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Steven Luebke

Prior Lake,MN

Summary

13+ years of progressive management experience and repeated success in developing project initiatives. Innovative Project Manager successful in leading and directing projects from inception to launch. Consistently surpasses revenue performance targets. Seasoned project management specialist with comprehensive experience in leading projects from inception to completion. Skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams, optimizing processes for efficiency, and implementing innovative solutions to complex challenges. Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining high standards of quality. Demonstrated success in enhancing operational workflows and significantly improving project outcomes through strategic planning and effective communication.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

Automatic Systems Co
St Paul, MN
10.2024 - Current
  • Collaborates with sales and engineering teams to conduct detailed audits of incoming orders, verifying the accuracy and compliance of all necessary documents. This process ensures a smooth transition from the sales phase to the engineering group, facilitated by an effective project kickoff meeting.
  • Develops comprehensive project plans, schedules, and coordinates all phases of assigned new projects, ensuring alignment with project budgets, milestones, and client expectations.
  • Responsible for development of schedule of values in coordination with sales and engineering groups.
  • Review and interpret electrical drawings, manage change requests, and coordinate technical requirements with contractors, vendors, and engineers.
  • Responsible for monitoring the submittal approval process, equipment procurement, and production to meet the project milestones.
  • Coordinated procurement and logistics for necessary equipment and materials, including electrical switchgear, generators, and backup batteries, ensuring timely delivery.
  • Keeps product delivery dates updated in the company ERP and project management systems.
  • Ensures effective and continuous communication of assigned projects between ASC operations group, vendors, and customers.
  • Proactively identifies project issues and initiates corrective actions to resolve them ensuring smooth project progression.
  • Assist project engineers with communications with consulting engineers, vendors, contractors, and end-users throughout the project.

Project Manager

TailWind Voice & Data
Minnetonka, MN
04.2024 - 08.2024
  • Managed nationwide accounts and client relationships.
  • Proven ability to multitask effectively while overseeing multiple installation sites, and ensuring seamless communication systems for clients.
  • Lead teams of technicians and journeyman electricians to deliver high-quality service, including full-service installations, EV charging stations, electrical backup systems, generator installation or retrofit, resolving power outages, and fiber infrastructure installation and testing.
  • Skilled in sourcing contractors and technicians for data centers, in-building cellular compounds, iDAS, oDAS, enterprise construction, generators, battery backup systems, data centers, centralized radio access network hubs, fiber mapping, installation, and testing.
  • Managed projects from contract acquisition through installation, and ongoing maintenance.
  • Strong collaborator with a focus on achieving company objectives.
  • Extensive experience with reviewing and red-lining construction designs for approval.
  • Oversaw communication systems from contract award to installation, and maintenance.
  • Managed multiple installation sites and was excellent at communicating project milestones, and addressing any complications with clients in requested time frames.

Project Manager

Vinco Inc
Forest Lake, MN
09.2020 - 08.2023
  • Primary manager responsible for vendor selection and on-site management of all new construction projects.
  • Coordination of subcontractors, OEM installers, and customer representatives.
  • Management of telecommunication projects from 'cradle to grave.'
  • Responsible for project bidding, estimating, budgeting, construction, and customer closeout.
  • Expert on construction issues relating to the construction or modification of telecommunication towers, data centers, collocation, iDAS/oDAS, small cell, and underground fiber.
  • Extensive low- and high-voltage electrical project management, including decommissioning, new installation, and retrofit of switchgear, generator, and battery backup systems, as well as fiber mapping, installation, and testing.
  • In-building iDAS, public right-of-way oDAS, and small cells, along with the associated inside and outside plant construction methods.
  • Ensure all assigned projects are completed according to the mutually agreed-upon timeline and budget of the customer and organization.
  • Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with business policies and procedures, in support of business objectives.
  • Extensive experience in procuring and installing backup systems, HVAC systems, network base station equipment, iDAS and oDAS systems, and fiber infrastructure.
  • Extensive experience with procuring and installing generators and AC/DC systems.

Project Manager

One Way Wireless Construction Inc
Shakopee, MN
01.2010 - 06.2020
  • Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
  • Led meetings with internal team members, consultants, and contractors.
  • Forecasted, scheduled, and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
  • Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
  • Generated and tracked change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
Minneapolis, MN
12.2024

Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) -

Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
12.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Bethel University
St Paul, MN
12.2007

Skills

  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Purchasing and procurement
  • Project Development and Lifecycle
  • Cost reduction and containment
  • Multi-Unit Operations Management
  • Vendor selection
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Cost Analysis
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Contract Development
  • Building codes and regulations
  • Project Scope
  • Permit processing
  • Electrical Asset Management: Switchgear, Generator, and Battery Backup Systems
  • New construction, deconstruction, and retrofit management: data centers, telecommunication sites, fiber infrastructure
  • Construction coordination
  • Systems installation, configuration, and upgrading
  • Contract development
  • Logistics management
  • Scope implementation
  • Project recovery
  • Staff training and mentoring
  • Safety protocol
  • Project framework engineering
  • Performance monitoring

Timeline

Project Manager

Automatic Systems Co
10.2024 - Current

Project Manager

TailWind Voice & Data
04.2024 - 08.2024

Project Manager

Vinco Inc
09.2020 - 08.2023

Project Manager

One Way Wireless Construction Inc
01.2010 - 06.2020

Master of Business Administration -

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management

Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) -

Harvard Business School

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Bethel University

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