Thina Tuswa
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Solutions-driven project management professional with extensive experience in the design and construction industry. Skilled in solving complex problems, working with cross-functional teams, and executing strategies. Proficient in managing vendor relationships, and using project management tools to monitor progress, budget, timeline, and risks.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Coordinator
Cavalry Associates
Brooklyn, NY
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Worked alongside with the project manager to expedite development and real estate projects, including filings, approvals, permitting, violations management and signoffs.
- Effectively coordinated and monitored construction and real estate projects by identifying and reporting any objections from DOB, BIS, FDNY, DEP etc and assigned tasks to appropriate team members on the project to resolve those objections.
- Acted as the main liaison between clients, contractors, developers, vendors and other main key stakeholders.
- Organized and attended client and team kickoff meetings, outlined project requirements, assessed planning and strategies of upcoming and ongoing projects including risks or challenges, and supported the project manager and design team in any project changes and closeout including generating necessary reports and documents.
- Utilized excellent organizational skills to create, maintain, and organize project documents, plans and other project related documents.
Project Associate
MADERA surfaces
New York, NY
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Oversaw the development of a multitude of commercial and residential design projects from initial wood sample selection to the completion of projects
- Responsible for tracking the project scope, budget, and timeline to ensure the projects met all deliverables
- Provided design direction to primary stakeholders on the selection of wood species and finishes for flooring and millwork projects
- Communicated progress and roadblocks to stakeholders, including executive management, and provided solutions to mitigate the risks leading to on-time and on budget delivery of projects
- Collaborated with two project managers to work cross-functionally with the production and operations teams to ensure projects were successfully executed, and met stakeholder standards
- Collaborated with various vendors/suppliers to secure information on resource inventory and pricing, in order to prepare cost estimates and proposals that met client needs
- Managed project budget of up to $100,000 per client, as well as $50,000 vendor budget
- Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality, timeline goals and objectives.
- Prepared meeting agendas and scheduled regular meetings between teams
- Utilized Work Breakdown Structure system to break projects into manageable tasks, set clear milestones and goals
- Created Gantt charts using Microsoft Excel to assign tasks and to illustrate project schedules and durations
Sales and Marketing Manager
CounterEv Furniture
Brooklyn, NY
01.2019 - 03.2020
- Successfully expanded the company's market share through strategic sales initiatives, and handled the creative direction of many marketing campaigns through meticulous business planning and effective social media marketing
- Successfully designed and launched a new product through innovative and creative thinking
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to promote products across social media platforms
- Collaborated with the design and customer service team to communicate customer specifications and secure information on product inventory
- Met company’s gross sales expectations of 5 million dollars annually
- Met with sales and design departments to determine project road maps and create unique products to drive profitability and champion brand.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
Education
B.A. - Economics and Finance
SUNY Buffalo State
Buffalo, NYSkills
- Project scoping and planning
- Client Relations
- Proficient in Project Management tools; Wrike, Airtable, and Asana
- Managing and mitigating project risks
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Budgeting and Cost Analysis
- Effective Stakeholder Communication
- Data Analysis
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Complex Problem Solving
- Excellent Customer Service Skills
- Agile and SCRUM Methodologies
- Detail Oriented
- Scheduling, Organizing, and Time Management
- Oral and Written Communication Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
- Gantt Charts
- Efficient Work Breakdown Structure
- Effective Project Charter Preparation
Certification
Google Project Management Professional Certificate
Timeline
Project Coordinator
Cavalry Associates
01.2023 - 11.2023
Project Associate
MADERA surfaces
08.2021 - 11.2022
Sales and Marketing Manager
CounterEv Furniture
01.2019 - 03.2020
B.A. - Economics and Finance
SUNY Buffalo State
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