Project Management, Construction Management or Operations Executive
Alejandro J. Ferdman
Resourceful and versatile Project Manager with over 20 years experience in high-tech, construction and international business. Focused, goal-oriented, and highly dedicated to product quality and adherence to timelines. A skilled and motivated negotiator with an outstanding performance history in budget and resource management as well as a strong record of repeat customers. International business experience includes contract negotiation and project development in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.
Professional Highlights:
Project Management
Completion of hundreds of construction projects, on time and within budget, including:
• $10.5M renovation of historic University of Puerto Rico Theater.
• $6M budget oversight and construction of 18,000 square foot Texas Hillel student facility completed on time and 5% under budget.
• $1.3M renovation of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium for Montreal Expos.
• $1M renovation of the Roberto Clemente Coliseum for the Miss Universe Pageant.
• 5 stars rating on 3 latest homes from Austin Energy’s Green Building Program – only 40 Austin homes had received 5 stars.
• Cutting-edge R&D laboratory for Zebra Imaging.
• Coordination with architects, interior designers, and subcontractors, including computer, security, audio-visual, and kitchen equipment trades.
Sales, Marketing & Customer Relations
• Procured $.75M contract from Ford Motor Company as Zebra Imaging’s first contract.
• Brokered deal with the City of Austin, Samsung, and “frog design†to install the world’s largest hologram at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
• Satisfied and repeat customers include: Walt Disney Imagineering, Ford Motor Company, Samsung, DuPont, Anheuser Busch, Warner Lambert, Boeing, Xerox, Siemens, Costco, the US Air Force, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank, Deloitte & Touche and Hillel at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Cultivated and maintained positive working relationships with client’s executives, personnel, volunteers and associated committees.
• Press coverage includes: The Economist, Wired, Popular Mechanics, Investors Business Daily, and Le Monde.
Management & Strategic Planning
• Personnel recruitment, supervision and evaluation at companies with 30-50 employees.
• Established company infrastructure from ground up including R&D, Sales & Marketing, Production, Finance, and Administrative departments.
• Developed and executed patent strategy resulting in over 20 issued patents.
• Assembled distinguished Board of Advisors.
Business Development & Leadership
• Raised $14M start-up investment capital for Zebra Imaging.
• Negotiated key contracts with private sector and government clients, vendors, investors and global strategic partners.
• Recruited and retained world-class R&D scientists and business executives.
• Tripled revenue, broadened client base, and increased profits five-fold in first executive position.
Work Experience:
Green Places, LLC, Austin, Texas 2006-present
Partner, Founder
Company dedicated to building new homes and remodeling existing ones in an environmentally friendly way.
Real estate investment, construction and property management projects including: the University of Puerto Rico Theater, Hillel at the University of Texas at Austin, the Hiram Bithorn Stadium and the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
High Tech Company at the forefront of holographic 3D visualization. Zebra is the only company in the world capable of producing full color, full parallax, digital holograms of unlimited size.
Group MAAX, Houston, Texas 1995 - 1996
President & Co-founder
Start-up Company dedicated to the production of multi-media including web-site development and interactive displays.
Taught Macromedia Director and multimedia applications in state-of-the-art facilities.
Fe-Ri Construction, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico 1987 - 1994
President
General Contractor dedicated to interior remodeling and architectural woodwork. Specializes in offices, banks, stores, and residential furniture. Incorporated since 1973.
Education:
M.S., Media Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Media Laboratory, Computer Graphics and Animation, 1986.
B.A., Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, Graduated Summa Cum Laude with High Honors in Computer Science, 1983.
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Computer Science, Merit Scholarship, 1981-82.
Other:
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1984-86.
• Leadership Development Course at the Center for Creative Leadership 2001.
• Inventor on five issued US Patents: 6,661,548; 6,330,088; 6,268,942; 6,266,167; and 6,088,140.
• Metal Sculpture Welding, Film Making, Multimedia, Tennis, Scuba Diving, Travel.
• Fluent in Spanish.
References available.
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