Seeking an opportunity to utilize my extensive and diverse project management skills with a focus on customer satisfaction and repeat business.
Douglas J. Harber
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
• Project/Account Manager with diverse technical background
• Diverse technical aptitude and technical selling skills
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:
• Sixteen years of professional project management/account management. Three years experience in multi-million dollar commercial construction design/build project management.
• Ability to establish rapport and build trust with management across all company levels.
• Proven ability to gain respect and cooperation from key project participants.
• LEED 2.2 (U.S. Green Building Council) Certified and focused on delivering sustainability to client companies to achieve economic and social benefits.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2005-2008 Ryan Companies US, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Project Manager
Managed all phases of multimillion dollar design/build construction projects from the design phase through construction on local and national accounts.
• Built relationships with property developers, subcontractors, municipalities and local agencies to ensure financial viability of potential projects with regards to construction costs, regulatory compliance and proper documentation.
• Managed project personnel and maintained cohesive and productive teams to continually meet challenges throughout the life of projects.
• Achieved customer satisfaction scores of 4 on a scale of 1-4 on all projects to date.
• Earned rave reviews and unsolicited positive feedback from challenging clients.
• Utilized critical knowledge of sustainable building practices and “Green†building approaches to explore sustainability options to deliver value to clients.
• Prepared competitive cost estimates based on schematic design drawings and specifications in response to requests for proposals.
• Successfully proposed value engineering approaches and consistently provided best-value approaches to project clients.
• Competitively estimated time and material costs. Maintained quality and cost control throughout the life of projects.
• Organized and led weekly progress/status meetings with project owners and project owner’s representatives to maximize rapport with project owners and maintain project progress.
• Consistently met project schedules and maximized profit of projects.
• Provided timely and accurate financial reporting to corporate management and developers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (Continued)
1997 – 2005 Imagine Print Solutions, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Cost Estimator / Job Engineer
Prepared cost estimates/budgets and determined production methods for electronic pre-press, printing, and finishing processes.
• Provided extensive technical support and engineering to customers, vendors and sales team to achieve best production outcomes.
• Consistently provided competitive designs and production methods to win accounts with large-scale national companies including Target Corporation, Petsmart, and Toys R Us.
• Coordinated project specifications and design intent with production management and vendors/subcontractors to consistently ensure project success.
• Negotiated vendor pricing, scheduling, and accountability. Consistently met production schedules and budgets.
1994 – 1997 Watt/Peterson, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Cost Estimator / Job Engineer
• Managed paper stock inventory for a large national greeting card company.
• Delivered expertise in high-quality design methods to win business with corporations to produce their printed annual corporate reports.
• Coordinated project specifications and design intent with production management and vendors/subcontractors to consistently ensure project success.
• Negotiated vendor pricing, scheduling, and accountability. Consistently met production schedules and budgets while maintaining high quality standards.
EDUCATION:
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Applied Science: Construction Management
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts: Mass Communication
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED 2.2 Accredited Professional
OTHER AFFILIATIONS:
• United Way Annual Fundraising Drive Committee Member
• Armstrong Youth Hockey Association Committee Member
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