Jul 2022 — Now
Director of Process and Automation · The Reinforced Earth Company - USA
Lead strategic initiatives across business operations, driving continuous improvement and managing multi-site manufacturing operations to ensure alignment with overall business strategy.
• Manage all capital improvement projects, including scope definition, strategy formulation, and oversight of construction for greenfield and brownfield facilities.
• Lead the integration of newly acquired businesses, driving operational synergies, and streamlining processes to maximize business performance.
• Manage land development projects, including acquisitions, entitlements, risk assessments, and site planning, ensuring due diligence and effective risk mitigation.
• Oversee the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) program, optimizing processes to enhance performance and streamline sales and inventory management.
• Lead senior management in executing company initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational growth strategies, and fostering a culture of excellence and performance.
• Drive operational excellence through manufacturing process mapping and continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing productivity and efficiency across four facilities.
• Establish and nurture key partnerships with equipment and material vendors, securing competitive advantages through effective collaboration and negotiation.
• Negotiate, coordinate, and execute contracts, ensuring alignment with business objectives and maximizing the value of business investments.
• Direct business P&L review and forecasting processes, ensuring accurate financial planning, risk management, and profitability analysis.
Jan 2013 — Dec 2022
Owners Representative/Project Manager-Capital Projects · Oldcastle Infrastructure
Manager and Owners Representative of capital improvement projects across multiple U.S. regions, overseeing new construction, renovations, and equipment allocation for manufacturing facilities while ensuring alignment with corporate goals.
• Led end-to-end capital project lifecycle from development through execution, including construction oversight, cost control, scheduling, contract management, and post-mortem evaluations, ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
• Prepared and reviewed business cases for capital investments, including land development, facility expansions, and process equipment, ensuring strategic alignment and successful procurement and implementation of assets.
• Delivered project reports and cost forecasts to senior management, providing key insights into project performance, budget adherence, and risk management, enhancing decision-making across the organization.
• Developed and implemented best practices for capital project management, providing training and leadership to project managers, coordinators, and EH&S teams, improving overall efficiency and team performance.
• Cultivated strong partnerships with equipment vendors, engineering firms, and general contractors, negotiating favorable contracts and ensuring seamless execution of all phases of capital projects.
• Conducted feasibility studies, budget analysis, and scope definition for potential projects, enabling informed decisions on capital expenditures and maximizing project returns.
• Reviewed and approved all capital improvement proposals, offering critical input to optimize project outcomes and ensure successful alignment with organizational goals.
• Led operational reviews in collaboration with the Operational Excellence team, driving process improvements across 25+ facilities and integrating lean practices into capital project management.
• Maintained detailed project documentation, including budget, schedule, status, and safety reports.
Feb 2016 — Dec 2016
Overall Responsible for company operations, business management, project development, project management, P&L forecasting
Jan 2012 — Dec 2013
Project Manager/Inside Sales · Oldcastle Infrastructure
Led project management for large heavy highway and industrial pipeline projects across Colorado and Wyoming, ensuring the successful execution of precast concrete contracts. Oversaw cost control, estimation, and scheduling for multiple high-profile projects, driving on-time delivery and adherence to budgetary constraints.
• Developed and refined internal project management structures and processes to streamline production and collaboration across sales, management, production, and transportation teams. Introduced flowcharts, organization schedules, and custom computer code to enhance efficiency and communication.
Jan 2011 — Dec 2011
Project Manager · USA Environment, LP
Oversaw all construction, quality control, safety, means and methods, and project execution of large environmental remediation projects. Provided direct contact with clients, consultants, and stakeholders within the project scope.
Jan 2006 — Dec 2011
Project Manager · BT Construction, Inc. - Colorado
Led the execution of heavy civil construction projects, ensuring alignment with company goals and managing communication between superintendents, foremen, project coordinators, internal teams, owners, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. Oversaw projects involving open-cut utility and trenchless infrastructure.
• Prior positions: Project Coordinator/Intern, Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager
Preconstruction: Schedule Creation, Buy-out, Coordination with Superintendents, Foremen, PC’s, Safety and Traffic, Owner and In-House Pre-construction meetings, Coordination with project engineers on project set-up, Permit Acquisition, Submittal Review, RFI’s, Subcontractor and Supplier Coordination, Plan and Budget Review, Subcontracts and Purchase Orders, Material Procurement.
During Construction: Tracking Project Costs, Change Order Pricing and Management, Pay Applications, Subcontractor and Supplier Invoice Approval and Tracking, Cost to Complete/Projections, Scheduling, Problem Solving, RFI’s, Weekly Owner Meetings, Engineer Management, Communication of Issues within BT, Job Visits, Safety Awareness
Post Construction:
Project Closeout, In-house Project Debriefing, Final Billings, Retainage, Managing and Assisting with Punchlist Completion, Kick-finish Meetings.
