Cheryl Gresham
Peoria,AZ
Summary
Workplace design professional and project/program manager. Quality-focused Consultant successful at managing customer expectations and delivering exceptional results. Team leader with exceptional people skills. Ability to skillfully identify interior environment needs for diverse groups; adept at blending ideas from several perspectives and in finding current resources to provide optimal solutions. Solution focused in developing programs for facilities to address strategic initiatives, ergonomic best practices and asset management. Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) coordination, procurement and installation specialist.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal/Consultant Workplace Design and Project Management Specialist
Essentia Workplace Design
06.2012 - 03.2021
- Develop and implement practical interior solutions such as raising productivity or optimizing wellness for individuals, companies and government. Championed ergonomic solutions for 3500 employees.
- Find improvements in space efficiency, ergonomics, user productivity, process and aesthetics while monitoring and controlling budgets and timelines.
- Advise client on interior design factors such as space planning, color coordination and the use of furniture and equipment while being mindful of client’s standards and processes. Large project timeline was expedited to 90 days and budget constricted to reuse existing furniture.
- Evaluated business processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending targeted improvements.
Project Manager – Commercial Office Furniture
Goodman’s Interior Structures
02.2017 - 01.2018
- Analyzed, planned, scheduled and implemented cost effective commercial furniture project installations utilizing proven company processes. Maricopa County Attorney Generals office project required "on-the-fly" revisions during an expedited 120 installation.
- Reviewed construction/furniture installation plans and specifications for accuracy, completeness and proper application
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
Assistant Project Manager
Banner Health, contracted through Vanir Construction Management
11.2014 - 01.2016
- Managed the Interior design and relocation of 1,000 positions to 14 floors of lease space including interior build-out of 200,000 square feet of "cold shell office space in Phoenix for owner, Banner Health Corporate on an expedited schedule
- Managed the procurement process for all FF&E for the project
- Supported senior managers and department leaders by completing projects and problem resolution under tight budgets and schedule demands.
Facilities Planner/Project Manager
Maricopa County Facilities Management Department
01.2005 - 05.2012
- Managed small to large Moves, Adds, Changes (MAC) projects for individual departments and agencies
- Balanced internal customer asks for space and interior improvements with approved funding and facility standards and processes
- Led a diverse team of professionals within a large, $350M Capital Improvement Project (CIP) project team to have hands on and oversight authority for all FF&E and transition tasks
- Contributed LEED points in Ergonomics and Interior Innovation for the project to earn LEED Gold designation for the building
- Designed and put into practice a County-wide a furniture management program to save costs, optimize space and streamline the procurement process which saved the County approximately $250K annually on an $8M furniture inventory while promoting an improved culture for managing churn and contributing to the efficiency of MAC projects. Contributed to "Green Government" goals.
- Developed cost-effective solutions for space allocation, maximizing the use of available resources.
Education
Bachelor of Science – Interior Design - Interior Design
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas05.1986
Skills
- Google Scheduling
- BlueBeam
- AutoCAD
- Maximo
- Visio
- MS Project
- PMBOK project management
- Strategic Planning
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Processes and procedures
- Customer Relationship Management
- Cost Analysis
Certification
- Project Management Professional, #1648892
- OSHA 10
Timeline
Project Manager – Commercial Office Furniture
Goodman’s Interior Structures
02.2017 - 01.2018
Assistant Project Manager
Banner Health, contracted through Vanir Construction Management
11.2014 - 01.2016
Principal/Consultant Workplace Design and Project Management Specialist
Essentia Workplace Design
06.2012 - 03.2021
Facilities Planner/Project Manager
Maricopa County Facilities Management Department
01.2005 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science – Interior Design - Interior Design
Texas Christian University
- Project Management Professional, #1648892
- OSHA 10
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