Project Manager

Andrew M. Hussey

Chicago, IL *****

adhpxv@r.postjobfree.com 630-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmhussey

Project Manager

Manage full life cycle of project through implementation, roll out, and successful delivery of completed projects on time and within budget goals. Known to bring seamless communication to partner and develop strong relationships to maintain transparency and improve partner satisfaction. Provide consistency as primary contact with partner and liaise with team to convey status reports, identify, and resolve issues.

Approachable and responsive leader to find common ground with all parties, making all feel comfortable to discuss all issues, allowing open and active discussions to generate partnerships and strong teams to increase resource allocation. Possess expertise to collaborate with cross-functional teams while expanding customer base and thrive under pressure from client requirements to drive innovations.

Customer Relationship Development & Management Gather Requirements Process Improvement

Cross-Functional Team Management Issue Resolution Budget & Time Management Social Media Advertising & Marketing Food & Beverage Branding & Design Health & Wellness Collaborations & Partnerships Strategic Planning & Research

Professional Experience

National Association of REALTORS®, Chicago, IL July 2020 – Current

The National Association of REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing over 1.2 million members, including NAR’s institutes, societies and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Creative Project Manager

Helped define the creative workflow process, as well as lead the internal Workfront launch including training and roll out with the Content & Creative Strategy team

Lead weekly status meetings with creative team, marketing team and senior directors to ensure all projects are on schedule and aligned with overall look and feel of the campaign

Ensures that all communication is shared and documented within Workfront by tagging creative, design, editorial and group directors

Sharing all documents via Workfront for easy accessibility, tracking changes and time stamping so the most current version is being used

Provided all team members with status updates to ensure accountability and transparency

Flagged potential issues and risks to ensure quality assurance

Upshot, Chicago, IL February 2020 – May 2020

A full-service agency that creates brand excitement inspiring heightened levels of participation. Born in Chicago in 1994 with an independent spirit, the drive to change the way marketing is done and a mind wide open. Honored for creativity and marketing effectiveness and ranked a Top Workplace in Chicago six times by the Chicago Tribune. Top Agency in Ad Age’s Agency Report; a Hub Magazine Top 20 Shopper marketing Agency, and listed on Crain’s Chicago’s Largest Integrated/Digital Agencies.

Project Manager

Sole Project Manager responsible for managing all digital, print and in-store advertising & marketing campaigns for Johnson & Johnson.

Responsible for developing, tracking, and maintaining schedules, project plans, and deliverables via Status documents as well as within Workfront.

Schedule and lead all project meetings including Kickoffs, Internal Creative Reviews, Client Review meetings and daily status in order to accurately develop timelines and keep team members focused and projects on track.

Communicate daily via Status meeting with Creative Team, Account Team and Senior Directors to ensure all Johnson & Johnson marketing campaigns are executed on time and budget.

Work closely with Copy and Editorial resources in order to provide proofing updates and send out to vendor for review

Pivot Point International, Chicago, IL 2019 – 2020

Pivot Point is a leader in the Beauty Education industry that specialize in creating new and relevant education materials for Barbers, Hairstylists, Cosmetologists and Estheticians. Pivot Points clients include: Aveda, Paul Mitchell, Wella Professionals, Mario Tricoci, and Beauty as a Business.

Project Manager

Managed projects from conception to completion and ensured projects were completed by predetermined deadlines

Coordinated status meetings with all project stakeholders and documented all action items in order to keep the project on schedule and under budget.

Worked directly with Education, Design and Editorial teams in order to deliver seamless education products on time to internal and external vendors.

Was responsible for supplying teams with licensed images and elements from archived projects

Tracked and monitored all stages of the project utilizing Workfront as the main Project Management tracking tool

Coordinating the project schedule and deliverables with internal and external vendors as well as Pivot Point International distributors.

Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL 2016 – 2017

Sears & Roebuck is a leading integrated retailer across a wide variety of physical and digital formats. Sears, Roebuck brands include: Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com and specialty catalogs. The company is the nation’s largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service and installation calls made annually.

Project Manager

Heavy focus on creative & production processes, development of print production specifications, project estimating, advertising & budget management for different businesses/districts across the globe.

Project initiation for different businesses and districts across the country as well as Puerto Rico. Compose translation documents as well as Review/modify Final Art and if necessary schedule a discovery meeting for further review.

Manage projects/initiatives from start to finish and ensures milestones/deliverables are completed on time and within budget. Detail oriented and manages complex business situations. Analytical skills w/focus on project budget management to prevent scope creep.

Schedules and leads project status meetings as well as go no go meetings. Is comfortable managing a team as well as being a valued member of a team. Is comfortable working with upper level management and senior executives as well as members of the project team.

Monitors progress of the project by using status reports, budget tracker, project plan and Gantt charts. Ensured transparency by regularly communicating project status to project team and customer.

Provides documentation to all members of the team so everyone is aware of the status of the project at any given time. Captures high-level action items to capture big picture of project for those who cannot attend a status meeting.

EMC, Chicago, IL 2010 – 2016

EMC Corporation currently ranks number 128 on Fortune 500 with over $24B in annual revenue and employs over 70K people worldwide. Multi-national Corporation and world’s largest provider of data storage systems. Products and services include information storage, cloud computing and online security.

Project Manager 2011 – 2016

Managed onshore and offshore project teams and delivery of “billable consulting” services for EMC engagements. Coordinated daily and weekly status meetings with customer and team. Projects, included Motorola Solutions, Molex, Grainger, Allstate, and Blue Cross & Blue Shield. Managed quarterly project budget of $825K.

Met on-time and under budget delivery for over 90% of projects by understanding customer expectations, completion date, and criteria, collaborating with customer and project team on devising plan, holding daily and weekly status meetings, communicating early and often, avoiding any confusion.

Managed delivery of customer engagements by scheduling project kickoff meetings with customer and project team, gathering and understanding requirements and scope of services expected, collaborating with team on implementing services per signed agreement.

Improved customer relations and maintained consistency by acting as primary contact with Customer, vendor, and all personnel associated with engagement, holding daily and weekly status meetings, developing trusting relationships while remaining in control of project schedule.

Sustained contractual compliance with standard statements of work (SOW) and professional services agreement (PSA) by providing and coordinating standard project plans, performing services based on service brief, including status reports and action items, ensuring successful and on-time project completion.

Increased resource allocation by collaborating with Resource Manager, selecting right person for specific project, and coordinating project activities, timeline, and requirements, ensuring schedule and contractual obligations adherence.

Sending documents prior to touch points and status meetings such as: project plans, agendas, status reports, Excel spreadsheets, action items, meeting minutes, and sharing these documents via SharePoint and Syncplicity.

Associate Project Manager 2010 –2011

Focused on product and process education and training in entry-level position.

Completed 5-week training program in Hopkinton MA before deployment as Project Manager in Chicago while being mentored under Senior Level Project Manager by shadowing projects, gaining knowledge, and experience.

PEI, Burr Ridge, IL 2009 – 2010

PEI is an accredited worldwide provider of “virtual” education and training programs focused on helping individuals achieve their personal, financial and self-improvement goals. Programs are available online in over 190 countries. Partners include Entrepreneur Magazine, Morningstar Financial, and Franklin Covey.

Marketing Analyst

Performed research and provided insights on market, trends, competitors, potential and existing customers, and current campaigns. Reported to Director of Marketing and Product Development.

Drove sales and customer satisfaction by producing daily, weekly, monthly performance summaries, tracking, measuring, and analyzing program performance, recommending changes based on noted trends in data.

Improved program performance and targeted competitive offers by tracking competitor advertising and product offers and providing test recommendations.

Reduced cost and drove additional sales by analyzing key performance indicators, such as conversion data, expenses, and return on investment.

Increased sales and improve customer satisfaction by recommending website changes and modifications for attracting more customers.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communications, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

Associate of Arts (AA), Fine Arts, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

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