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Sam Malone

Ormond Beach,FL

Summary

Dynamic Construction Management and Project Management professional with extensive experience at Malone Construction Company, Brown & Brown Insurance, and the United States Marine Corps. Expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, alongside strong skills in risk management and stakeholder engagement, led to a 28% increase in client referrals. Known for exceptional planning, leadership, and a collaborative approach that consistently drives project success. Aiming to leverage proven abilities to enhance operational efficiency in future projects.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Construction Project Manager

Malone Construction Company
Atlanta, Ga
10.2022 - Current
  • Develop & Direct 12+ construction projects per year, managing all aspects including project development, site surveys, construction budgeting, bidding, contract awards, and project operations
  • Led multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors to achieve project goals on time and within budget, resulting in a 28% increase in client referrals
  • Enhanced stakeholder engagement through the development and implementation of effective communications & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) leading to more informed decision making and resulting in 92% client satisfaction rate
  • Oversee the procurement process, including vendor selection and contract negotiation for construction materials and services
  • Simultaneously administer multiple small- to medium -scale service projects for corporate clients worth $2M
  • Formulate and administer contracts and negotiate revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with architects, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive project risk management plan, proactively mitigating potential risks and ensuring project success
  • Ensure all legal requirements, building and safety codes, safety inspections, city guidelines, and local & state regulations are met

Sales Lead & Estimator

Bowman Painting
Ormond Beach, FL
03.2022 - 10.2022
  • Created, Managed and Performed over 200 individual site visits to develop estimates for both commercial and residential clients across central Florida
  • Analyzed, recorded and identified each project’s plans, scope of work, specifications, surface areas, and required materials
  • Calculated current labor costs, crew size, risks, special requirements and estimated working hours for each project
  • Developed and maintained effective communications with the client and project team throughout the project life cycle, producing an average 4 star or better Google rating
  • Reviewed existing building structures & conditions, collaborated with engineers & consultants, and identified potential challenges within projects scope
  • Led the testing and implementation of a new digital estimating software to effectively save over 35% in time developing estimates and invoices
  • Tested, implemented, managed and trained teammates to effectively manage, report and review digital photography for more than 300 projects in the cloud
  • Executed corrective action plans to mitigate unnecessary delays in work related or bad weather and emergency situations

Business Information Security Officer (BISO)

Brown & Brown Insurance
Daytona Beach, FL
06.2019 - 01.2022
  • Served as an Information Security subject matter expert and participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of information security strategies across 5 separate lines of business (LOB) supporting over 175 unique businesses and 8000 teammates
  • Managed updates, production and publication of new Security policies and operational procedures across 300 office locations, while maintaining the most current process methods, performance standards, delivery timeframes and risk mitigation strategies
  • Managed and directed Security team members to drive work efforts through all phases of the Information Security Technology Life Cycle, ensuring effective project definition, planning, development and delivery
  • Reviewed, coordinated, and monitored Brown & Brown’s INFOSEC and Cyber Awareness training across 8000 teammates
  • Effectively tested and deployed web based KnowBe4 across 200 separate domains

IT Compliance Manager

Brown & Brown Insurance
Daytona Beach, FL
03.2018 - 06.2019
  • Reviewed, coordinated, and monitored Brown & Brown’s INFOSEC and Cyber Awareness training across 8000 teammates
  • Effectively tested and deployed web based KnowBe4 across 200 separate domains
  • Proven subject matter expertise in a variety of compliance requirements areas such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, SSAE18, NIST, and/or other federal, state and industry areas of compliance
  • Functioned as a liaison between IT and business operations, finance, and legal, to help non-IT teammates understand how complex IT considerations impact the business
  • Assessed risk of third-party relationships by classifying data and assessing controls; including use of SOC reports and security questionnaires
  • Implemented security incident monitoring procedures and performed investigation and technical analysis of various security incidents
  • Assessed business requirements and led efforts to develop audit and compliance tools in SharePoint with workflow; including detailed tracking of audit observations through remediation, periodic risk-based control self-assessments with defined criteria and accountability, and real time leadership dashboards that aggregate and simplify data using Power BI

