Business Development Project Management

Kristina E. Gergely

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Greater Charlotte Area

Design & Construction Sales Leadership

Revenue Growth ● Design Management ● Market Development ● Trusted Advisor Design & Construction Leader driving top line revenue growth and bottom-line profit, building trusting and lasting client relationships. Consistently achieving design, sales, and operational goals throughout my career. Strong construction management and interior & exterior design process understanding. Excellent time management, organization, and prioritization skills. Strong work ethic and high degree of personal integrity.

• Background in project management, new business development, architectural sales, design expert, interior & exterior design consultant. Build and lead new market development. Analyze, develop, and recommend project options with cost schedule and resource implications.

• Skilled and expertise in new construction ground up, re-gut/rehab, project management, interior design & consultative project solutions, commercial tenant improvement, retail space design, market and business development, account management, client engagement strategy, brand management, operations, P&L management, contract negotiating, revenue growth, market analytics, channels sales, direct sales, cross functional selling.

Professional Experience

Architectural and Interior Designer, Sophisticated Whimsy, Fort Collins, CO & Waxhaw, NC Owner 2000-2023 Designer and Project Management Services to included interior design, exterior design, architectural, landscape design, and retail visual merchandising services. Drove business development for the company. Partnered with top tier project developers and prime general contractors in market.

• Perform Interior Design services and consultative services.

• Various residential client home design projects and interior design projects

• Design efforts resulted in winning Parade of Homes award winner for best use of space, best use of building material, best kitchen design, best master bathroom design, best exterior, best landscape design, and best overall home design for the $400,000 and over categories and $750,000 up to $1,000,000 categories.

• Led the implementation of the overall design for new construction homes. Project lead manager and designer with responsibility for subcontractors, materials, project deadlines, and budget targets.

• Created the overall design and theme for The Preserve at the Meadows a new ground-up 230-unit luxury apartment complex. Designed the layout of grounds, clubhouse interior & exterior spaces, corporate offices.

• Completed interior design on the entire project including clubhouse, model apartments, fitness center, recreational and theater room, corporate rental apartment, and corporate offices.

• Remodeled the clubhouse at Pavilions at Silver Stage and created corporate rental apartment and guest suites, redesigned model apartments revamped the pool area and outdoor community spaces.

• Schedule and walk with local, state, or federal inspectors on given projects.

• Verify and correct any items that are not built or installed per contract documents, or to the governing body codes.

• Supervised the final punch-list process and final turnover of completed unit to developer/buyer.

• Owner of retail outlet for new and consigned designer furniture and home accessories.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations and sales revenue, accounts payable, invoicing and receivables, customer service, visual merchandising, and retail design creation.

• Business planning and strategy, buying, pricing, design of marketing promotion.

• Contracted to perform merchandising services and visual retail display for several retail and gift stores in Charlotte, NC. and Folsom, CA.

Business Development Manager/Project Lead/Architectural Specifier, Bourdeau Griffin Interior & Architectural Supply Inc. & Griffin Gallery & Interiors, Chicago, IL 2017 - 2020 Bourdeau Griffin Interiors & Architectural Supply Inc. is a manufacture of interior materials. Griffin Gallery & Interiors is an interior design build firm.

Drove the strategy, new business development, relationships, and revenue goals for the company. Partnered with building owner, suppliers, general contractors, subcontractors, and architects through all stages of the design and construction process. Perform continuing analysis of business trends, product positioning and competitor information to provide solutions, products and services to the construction and architectural industry.

• Developed and execute go-to-market strategies, partnering with key decision makers in the construction divisions 6-14.

• Provided timely project and executive summaries as well as ongoing project status reporting. Controlled and maintained project documentation.

• Reviewed all budgets, schedules, and deliverables to ensure projects were on schedule, on budget, and in accordance with the project plan.

• Drove key product specification share gain at architectural firms to achieve base of design.

• Developed key relationships and business partnerships in metro markets with architecture and design firms, city planners, city project managers, general contractors, sub-contractors, and real estate developers.

• Generated and maintained project schedules to achieve project completion dates. Reviewed, negotiated, and executed contracts.

• Managed daily activities of sub-contractors and initiated alterations of job scopes to the owner.

• Performed architectural take-offs for project specification and bids.

• Scheduled and walked with local and state inspectors.

• Procurement of material, design submittals, and architectural drawings.

• Supervised the final punch-list process.

Management & Operations Consulting Services, WK Consulting, Folsom, CA/Waxhaw, NC Co-Owner 2008–2016 Drove business development and management of day-to-day operations.

• Overseeing and managed daily operations of the properties.

• Management of scheduling, forecasting annual budgets, vendor relationships.

• Tax preparations, management of daily account receivables, monthly bank account reconciliation.

• Advertising.

• Oversight of legal documents, and contracts with tenants.

• Oversight of property maintenance and work orders. Early Career

Legal Secretary, Law Office of David Volman, Huntington, CT 1991 – 1995 Education, Certifications, Volunteer

Fairfield University, Bachelor of Arts

Bay Path University, Associates Degree

City of Chicago, JOC Programs – CHA Housing Authority CT Real Estate License

Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer

Northshore Exchange, Volunteer

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