Procore
Katrice Peters
Dallas,United States
Summary
Project Management Professional with a forward-thinking mindset. Poised in steering mid to large complex projects across all phases from initiation to completion to consistently meet all milestones and deliverables. Disciplined approach to organizing resources, leading high performance work teams, managing financial, field and business operations. Regularly called upon to turn around failing projects to bring them back on-track with decisive supervision and swift problem solving. Highly recognized as a talented negotiator and persuasive communicator by understanding business objectives, lining up resources accordingly with effective planning, strategies, and tactical priorities. Keen eye for developing business and field operations process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce cost without compromising quality standards.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Construction Project Manager
Compass Data Centers
06.2024 - Current
- Monitor subcontractor operations and applied effective time, resource, and money management strategies to delivery under-budget project completion.
- Keep sites compliant with OSHA, state, and local regulations to prevent unnecessary risks.
- Survey sites to determine material needs and accurately manage inventories and budgets.
- Communicate daily with vendors to keep project fully operational.
- Support special research and development experiments, renovations, and upgrades of existing facilities.
- Resolve critical issues within the matrix organization while adhering to project timelines and budgets.
- Lead negotiations with general contractors, meticulously evaluate bids and proposals for accuracy and detail.
- Provide support for commissioning and integrated system testing, ensuring a seamless transition to operational status.
- Participate in construction initiatives focused on enhancing efficiency and bolstering data center resiliency.
- Offer constructability reviews for civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical designs, for both new data centers and optimization of existing ones.
Senior Renovation Project Manager
Home Partners of America
11.2023 - Current
- Create comprehensive project plans, ensuring alignment with stakeholders
- Maintain up to date documentation
- Develop workstream-level plans connected via milestones to program level plans
- Preemptively identify and escalate all potential risks to the appropriate level for timely resolutions
- Execute all project work per HPA Project Management SOP with minimal guidance
- Conduct workshops with pre-published agendas, incorporating scheduled screen shares and phone discussions
- Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to: agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings
- Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists; Conducts simple request for proposals; completes bid analysis with management support
- Recommends resources to clients
- Develop and maintain site documentation using JIRA and Confluence procedural standards and working instructions for home buying and showing processes
- Oversaw all aspects of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and quality control to ensure seamless execution of renovation projects
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout the renovation process
- Utilized strong problem-solving skills to swiftly address and resolve any challenges or issues that arose during renovation projects
- Implemented efficient and cost-effective renovation strategies to maximize project outcomes and exceed client expectations
- Led and managed a team of project coordinators, subcontractors, and vendors to successfully complete multiple renovation projects on time and within budget.
Senior Residential Project Manager
Opendoor
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Embraced change and quickly adapted to developing strategies to shift focuses and services to meet changing needs as a new organization in the real estate industry
- Promoted teamwork by developing and training high performing teams to lead the customer experience online and in-person with Opendoor
- Developed, planned, and executed full property audit cycles
- Developed and maintained site documentation, procedural standards and working instructions for home buying and showing processes
- Successfully led and completed projects in process improvement and business optimization
- Developed and maintained site documentation using JIRA, procedural standards and working instructions for home buying and showing processes
- Introduced agile methodologies to the department to work more efficiently
- At project initiation, constructed the Project Execution Plan in consultation with the PMO and updated and monitored the plan over the duration of the project
- Read and interpreted Construction drawings and equipment/ integration system specifications
- Stakeholder management through clear and proactive communication as liaison between the field teams, the client and the PMO
- Oversaw Subcontractor and vendor procurement; negotiate and approve subcontractorʼs contracts
- Worked with Customer Client/Site Superintendent to coordinate project schedule, surveys, manage/submit RFIs, change requests etc
- Obtained Permits, licenses, and coordinated Inspections with municipalities
- Kept project teams on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules, and scopes to ensure activities and milestones are complete on time and within budget
- Chair meetings with all project teams, clients, Engineers, Designers, PMO and subcontractors to ensure project deliverables are on-task and meet or exceed customer expectations as well as identify areas for improvement
- Aligned resources and drove cross organizational teams to ensure the successful delivery of client initiatives
- Assessed task completion to meet tight project deadlines and leads closeout process
- Streamlined and automated internal processes to improve overall workflows
- Assessed task completion to meet tight project deadlines and leads closeout process
- Collaborated with architects, engineers, and designers to ensure seamless coordination and execution of project designs and specifications
- Oversaw all aspects of residential projects from initial planning stages to project closeout, including obtaining necessary permits, managing subcontractors, and resolving any issues that arose
- Led a team of project managers, contractors, and vendors to successfully complete multiple residential construction projects on time and within budget.
