWOPER (40 hour training), 1998 - 2007

Radiation Worker/Supervisor, 1999 - 2005

Cincinnati, OH., Oak Ridge, TN., Rowe, MA.

Certified Storm Water Inspector-Michigan, 1998 - 2001

Multiple certifications for Construction Industry Safety training

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Safety Steering Committee, 2004 - 2005

Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Rowe, MA.

Presenter & Participant, Integrated Safety Management System Recertification

Bechtel Jacobs Company, Oak Ridge, TN.

Member, Hamilton Elks BPOE #93 Hamilton OH

Member, Hamilton Elks Men’s Golf Association 2007 - present

Member, Project Management Institute, 2004- present

Member, Massachusetts Chapter PMI, 2004 - 2006

Member, Southwest Ohio Chapter PMI, 2007 - present

Additional Information Available Upon Request

Project List

References

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