Joanne Gormley

• Responsible for planning and delivering facility moves, adds or change projects, including coordination of furniture installation and Sustainable Furniture & Office decommissioning services
• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects
• Participate and lead client project calls
• Participate in project kick off meetings, both internal and external
• Create schedules and monitor progress against timelines
• Participate in planning process for each project, taking into consideration client’s requirements and project deliverables
• Develop, share and update project schedule taking into consideration budget, required timeline and any risks to projects
• Develop and complete tender packages for procurement of third-party services
• Develop strong internal relationships with other team members, service lines, project groups and operation groups to plan, manage and deliver projects
• Complete project milestone billing documents and ensure consistency throughout projects
• Responsible for ensuring adherence with all financial and procurement policies and procedures.

• Responsible for development of The Office to Advance Women Apprentices initiative in New Brunswick
• Developed database of 150 NB tradeswomen
• Provide wrap-around support services including resume writing, interview prep and career counseling
• Engaging and building partnerships with key stakeholders, including employers, unions, training providers, government agencies and other trade organizations
• Conduct labour market research
• Hosted industry events to raise awareness of services of Office to Advance Women Apprentices
• Hosted networking events for tradeswomen to collaborate and share experiences

• Responsible for business development and senior account management in Saint John, Fredericton and surrounding areas
• Established, maintained and developed relationships with existing and new clients
• Managed sales budget of $1,000,000 and exceeded by $200,000
• Analyzed client’s needs and developed solutions related to space planning and product specification requirements
• Prepared and delivered sales presentations and proposals to existing clients and potential new customers
• Project managed design, delivery and installation to ensure project delivered as specified
• Managed all customer service and product issues efficiently and effectively
• Actively used social media for advertising and promotion
• Responsible for managing office and warehouse
• Contributed to annual revenue goals by selling new services and developing new accounts

• Guided home buyers and sellers through the sale and purchase of residential and commercial properties
• Generated lists of properties that were compatible with buyers needs and financial resources
• Coordinated appointments to show homes to prospective buyers
• Established positive flow of communications with other realtors, mortgage lenders and lawyers
• Presented and negotiated contract offers on behalf of clients
• Coordinated closings, overseeing signing of contracts and disbursements of funds
• Created and distributed all marketing material for property listings

Project manager for Bell Aliant office relocations New Brunswick
• Collaborated with key stakeholders in development of planning stages
• Responsible for managing multiple moves for over 1000 staff members across New Brunswick
• Developed work breakdown structures
• Prepared statements of work for subcontractors
• Responsible for creation of schedules and coordination of vendors/subcontractors
• Provided on site management for execution phase
• Efficiently resolved issues and managed scope change when necessary to ensure project completed within time restrictions and deadlines
• Communicated with project sponsor through weekly status update reports
• Conducted and chaired weekly progress meetings with key stakeholders
• Project closeout including deficiency resolution

• Collaborated with key stakeholders in planning stages for each event
• Conducted weekly meetings with various volunteer committees
• Directed the planning and execution of public events
• Coordinated marketing and advertising of each event
• Responsible for the creation of event schedules
• Coordination with artists and external vendors
• Sourced and secured sponsorships for events
• General office management

• Developed, planned and executed fundraising events raising $150,000
• Managed budget
• Prepared presentations and grant proposals for government and corporate funding
• Prepared mailings to solicit for donations
• Mobilized committees to facilitate the planning of volunteer teams to ensure support for successful events
• Sourced and negotiated with external vendors
• Supervised overall management of project

• Managed 40 staff members including scheduling, job specifications and performance evaluations
• Coordinated and executed all advertising campaigns in compliance with franchise guidelines
• Implemented point of sale computer system
• Prepared and maintained budgeting, purchasing and cost control

• Solicited and negotiated all corporate and governments accounts for 12 properties
• Managed all sales activities of 6 property sales managers and supervised 10 central reservations staff
• Collaborated with Director of Operations in development and implementation of all advertising and marketing
• Responsible for maintaining integrity of central reservations and ensuring that all rates were current and accurate
• Conducted semi-annual sales meetings

• Floodstock/Future Focus
• Solicited sponsorships raising $20,000
• Secured and coordinated musicians
• Managed volunteers
• Advertising on event through social media