Jesse Kaiss
Cooksville,MD
Summary
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Successfully handles multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for proactive approach in identifying and addressing issues, with a focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
VVA Project Managers & Consultants
01.2016 - Current
- Provide advisory services related to lease negotiations, project budgets, change orders, schedules, design and construction
- Landlord tenant improvement reimbursements
- Budgets and benchmarking, cash flow forecasting, cost control and reporting, change order management
- Schedule management
- Designer and Contractor oversight
Co-founder / Maltster
Dark Cloud Malthouse
01.2015 - Current
- CMBTC accredited maltster
- Design / Build 0.5 T steep / Germ / Kiln vessel
- Oversee, supervise, and run day to day operations including sales and marketing, scheduling, malt production, accounting, operations and maintenance, deliveries
- Manage grain growing operations, crop rotations, grain storage and logistics at Spring Meadow Farm and with local farmers
Owner
KPM
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Management of numerous projects including design and build out of a 4,200 SF USDA and FDA certified food processing facility (improved from farm field to operating business in 4.5 months), installation of pump house and creation of FDA approved program to supply well water to processing facility and nearby buildings, health/compliance permit consulting for businesses, participation as expert witness for residential and commercial litigation cases
- Design/construction of certified kitchens, restaurants, retail outlets, and meat processing facilities
- Planning, design, and budgeting for a start-up Brewpub in Knoxville, TN
- Contract writing and negotiation for design, construction, capital equipment & service contracts
- Development of detailed bid packages and request for proposals (RFPs)
- Cost estimating, program budgets, schedules, and scope development
- Management of scope, schedule, and budget throughout project lifecycle
- Major infrastructure, kitchen, restaurant, and facilities equipment price negotiation, procurement, deliveries, and installations
- Participation in operational budget creation, planning, and management
- Strategic business planning and financial consulting
Project Manager
University of Maryland Medical Center
01.2006 - 12.2013
- Management of approximately 40 projects including $25 million cancer / IMC renovation, Shock Trauma Pharmacy with USP 797 cleanroom, chemotherapy robot installation, operating room projects involving boom and equipment installation, Installation of new medical gas lines and headwalls in active 14 patient room unit, completion of ED ambulatory space in 12 weeks (design initiation to opening day), Emergency project to remediate installation errors on 137 existing steel booms over nights and weekends, numerous emergency projects for joint commission compliance and/or outbreak response
- Management of contracts, change orders, applications for payment, and financial closeouts
- Development of capital project scopes and budgets, maintenance of expense reporting systems
- Responsible for bidding contracts and price negotiation
- Communication with senior managers, consultants, contractors, skilled tradesmen, medical/administrative staff, and numerous support departments regarding projects in order to develop and maintain schedules, resolve conflicts, and coordinate activities of project teams
- Management of progress meetings, customer relocations, medical equipment procurement, medical unit commissioning, equipment installation, and outages for hospital utilities
- Supervision project assistants and associate project managers
- Development of UMMC’s Infection Control and Life Safety policies and implementation of hospital wide contractor safety training program in order to ensure Joint Commission compliance
Education
M.S. - Engineering in Project Management
University of Maryland College Park
08.2011
B.S. - Environmental Science, minors in Biology, Asian Studies
Randolph-Macon College
05.2004
Skills
- Project development
- Cost reduction and containment
- Planning and scheduling
- Stakeholder communications
- Cost control
- Coaching and mentoring
- Task prioritization
- Client relations
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Work flow planning
- Feasibility analysis
- Project tracking
Organizationsandcertifications
- AIA Healthcare Guidelines and NFPA Life Safety Code 101 Trained
- BJCP Apprentice Judge
- Craft Maltsters Guild
- Brewers Association of Maryland
- Maryland Distillers Guild
Affiliations
- Corenet Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Timeline
Project Manager
VVA Project Managers & Consultants
01.2016 - Current
Co-founder / Maltster
Dark Cloud Malthouse
01.2015 - Current
Owner
KPM
01.2014 - 01.2016
Project Manager
University of Maryland Medical Center
01.2006 - 12.2013
B.S. - Environmental Science, minors in Biology, Asian Studies
Randolph-Macon College
M.S. - Engineering in Project Management
University of Maryland College Park
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