Franklin H. Anderson Jr.

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Project Manager Construction

Results-driven, highly approachable leader with years of ability to train and develop teams of high performers. Direct and execute strategic initiatives in ever-changing, dynamic environments with stakeholders. Intuitive leader with solid business acumen and expertise in customer service, operations, sales, and people development. Able to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend strategies that maximize growth and profitability. Proficient in several software platforms, suites, databases with a kaizen approach.

Acting as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Thinker

Culture Champion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Collaboration and Influence

Talent Development and Performance

Process Efficiency Improvements

Vendor Management & Negotiations

Customer Satisfaction and Retention

Brand and Merchandising Strategies

KPI’s, Sales Planning and Forecasting

My Stellar– Addison, TX

Project Manager Construction (2018 to 03/2023)

Directing multiple teams with full responsibility: managing full cycle of projects- ownership, vendors and project team, full financial management- billing/collecting-monitoring job budget including subcontractors, providing leadership, demonstrating good critical thinking skills, and timely closure of projects. Working with the estimating/buyout team and assisting in estimating projects. Supporting Real Estate Investment Trusts, Property Management Companies and Build to Rent clients with both maintenance and renovation requests of single family and multifamily homes ensuring quality standards.

Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks. Taking full ownership for each project from proposal stage through completion. Including writing and negotiating owner and subcontractor contracts, managing the financials, overseeing day-to-day issues, running project meetings, collections, and pursuing new business.

Pursue bids actively until awarded. Attending pre-bid site visits and creating a project schedule prior to bid day. Working with the estimator on bids daily to complete the submission process.

Ensuring that >95% projects meet the schedule, company quality standards, and standard operating procedures. Holding job turnover meetings with superintendents, GC’s, Vendors, Subs and progress meetings with clients.

Tracking submittals, creating RFI's, writing and reviewing owner contracts, creating owner and subcontractor change orders, and running weekly progress meetings.

Initiate, develop, and maintain business relationships and work on expanding customer base, scopes of work.

Consistently and professionally communicate with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and consultants’ pertinent information regarding timelines, supply chain issues and change orders.

Writing subcontracts accurately and negotiating for the best cost factors, products, materials.

Submit invoices on time each month and review them with the client at monthly progress meetings.

Provide monthly profit/cost projections and accurately forecast market revenue for the next weeks to come.

Monitor and follow up on your account receivables, working with Accounting to issue overdue notices on past due payments and collecting the project funds as needed.

Curious and keen to keep pushing boundaries and try new concepts while being in contact with the CEO and VP of Operations with very high visibility and exposure both internally and externally.

Strong organizational, problem solving, & time-management skills with exceptional attention to details

Assist with the development of internal and external reports including, project budgeting, cost reports, project cash flow forecast, and project status reports to all stakeholders.

Agile Project Management Experience managing complex projects, continuous improvement and/or strategic planning with change management experience.

Experience Leading Cross-Functional Teams. Strong Leadership and Networking skills with ability to motivate others. outstanding verbal & written communication skills.

High proactivity and outside the box mindset. Possessing the ability to quickly learn and become comfortable with new subject matter.

Oversees the planning, coordination and alignment of vendor resources and capacity to construction projects.

Calibrates scheduling to ensure service line agreements (SLA’s) met. Identifies gaps and performs root cause analysis. Optimizes workflows and procedures to ensure future adherence.

Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) of the scheduling and vendor process management.

Reports on staff productivity, availability, and escalates concerns and staffing gaps and provides analysis to senior leadership with supporting reviews of productivity and work accuracy.

Monitors and drives performance to project milestones daily identifying opportunities to improve quality.

Recommends actions to keep projects completions on-time, and within budget also identifying project delay trends, and assists construction schedulers in escalating at risk bids and projects

Collects and analyzes data history and feedback loops for lessons learned and identifies opportunities and improvements for future use.

