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Alicia McKenley

Business Development Professional
Merrick,NY

Summary

Strategic operations professional with more than 20 years of finance, construction, engineering and other experience. Results-oriented leader with a track record of successful internal and external corporate client collaboration in implementing and managing processes and strategies. Proactive, collaborative business leader who can blend big-picture vision with the tactics needed to execute. Leadership style inspires and builds trust to achieve consistent, positive results. Excellent communication, problem-solving, project management, organization and negotiating skills. Proven success in identifying market trends and developing the strategies needed to win.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Director of Operations

McKenley Group Consulting, LLC
Dallas, TX
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Provide support for small business owners looking to enter new markets and build market share
  • Identify diverse opportunities for small businesses to grow
  • Develop strategic leadership plans for organizational growth
  • Build cooperative relationships across leadership team, line partners, contractors and vendors
  • Deliver operational assistance for small business contract reassignment
  • Create monthly reports, including revenue, cost, change management and goal tracking

VP of Business Development

Forever Strong, LLC
Dallas, TX
01.2020 - 06.2020
  • Establish relationships with potential clients to identify new markets and business opportunities
  • Assist in developing marketing strategy to achieve business goals
  • Develop sales and marketing presentations for new business opportunities
  • Prepare team for project interviews
  • Prepare contract prequalification and pre-bid submissions
  • Facilitate pre-bid meetings and owner/contract meetings
  • Develop and submit qualifications for MBE Certification for Construction

VP of Business Development/Operations Manager

New World Contracting
Dallas, TX
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Develop strategic relationships with prospective customers and industry leaders to secure new business
  • Build sales and marketing presentations for new business opportunities
  • Prepare project team for new project interviews
  • Prepare contract prequalification and pre-bid submissions
  • Facilitate pre-bid meetings and owner/contract meetings
  • Provide project management and contract administration support
  • Deliver contracted project oversight by serving as project manager and superintendent
  • Other duties included planning and scheduling, managing self-perform crews and subcontractors, ensuring material delivery, and helping foster a safe, high quality and productive culture

Scheduler and Change Management Lead

Jacobs Engineering
Houston, TX
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • Develop and update project schedules
  • Provide weekly summary reports to project management teams, including milestone reports, project look-ahead reports, and critical path analysis reports
  • Utilize New Point software to determine workforce estimates and resource leveling between projects
  • Work closely with project managers and project engineers to develop and maintain detailed updated schedules to manage and execute project completion
  • Manage impacts on cost and schedule of any owner changes or differing conditions on project
  • Develop, issue and track change orders as required to ensure proper management of change issues

Officer Candidate

US Army National Guard
Monroe, Louisiana
03.2011 - 09.2014
  • Support Company Commander with Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
  • Operate as a Unit Combat medic for Hurricane Sandy relief
  • Coordinate Transportation and Disaster Relief operations for City of Slidell during Hurricane Isaac

Mortgage Specialist

JP Morgan Chase Bank
Monroe, Louisiana
09.2010 - 09.2012
  • Provide mortgage holders with assistance on their mortgage loans
  • Offer assistance in providing refinance options, resolving payment issues, clarifying mortgage terms and providing general information about mortgage issues

Trust Officer

Lehman Brothers / Neuberger Berman
New York, NY
05.2007 - 09.2008
  • Institution Pension Plans
  • Manage client relationship to facilitate daily operation of institution pension plans and risk reporting, trading, domestic/internal wires, portfolio asset allocation and benefit payment distributions
  • Significant clients include: o Manischewitz wine - $30M AUM o Teamsters 814 - $2.5B AUM o New Milford Hospital - $10m AUM o MET - $15M AUM

Business Analyst

07.2004 - 05.2007
  • Operations and IT
  • Work to close audit issues, including building programs to determine total book of business; reconciling to each group within the organization and determine total in-house custody accounts and accounts with assets custody away
  • Supervise quality assurance and quality control of private and institutional client statements
  • Perform accounts reconciliation for Portfolio Management Reporting Group (PMR)
  • Manage Portfolio Management Group (PMR) Intranet Web page
  • Supervise user advisory testing (UAT) for business application support

Trade Support Specialist

JP Morgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
10.1999 - 05.2004
  • Responsible for issuing and settling short- and long-term bonds using DTC and Sedol Federal wire systems
  • Process over 2 billion commercial paper per day

Education

MBA - Leadership and Corporate Finance

Walden University

BS - Construction Management

University of Louisiana Monroe

BBA - International Marketing

Pace University

Skills

Business operations proficiency

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Timeline

Owner/Director of Operations

McKenley Group Consulting, LLC
07.2020 - 07.2022

VP of Business Development

Forever Strong, LLC
01.2020 - 06.2020

VP of Business Development/Operations Manager

New World Contracting
01.2019 - 01.2020

Scheduler and Change Management Lead

Jacobs Engineering
01.2014 - 01.2019

Officer Candidate

US Army National Guard
03.2011 - 09.2014

Mortgage Specialist

JP Morgan Chase Bank
09.2010 - 09.2012

Trust Officer

Lehman Brothers / Neuberger Berman
05.2007 - 09.2008

Business Analyst

07.2004 - 05.2007

Trade Support Specialist

JP Morgan Chase Bank
10.1999 - 05.2004

MBA - Leadership and Corporate Finance

Walden University

BS - Construction Management

University of Louisiana Monroe

BBA - International Marketing

Pace University

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