IT Project Manager

Brown & Brown Insurance
Daytona Beach, FL
11.2017 - 03.2018
  • Appointed as a lead IT project planner responsible for 25 IT professionals supporting 15 states across 4K endpoints
  • Successfully identified, planned, and managed 6 major product releases while reducing trouble tickets by 32%
  • Created, reviewed, updated, and published more than a dozen procedures and knowledge articles to reduce missing service level agreements (SLAs) by 80%
  • Developed and implemented a standardized backup and disaster recovery solution to unify and save over $200K, while ensuring a more secure, reliable and effective process against data loss

IT Director & Communications Officer

United States Marine Corps
Various Locations
01.2002 - 01.2017
  • 3rd Marine Logistics Group Special Project Director: Developed long-range plans, budgets, project goals, and standards regarding facilities, services, and training development for over 8,000 Marines and sailors across Okinawa, Japan.
  • Marine Special Operations Communications Branch Director: Advised the Senior Director on all matters pertaining to the Planning, Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Training (PIOMT) of all Marine Special Operations Forces (SOF) tactical and commercial communication assets, totaling $25 million.
  • II MEF IT Operations Director: Supported the four-star Commanding General and Director of Information Technology with managing all the daily operational planning, training, and staffing for information technology, cybersecurity, cryptographic support, and electronic maintenance for an organization consisting of 50,000 Marines.
  • While deployed to Afghanistan, I was responsible for the operations of an information technology environment that included three separate networks, four major data centers, and involved coordination with several national networks, including the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters.
  • Successfully evaluated, developed, updated, and managed an internal inspection program encompassing 63 functional areas across 15 departments, and three companies, totaling more than 1,100 personnel.
  • Senior IT Program Manager effectively supervised seven new project managers with project planning, daily and weekly status meetings, workforce management, cost management, quality control, and change management projects impacting over 5,000 users.

Education

M.A. - Strategic Management

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

Advanced Communications Officers Course (ACOC) -

Quantico
Quantico, VA

Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) -

Quantico
Quantico, VA

Basic Communications Officers Course (BCOC) -

Quantico
Quantico, VA

B.A. - Criminal Justice

University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS

Skills

  • Construction management
  • Planning and design
  • Scope Development & Management
  • Agile Project Management
  • Waterfall Model
  • Risk Assessment
  • Forecasting
  • Estimating
  • Project Scheduling
  • Risk Management Analysis
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Procore
  • ViewPoint
  • Bluebeam
  • JIRA
  • Trello
  • Asana
  • MS Project
  • SharePoint
  • Visio
  • Buildertrend
  • Smartsheet
  • Salesforce
  • PaintScout
  • CompanyCam

Certification

  • Georgia Soil and Water Erosion Control Level 1A certified
  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) member
  • OSHA 10 Hour Certification
  • Adult CPR/AED

Affiliations

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) Member
  • CoreNet Global Member
  • Hope for the Warriors
  • Wounded Warrior Project
  • Bullock Hope House Sponsor

Accomplishments

  • CoreNet Global Committee Member
  • Numerous personal awards received during career in United States Marine Corps (Availble upon request)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Construction Project Manager

Malone Construction Company
10.2022 - Current

Sales Lead & Estimator

Bowman Painting
03.2022 - 10.2022

Business Information Security Officer (BISO)

Brown & Brown Insurance
06.2019 - 01.2022

IT Compliance Manager

Brown & Brown Insurance
03.2018 - 06.2019

IT Project Manager

Brown & Brown Insurance
11.2017 - 03.2018

IT Director & Communications Officer

United States Marine Corps
01.2002 - 01.2017

M.A. - Strategic Management

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

Advanced Communications Officers Course (ACOC) -

Quantico

Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) -

Quantico

Basic Communications Officers Course (BCOC) -

Quantico

B.A. - Criminal Justice

University of Mississippi
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