ANITA ANDRADE
Carpentersville,IL
Summary
Experienced interior/construction project manager with over 25 years of expertise in corporate office/retail construction and renovation development. Skilled in driving the development and execution of design build projects, ensuring seamless project execution from start to finish. Proficient in executing CAD plans on CAD v2015 for local regional corporate offices. Collaborated with diverse external and internal teams, vendors, architects, and engineers to effectively manage processes, coordinate logistics, scheduling, budgeting, tracking FFE costs, and processing project invoices for FFE and build-out costs. Maintained successful partnerships and facilitated smooth permitting processes nationwide by coordinating communications with local contractors, vendors, architects, and engineers. Thrived in fast-paced project schedules, efficiently handling an average of 30+ projects per year at various stages while also supporting field requests. Demonstrated ability to handle projects with various square footages ranging up to 250,000USF. Resourceful Project Manager with 25 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Leads procurement of resources including equipment and supplies. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget, and financial management.
Insightful Project Manager dedicated to identifying and cultivating team members' skills and talents. Polished in implementing continuous enhancements and building and maintaining accurate project budgets. Focused and driven team player practiced in leading multiple simultaneous projects leveraging proven project management tools.
Multi-talented Project Manager offering many years of experience orchestrating operations activities, financial support, and resource management to achieve project objectives. Poised and cooperative in driving stakeholder meetings to determine estimates and build financial forecasts. Determined and motivated professional recognized for fostering positive morale among project contributors.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Arthur J. Gallagher
Rolling Meadows, IL
01.2017 - 07.2024
- Successfully worked on various projects and budgets within the Real Estate department for Entire Corporation
- Developed program (SF/RSF) per seat for the most efficient and cost-effective space plans with pragmatic designs on Auto CAD v2015 for Gallagher and new acquisitions offices across the country utilizing workstation and furniture standards
- Facilitating and developing communicative spread sheets with project schedules to present clients and management on project timelines on weekly project calls
- Created and maintained project budgets on Excel for each project
- Produced weekly project meeting minutes to ensure communications of project status with the Business/customer
- Created schematic space plan tenant drawings, floor plans for high level pricing prior to local broker for Architectural CDs and landlord pricing
- Review leases and scope of work letters for each contractual project with Dept
- Successfully collaborated with interdepartmental Real Estate Attorney on lease documents and work letters for each project and tenant space
- Developed and maintain successful partnerships with Architectural and Construction firms nationwide
- Review and negotiated in house project contracts for GC and vendors for specific requested projects
- Implemented new furniture standards throughout the Company, including the call centers in North America and Europe
- Implemented and integrated successful design solutions for intercompany employee's amenities within our spaces across the country such as: build out of office spaces, call center spaces, C-Stores, Cafeterias, Wellness solutions, Coffee kiosks, employee lounges, community open plan collaborative work areas, and training centers
Retail Project Manager
Follett Higher Education Group
Westchester, IL
10.2007 - 12.2016
- Overseeing and execute the design implementation and managing of retail bookstore design and construction nationally of build to suit and interior renovations with various square footages
- Comply with ADA standards and national building codes upon producing working drawings in Auto CAD software
- Coordinated various square footages from 1,000 to 60,000SF
- Successfully managed renovation and construction projects from start to finish
- Maintain departmental standard for Interior furniture
- Coordinated and executed with national contractors across the country to schedule manpower, logistics, reviewed GC quotes to ensure project budgets are met
- Effectively worked closely with Intercompany Departments such as: Company Field Area Presidents and Vice Presidents per region across the US, IT for network gear and data cabinets for POS systems / Security, Visual Merchandising Dept
- Collaborated and consulted with Outside vendor's contractors, Architects, Engineers for Store Renovation and Resets
- Managed and reviewed sales volume per store to implement design to accommodate merchandising requirements plan-o-grams for Text, Impulse items, Clothing, and Convenience, Supplies and HBA products
- Exceptional client, people interaction skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects on time and within budget
- Interacted and scheduled weekly Project meetings with school officials, regional managers, store managers in order to set expectations and execute scope of work
- Communicated projects updates to upper management with external and internal sources
- Maintained within budget per contract for each location, utilizing creative and innovative cost-effective design solutions to stay within budget
- Traveled Weekly for project site visits to conduct existing conditions field measurements
- Successfully created working drawings utilizing dept standards
