Powerpoint Presentation

Here is the template guideline:

 

1-3 minutes: Share a little about you, things that aren’t on your resume and reflect more about you as a person. (See BIO attachment)

 

5 minutes: Introduce the technical challenge/project that you will be presenting on. What is the problem? Why was it necessary to fix it?

5 minutes: What did YOU do to solve the challenge? Obviously teamwork is important in any construction or manufacturing environment, but we really want to hear about your individual contributions. Something I have noticed is some people tend to use “we” a lot in this portion and it makes it difficult to identify your individual competencies.

5 minutes: Solution – What was the outcome? How did your solutions help solve the challenge and how did this benefit the company?

Graphs/spreadsheets – Visual aids are welcome and encouraged. Data driven problem solving is huge here.

 

Bullet points from Niagara Falls project:

 

About:

Problem:

  • Company was projecting a $2M+ loss
  • Company received letter of intent from client to be kicked off the project due to mismanagement, quality concerns, and schedule delays. Previous complaints stopped at site management.
  • Site manager of the project had been with the company for 20+ years and got complacent.

Solutions:

  • CEO and Owner went to the project immediately upon receipt of letter
  • CEO called me up while @ Disneyworld to come to the project. Vacation was cut short and I flew to the project the following day
  • Met with client and requested 2 weeks to make changes while our Owner provided guarantees. My assignment was in the spot light of the entire company. I had absolutely no idea what the issues were nor how I was going to fix them. CEO and Owner introduced me to the team and left that day.
  • I met with the team and presented myself as an aid to help with whatever issue needed. I listened to their complaints and concerns “Everything was the clients fault”. I.e. engineering issues, changing priorities, scope growth, other contractors, even our own HQ’s lack of support. No one took ownership of the situation.
  • I observed our internal operations for 3 days and attended meetings without saying a word.
  • After 3 days, I walked into the SM’s office and presented my finding as well as my solutions. His answer: “I don’t know why you are here to begin with, we don’t need your help”. I walked out of his office and made a phone call.
  • I was forced to use the nuclear option. My message was simple, give me full authority to do what is necessary and I will make this project successful and deliver it on time. Our CEO gave me the green light.

End results:

  • I re-negotiated our contract to include milestone incentives worth $1.25M
  • Repaired client relations
  • Was awarded 30% additional scope
  • Completed project 1 week early
  • Final contract value $23.5M and made 26% profit
  • Established repeat business with the client
  • The project was the most financially successful project of the year

 

1-3mins: Wrap-up – This is when the panel will ask you questions about your presentation.

 

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