Resume, Career Transformation

Special Projects Manager: Metro New York, Report of Dependable Strengths

2010-09-20T15:47:00.000-07:00

Capabilities Report .............................. DAVID KORN

[Draft] 206 284-2722 phone, Metro New York, North and Central New Jersey, email: davidkorn.specialprojects at gee! male (you get the idea!) dot calm
Linkedin-In: davidkorn

Description:

Unearths the big picture, detail oriented Special Projects Manager who uses insight and focus in managing enterprise across a wide variety of demanding business settings: Internal Consultant, provides special support. Persistent driver of projects and end user outcomes. Responsive to needs of leadership, customers, teammates, suppliers. Embraces a wide variety of challenges and risks with imagination.

Evidence of Effectiveness:

15+ years diverse experience in navigating complex, large scale, long term endeavors which demand either logistical constraint, firm budget, and stringent schedules. Broad oversight of broad range of assets and data for facilities, capital, transactions, or customers.

Cofounder of collaborative effort in converting 900 page instructional book into heuristical eBook and database. Coauthored of program design with partner in the Netherlands. Project management of eight persons across Europe, central Asia, Pacific, and Americas, five of whom were technologists.

Raised and managed $40M in equity capital, researching and investing in both growth and special situations. Developed comprehensive business plan for own $800k profit center integrating operations, transactions, communication channels. Manage of 400+ accounts. Streamlined communication channels by building CRM in Access. Earned five figure bonus for exceeding benchmarks. Grew customer base by prospecting, negotiation and referral. Created and refined quantitative models in Excel measuring momentum, sentiment in predicting levels of market risk. Refined global model comparing currencies, assets classes, major global markets. Arranged marketing presentation, coordinated facilities and attendees in out of state location, made sales presentation out of state location for large referral base resulting in significant new assets.

Co-Designed, produced, and constructed $4.0M complex academic physics facility for large regional Ivy League University: Managed all project phases: feasibility, preplanning, design development, engineering coordination, estimating, technical specifications, agency review, and competitive bidding. Served as owners representative and principle liaison to corporate donor. Administered contracts, approved vender fabrications and product data submittals. Delivered project for occupancy after conducting project closeout and full quality assurance. Responsible for check of final construction drawing for $160M main campus building for advanced design of Boeing 777. Coordinated combined efforts of hundred+ staff and consultant teams across structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, landscape, acoustic disciplines.

Pro-bono Mentor in communication, and goals. Trained staff in technical production, equipment operation/safety, and special orders. Private live-in, life, nutrition, fitness coach, home chef, for retired Doctor with dementia. Served customers in a demanding, high volume, multicultural intercity retail warehouse environment over six years, learned unconditionally constructive customer service.

Background:

Co-Founder and Project Manager, Database Architect, Global M Collaborative
First Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Project Manager, John Graham, DLR
Pro-bono Mentor in Effectiveness, Self
Live in Life Coach/Holistic Provider, Private Client
Trainer, Sales Specialist, Lowes Home Improvement
Volunteer, Pediatric Interim Care (Drug affected babies, Cuddler)
Project Architect, Edwin Bouldin
Project Designer, Team, Wm. F. Freeman, Architects and Engineers

Education:

Bachelors Degree (Professional 5 year curriculum, all scholarship college), The Cooper Union, NY NY
Registered Architect, New York State
Previously, Registered Representative/Stock Broker. Inactive series 7, 63, 65, and Life/Disability, WA
Semifinalist: Fulbright Traveling Scholarship to Japan (twelve candidates from 83 applicants) Publication Substantial page entry, Education of an Architect II (Rizzoli Press NY
Student Most Likely to Succeed, Cash Award: New York City Chapter of AIA

Special Skills:

Blog Design, Writing, Globalism, Fine Cooking, Climbing, Tournament Chess, Transformation

SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGMENT, Metro New York, North Jersey: Organized ~ Personable ~ Take-charge Attitude

2010-09-20T15:38:00.000-07:00

DAVID KORN
davidkorn.specialprojects at gee! male (you get the idea!) dot calm
206.284.2722

SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGMENT
Organized ~ Personable ~ Take-charge Attitude

Enthusiastic and versatile Special Projects Professional with a demonstrated track record of successfully shepherding unique and complex projects from start to finish.

