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Lisa McKnight

Chris is both very personable and professional - his ability to serve the best interests of the company while building solid relationships with parties on the other side of negotiations is outstanding. He is willing to take on new roles, take the steps needed to become educated in the demands of those new roles, and quickly adapts. I have truly enjoyed the opportunity to work with such an individual.

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Experience

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President & CEO
      • Dec 2021 - Present

    • Executive Vice President Business Development
      • Jun 2020 - Dec 2021

    • President
      • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

    • United States
    • Facilities Services
    • President & CEO
      • Apr 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Client & Project Services
      • Oct 2013 - Jul 2018

      Served for almost 5 years as a Director of Sales, Maintenance and most recently as the Director of Client & Project Services for a $70 million Construction and Lighting Retrofit Project Management Division. Primarily focused on assisting the sales team with closing business, building relationship with the client, defining success for the project, and assimilating the project to the operation. Services of the division include client service, materials procurement, labor management… Show more Served for almost 5 years as a Director of Sales, Maintenance and most recently as the Director of Client & Project Services for a $70 million Construction and Lighting Retrofit Project Management Division. Primarily focused on assisting the sales team with closing business, building relationship with the client, defining success for the project, and assimilating the project to the operation. Services of the division include client service, materials procurement, labor management, collaboration with the lighting design team (client's or internal), utility rebate management, and field services (surveys, installs, commissioning, aiming). Passionate about building a winning team highly focused on being the best at providing World Class Service. Show less Served for almost 5 years as a Director of Sales, Maintenance and most recently as the Director of Client & Project Services for a $70 million Construction and Lighting Retrofit Project Management Division. Primarily focused on assisting the sales team with closing business, building relationship with the client, defining success for the project, and assimilating the project to the operation. Services of the division include client service, materials procurement, labor management… Show more Served for almost 5 years as a Director of Sales, Maintenance and most recently as the Director of Client & Project Services for a $70 million Construction and Lighting Retrofit Project Management Division. Primarily focused on assisting the sales team with closing business, building relationship with the client, defining success for the project, and assimilating the project to the operation. Services of the division include client service, materials procurement, labor management, collaboration with the lighting design team (client's or internal), utility rebate management, and field services (surveys, installs, commissioning, aiming). Passionate about building a winning team highly focused on being the best at providing World Class Service. Show less

    • United States
    • Truck Transportation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Corporate Real Estate Manager
      • Feb 2007 - Sep 2013

      Transaction management and oversight of the UPS Supply Chain Solutions and UPS Freight real estate portfolios. Responsible for the transactions (lease, sale, purchase, site selection), contractual issues, client accounts, expenses, and other real estate issues related to 185 leased facilities and 170 corporate owned properties in the United States and Canada. Engage in significant negotiation and sales execution communication with clients as related to lease and purchase contracts. Effectively… Show more Transaction management and oversight of the UPS Supply Chain Solutions and UPS Freight real estate portfolios. Responsible for the transactions (lease, sale, purchase, site selection), contractual issues, client accounts, expenses, and other real estate issues related to 185 leased facilities and 170 corporate owned properties in the United States and Canada. Engage in significant negotiation and sales execution communication with clients as related to lease and purchase contracts. Effectively establish and develop client account and broker relationships. Similarly work to facilitate strong communication flow between landlords and tenants to ensure quick and complete conflict resolution. Work with Plant and Industrial Engineering teams to assess facility capacity and effective use of assets. Manages the staff with responsibility for the approval of accounts payables, reconciliation of all expenses, and facilitation of tax audits in conjunction with the Corporate Tax Department. Interdepartmental work includes the cooperative site inspection process along with teams from UPS Facilities and Environment. Key Skills and Achievements: • Manage locations that include freight and package terminals, office buildings (all classes), warehouse and distribution facilities, and healthcare compliant full stock locations. • Conduct negotiation training sessions with UPS Real Estate Managers. • Reduced lease and occupancy expenses by over $20 million.

    • Manager, UPS Global Innovations
      • Mar 2003 - Feb 2007

      Performed key functions as the Lead Project Manager of the UPS Wireless Monitoring Project and Licensed Merchandise Program. Supervised and coordinated all activities related to the development of the aforementioned projects. Provided key program strategy and facilitated extensive amounts of project resources in order to ensure the timely and budget-conscious completion of the projects. Prepared proposals for clients, negotiated contracts, and implemented client input within the project… Show more Performed key functions as the Lead Project Manager of the UPS Wireless Monitoring Project and Licensed Merchandise Program. Supervised and coordinated all activities related to the development of the aforementioned projects. Provided key program strategy and facilitated extensive amounts of project resources in order to ensure the timely and budget-conscious completion of the projects. Prepared proposals for clients, negotiated contracts, and implemented client input within the project process. Drafted and provided department-wide progress reports and performance evaluations for executive management. Key Skills and Achievements: • Project management of the Wireless project garnered $4 million in annual savings. • Named as the inventor for a patent issued by USPTO in June 2006. Patent held for Rapid Exchange System for Testing Wireless Networks. • Member of the management team, delegated to evaluating licensed merchandise opportunities that were consistent with the UPS brand.

    • Supervisor, UPS Customer Information Management
      • May 1999 - Mar 2003

      Oversaw the provision of top-tier financial data analysis and report drafting for various UPS projects and clients. Based upon proprietary software, collected and analyzed data as necessitated by the subsequently mentioned UPS project. Conducted needs analysis for ongoing projects and clients while also engaging in continual contact with all related parties to ensure the transparency of the process. Provided project Cost Accounting and Fiscal Budget preparation for major UPS projects including… Show more Oversaw the provision of top-tier financial data analysis and report drafting for various UPS projects and clients. Based upon proprietary software, collected and analyzed data as necessitated by the subsequently mentioned UPS project. Conducted needs analysis for ongoing projects and clients while also engaging in continual contact with all related parties to ensure the transparency of the process. Provided project Cost Accounting and Fiscal Budget preparation for major UPS projects including UPS.com, WorldsShip Domestic and International, UPS Document Exchange, and many other large-scale projects. Other financial tasks included the funds appropriation processing for Fixed Assets Purchas, Consulting, and Labor. Key Skills and Accomplishments: • Conducted quarterly Financial Project Reviews with all Information Services Vice Presidents. • Key partner responsible for the development and facilitation of the $1 Billion+ annual UPS I.T. budget.

Education

  • University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
    BBA, Finance
    1996 - 1999
  • Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
    MBA, Finance
    2000 - 2003
  • Karrass Negotiation School

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