Scrum Master
Better.com
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Administered Jira, wrote JQL for easy visibility
- Gathered metrics such as burnup, velocity, sprint/release/epic burndown charts, and radiate them to the stakeholders as reports
- Planned the teamʼs capacity and use same to guide sprint commitments and forecast delivery
- Performed in high-volume work environments that required agility and adaptability with changing deadlines, project timelines and the fluctuating housing market
- Trained 2 scrum masters for other departments
- Facilitated daily Scrum meetings, sprint planning, review, and retrospective meetings for cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software products
- Coached and mentored team members on Agile principles and best practices to improve collaboration, communication, and productivity within the team
- Collaborated with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize and refine product backlogs, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
- Led efforts to continuously improve team performance by identifying and removing impediments, promoting self-organization, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Project Manager
eXp Realty
10.2015 - 10.2021
- At project initiation, constructed the Project Execution Plan in consultation with the PMO and update and monitor the plan over the duration of the project
- Read and interpreted Construction drawings and equipment/ integration system specifications
- Stakeholder management through clear and proactive communication as liaison between the field teams, the client and the PMO
- Oversaw subcontractors and vendor procurement; negotiate and approve sub-contractor contracts
- Worked with customer client/site superintendent to coordinate project schedule, surveys, mange/submit RFIs, change requests etc
- Maintained project financials and prepare project financial reporting
- Prepared monthly cost and margin forecast
- Streamlined and automate internal processes to improve overall workflows
- Identified and mitigated project risks by proactively addressing issues and challenges throughout project lifecycle
- Utilized project management tools and software to track project milestones, deliverables, and team productivity
- NAO Installation Project Manager ADT/Protection 1 | August 2012 - May 2016
- Streamlined processes to facilitate and provide administrative leadership and management for 47 national accounts all over the U.S
- Delivered more than 500 projects with budgets $500k to $2 million on time and on budget for mega clients
- Prepared and submitted accurate status reporting and compiled data management systems to organize and improve task management efforts for National Account Managers
- Embraced change and role modeled adaptability based on projects progress
- Analyzed metrics to make recommendations for growth plan changes, based on in-depth performance analyses and reviews
- Participated and co-facilitated agile events including sprint planning, ceremonies, daily scrums, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and Kaizen meetings
- Analyzed project needs to improve the evaluation of resources which enhanced tracking & monitoring of progress based on deadline and timeline needs
- Worked with LP Director to ensure scope of work requirements were satisfied
- Provided daily and weekly updates to stakeholders
- Led the successful planning and execution of complex NAO installation projects, ensuring on-time delivery within budget constraints
- Oversaw the installation process from start to finish, including site surveys, equipment ordering, and vendor management to guarantee project milestones were achieved
- Implemented best practices and standard operating procedures to improve overall project performance and ensure consistent delivery of NAO installation projects
- Developed and maintained project timelines, budgets, and risk assessment strategies to mitigate potential obstacles and deliver high-quality installations
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and customer service, to streamline communication and drive project efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Management
Western Governors University
Skills
- Data Analytics
- Organizational Change Management
- Agile Methodologies & Framework
- Growth Optimization
- Project Design & Implementation
- Empirical Processes
- Performance Management & Assessment
- Risk Management
- Database Administration
- Strategic Resource Planning
- Process Improvement Optimization
- Project Management & Coordination
- Customer Service Training
- Embracing Change & Adapting
- Change Management
- Client Relationship Management
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Asana
- CLARITY
- Rally
- SharePoint
- Atlassian Suite
- Kaizen Events
- Team Building
- Facilitation
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Servant Leadership
- Gantt Chart
- Documentation Review
- Change order management
- Construction expertise
- Cost estimating
- Stakeholder Communication
- Scheduling Coordination
- Scope Definition
- Design review
- Job Site Development
- Planning and design
- Materials Procurement
- Budget Management
- Scope Management
- Renovations, building, and demolition
- Site Management
- Schedule Coordination
- New Construction
- OSHA Compliance
- Project Documentation
- Permit processing
- Construction management
- Construction site project life-cycle
- Team Building and Leadership
- Baseline schedules creation
- Security systems knowledge
- Commercial construction expert
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance) - 12/2018
- Certified Security Project Manager (PMI) - 05/2020
Accomplishments
- Blue Hammer Award - Opendoor
- Project Manager of the Year 2015 - ADT/Protection One
References
- Brittanie Duruaku (Previous Co Worker) - 04/2017
- Kaiatana Teel (Previous Co Worker) - 05/2021
Personal Information
Title: Senior Project Manager| Certified Scrum Master | Change Agent
Software
Smartsheet
Touch Plan
Timeline
Senior Construction Project Manager
Compass Data Centers
06.2024 - Current
Senior Renovation Project Manager
Home Partners of America
11.2023 - Current
Senior Residential Project Manager
Opendoor
03.2022 - 04.2023
Scrum Master
Better.com
10.2021 - 03.2022
Project Manager
eXp Realty
10.2015 - 10.2021
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Management
Western Governors University
- Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance) - 12/2018
- Certified Security Project Manager (PMI) - 05/2020
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