Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Strategy and Operations Director with proven results in reducing operations costs and improving customer value. Nationally recognized for developing unique methodologies and designing and implementing technology solutions. Functional experience lies in operations, technology, controllership, and procurement. Specialties: Extensive skills in developing and implementing strategic initiatives, managing operations and complex programs, process improvement, and change management to achieve both top line and bottom line business improvement.
With the merger of The Blue Book and Dodge Data and Analytics, the new company is Dodge Construction Network.
Development and execution of the strategic business plan for the Project Information Team. Working collaboratively with the team leaders to develop and implement innovative methods to expand our national information services across public and private projects for our customer network.
Project Manager of the CB's Advanced Placement® project that supports college readiness and educational success of high-need students. The project reengineered how Advanced Placement is delivered in the high school classroom, using technology to provide formative feedback and resources to students and teachers. This high-profile, multifaceted project involved a diverse team of external and internal stakeholders, private and governmental funding, and an independent evaluation to measure the success for students and teachers.
Directed the development of multiple high-profile strategies and the associated initiatives to dramatically improve Operations efficiency and reduce cost. Directed the team through design, development, and deployment of the various releases of a new workflow tool which automated processes, streamlined usability, and enabled off-shoring of certain processes collectively saving the business $2M+.
Transformed the Integrated Media, Design Graphics, and Print Production groups (4 direct reports and 37 indirect reports) into a service-oriented team to efficiently publish the company's key industry magazines and better support internal departments.
I consulted with owners, contractors, and building material suppliers in the construction industry in the areas of strategic business planning and program execution to drive improvement in business performance.