Hi, I’m
Laura B. Backhaus
New Salem,ND
Summary
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic. Top-notch President with proven track record of success leading and growing organizations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing practical business strategies with commitment to staying informed about latest trends, technologies and best practices.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
2
Certifications
Work History
Codelation
President
09.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Managed 25+ employees and contractors
- Increased revenue from $439K annually to $1.7 million annually. Currently, projecting for $2.3 million
- Developed and implemented new strategies and policies to establish long-term business objectives and provide strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
- Cultivated strong relationships with external partners to foster collaboration and maximize resources.
- Reduced operational costs through strategic cost management initiatives.
- Monitored financial performance and implemented measures to enforce compliance with budgetary standards.
- Supported project management team for optimal performance.
- Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive risk management programs to mitigate potential liabilities.
- Led operational team in development, rollout, and management of new product lines.
- Facilitated communication between departmental teams and stakeholders to build consensus.
- Initiated strategy to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability.
- Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
- Cultivated company-wide culture of innovation and collaboration.
- Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
Arcadia Hill Farm
Owner/Operator
05.2013 - Current
Job overview
- Started a Community-Supported Agriculture market managing a small farm operation project costs, scope and schedule, and made sure deliveries were to communities on time and with excellence
- Decided the type of crops to be planted, its quality, quantity, and mode of harvest, preparing detailed plans regarding its planting and harvesting schedules, and collaborating with farm operators for carrying out these activities
- Increased profit margins by 38%
- Monitored the health and safety measures undertaken by the farm estate, keeping track of the health and safety of workers and other staff, maintaining environmental biodiversity, and undertaking environmental protection activities if required
- Lead the entire production activities, making sure that the actual production is in accordance with production goals set and identifying and correcting the field production issue if the actual production is not in accordance with production goals.
81 Designs Inc
Director of Project Management
01.2021 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Team leadership for supporting roles in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Maintains close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems
- Produces status reports for stakeholders and senior management and manages large project budgets
- Runs client discoveries to identify business problems and use software as a solution
- Manages multiple projects at a time with multiple teams and budgets
- Improvement of organizational processes
- Drafts and implements Standard Operating Procedure plans
- Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
Prominent Technology, Inc
Project Manager
12.2017 - 04.2020
Job overview
- Develops scheduling platform for a medical Staff Augmentation company and outlined work plans, assessed resources and determined timelines for projects
- Proficient in agile methodologies
- Seasoned in assessments and leading the gathering of business requirements to provide the scope for custom built software
- Maintains close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems
- Produces status reports for stakeholders and senior management and manages project budget of $450K+
- Establishes a technology product roadmap that includes digital products, internal agent workspaces, and omni-channel interaction solutions, that create enriched customer experiences through every channel.
Communications Public Website Application
Project Manager
Job overview
- Cultivated public website, marketing, and employee portal for a communications company and outlined work plans, assessed resources, and determined timelines for projects
- Spearhead and direct department research, development, support and implementation of organizational objectives and strategic plans; oversee the end-to-end product development processes
- Lead the development of end-to-end API SQL development
- Focused on an MVP Scope to provide maximum value sooner and boost customer satisfaction
- Integrated outside resources into the project and performed procurement management and managed project budget of 450K+
- Manufacturing Application –,
- Superseded 12+ custom software platforms that assist in the assembly of wire bundles for aircraft
- Successfully created a data-driven approach to generate market insights, such as primary and secondary research to assess market opportunities, client needs, competitive landscape, and industry trends
- Lead the implementation custom development of end-to-end solutions from the ground up resulting in custom software to serve complex needs
- Leading the maintenance of Representational State Transfer API’s
- Developed analytics, events, and algorithms that provide proactive metrics and business intelligence on critical operational events; created technology capabilities to improve complaint inquires by using management tools
- Communicated and collaborated with enterprise architecture and delivery teams to reduce time to market of development projects; instituted a borrow, buy, build approach to solution design to partake in negotiating efficiencies and cost saving.
Beauticontrol
Director
04.2009 - 12.2017
Job overview
- Recruited 150 new sales associates while achieving sales within the top 1% of the company
- Demonstrated commitment and ability to build customer relationships and loyalty through initiating service consultations, regular purchase follow-up and replenishment calls, and the maintenance of a client file
- Maintained high customer readiness standards by ensuring proper presentation, organization, storing and replenishment of stock as well as good housekeeping standards
- Attended and actively participated in vendor meetings, seminars, schools, and other product knowledge and business-driving opportunities.
Education
Gallup Omaha, NE
Certificate from Organizational Leadership
03.2023
Scrum AllianceBoston
Certified Product Owner
06.2021
Scrum AllianceBoston, MA
Certified Scrum Master| Scrum Alliance
02.2020
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD
Some College (No Degree) from Nursing
Skills
- Leadership and team building
- Project Management Method Methodologies: Waterfall / SDLC, Agile / Scrum, Lean, Kanban
- Project Management Tools: Project Portfolio Management Applications, Trello, SmartSheets, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Powerpoint
- Process Improvement Methodologies: SDLC, Change Management and EOS
- Timely Project Completion
- Client Rapport-Building
- Conflict Management
- Agile Methodology
- Contract Management
- Project Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Certification
- CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management
- CSM-Certified Scrum Master
- Certified Product Owner
Timeline
President
Codelation
09.2022 - Current
Director of Project Management
81 Designs Inc
01.2021 - 09.2022
Project Manager
Prominent Technology, Inc
12.2017 - 04.2020
Owner/Operator
Arcadia Hill Farm
05.2013 - Current
Director
Beauticontrol
04.2009 - 12.2017
Project Manager
Communications Public Website Application
Gallup
Certificate from Organizational Leadership
Scrum Alliance
Certified Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Master| Scrum Alliance
Dakota Wesleyan University
Some College (No Degree) from Nursing
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