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Walter Runne is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project management, event management, and marketing strategy. Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, he has honed his skills in graphic design, exhibit design, and trade show management. With a strong educational background in advertising design and continuing adult education in solar energy and Adobe illustration, Walter has developed a unique blend of creative and technical expertise. He is fluent in multiple languages and has a proven track record of delivering successful projects on time and within budget.

Experience

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Tactical Management
      • May 2019 - Present

      Project Management • Estimating • Engineering

    • Account Director
      • Dec 2015 - Present

    • Senior Project Manger, Exhibits Division
      • Apr 2014 - Present

      Senior Project Manager acting as liaison to Account Executives and Account Mangers. Responsible for managing projects through production and ensuring a project is completed on time, on budget and according to quality standards.

    • Project Manager
      • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014
      • Norwood, MA

      Oversee design and fabrication of unique electromechanical interactive experiences, immersive adventure experiences for museums, interactive museum exhibits, simulations, games, and special effects.

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Technical Production Director
      • 2012 - Apr 2013

      Responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the project management team, International project operations, field supervisors, production designers, and special accounts production team.- ensure quality control within or under budget.- ensure highest efficiency and profitability.

    • Business Operations Director
      • 2011 - 2012

      Responsiblities include overall management of client services team, international operations project management, and assist with technical expertise to the client services team.- Product development advancements initiative.- Safety committiee core team chairperson.

    • Business Manager
      • 2010 - 2011

      Delegate and oversee the daily activities of client services account teams, event services, international operations, portable exhibits & AES exhibit systems.- Direct the teams on time management and project scheduling.- Provide coordination with backup and support for all teams.- Work with human resources to develop and deliver new hire orientation programs and employee training and development initiatives.- Approve team travel and travel expenses as well as review and approve time off requests.- Review client schedules and forecasts to anticipate workload and align internal resources.- Review estimates to ensure best cost-effective production techniques to ensure projects stay within budget.- Safety committee core team chairperson.

    • Project Manager Coordinator
      • 2003 - 2010

      - Point person for the project management department for the Boston Office.- Communicate with each department as to the status of project management relating to their department.- Review client scheduling to maintain a balanced work load within the department.- Assist the PM team to manage their project's realization and profitability.- Review new methods, techniques, and technologies industry related and share with all departments as necessary.- Initiate product development team.- Develop concepts for engineering AES Exhibit System.- Assist in initiating safety evacuation plan.- Safety committee core team chairperson.

  • Protovision Inc.
    • Leominster, MA
    • Production Manager
      • 2000 - 2003
      • Leominster, MA

      Museum Exhibit Design and Fabrication/Models/Prototypes/Interactive Displays- Oversee the activities for all production operations.- Design, engineering and production of custom interactive medical training devices.- Fabrication of custom interactive traveling museum exhibits and installations.- Graphic design and production.

  • Innovations Inc.
    • Shrewsbury, MA
    • Graphics Production Manager
      • 1983 - 2000
      • Shrewsbury, MA

      Trade Show Exhibit Design and Fabrication- Responsibilities include oversight of graphic production and operations.

  • Admore Inc.
    • Shrewsbury, MA
    • Art Department Manager / Shop Foreman / Field Service Supervisor
      • 1977 - 1983
      • Shrewsbury, MA

      Trade Show Exhibit Design FabricationArt Department Manager, responsible for all graphic production. Shop Foreman, responsible for overseeing exhibit production and staff.Field Service Supervisor, responsible for traveling to show site for installation and dismantle supervision.

  • Art Guild Inc.
    • Newark, N.J.
    • Art Department / Graphics / Layout / Design
      • 1974 - 1977
      • Newark, N.J.

      Point of Purchase Displays/Design/Production/Packaging/Printing- Black & White / High Contrast Photography / Darkroom Lab Tech.- Art department staff artist, artwork layout and design, color separation, and comp presentations.- Silkscreen tech/printer.

Education

  • 1971 - 1974
    Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art
    Three Year, Advertising Design Major
  • MIT
    Continuing Adult Education Evening Classes, Solar Energy Technology/Technician
  • Becker College
    Continuing Adult Education Evening Classes, Adobe Illustrator 9.0 / Adobe Photo Shop 6.0
  • Worcester Technical High School
    AutoCad Basics

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