Big picture, detail oriented thinker. A persuasive communicator who can inspire multi-disciplinary teams to work collaboratively to achieve common goals.

Possess robust organizational skills and creative problem-solving capabilities necessary to meet critical deadlines, quality standards and budget parameters.

Areas of Effectiveness
• Manage projects throughout life cycle
• Determine scope of work/metrics
• Analyze data and prepare reports
• Coordinate cross-functional team and other stakeholder activities
• Track workflow/labor hours/budgets
• Manage vendor contracts/compliance

Other areas:
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings
• Manage schedules and deadlines
• Track expense reports and budgets
• Perform bookkeeping functions
• Order and track inventory
• Communicate and solve work issues using good judgment and discretion
Computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, QuickBooks, various database software

“Focused upon continuous improvement for end users and project needs.”

SELECTED PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Construction Projects: Managed project life cycle on a variety of institutional and municipal projects including: Olin Physics Laboratory at Wake Forest University, Port of Seattle industrial facility, Greensboro Country Club. Required designing scope of work, creating project metrics/schedules/budgets, interfacing with owners, engineers, outside consultants, and attending to other aspects of project management. As a result, projects were consistently completed within deadline and budget constraints.

Data Management Project: Transformed a 900-page out-of-print technical document detailing chess positions into database of advanced learning with over 100,000 data points. Assembled and refined other databases currently distributed world-wide and used by thousands of chess players.

Non-profit Membership Project: Organized the regional meetings for a 300+ membership organization. Integrated member information, electronic bulletin boards, and meeting schedules to prevent redundancy and improve communications.

Social Networking Project: Created, implemented and maintained a chess blog which received 200 hits per week and was selected by major national news source as top 21 chess blog in the world.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Special Projects Consultant, Metro NY, North Jersey 2008 – present
Provide as needed special project management services on-site and remotely in a global environment.
• Design and implement scope of work, select vendors and serve as a liaison with various stakeholders throughout project lifecycle.
• Selected clients list includes Undisclosed Location Studios (multi-media boutique), Global Middlegame Collaborative (global ebook collaborative) and Seattle Meet-up (healthcare non-profit).

Sales/Senior Customer Service Associate
Lowes Home Improvement, Seattle, WA 2002 – 2008
Performed as senior staff for $40 million, high volume building materials retailer.
• Managed ordering and scheduling of special orders and installations.
• Handled merchandising, customer service issues and sales.
• Trained junior staff and new employees.

Financial Management and Sales Consultant
David Korn Capital/Morgan Stanley/Piper-Jaffrey, Seattle, WA 1993 – 1997
Transitioned from trainee to senior broker, then to owner/private trader, managing portfolios, growing assets from $6 million to $40 million within three years.
• Handled several hundred accounts for high net worth families and consulted with businesses on retirement plans, risk strategies and asset diversification.
• Recognized sales leader in major product category.

Architect/Project Manager
DLR Group, Architects, Planners, Engineers, Seattle, WA 1990 – 1992
Provided project management expertise, from start to finish on institutional and municipal projects for clientele such as Port of Seattle, Boeing, and Wake Forest.

Previous experience also includes project management, design, and production in the Architectural-Engineering-Construction industry for Edwin Bouldin Architect and Wm. F. Freeman Architects, Engineers, Planners, and Surveyors, NC.

EDUCATION and LICENSING

Bachelors of Architecture, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, New York, NY (5-year degree)

Previously, Registered Representative - Stock Broker. Previous series 7, 63, 65, and Life and Disability Insurance License, inactive, State of Washington.

