Project Manager Construction
Resume:
Gene Avery Hogsett, Jr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
abnwxn@r.postjobfree.com 702-***-**** / 708-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director of Digital Media and New Technology, Sunbelt Digital Media Inc. & Sunbelt
Communications
Las Vegas, NV March 2007 – January 2009
Developed a strategy to lead the station group’s Digital Technology initiatives and bridge the gap
between old and New Media; reported directly to the President and COO. Created Sunbelt
Digital Media Inc to diversify the company’s business and revenue sources.
• Create strategies for marketing, sales, promotions, and operations; built a team of 15 to
implement strategy.
• Negotiated contracts and content acquisition with vendors and in house counsel;
Coordinated across organizational levels for companies in five states.
• Created new media campaigns (SMS, email, web, digital signage, VOD, etc.) to develop
and grow a measurable audience.
• Complete oversight of $1 million for all Sunbelt Digital projects and operations.
Network Operations Manager, Tropicana Resort & Casino
Las Vegas, NV May 2006 – January 2007
Led initiative to rebuild network operations and restructure the department after years of neglect.
The company originally planned to close the resort and halted all investments in the property; a
new plan was devised that called for the property to remain open for three years.
• Managed a team of 9 to provide support for resort, casino and back of house operations.
• Developed procedure for disaster recovery, business continuity and SOX compliance.
• Met with senior executives (MIS Director, VP of Finance, GM, etc) to determine long
term company and departmental goals.
Executive Consultant, Clareo Networks
Chicago, IL May 2005 – April 2006
Served as a consultant to clients as well as the CEO in growing his startup and moving into the
Chicago market.
• Assisted the CEO/President with business, technical, and marketing strategy for the
company with emphasis on the Chicago Market.
• Met with potential clients to assess business requirements and identify solutions.
• Vetted contractors and vendors for ability and credentials to meet client needs.
• Conducted walkthroughs at client properties to determine technical needs and challenges.
• Assisted with project planning, scope creation, final presentation to potential clients.
IT Manager, Little Lady Foods
Elk Grove Village, IL January 2004 – April 2005
Hired to restructure and rebuild the IT department. The company tripled sales in three years to
$100 million; the IT department did not reflect that growth and required a quick turnaround to
support the fast growing organization.
• Met with senior executives to determine long term company and departmental goals;
created a strategy that was in sync with the company mission statement.
• Designed and managed an intranet implementation (.NET) to streamline information flow
and availability throughout the company, accessing ERP systems, CRM, EDI, reporting
and messaging.
• Developed a budget ($1.2million) to maintain daily operations while implementing
simultaneous projects.
• Managed daily IT operations for three plants and assisted in hands on administration.
• Standardized the hardware and software environment; redesigned the infrastructure for
three plants to allow future growth and scalability.
• Conducted an internal software licensing audit to preempt an audit by an external agency.
• Coordinated service and support with 3rd party consultants to support 24/7 operations.
• Led meetings with stakeholders to define business requirements, scope and project
progress.
• Managed the design, acquisition and installation of infrastructure, equipment, vendors
and contractors to bring new facilities online.
Project Manager (project consultant), Tera Byte/ Prescient Development
Darien, IL March 2001- April 2003
• Managed daily IT operations and staff during the construction of a $93 million ($9million
IT infrastructure) 600,000 square foot facility which received the “Impact on
Technology” award from the Council of Educational Facility Planners in 2002.
• Coordinated 4 project managers and 6 vendors in matrix environment to deploy
infrastructure during new construction.
• Represented the firm at design and construction meetings.
• Assisted architects in low voltage/network design and blueprint creation.
• Maintained project plans, time lines and close out documentation throughout the project
life cycle.
• Assisted with training the staff on new technology use which included: Cisco VoIP
phones, IP based security systems, Microsoft applications, Exchange/Outlook Email, and
WiFi.
• Held regular meetings with administrators and executives to resolve issues and improve
client relations.
• Acted as the client’s subject matter expert for legal hearings involving technical/IT
policies.
• Assisted in change management transition between vendors.
• Assisted in conducting an audit with administration and staff to find what systems and
support areas needed improvement.
• Maintained the network infrastructure in a 600,000+ square foot facility.
• Provided direction and support for help desk staff in learning new systems and the client
environment.
IT Project Manager (project consultant), Meso America (Ameritech/SBC)
Chicago, IL November 1999 - March 2001
• Designed and managed 12 simultaneous network infrastructure installation projects for
Chicago Public Schools ranging from $100k to $2million ($8 million total); Managed 8
union contractors and their installation teams.
• Created bid documents and drawings for all projects as well as processed change orders
and requests for information (RFI).
• Managed 8 union contractors and their installation teams.
• Preformed final inspections and created punch lists for other construction manager’s
projects.
• Led a quick response team to repair network outages throughout the districts 600 schools,
99% of the problems were repaired within 8 hours of ticket reception.
• Met with school administrators and contractors to determine project scope and needs.
• Worked with vendors on equipment procurement and logistics.
• Led construction meetings to resolve issues and answer questions in regards to scope,
budget, specs, regulations, and construction codes.
EDUCATION
MBA
Keller Graduate School of Management
Graduate Certificate, Electronic Commerce
Keller Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering Technology
DeVry Institute of Technology
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