Evelyn Wilwerding

• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
• Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
• Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
• Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
• Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
• Reduced operational risks while organizing data to forecast performance trends.
• People focused, seeking out and understanding needs, perspectives and motivations of clients and team members.
• Recruited, hired, and trained team members.
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
• Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
• Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
• Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
• Lead and Manage as Director of Interiors industry changing national accounts as well as one-off large and small Commercial Workplace projects for Legal, Financial, Science & Technology and Retail clients that influence future of work.
• Lead as Director of Interiors industry changing one-off large projects for Justice.
• Establish relationships with all levels of organization & external clients.
• Continually maintain and improve company's reputation in markets served.

Projects

Nestle (National Account)

Roche (Global Account)

GE Healthcare (Global Account)

Wilson Elser LLP (National Account)

Cargill Headquarters Renovation - Wayzata, MN

GCM Grosvenor Headquarters Renovation - Chicago, IL

• Lead and Manage as senior project manager industry changing national accounts as well as one-off large and small Commercial Workplace projects for Science & Technology and Retail clients that influence future of work.
• Establish relationships with all levels of organization & external clients.
• People focused, seeking out and understanding needs, perspectives and motivations of clients and team members.
• Execute complex project goals through agile and strategic leadership
• Manage client and vendor relationships allowing for seamless conflict resolution, account maintenance, and overall development of client relationships.
• Facilitate critical stakeholder meetings, provide on-site project leadership and apply financial acumen to meet client goals.
• Continually maintain and improve company's reputation in markets served.
• Orchestrate projects within strict time frames and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, internal and external.
• Establish overarching work plan across multiple proposal development work streams - Workplace Strategies, Change Management, Tenant Improvement.
• Establish and refine work quality, cultural initiatives and best practices to drive team results.
• Leverage national platform to support client goals.
• Support staff development and goal attainment by focusing on skill development and job satisfaction.
• Support staff ambitions beyond confines of workplace
• Focus on creating energized and collaborative environments.
• Contribute to culture, growth and development of team by providing onsite leadership to ensure performance criteria and standards are met.
• Capitalize on industry and marketplace trends to strategize marketing solutions and enhance business operations.
• Deliver strategic solutions for clients
• Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients.
• Manage all phases of projects from Workplace Strategies and Programming to Project Closeout.
• Collaborate across platforms
• Increase savings by initiating and fostering relationships with vendors and contractors to communicate on problem-areas and work closely to resolve.
• Identify plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.
• Proficient in project management technology (MS Project, Excel, Deltek)
• Use strong knowledge of construction projects from start to finish advocate client needs
• Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
• Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
• Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications
• Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems
• Directed client projects with eye for quality and customer needs
• Maintained deep understanding of company services and products
• Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader
• Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets
• Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase
• Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
• Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors

Projects

Freenome Headquarters - South San Francisco , CA

Nestle Burlington Renovation - Burlington, WI

• Lead and Manage as senior project manager industry changing national accounts as well as one-off large and small Commercial Workplace projects for Legal, Insurance, Financial/Trading and Technology clients that influence future of work.
• Establish relationships with all levels of organization & external clients.
• People focused, seeking out and understanding needs, perspectives and motivations of clients and team members.
• Execute complex project goals through agile and strategic leadership
• Manage client and vendor relationships allowing for seamless conflict resolution, account maintenance, and overall development of client relationships.
• Facilitate critical stakeholder meetings, provide on-site project leadership and apply financial acumen to meet client goals.
• Continually maintain and improve company's reputation in markets served.
• Orchestrate projects within strict time frames and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, internal and external.
• Establish overarching work plan across multiple proposal development work streams - Workplace Strategies, Change Management, Tenant Improvement.
• Establish and refine work quality, cultural initiatives and best practices to drive team results.
• Leverage national platform to support client goals.
• Support staff development and goal attainment by focusing on skill development and job satisfaction.
• Support staff ambitions beyond confines of workplace
• Focus on creating energized and collaborative environments.
• Contribute to culture, growth and development of team by providing onsite leadership to ensure performance criteria and standards are met.
• Capitalize on industry and marketplace trends to strategize marketing solutions and enhance business operations.
• Deliver strategic solutions for clients
• Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients.
• Manage all phases of projects from Workplace Strategies and Programming to Project Closeout.
• Collaborate across platforms
• Increase savings by initiating and fostering relationships with vendors and contractors to communicate on problem-areas and work closely to resolve.
• Identify plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.
• Proficient in project management technology (MS Project, Excel, Deltek, Tableau
• Use strong knowledge of construction projects from start to finish advocate client needs
• Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
• Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
• Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications
• Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems
• Directed client projects with eye for quality and customer needs
• Maintained deep understanding of company services and products
• Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader
• Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets
• Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase
• Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
• Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors

Projects

Zurich Insurance, North America (Account Director)

US Cellular Corporation (Account Director)

Nielsen Media and Nielsen IQ (Account Director)

WIPFLI (Account Director)

110 North Wacker Drive Amenities (2021 Real Estate Awards Finalist)

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP - Chicago

Husch Blackwell LLP - Chicago,IL, Milwaukee,WI, Phoenix,AZ, Austin, TX,

The Nielsen Company Smartwork Change Management - Global

Levenfeld Pearlstein LLP - Workplace Strategies, Chicago IL Office Relocation

Real Chemistry - Global

• Proven track record of results to act decisively, think big, and manage time to meet deadlines in fast-paced, high volume environment.
• Leverage national platform to meet client goals.
• Establish relationships with all levels of organization & external clients.
• Coordinate with segment leaders to promote architectural goals and design concepts.
• Devised overall strategy for documentation and identified design sets planned for stages of work, including as-built designs and final building information models (BIM).
• Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader.
• Reviewed project goals and objectives on monthly basis with project manager and design team.
• Strong knowledge of construction projects from start to finish.
• Reviewed contractor proposals and sets of drawings prepared by firms to identify missing information, generate questions and align budgets.
• Resolve technical and project issues, coordinate with team members and review project schedules.
• Participate in budget development process.
• Verified construction documentation conformed to quality assurance standards and client requirements.
• Completed comprehensive code compliance evaluations.
• Met with municipal building department and other governing agency officials to coordinate approvals.

Projects:

United Airlines Polaris Lounges - Chicago O'Hare Expansion, LAX

IMC - Chicago, IL

505 - Nashville, TN

• .Devise overall strategy for documentation and identified design sets for projects ranging from 25,000 RSF to 250,000 RSF. Plan for all stages of work, including as-built designs and final building information models (BIM).
• Coordinate with clients, consultants and contractors during construction bidding.
• Integrated architectural and engineering drawings to create cohesive packages
• Resolve technical and project issues, coordinate with team members and review project schedules.
• Perform on-site field observation and wrote technical narratives to document processes and design changes
• Complete comprehensive code compliance evaluations.

Projects:

Gogo Wireless - Broomfield, CO and Chicago, IL

Bingham Greenebaum & Doll - Indianapolis, IN

Franczek Radelet LLP - Chicago, IL

• People focused, seeking out and understanding needs, perspectives and motivations of faculty and students.
• Engage students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
• Established syllabus and develop schedule for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.

• Create and implement variety of landscaping designs based upon residential and commercial customer specifications and budget.
• Work closely with clients in materials and plantings selection and made suggestions on best options for environment.

• Consult with clients to determine functional and spatial requirements of new structure.
• Develop and initiate projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance.
• Keep projects on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader.
• Perform all phases of projects from Programming to Project Closeout.
• Manage and led multi-disciplinary design team throughout development and contract document phases for $10 Million project.

Projects:

Sacred Space Seminar - Harvard University July 2008

Calvary Chapel Mechanicsville - Mechanicsville, VA

, Fredericksburg, VAFaith Baptist Church