Registered Architect, New York State, inactive status

NCARB Certification: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (allows license for reciprocity in 49 states (ex-California, i.e. unique seismic standards)

Resume, Heuristical Man

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David Korn david_korn at verizon d ot ne t http://twitter.com/heuristical

Job Objective: Coordinator, Project/Program Manager

Skills:
Experienced in project management, organization, engineering design and production, and contract administration balanced by proven communication skills gained from VP level sales and presentation, and experience in high pressure customer service. Familiar with best business practices integrating multiple projects, contacts, budgets and schedules.
Robust organizational skills include excelling at both creating and maintaining a time and cost effective approach involving technical accuracy, detailed transactions, or demanding sales processes. Expertise in technical, sales, and financial data including spreadsheets, databases, CRM, building data, drawings, technical specifications, logistics, and order processes; able to create and interpret financial statements.

Click here for a Video Resume with an overview of the overall breadth of my skills.

Work History:
Sales and Customer Service:

Fourteen years sales, presentation, client, customer service, and events experience including both inside sales and ‘in person’ cold calling; quadrupled customer assets in two years through extensive use of referrals. Major corporate donor voluntarily increased my firm’s fees due to their satisfaction with our services on major academic design and construction project. Seasoned skills in the service of a multicultural customer base through thousands of interactions in a demanding, high volume ‘building materials retail setting.

Sales Specialist, Customer Service Associate, Lowes Home Improvement, Seattle, WA 2002-2008
Special order sales, customer service in millwork, flooring, and tools. Trainer, merchandising and inventory.

First Vice President, Morgan Stanley, Seattle, WA, 1997-2000
Prospecting, asset gathering, and capital management including advisory, financial analysis, estate, and tax planning. ‘Process mapped’ value chain of interactions, transactions, fees, communications for entire own brokerage business to increase business capacity, resulting in formal business plan, including electronic trading.

Principal, David Korn Capital, Seattle WA, 2000-2002
Independent professional equity trading.

Investment Executive, Piper-Jaffrey, Inc., Seattle, WA 1993-1997
Rookie broker after sales trainee. In first third quartile for new accounts, assets, and sales.

Project Management and Engineering:

Ten years Project Management and engineering design experience of complex, large multidisciplinary capital projects for major organizations. Construction contact administration involving schedule, payment review, and approvals. Various roles including:

Project Manager, DLR Group, Architects, Planners, and Engineers, Seattle, WA 1990-1992
Lead on Port of Seattle industrial facility. Roles in major components for centerpiece Boeing office building.

Project Architect, Edwin Bouldin Architect, PA, Winston Salem, NC 1987-1990
Engineering on feasibility-design-production-competitive bidding for state of the facility for major University.

Project Architect, Wm. F. Freeman Architects, Engineers, Planners, Surveyors, Greensboro, NC 1984-1987
Design and project lead on traditional design, for Greensboro Country Club.

Education:
Bachelors of Architecture, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, New York, NY
5-Year Professional Degree. New York City AIA Chapter Financial Award for students most likely to succeed.

Professional Licenses:
Registered Architect, Professional License in New York State, inactive status. License #20,463.

Registered Representative, previous series 7, 63, 65 Stock Broker licenses 1993-2000

Accomplishments and Activities:
Partner & Cofounder, gmC, Seattle and Netherlands (Global Middlegame Collaborative) 2008-2009
Project Manager of a Not-for-profit effort to create an eBook technical compendium and comprehensive database; served as database architect.

Drawing Exhibition, Notebooks, Cooper Union. NY; Most Number of drawings Education of an Architect (Rizzoli )

Personal:
Interests: Writing, Chess, fine cooking, current affairs, computing, investment, running, mountaineering, holistic health. Blog selected by major National news source as top 21 chess blog.

Sample writing at: http://type-three-learning.blogspot.com// .