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Project Management Client Relations Budget Compliance

Team Leadership Value Engineering Quality Assurance Training

         Adept at designing highly functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces in healthcare environments aimed at improving patient outcomes, staff satisfaction, efficiency, and clinical workflow.

         Significant experience in new construction, laboratory relocations, pharmacy renovations, and highly customized projects for major hospital systems.

         Able to anticipate, troubleshoot, and swiftly resolve problems to avoid and minimize negative impact on operations, quality, cost, and profit.

         Proven success in forging cooperative client relationships through entire project life cycle including bid submittal, design, construction, quality assurance, and implementation.

         Strategically devise project plans and schedules to optimize human, financial and physical resources, and ensure successful delivery of projects from initial stages through timely completion.

         Considerable proficiency in materials specifications, furniture layouts, budgeting, and purchasing.

Interior Investments, LLC, Naperville, IL, 2014 to Present

Project Manager / Healthcare Account Manager

         Spearhead full-scope project management including specifications, bid responses, site verification, client advocacy, contract administration, scheduling, logistics, installation coordination, invoicing, collections, punch list, and final walk-though.

         Influenced team to exceed goals by 50% year after year by uncovering new business opportunities and expanding market share.

         Standardized hospital furniture for large teaching facilities in Chicagoland area and delivered onsite leadership 3-4 days per week, frequently requiring custom product coordination.

         Helmed design, COM approvals, yardage calculations, installations, contract/pricing negotiations with customers and manufacturers, change order tracking, sales strategy development, and customer profile development.

         Championed construction and design of new senior living facility, Carrington at Lincolnwood , with administrative spaces, furniture, and accessories.

         Designed multiple projects at University of Chicago Medical center including 25,000 sq. ft. Labor and Delivery Unit (including medical gasses, nurse stations, administrative spaces, furniture), Cardiac Clinic (with nurse stations, administrative spaces, furniture), and Infusion Clinic (featuring treatment rooms, lab, administrative spaces, lab, and therapy rooms).

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         Orchestrated transformational projects at Rush University Medical Center including Pediatric Patient Unit (22 new patient rooms, nurse stations, administrative spaces, and furniture), and Pediatric ICU (18 patient rooms, nurse stations, administrative spaces, and furniture).

         Reconfigured and reallocated furniture among seven floors to assist in demolition of old building and restructure of all administrative staff in Pediatrics, OB/GYN and Pharmacy at Rush.

         Designed Rush University Medical Center walk-in clinic featuring employee clinic, exam spaces, break area, nurse station, reception, and waiting; all completed within timelines and budget parameters.

Herman Miller Healthcare, Chicago, IL, 1995 to 2014

Senior Professional Designer

         Spearheaded design projects nationwide including training, coaching, mentoring, and directing less experienced designers; constantly emphasized design consistency and quality.

         Controlled layout design and project management for clinical environments such as patient rooms, nurse stations, pharmacies, laboratories, and exam rooms.

         Devised budgets, compiled product lists for order entry, and generated technical documentation, submittals, construction details, and as-built drawings.

         Leveraged value engineering extensively to ensure constant adherence to budgets.

         Fostered highly cooperative relationships with owners/hospital facilities, architects, construction managers, contractors, and consultants to drive cohesive efforts and transparent communication.

         Participated in new product development and research, and continually updated product library with literature and finishes.

         Functioned as instructor for Herman Miller PEAK, Healthcare Environments Lab and Pharmacy.

         Recognized with multiple awards including Pace Setter , PEP and Over Performance awards.

         Steered major laboratory relocations at Swedish American Hospital and Jesse Brown VA Hospital.

         Planned, created, and implemented new designs for Surgery, Imaging, Emergency Department, 4-floor Patient Tower, and Laboratory at Provena St. Joseph Hospital.

         Applied strong leadership talents toward guiding pharmacy relocation at Central DuPage Hospital.

         Oversaw designs and construction of Cancer Center, ICU, NICU, LDR, and Medical/Surgical Floor at Rush Copley Medical Center.

         Headed $575M, four-year project for 806,000 sq. ft. East Tower construction at Rush University Medical Center including all clinical and administrative areas.

         Designed Rush University Medical Center s Cancer facility and Orthopedic Ambulatory building.

Prior background includes role as Designer & Project Manager healthcare facilities, with Rio Grande BPSI, El Paso and Midland, TX.

Candidate, MBA, Keller School of Management, Naperville, Illinois

Bachelor of Science, Home Economics, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

EDAC (Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification)