Ryan Penland
Elkhorn,NE
Summary
Results-driven Project Manager with 13 years of experience in project execution and team leadership. Proficient in conflict resolution and problem analysis, ensuring project milestones are met efficiently. Ability to inspire and motivate teams, aligning efforts with organizational goals. Established reputation for cultivating strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, enhancing overall project success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Manager/Project Estimator
Boomer Enterprises, LLC.
Logan, IA
09.2024 - 02.2025
- Facilitated initial consultations for residential and commercial projects
- Cultivated client confidence in Job Oversight approach to streamline projects, ensuring open lines of communication
- Gathered all reputable Sub-Contractors to deliver comprehensive solutions for Clients
- Analyzed all sub-contractor proposed scope of work, verifying achievement of desired solution and minimal costs
- Sustained open dialogue with each Client, offering relevant updates during entire project
- Supervised and ensured accountability for work quality and progress of all sub-contractors across each project.
- Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and address any issues or concerns.
Production Manager/CFI
Groundworks
Omaha, NE
03.2021 - 09.2024
- Optimized management of ten installation crews by upholding a closely monitored installation calendar, performing pre-install job evaluations, and offering knowledgeable support when challenges emerged.
- Assessed and conveyed hiring needs of Production Team to General Manager, outlining anticipated turnover potential and projected business and sales growth.
- Monitored daily installation status for each crew to optimize labor hour utilization, minimizing overtime and ensuring installation calendar adherence
- Conducted team and individual training sessions focused on product installation and developmental exercises, aiming for alignment with desired company-approved techniques for executing duties.
- Continuously assessed safety protocols, ensuring team members maintained health and safety throughout all operations
- Facilitated safety trainings delivered by Groundworks and situational trainings based on branch injury events.
- Formed strategic alliance with Service Team and Branch Leadership, diligently assessing recognized installation obstacles on service calls and maintenance agreements to maximize service capabilities.
- Streamlined interaction between Production Office Staff and Office Manager to facilitate compliance with various governmental regulatory requirements, permitting standards, and utility location criteria.
- Enhanced calendar management skills of Office Staff by qualifying each member on optimization procedures.
- Enabled each team member through leadership's confidence and trust in individual capabilities, fostering accountability for mistakes, and creating training to effectively educate entire team.
- Fostered significant respect and rapport among all branch personnel and organization-wide, delivering comprehensive industry knowledge from diagnosis through installation completion while steering individuals toward resolutions instead of simply offering them
Production/Sales/Commercial Manager
CLS Foundation Repair & Waterproofing
Logan, IA
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Demonstrated negotiation abilities achieving 70% closure rate in residential and commercial foundation structural repair and basement waterproofing
- Leveraged strong leadership skills to inspire and elevate performance of production and sales team members.
- Revitalized teamwork between sales and production teams to achieve collective goals
- Defined product installation requirements and standard operating protocols
- Encouraged production team leaders to apply knowledge in resolving on-site installation challenges, resulting in enhanced team engagement.
- Directed production, sales, and office team members in fostering comprehensive knowledge and understanding, ensuring alignment among all members.
- Established and nurtured professional partnerships with numerous structural engineers, both internally and externally.
- Estimated and awarded commercial jobs, associated with structural repairs and new construction applications.
- Coordinated hired sub-contractors and internal crews on Commercial jobs, maintaining an open line of communication for all associated with each particular project
Sales Manager
True North Construction
Lincoln, NE
04.2016 - 03.2019
- Proven negotiation skills with a 70% closure rate of residential/commercial concrete removal and replacement, new construction concrete, foundation repair, and basement waterproofing
- Analyze water drainage/foundation issues and present appropriate solutions
- Manage all facets of projects from the sale to successful completion
- Responsible for sales process, project scope, goals and deliverables
- Drive decisions to meet customer expectations
- Actively monitor the project plan to stay on time and complete under budget.
- Heightened ability to build customer rapport resulting in repeat business and referrals
- Ability to manage multiple projects, at various stages
System Design Specialist
Thrasher, Inc.
Omaha, NE
04.2012 - 04.2016
- Implemented extensive structural knowledge to diagnose and identify an effective solution for foundation and waterproofing concerns
- Streamlining the foundation inspection discovery’s, diagnosis procedures, and remediation steps towards restoring value and protecting one’s largest investment
- Comprehensive approach to promote a solution that satisfies the customer, while also sustaining the structures needs and engineering requirements to permanently resolve the structural deficiencies
- Utilize negotiation skills and knowledge of brand imaging, product presentations, pricing and promotions to bring prospective sales to closure
- Determining proper interpersonal communication skills that accommodate each customer and their foundation repair inquiries
Customer Service Manager
Schwan’s Home Service
Fremont, NE
04.2009 - 04.2012
- Successfully managed multiple customer-based territories
- Ability to work independently
- Increased customer base through rapport and product knowledge
- Managed and built customer base resulting in increased sales of $50k
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE05.2008
Certification
- Radon Measurement Specialist (Nebraska and Iowa)
- Radon Mitigation Specialist (Nebraska and Iowa)
Timeline
Production Manager/Project Estimator
Boomer Enterprises, LLC.
09.2024 - 02.2025
Production Manager/CFI
Groundworks
03.2021 - 09.2024
Production/Sales/Commercial Manager
CLS Foundation Repair & Waterproofing
03.2019 - 03.2021
Sales Manager
True North Construction
04.2016 - 03.2019
System Design Specialist
Thrasher, Inc.
04.2012 - 04.2016
Customer Service Manager
Schwan’s Home Service
04.2009 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Nebraska Wesleyan University
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