Chad Drayton
West Kelowna
Summary
Results-driven Senior Project Manager with a history of leading projects exceeding multimillion-dollar budgets. Skilled in orchestrating team efforts to achieve timely deliverables while controlling costs and enhancing customer satisfaction. Expertise in strategic planning, risk assessment, and maintaining quality standards across all phases of development.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Owners Representative/Lead Product Manager
U-Haul Company of Canada
Kelowna
09.2021 - Current
- Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure alignment with project goals.
- Built strong partnerships with teams, vendors, and contractors to enhance collaboration and project execution.
- Maintained records of all documents related to each project including specifications, change orders, invoices.
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
- Conducted periodic inspections of job sites for quality and progress.
- Prepared detailed cost estimates for diverse projects, aiding in informed decision-making and resource allocation.
Senior Project Manager
Daryl Evans Mechanical Ltd.
Coquitlam
03.2014 - 05.2019
- Led multi-disciplinary design team through development and contract document phases for projects valued up to 20 million dollars, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with specifications.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies, safeguarding development process from delays and cost overruns.
- Developed work plans, identified resources, created timelines, and established initial budgets to define project scope and ensure alignment with objectives.
- Gathered project requirements through interactions, meetings and walk-throughs with potential application users and to develop business requirements documents (BRD), functional requirements documents (FRD) and user mockups.
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
- Finalized project financial records while collaborating with financial controllers and owner executives.
Owner/Operator
Bridge Mechanical Contracting Ltd.
Maple Ridge
01.2004 - 01.2014
- Oversaw daily business operations, encompassing accounting, finance, HR, marketing, and public relations to ensure seamless functionality.
- Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Assessed financial reports and statements regularly to update processes and operations for greater profitability.
- Assessed income and expenses and adapted plans to improve profit levels.
- Used well-honed negotiation skills to garner cost-effective pricing for materials and equipment.
- Created business plan and established processes to enhance product quality and meet customer expectations.
- Spoke professionally with customers regarding complaints, gathering all necessary information to make educated decisions and address issues.
- Cultivated strong customer relationships by maintaining a professional corporate image and addressing logistical and scheduling issues promptly.
Education
High School Diploma -
Terry Fox Senior Secondary
Port Coquitlam05-1990
Plumbing Degree - Plumbing
BCIT
Burnaby04-1995
Skills
- Project management
- Project Scheduling
- Project organization
- Risk mitigation planning
- Quality assurance
- Cost Control
- Documentation Management
- Agile documentation
- Client liaison
- Vendor coordination
- Team management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Vendor management
- Business operations
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Problem resolution
- Team collaboration
- Time management
About Me
I am a people-oriented professional with a passion for travel and customer service. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family, camping, being outdoors with my dogs, and relaxing at the lake. I bring a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and genuine enthusiasm to everything I do.
Timeline
Owners Representative/Lead Product Manager
U-Haul Company of Canada
09.2021 - Current
Senior Project Manager
Daryl Evans Mechanical Ltd.
03.2014 - 05.2019
Owner/Operator
Bridge Mechanical Contracting Ltd.
01.2004 - 01.2014
High School Diploma -
Terry Fox Senior Secondary
Plumbing Degree - Plumbing
BCIT