Experience

WLR Automotive Group, Inc.

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

   Determine and define project scope and objectives.  Prepare and track budget based on scope of work.  Manages contracts with vendors, suppliers, and contractors, as well as communicates expected deliverables of project.  Adjust schedules and scopes on project as objectives or financing for the project changes.  Build and foster relationships involving collaboration, negotiation and project delegation with designers, architects, contractors, engineers, real estate agents… Show more  Determine and define project scope and objectives.  Prepare and track budget based on scope of work.  Manages contracts with vendors, suppliers, and contractors, as well as communicates expected deliverables of project.  Adjust schedules and scopes on project as objectives or financing for the project changes.  Build and foster relationships involving collaboration, negotiation and project delegation with designers, architects, contractors, engineers, real estate agents, property owners and internal colleagues.  Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain expected standards.  Communicates with executives and invested departments to keep project aligned with their goals.  Makes vital decisions and drives decision-making across multiple projects.  Learns from previous projects to identify and recommend improvements, cost saving initiatives, and substitutions to positively impact future project budgets and schedules. Show less  Determine and define project scope and objectives.  Prepare and track budget based on scope of work.  Manages contracts with vendors, suppliers, and contractors, as well as communicates expected deliverables of project.  Adjust schedules and scopes on project as objectives or financing for the project changes.  Build and foster relationships involving collaboration, negotiation and project delegation with designers, architects, contractors, engineers, real estate agents… Show more  Determine and define project scope and objectives.  Prepare and track budget based on scope of work.  Manages contracts with vendors, suppliers, and contractors, as well as communicates expected deliverables of project.  Adjust schedules and scopes on project as objectives or financing for the project changes.  Build and foster relationships involving collaboration, negotiation and project delegation with designers, architects, contractors, engineers, real estate agents, property owners and internal colleagues.  Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain expected standards.  Communicates with executives and invested departments to keep project aligned with their goals.  Makes vital decisions and drives decision-making across multiple projects.  Learns from previous projects to identify and recommend improvements, cost saving initiatives, and substitutions to positively impact future project budgets and schedules. Show less



Music & Arts

• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Real Estate Manager

  • 2017 - Mar 2022

  • Coordinate projects from start to end, developing and refining store workflows to be efficient in nature • In 2018, helped add 24 new stores and in 2019 added nine more; have recently had nine more stores approved to open this year and helped relocate 10 stores over the past 10 years • For relocation and new stores, seek to identify the right space conducive to the organization’s business needs; follow up by working with the Construction Team to determine cost, design and other factors,… Show more • Coordinate projects from start to end, developing and refining store workflows to be efficient in nature • In 2018, helped add 24 new stores and in 2019 added nine more; have recently had nine more stores approved to open this year and helped relocate 10 stores over the past 10 years • For relocation and new stores, seek to identify the right space conducive to the organization’s business needs; follow up by working with the Construction Team to determine cost, design and other factors, ensuring that rent stays within budget • Track, code and approve an annual budget of $2.5M, tracking invoices monthly to make sure operations stay within budget • Meticulously track the progress of each effort, noting points of progress and risk as well as delivering status updates • Continually update project schedules including closeout, acceptance and completion timelines; work on a cross-functional level to finalize project checklists and deliverables, creating checklists for store improvement efforts as well • Developed and currently oversee project intake procedures to coordinate new service requests and prioritize tasks in alignment with previously-scheduled endeavors • Lead Accounts Payable including budget comparisons, coding, tracking and completion of purchase orders • Convey important messages to stakeholders regarding active projects, including scope changes, schedule modifications, quality feedback or cost concerns • Attain goals for new store growth by discovering locations, presenting forecasts to involved parties and overseeing related budgets as a point of contact for these types of projects • Create and disseminate schedules and appointments on the individual and departmental levels, offering clerical support as needed • Handle evolving tasks of varying responsibility and scope, including work on growth and business development endeavors Show less • Coordinate projects from start to end, developing and refining store workflows to be efficient in nature • In 2018, helped add 24 new stores and in 2019 added nine more; have recently had nine more stores approved to open this year and helped relocate 10 stores over the past 10 years • For relocation and new stores, seek to identify the right space conducive to the organization’s business needs; follow up by working with the Construction Team to determine cost, design and other factors,… Show more • Coordinate projects from start to end, developing and refining store workflows to be efficient in nature • In 2018, helped add 24 new stores and in 2019 added nine more; have recently had nine more stores approved to open this year and helped relocate 10 stores over the past 10 years • For relocation and new stores, seek to identify the right space conducive to the organization’s business needs; follow up by working with the Construction Team to determine cost, design and other factors, ensuring that rent stays within budget • Track, code and approve an annual budget of $2.5M, tracking invoices monthly to make sure operations stay within budget • Meticulously track the progress of each effort, noting points of progress and risk as well as delivering status updates • Continually update project schedules including closeout, acceptance and completion timelines; work on a cross-functional level to finalize project checklists and deliverables, creating checklists for store improvement efforts as well • Developed and currently oversee project intake procedures to coordinate new service requests and prioritize tasks in alignment with previously-scheduled endeavors • Lead Accounts Payable including budget comparisons, coding, tracking and completion of purchase orders • Convey important messages to stakeholders regarding active projects, including scope changes, schedule modifications, quality feedback or cost concerns • Attain goals for new store growth by discovering locations, presenting forecasts to involved parties and overseeing related budgets as a point of contact for these types of projects • Create and disseminate schedules and appointments on the individual and departmental levels, offering clerical support as needed • Handle evolving tasks of varying responsibility and scope, including work on growth and business development endeavors Show less



CitiMortgage

• Relationship Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Conveyed the importance of protocols and procedures to Customer Service Representative, including leading related training efforts • Partnered with investors to meet daily, weekly and monthly milestones according to designated timelines • Managed overseas FNMA/FHLMC offshore operations for closing, confirming Representatives within FNMA/FHLMC met customer service needs in working across a diverse client base • Verified that Representatives responded to clients with professionalism in… Show more • Conveyed the importance of protocols and procedures to Customer Service Representative, including leading related training efforts • Partnered with investors to meet daily, weekly and monthly milestones according to designated timelines • Managed overseas FNMA/FHLMC offshore operations for closing, confirming Representatives within FNMA/FHLMC met customer service needs in working across a diverse client base • Verified that Representatives responded to clients with professionalism in a prompt, courteous manner • Engaged in quality spot checks to see firsthand the efficacy of each Representative’s performance • Also assessed the work of vendors to verify each adhered to relevant policies and best practices; offered daily feedback to senior management and team on vendors’ productivity • Worked in conjunction with senior management to develop and launch innovative new client initiatives • As needed, pulled titles, updated legal documents and prepared forms for recording • In a Subject Matter Expert (SME) role specific to POD and Loss Mitigation, led projects with the organization including internal department projects, working via investors and databases to do so; entered related data into various systems • Collaborated with senior management to arrange and present department functions onsite with vendors, allocating tasks and resources to keep general vendor operations running smoothly • Crafted and implemented systems and functions to keep overall business operations smooth; was the contact for the Loss Mitigation Department specific to quality control and execution of new procedures. • Delegated workflows to Associates when staffing projects; tracked progress and updated Managers, partners and clients regularly • Examined all documents and files to secure important content used to respond to requests as comprehensively as possible • Upheld confidentiality when handling bank records and client data

• Relatonship Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2015

  Overseen the production and quality of our offshore groups.