Project and Program Manager

Brian Gibbens

612-***-**** *************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/briangibbens

Program and Project Management Leader

Passion for building program/project management strategies that first seeks employee-buy-in for early adoption, long-term productivity and ROI growth. Providing robust, best-in-class solutions while continuously improving client satisfaction and inspiring employees through a growth culture. Leading change management/process improvement projects with a Lean Six Sigma mindset. Experience

Independent Consultant 07/2020 – Present

Experienced in leading and collaborating with multiple teams/personalities within Business Ops, IT, Finance, Pharma, HR, Marketing, Real Estate, Manufacturing and more. Program Coordinator - Vertiv

• Liaised with vendors globally on product delivery timelines, logistics and risk mitigation

• Created reporting document to track project progress across all vendors for executive leadership

• Coordinated with procurement to ensure adherence to production schedules

• Worked with general contractor and third party integrators on product deliveries and integrations Operations Program Manager – Greystar Property Management

• Identified, assigned and managed specialized project teams with over 90 team members on 26 consecutive large cross departmental projects.

• Built out project management system in MS Planner to manage all project tasks and assignments, for individual contributors and stakeholders.

• Created corporate communications, business plans, email communications, and project playbook.

• Completed project four months early, saving an estimated $2.0M in time and wage costs. Legal IT Project Manager – Takeda Pharmaceuticals

• Built and executed project plans for build out of global automated contract generation and management system.

• Managed and defined project scopes, milestones, tasks, deliverables, resource requirements and changes for internal global client contracting project.

• Managed multiple global cross departmental and data migration projects within the Legal IT division.

Business Consultant – Gibbens Consulting

• Consulted on nationwide real estate search platform for independently held startup company.

• Assisted in page layout, website content, pricing, and marketing strategies.

• Researched and made introductions to potential partners for real estate data suppliers.

• Consulted on new business/product launch in the automotive aftermarket industry, including business architecture/strategy, marketing, website design, and product placement. Project Manager – Ready Credit

• Completed a competitive acquisition change/transition process over a month ahead of schedule.

• Researched manufacturers in RFP process, yielding a per unit savings of over 30%.

• Led cross departmental project team for multi product line inventory tracking system.

• Lead internal communication change project, resulting in 50% cost savings. Brian Gibbens

612-***-**** *************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/briangibbens Program/Project Manager Business Strategist 07/2017 - 07/2020 Nexgen HBM

• Led cross departmental project team to transition from an enterprise model to a fully automated SaaS model, resulting in over 2,000 new clients.

• Restructured Logistics department, resulting in an overall cost savings of over $250k.

• Automated new client contract creation and delivery process.

• Designed, built, and integrated an automated billing system, resulting in a 90% adoption rate, increased monthly receivables of 47%, decreased delinquent accounts by 38%, and increased client retention by 64%.

• Promoted to Program Manager with executive leadership to plan and promote company strategy.

• Renegotiated existing vendor contracts resulting in a first-year savings of over $100,000.

• Contributed to the mergers and acquisitions team to assist with streamlining division divestiture, streamlining operations, and communicating changes to existing clients. Real Estate Investment Consultant/Owner 09/2007 - 07/2017 Gibbens, Inc.

• Consulted with clients on potential real estate investment properties for flipping, rehabbing, new construction builds, and neighborhood development projects.

• Wrote 20+ contracts annually up to $1.2M, generating 75% of clients through marketing and 25% via referrals, growing the client network by 25% year over year.

• Liaised with clients, multiple city offices, offending company, attorneys, and Department of Natural Resources to execute toxic cleanup site project; converted site into neighborhood park.

• Performed risk analysis and managed budgets for clients throughout the projects. Skills

Salesforce Zoho Google Docs/Sheets Procore OneNote Lucid Charts Asana Formsite DocuSign PayPal Jira JotForm HubSpot Office365 MS Planner Data Migration Data Analysis, Documentation and Reporting Risk Management Business Intelligence Executive Relationships Strategic Planning SaaS Mergers & Acquisitions Requirements gathering CRM Implementations Marketing Client services Sales Operations Executive Leadership Education and Training

Bradley University - Peoria, IL B.S. - Business Management Real estate licenses: South Carolina, Minnesota, North Carolina

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