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Hannah Collins

Business Adminstration
Kailua-Kona,Hawaii

Summary

Accomplished Business Administrator equipped with 13 years of diverse and progressive experience in project and program management. Detail oriented and communication savvy with a record of successful project integration. Skilled at defining and controlling scope, and achieving project objectives, while managing and building cross-functional teams.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Business Director

Kona Brewing Company
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
11.2020 - 09.2022
  • Served on senior leadership team, personally responsible for 185 employees with 17-person management team that included restaurants, retail, events, and tours. Managing budget of $18 million and 48% of total business revenue.
  • Developed employee retainment strategy, including tri-annual all-hands meetings, resulting in 94% employee retention rate.
  • Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company’s product offerings. Increasing local branded merchandise annual sales by 5%. Partnering with Maui Jim and Reyn Spooner.
  • Project manager for successful acquisition and transition of Kona Brewing Company to PV Brewing. Successfully working with all departments cross-functional and individual. Vendors and processes introduced reduced transition costs by at least 37%.

Manager of HI Business Unit Operations

Craft Brew Alliance
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
05.2019 - 11.2020
  • Managed creation, communication, and execution of bi-annual and multi-year planning process, including budget development and offsite planning sessions. Created and drove processes for annual, quarterly, and monthly strategic priorities that facilitated workflows to advance business.
  • Created accountability tools for weekly communication between departments with KPI targets. These tools were recognized by COO for contributing to Hawaii business unit achieving 17% EBITDA in 2020.
  • Assessed restaurants for revenue growth and increased revenue by 4% in 2019. Attributed to successful implementation of increased menu prices and targeted marketing.

Operations Project Manager

Craft Brew Alliance
Portland, Oregon
06.2018 - 05.2019
  • Successfully managed exit of 3PL responsible for annually distributing half million cases of beer. Transferring distribution within our own network while reducing storage costs.
  • Project managed from kickoff to completion, installation of Widmer Brothers Brewing can line. Met timeline and OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) of 85% at startup. Released co-branded Hefe Portland Trail Blazer cans.
  • Developed 6-page Project Management Office Best Practices handbook for CBA PMO. Covering initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing out projects. Complete with links to resources and templates.
  • Managed team of 4, responsible for restaurant performance improvement. Developed and implemented continuous improvement actions that increased projected revenue by 3%.

Senior Operations Project Specialist

Craft Brew Alliance
Portland, Oregon
02.2017 - 06.2018
  • Conducted research and developed new initiative named World Class Craft for COO. This rebranded how CBA operated company wide, seeded in Operations. WCC was anchored on continuous improvement; meeting or exceeding industry benchmarks and improving work culture. Published in Supply Chain World.
  • Developed 11 person team responsible for identifying safety and sustainability gaps at East Coast location. Locating actionable items and prioritizing their level of importance by safety and financial impact. Resulted in15% reduction in electricity usage.
  • Facilitator/Planner/Speaker for Operations and Supply Chain symposium. Hosting over 70+ employees for 3-day cross-departmental planning session
  • Monitored inter-connected projects, integrating 9 departments' inputs into building world's most sustainable brewery in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Production Analyst

Craft Brew Alliance
Portland, Oregon
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Launched performance management reviews for high-level financial and project reporting for each brewery department. Presented in front of directors, senior directors, and COO monthly.
  • Created visual communication boards for daily KPI reporting from brewery floor to management offices.
  • Participated in job restructuring planning for “brewery of the future”, initiative to develop employees for cross-functional positions that provided clear career path forward for all employees.

Safety Coordinator

Craft Brew Alliance
Portland, Oregon
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Regained focus on safety by having hands-on approach with employees, resulting in companywide 55% RIR reduction from 2013 to end of 2014 and 5% reduction in insurance costs.
  • Developed and presented 15 training materials that comply with OSHA regulations and were used for training company-wide.
  • Proactively evaluated risk of current practices with management and implemented new standards to create safer working environment. Leading investigations with management and frontline employees to collaborate on safety improvements.

Education

Employment Professional Certification, Class -

Highline College
Washington
09.2008 - 06.2009

Skills

    Annual budget development

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Timeline

Business Director

Kona Brewing Company
11.2020 - 09.2022

Manager of HI Business Unit Operations

Craft Brew Alliance
05.2019 - 11.2020

Operations Project Manager

Craft Brew Alliance
06.2018 - 05.2019

Senior Operations Project Specialist

Craft Brew Alliance
02.2017 - 06.2018

Production Analyst

Craft Brew Alliance
01.2014 - 01.2017

Safety Coordinator

Craft Brew Alliance
01.2013 - 01.2014

Employment Professional Certification, Class -

Highline College
09.2008 - 06.2009

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