Project Manager Business Development

Professional Profile

Experienced project manager with fifteen years of demonstrated success in developing and leading cross-functional teams. Flexible team player, who prospers in a fast-paced work environment and anticipates continuous change. Proven track record of achieving quantifiable results. Adept at interacting professionally and respectfully with all employees and customers, foreign and domestic.

Work Experience

Project Estimator

Quality Roofing INC. Whitmore Lake, MI 10/2024- 11/2024

Estimate and bid Roofing projects average between 20k and 50 million

Research and understand new and updated roofing system Specs

Locate new subcontractors and Vendors in order to maximize profit

Understand Specifications on complex roofing systems

Project Manager and Assistant Director of Business Development

The Oscar W Larson Company Clarkston, MI 5/2022- 1/2024

Wrote Grants / Researched Grants for Customers for Electric Vehicle Chargers. In 2023 I won and managed 19.8 million dollars in grants.

Managed all utility incentives across the country winning 26 million dollars in incentives and Grants

Supervised Six different teams comprised of approximately 425 employees

Managed all project financial information including purchasing, procurement, and billing

Electrical substation experience in relation to EV chargers where I worked with multiple Utility agencies.

Gap analysis for the Emobility business unit

Prepared work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents

Estimated opportunities for EV chargers won 98 million dollars of estimates

Filed Permits for multiple multi-Million dollar jobs

Manager of ChargePoint certifications for 556 service technicians nation-wide

CAD drawings, AutoCad2020 for gas stations, “civil drawings” for EV chargers

Built and managed a team of licensing professionals who completed 58 licenses in 50 days across the entire country

Filed General Contractor licenses and Electrical Contractor licenses

Purchasing manager for all required field equipment and supplies. I improved the purchasing process in order to improve timelines.

Worked on the proposal team to write bid proposals for Multi-Million dollar projects

Project Manager

Autoliv Auburn Hills, MI November 2017-May 2022

Implemented Waterfall methodologies, orchestrating and developing comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with company goals, while ensuring accurate forward progress of projects

Created and lead a team comprised of 30 managers and 100 technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development to completion of manufacturing

Analyzed, managed, and mitigated project risks, ensuring timely identification and strategies to address potential setbacks.

Allocated project resources, established a budget with clients and company heads, and adjusted as necessary for unforeseen challenges or scope changes

Facilitated communication across all project phases, serving as the primary point of contact for internal teams, stakeholders, and third parties, ensuring clear and consistent project progress reporting to management

Plastics Engineer/ Project Manager

Cheboygan Plastics Cheboygan, MI January 2011- October 2017

Effectively designed and launched plastic injection molds for automotive components using Solidworks

Effectively managed suppliers and facilitated project processes

Updated DVP&R’s for up to ten projects at a time assuring highest standard of performance and excellence

Managed Change orders with clients effectively to maintain project timelines

Managed project budget through Microsoft Project and Microsoft EXCEL

Managed quality Inspections and customer reviews of parts and projects

Analyzed market needs, and updated projects accordingly

Collaborated with sales and manufacturing departments, resulting in 18% increase in company profits

Ensured that projects align with business objectives and regulatory requirements

Identified the need for a project and approved new business cases

Skills

Project planning and execution

Team leadership and management

Budgeting and cost control

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Microsoft OS

CATIA

MiniTab

Process development and improvement

Cost containment

Cross-functional collaboration

Solidworks

AutoCAD

SalesForce

Agile, Waterfall, 5S methodologies

Education

Masters of Science in Archeology and Anthropology 8/2007-12/2012

Bachelor of Science in History

Minor in Geography

Associate of Arts in Business

Lake Superior State University Sault Sainte Marie, MI

Accomplishments and Certifications

Patents: IDF12182, IDF712611

References

Joel Yaney Application Engineer, Autoliv

Work : 1-248-***-**** Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Email : ****.*****@*******.***

Deborah Choszczyk Assistant Professor Lake Superior State University

Work: 906-***-**** Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783

Email: ********@*****.***

Tom Doss Owner/Manager, Thomas Doss Construction

Phone: 231-***-**** Indian River, MI 49749

Denise Schuler AR specialist OWL Services

Cell: 1-954-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

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