Project Manager Senior

Irmak Yigit +1-415-***-****

*** **** **** ******, *** 44H, New York, NY 10036 ad5y29@r.postjobfree.com

Relevant Experience

HMY Retail Solutions NA – New York, NY, USA

Lead Senior Project Manager - 03/22 – 04/24

● Point of contact for all HMY NA projects, with a focus on Luxottica and Hudson Group projects; managing coordination between client executives, architects, designers as well as internal project managers, production and logistics teams.

● Managing high level millwork construction projects and project management teams responsible for luxury brands from start to completion with a focus on NA logistics and installations; creating high level budgets, tracking project milestones, monitoring, and managing logistics and delivery schedules, on-site coordination.

● Responsible for overseeing North America operations as well as recruiting, leading and mentoring internal project teams of project managers, coordinators, field supervisors; managing and organizing project workload distribution among team members to ensure project deadlines and client expectations are met.

● Building processes, training programs, tools and best practices for internal teams to maximize the efficiency and success of projects and to run US operations smoothly.

● Working with consultants, construction managers, subcontractors and vendors, etc. to create and achieve successful project and budgetary goals; selecting vendors; managing & evaluating vendor relationships as well as optimizing vendor practices and maintaining high quality project standards.

● Traveling to client meetings, site surveys, punch walks for high profile projects to support project teams and supervise vendors as well as product quality.

Vitra – New York, NY, USA

Senior Project Manager - 08/21 - 03/22

● Managed and supervised the complete project lifecycle of corporate furniture projects such as Pfizer Hudson Yards HQ, Google Toronto, Atlantic Group, etc. starting from post-sales to post-occupancy stage, including but not limited to:

Setting and communicating clear and attainable project objectives, schedules and project requirements along with project budgets and proposals.

Creating design requirements and specifications in collaboration with project architects, interior designers and consultants while ensuring building and compliance codes are followed.

Leading and mentoring internal project teams of coordinators, product engineers, project, and product managers, etc.

Managing project and shipment schedules, supervising logistics of delivery and installation as well as post-installation support per client needs.

Building and maintaining client, vendor and subcontractor relationships. Humanscale – New York, NY, USA

Global Accounts Project Manager - 09/17 - 07/21

● As point of contact for client, planned and supervised all after sales activities including product specification, tracking manufacturing, managing delivery and installation logistics of Humanscale products for JP Morgan Chase, Citi Group, Verizon and Warner Media furniture projects.

● Provided direction and support to the project team; delegated job responsibilities among various supporting team members internally and externally; overseeing that quality work is being completed within the deadlines.

● Defined project requirements, schedules and tasks; identified and allocated appropriate resources during a project such as product engineers, schedulers and product managers.

● Managed product specifications and created project specific product configurations by working in collaboration with engineers/product managers per client or project needs

● Created project budgets, proposals, schedules and design packages including product specifications, installation drawings, field verification and user manuals.

CRI-SF - San Francisco, CA, USA

Project Manager - 11/15 - 09/17

● Managed multiple accounts and commercial furniture projects simultaneously such as Slack, Uber, Moody’s, Nokia U.S. Headquarters, Naspers US headquarters and DeYoung Museum.

● Led cross-functional teams of designers, estimators, project coordinators and field project managers to execute contract furniture projects from concept to installation.

● Created custom furniture designs and design packages including product specifications, budgets, and proposals for approval by external partners or clients.

● Set project requirements, expectations and deliverables, managing timelines with clients, architects, general contractors and project management firms.

● Managed vendor relationships to gather product specification, demos, samples, pricing, and lead times

● Coordinated logistics of delivery and installation with vendors, client, and contractor. Vendo - Istanbul, Turkey (Solution provider for office and commercial interior design) Project Manager - 08/12 - 08/14

● Translated the visions of global companies into spaces that fit within their culture, budget and functional constraints from a large portfolio of global contract furniture manufacturers such as Humanscale, Matteograssi, Tecno Spa, Lamm, Enea, Howe, etc. to curate furniture options for commercial interior design projects

● Led sales and project teams in creating interior design concepts, selecting furniture and finishes for clients such as Axa, Sikorsky (Turkey Headquarters), Daikin (Turkey Headquarters) and Alarko Carrier; collaborating with architects and designers to create functional, comfortable, and stylish work environments

● Supervised installation teams, monitoring the condition of the furniture and details of the installation HMY Teknogon A.S. - Istanbul, Turkey (Global solution provider for shelving systems) Project Coordinator - 03/11 - 12/11

● Turned design briefs into technical requirements and detailed estimates for sales proposals

● Managed key accounts that required custom shelving and display systems such as Mango, Reebok and Gratis

(Beauty Supply Chain) retail stores, submitting work orders jobs to manufacturing process and monitoring all steps including final on-site installation of the shelving and displays while providing feedback on design and manufacturing errors to technical and production departments. Education

Project Management 360 Certification Program - June 2021 Cornell University, Cornell Online Education Program Project Leadership and Project Management

Industrial Product Design, Master of Science - 2011-2016 Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul, Turkey

Design Management - Thesis Topic: A Comparative Case Study of Turkish Design-Led Companies Approach to Design Management through Touch Points

Valedictorian of School of Art and Design, Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design - 2005-2009 Izmir University of Economics - Izmir, Turkey

Product Design, Model Making, Hand Drawing Techniques, Art and Design History, Furniture Design, Presentation Techniques, Computer Aided Drawing Techniques, Semiotics Industrial Design, Exchange Student - Spring 2008

IADE - Instituto de Artes Visuais, Design e Marketing - Lisbon, Portugal Spatial Design, Product Design, Digital Photography, Communication Design, Photography Languages and Skills

Languages:

English - Fluent

Turkish - Native

Italian - Basic Knowledge

Portuguese - Basic Knowledge

Skills:

Microsoft Office - Advanced

Smartsheet - Advanced

CAP 20/20 - Intermediate to Advanced

SAP ERP - Intermediate

Salesforce - Intermediate

Autocad - Intermediate to Advanced

Sketchup - Intermediate to Advanced

Revit - Basic Knowledge

Rhino - Advanced

3ds Max & V-Ray - Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Woodshop - Basic Knowledge

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