***Progressive path from Project Manager, New Market Build Outs, Assistant GM, then GM of single market base. Then promoted to Construction Manager of multiple markets. ***

BED BATH AND BEYOND – Nashville, TN

Floating Store Manager (2015 to 2017)

Directed store operations for a high- volume stores in Nashville and remodeled and rebranded stores in the district. Developed and implemented training programs to ensure corporate goals achieved with consistency. Mentored and coached team to provide high levels of performance and world class customer service. Orchestrated all bottom-line factors, long-range strategic planning, merchandising strategies, inventory control, customer relationships, vendor management, and employee payroll. Developed and presented performance reviews and incentive plans to increase employee morale and retention.

Requested by District Manager to work in several district stores to increase growth in specific departments by analyzing business trends, Data and KPI’s. Success in role led to performing similar scopes, in multiple store locations across several states.

Created and established strong working relationships with regional hotels, increasing store sales and fostering long term business objectives in the market.

Improve freight processing proficiencies, relieving previous congestion and delayed truck deliveries for the district, leading to additional increases in sales and customer satisfaction.

Training employees and providing performance feedback, while ensuring that they are complying with company policies and procedures.

Reviewing financial reports, customer satisfaction surveys, and other data to identify opportunities for improvement or changes in store operations.

Ensuring that the store is staffed with employees who are trained, motivated, and respectful of customer needs.

Establishing and enforcing store policies to ensure customer satisfaction and employee safety.

Ensuring that store shelves are stocked with items that meet brand standards while also attracting customers with new products that will drive sales.

Coordinating with suppliers to ensure an adequate supply of products to meet demand.

Developing and implementing marketing plans to promote products and boost sales.

Analyzing data and making decisions about pricing and promotions in response to customer feedback

Monitoring inventory levels and ordering new stock as necessary to meet sales initiatives that consistently grew existing business and expanded into new opportunities.

Consistently modeled key sales and service behaviors for all team members to create an optimal guest experience.

WALMART – Bentonville, AR

Project Manager Store Planning (2012 to 2015)

*Walmart, Sam’s Club and Neighborhood Markets and C-store brands* (multi format expertise)

Walmart Store Planning teams ensure the ability to continue to offer Everyday Low Prices while maintaining the growth and success of the company. Leveraging sales and inventory projections to create strategic budgets that drive merchandising decisions across the entire business. Developed and led multiple cross-functional projects by anticipating and understanding current process and value gaps while benchmarking industry best practices. Utilizing multiple methodologies to leverage the data to inform business decisions while ensuring data accuracy and credibility. Managing efforts to support sustainable best practices and complex organization-wide projects including managing expectations of program and project leadership. Agile mindset adjusting approaches in response to changing business demands.

Modeled the Walmart values to foster culture by holding myself and others accountable. Supporting Walmart's commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability while maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.

Assist global practice and engineering disciplines with overall efforts for Design-only and/or preconstruction projects.

Assist the Project Management team to administer request for proposal (RFP) package development, bid and selection process, and develop detailed scope of work documents for contracts.

Safety: Manage the onsite safety program. Take an active role in identifying any hazardous materials and/or conditions, act and communicate to project team accordingly. Provide safety documentation in a timely manner according to standards and procedures and as required by building management. Possess a thorough understanding of the Injury and Illness Prevention Plan, Safety Manual, and OSHA safety guidelines.

Manage Contractors' submittals, requests for information, supplemental design instructions, and site drawing logs.

Verify Contractor compliance, quality, safety, environmental, environmental, and material management programs.

Execute contracts, change order management/ field change directives, approval of invoices, and management of schedules.

Assist with project controls efforts, including project cost reporting, scheduling, project work breakdown structure establishment, project set-up and closeout within the accounting system, and field progress tracking.

Assist with the development of internal and external reports including, project budgeting, cost reports, project cash flow forecast, and project status reports to all stakeholders.

Participate in internal and external project risk reviews and consult with Legal Department as required.

Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team's strategy.

Close out contract and project documentation filed with corporate office.

Education and Certifications

Associate in Construction Management • ULSTER COUNTY BOARD OF CAREER EDUCATIONAL SERVICES – Vocational school

OSHA 10 Construction Safety and Health Certification LIC# 36-004******

Licensed Plumbing Apprentice, Drain Cleaner Endorsement – TEXAS LIC #150963

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