- Utilized Auto CAD 2007 to produce such as elevations, floor plans, electrical, V/D, reflected ceiling plans in order for the design team to layout the sales retail space and collaboratively selected finishes
- Conducted weekly vendor and contractor meetings to coordinate logistics of deliverables per project
- Managed and documented weekly Project calls with Meeting Minutes on Word and tracked budgets in Excel
- Average bookstore renovations (4) per month, average 40 projects per year
- Trained on Starbucks equipment, branding and installation of Starbucks within bookstore for student Coffee and amenity experience
- Successfully partnered with new on boarded vendors such as: Nike, Hallmark, and Adidas in order to comply too each brand for fixture installation
- Facilitated and maintained each bookstore post renovation for fixtures, additional furniture, electrical, and any additional data network gear for POS and EAS systems
- Worked with Graphic design and Marketing department to produce renderings for each project location
- Reviewed interdepartmental furniture and fixture standards to ensure cost effective solutions for merchandising each store
- Created PowerPoint presentations of construction projects from start to finish for upper management to review project completion to add to company project portfolio
- Traveled across the US for each assigned project to measure each retail bookstore space and draw dimensions of the space and produce elevations in order to design the bookstore
- Teamed with designer to assist in finish selections in order to stay with budget
- Delivered targeted customer presentations to internal Business partners
- Achieved 55% retail product portfolio growth over previous period
- Streamlined retail operations by implementing efficient project management processes and tools
- Exhibited high-level knowledge of retail manufacturing and distribution practices and channels
Corporate Project Manager
Discover Financial Services
Riverwoods, IL
08.1997 - 10.2007
- Maintained and support various projects and budgets within design and construction department for entire corporate campus buildout with 1.2 million SF with Call Centers nationwide, including Europe
- Executed intercompany legal documents such as: Construction RFPs with procurement interdepartmental for contracting consultants and contractors for each project
- Developed and programmed the most efficient and cost-effective space plans with pragmatic designs on Auto CAD 2006 for Discover offices and call centers across the country utilizing workstation and furniture standards
- Occupancy planning for 10,000 to 15,000 employees in various locations
- Facilitated and developed project schedules on Microsoft project to present clients and management project timelines
- Created and maintained project budgets on Excel to report to Finance dept
- Produce weekly project meeting minutes to ensure communications of project status or clients and upper management
- Created schematic drawings, floor plans for high level pricing prior to Architectural drawings / CDs
- Developed and maintained successful partnerships with Architectural and Construction firms nationwide
- Reviewed and negotiated in house project contracts for GC and Architectural services including consulting and researching outside vendors for projects
- Selected finishes and worked on Company headquarters furniture standards and for the call centers
- Coordinated with vendors with various construction projects from GC, Sub contractors, Architects, Engineers, from start to finish with Final Certificate of Occupancy
- Responsible for tracking, coding and processing all project invoices with Finance Dept
- Created Power Point presentations during construction to final product upon completion for upper management
- Facilitated weekly project meetings with internal departments and outside sources to successfully coordinate logistics for final move in after final Inspections
- Conducted and researched BOMA studies and square footage costs for plan efficiencies
- Successfully developed and maintained a $14million FFE budget as a Senior Designer for the build out on Corporate Campus expansion project 2001 - 2003
Education
B.A - Architectural Interior Design, Cad Space Planning, Corporate, Commercial, Retail Design & Construction
Illinois Institute of Art
Schaumburg, IL07.1993
Skills
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Project tracking
- Strategic Planning
- Client Relations
- Customer Relations
- Work flow planning
- Budget Control
- Project Closure
- Purchasing and procurement
- Logistics Management
- Vendor Sourcing
- Commercial construction experience
- Critical design review
- Creative Thinking
- Cad experience Interior Design and space planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Technical Skills:
- Auto CAD v15
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Outlook
Awards
- Recognition for Teamwork and collaboration to complete projects on time and within budgets-Follett
- Follett Value Integrity for Bookstore Renovation 30,000SF-Follett
- Recognition for Northridge University Renovation 30,000SF-Follett
- Recognition for Teamwork, Innovation, Integrity, collaboration - Discover Card
- Employee Sr. Designer Award Achievement for Discover Expansion Project 2003
- Design & Collaboration Award 1999 - Cumbernauld, Scotland Call Center
- Chicago Design Award Recipient, Senior Thesis/Student Design Competition, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Design Award Recipient, Commercial Restaurant Project, Schaumburg, IL
Languages
German
Timeline
Project Manager
Arthur J. Gallagher
01.2017 - 07.2024
Retail Project Manager
Follett Higher Education Group
10.2007 - 12.2016
Corporate Project Manager
Discover Financial Services
08.1997 - 10.2007
B.A - Architectural Interior Design, Cad Space Planning, Corporate, Commercial, Retail Design & Construction
Illinois Institute of Art