Michael Bey
Elmwood Park,IL
Summary
Experienced portfolio manager with excellent client and project management skills. Action-oriented to communicate effectively with technology, executive and business audiences. Project Team supervisor familiar with overseeing a team of 10 project managers handling multiple signage and construction projects. Attentive to operational requirements and flexes easily with changing demands. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Dayforce, Paylocity, Oracle, Smartsheet, Quickbooks, and Job Scope. Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Branding Portfolio Manager
South Water Signs
Elmhurst, IL
09.2014 - Current
- Oversee 500+ active signage projects, programs, and sub-portfolios.
- Develop and lead strategically oriented project portfolios.
- Supervise and direct work of project managers and project support teams.
- Track Project Schedules, milestones, and timelines for adherence to quality and delivery targets.
- Provide project guidance, training, and resources needed to achieve successful project delivery.
- Facilitate problem solving and project resourcing.
- Create and implement tools for financial analysis.
- Prepare reports and recommendations on capital / asset management.
- Prepare and analyze company and/or client debt portfolio
- Preparing analytical reports on company and industry outlook, providing briefing notes for ownership
- Research and review potential software for project management implementation
- Create long and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
- Delegate project workload based on complexity, timeline, and business need.
- Make executive decisions when presented with multiple options on how to progress a project or portfolio
- Perform quality control on projects from inception to completion to ensure expected standards are maintained
- Adjust project schedules and target dates as requirements evolve
- Request bids and negotiate with sub-contractors to ensure proper profit margin requirements
- Research job requirement and contract swing-stage, scaffolding, freight helicopter, cranes, and/or bucket truck as needed
Senior Ocean Export / Import Manager
Savino Del Bene
Des Plaines, IL
09.2009 - 09.2014
- Responded to customs, customer and internal requests and notices about classification, duty rates and documentation requirements to support import regulations.
- Established, supervised and continuously improved import process flows in conformance with rules, procedures and company policy.
- Created and transmitted accurate documentation to governmental agencies for import activities.
- Coordinated company product shipments and international transactions to eliminate freight delays.
- Served as expert point-of-contact for internal and external questions and issues dealing with import and export operations to drive consistent communication.
- Coordinated and negotiated contracts to facilitate freight movements.
- Liaised with sales department to develop customer-specific import handling procedures to enhance delivery methods and improve customer satisfaction.
- Oversaw timely and accurate US Customs filings and related documents to facilitate communications flow.
- Updated and maintained manuals and adhered to governmental regulations that affected product import.
- Trained new staff on job duties, company policies and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
- Coordinated dispatching of 30 drivers to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
Process Migration Specialist / Loss Mitigation
HSBC Finance Corporation
Elmhurst, IL
01.2000 - 09.2008
- Analysis of assigned delinquent real estate accounts to determine best plan of action for borrower and company
- Reinstated 67 million dollars’ worth of delinquent mortgage accounts from foreclosure status to active account through payment plans, loan modifications, and loan extensions
- Assist in short sale negotiation and/or foreclosure in situations that require immediate intervention
- Complete complex credit analyses on existing loans to pro-actively identify opportunities to prevent and mitigate HSBC loss exposure
- Review processes in lending record keeping and property lien release research for potential overseas migration
- Research, plan, and initiate process migration from United States based processes to overseas office in Visakhapatnam, India
- Create Performance Level Agreement (PLA) between offshore associates and HSBC North America
- Train, supervise, evaluate, and coach newly hired staff in India for 60 days
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZSkills
- Strong Verbal and Written Communicator
- Workforce Scheduling
- Proactive and Focused
- Bid Reviewing
- Project Specifications
- Portfolio & Project Management
- Critical Thinker
- Operational Reporting
- Problem Anticipation and Resolution
- Prioritizing and Planning
- Business Relationship Management
Timeline
Commercial Branding Portfolio Manager
South Water Signs
09.2014 - Current
Senior Ocean Export / Import Manager
Savino Del Bene
09.2009 - 09.2014
Process Migration Specialist / Loss Mitigation
HSBC Finance Corporation
01.2000 - 09.2008
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
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