Chicago, Illinois, United States
Project manager who employs a creative and strategic approach to design and construction projects that range from subtle landscapes to iconic sports stadiums. A collaborative and optimistic leader with a determined can-do attitude drives projects from concept to reality.
• Simultaneously project manages office, hospitality, and retail design + construction projects for sports, entertainment, and cultural venues including: Levi’s Stadium, ISM Raceway, 980 N. Michigan Avenue, Field Museum, and Providence Park • Develops and manages budgets that exceed $1M • Creates project schedules; manages challenging timelines to minimize impact on facility’s operations • Directs design and branding teams to develop exciting, hospitable, and constructible projects • Leads clients and operators to develop project vision, program, schedule, and budget • Procures FF&E, negotiates and oversees contracts with vendors from project conception to close out • Anticipates, addresses, and resolves project related challenges and risks
Oversaw all metal and wood shop operations, including: bid documentation, contracts, design review, budgets, schedules, and fabrication • Established operational processes, forged relationships with vendors and clients • Increased new and repeat client base by 60% • Designed, fabricated, and developed prototypes for artists, architects, developers, and contractors
Managed fabrication + installation of public art sculpture, including: design + construction document review, permitting, fabrication, finish, schedule, budget, and field note documentation • Budgeted $1.5M in grants for renovations and event programming for a 15,000SF commercial building • Managed leadership team, including: Creative Director Theaster Gates, City of Gary, and University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy • Hired, trained, and supervised staff • Procured consultants and contractors through formal RFP process and review • Adapted an existing commercial kitchen into a Culinary Business Incubator, including kitchen updates to meet local and state code regulations • Quarterbacked marketing consultants and managed all video and photo documentation • Developed and implemented culinary programming, including 3rd party instructors • Interviewed for local + national publications, wrote quarterly and annual reports for funders
ltifaceted role for start up crowd fund site included management of: special projects, branding, communications, copy writing, partner presentations, and web site user experience • Hired, trained, and supervised staff members and interns in Chicago, Detroit, and San Jose • Developed and implemented community outreach strategies and best practices • Increased donor base from 0 to over 2k and established over 100 partnerships with nonprofits and social enterprises in Chicago and nationally • Managed company’s rebranding, including client portal interface, to help meet strategic goals • Created and presented reports to primary funders: Knight Foundation and Fisher Foundation