Business Development Project Manager

Craig J. Fisch

816-***-**** Cell

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Hands-on and self-motivated senior professional with strong communication, organizational and leadership skills. Experienced in the areas of safety, scheduling, construction operations, quality control, staffing, material control, field-based procurement, client relations, business development, and integrated project delivery. Able to recognize, investigate and solve client issues in a timely manner. Effective at communicating across teams and throughout the company's chain-of- command.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

January 2022 to Present Big Sur Construction – Kansas City Area Manager

Responsible for the Kansas City division of a national development company.

• Overseeing two multi-family podium-built panelized projects that are in the construction phase (185 units/209 units respectively). Three projects that are in the design phase (302 units/264 units/305 units respectively). One project in the explorative phase (800+ garden style units).

• Work with city officials coordinating permits, plan reviews, special inspections, and project communication.

• Work with CREO (Civil Rights and Equal Opportunities division of Kansas City) with the compliance of the minority participation requirements.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with new and past subcontractors on ongoing and future projects.

• Negotiate subcontractor cost and scope of work.

• Weekly contact with neighboring businesses to keep them in the loop of the phases of construction.

• Tasked with prospecting and interviewing future employees.

• Budget oversite for both projects in the construction phase.

• Represent Big Sur at city, civic and corporate functions. March 2017 to February 2022 Independent Contractor–Kansas City, MO Project Management

Commercial project management

• Tenant finish

• Commercial damage redesign and contracting

• Commercial inspection of damage and creation of remedial plan

Business development

Subcontractor and vendor sourcing and management

Project controls – cost, schedule, safety, quality August 2010- February 2013 Sterling, Inc. – Kansas City, MO Head of Operations

Responsible for international supply chain and logistics operations.

Responsible for collaborating with sales to design customized solutions for clients.

Supervised and managed warehouse operations and staff.

Managed incoming international deliveries and outgoing national distribution of product.

Oversaw import-export paperwork; ensured quality control throughout operations. June 2008 – August 2010 McTech Corp. – Kansas City, MO Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsible for business development and ownership of project lifecycle for both local and national projects: identifying and securing target projects; recruiting and overseeing project management teams; overseeing building material specifications, supply and delivery; and ensuring overall quality control.

Oversaw projects for the Corps of Engineers totaling $22 million/5 structures.

Provided oversight for additional projects totaling $20 million at Ft. Riley, KS and Ft. Leavenworth, KS

Recruited, supervised, and managed the construction teams consisting of 4 Superintendents, 4 Quality Control Managers, Project Managers, and support staff.

Team leader of the design/build team consisting of architects, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and life safety engineers and corresponding design sub-contractors. March 2006 – June 2008 Goforth Construction Co. – Kansas City, MO Director of Special Projects Division

Responsible for business development and ownership of project lifecycle: identifying and securing target projects; recruiting and overseeing project management teams; overseeing building material specifications, supply and delivery; and ensuring overall quality control.

Day-to-day operations included final review of monthly budget reports, budget forecasts, initial and updated project schedules and subcontractor negotiations, change order reviews and liaison. between lending institution, clients and design teams.

Worked directly with City and State officials to help expedite permits and inspections. November 2003 – March 2006 University of Missouri (Kansas City) – Kansas City, MO Construction Management/Senior Owners’ Representative

Responsibilities included overseeing national general contractors, acting as liaison between the university and local, State and Federal officials.

Provided direction and oversight of architects, engineers, sub-contractors, and vendors.

Ensured building material was procured per specification; responsible for managing on-time delivery.

Given the task of giving final approval of general contractors’ daily reports, identifying potential, present and future issues, verifying schedule milestone completions and reviewing payment. applications.

Functioned as source for local media (television news, local and college newspapers) to provide. project updates and commentary; interviewed by representatives from Harvard, USC, UCLA, and Ohio State due to innovative nature of project design.

April 2002 – November 2003 Taylor Kelly – Kansas City, MO Senior Project Coordinator (Consultant)

Hired to transition the branding of the company from Taylor Ball Construction to Taylor Kelly Construction.

Managed business development/sales operations.

Identified target client base; qualified leads, built relationships in order to secure position on ongoing bid lists.

Developed and implemented integrated marketing plan including professional organization.

participation; trade journal advertising; outreach to subcontractors in four-state region. March 1999 - April 2002 Trinity National Construction – Kansas City, KS Vice President

Managed 30 Superintendents and 12 Project Managers.

Worked with subcontractors and vendors nationwide to secure project contracts.

Oversaw all procurement and supply chain operations of construction material for company projects.

Developed and implemented marketing plan for local and national markets. January 1995 – April 1999 Walton Construction – Kansas City, MO Project Manager Hired as Project Engineer then promoted to On-Site Project Manager.

Responsibilities included generating RFIs, pricing ASIs, change orders and preparing RFPs.

Worked directly with subcontractors and design team members to ensure proper design and quality assurance.

Oversaw building material specification and procurement processes. November 1990 – January 1995 Ireland Construction – Overland Park, KS President

Owned and operated a residential/commercial mud jacking and foundation repair company. OTHER EXPERIENCE

March 2013 – July 2017 YP Holdings – Overland Park, KS Sales Representative

Advised clients on how to increase sales through paid media buys in digital and print media.

Responsible for understanding client business needs and requirements; aligning needs with services; overseeing implementation of services; communicating metrics and results.

Extensive experience in selling and running campaigns, using:

• Google AdWords (certified) and Bing Ads

• Pay-per-click

• Google Analytics

• SEM and SEO best practices

• Facebook paid advertising (certified)

• Display (mobile and desktop).

Branded and rebranded companies and products/services across multiple industries.

Placed ads across all types of paid media.

Client base:125 clients - local, regional and national; varied industries; CRM- Salesforce.com

Recipient of company’s top national sales award – Winner’s Circle award, 2015.

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