Deon Kuntz

• Analyzed client feedback to identify areas for improvement in service delivery.
• Evaluated project performance post-implementation, identifying areas of improvement for future endeavors.
• Implemented change management strategies that improved overall project success rates.
• Designed comprehensive project plans, ensuring seamless execution and completion.
• Facilitated communication between internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
• Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
• Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications.
• Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
• Managing the professional team and distributing information, plans and specifications.

• Edited, toned, captioned, and uploaded photographs for publication.
• Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
• Took photos from different angles and perspectives to capture perfect images.
• Delivered high-quality images under tight deadlines, demonstrating strong time management skills.
• Planned and prepared for on-location and studio shoots.
• Developed strong relationships with clients through clear communication and professionalism.
• Collaborated with clients to understand their vision, ensuring the final product met or exceeded expectations.
• Contributed to marketing materials with compelling visual content to increase brand awareness.

• Conduct weekly, monthly and annual building inspections of designated properties under the organization’s portfolio
• Monitoring of day-to-day operational functions and contractual obligations · Respond to emergencies when they arise
• Attending to both centre management, tenant and vendor queries related to operational and maintenance matters
• Ensuring both the landlord and the associated properties comply with the OHS act
• Ensuring all tenants comply with the OHS act
• Engaging with construction professionals and providing project briefings for tender purposes
• Project Managing new projects coming online and report progress to management and associated landlords
• Sourcing and vetting of new vendors
• Engaging with vendors on an annual basis to put in place service level agreements (SLAs) for day-to-day operations, cleaning and security services
• Conduct quality checks on vendor outputs
• Implement and drive new initiatives
• Assisting in developing new or improving existing strategies in operations management
• Engaging with vendors daily to attend to urgent matters and for facilitating requests for quotations for new work to be undertaken (RFQs)
• Capturing quotations and issuing vendors with purchase orders
• Applying conflict resolution practices during tenant or vendor disputes of any nature
• Cost control (Awaiting further advancement in training)
• Approving invoices submitted by vendors
• Carry out take-back inspections
• Facilitation of new tenant installations similar to a role of a tenant coordinator
• Assist the Executive Portfolio Manager when required

• Distributing information to the in-house interior design and architecture department
• Collaborating with independent design and architectural entities on fit-outs
• Developing construction schedules by utilizing Microsoft Projects and Microsoft Excel
• Financial planning and preparing dashboards for each new project for high-level budgeting and cost control
• Awarding contracts and managing procurement throughout the project life cycle while authorizing:

1. Payments to sellers and subcontractors

2. Obtain three quotes per trade

3. Negotiate rates and timelines

4. Manage expenses during the project

• Managing and directing commercial fit-out projects by performing the following:

1. Monitoring and controlling project performance

2. Tracking progress against the construction schedule baseline

3. racking expenditures against cost baseline and project budget

4. Validating deliverables against scope baseline and acceptable quality standards

5. High-level coordination of subcontractors, sellers, and other professionals (E.g. engineers, consultants, practitioners etc.)

6. Overseeing and aligning on-site coordination performed by site agents and site supervisors

7. Monitoring OHS compliance on site

8. Client interaction and progress reporting

9. Closing out projects and facilitating client acceptance of major deliverables

10. Project financial reconciliation and archiving

• Creating and implementing new organizational process assets

• Interviewing and collecting requirements from clients to define project objectives and
• scope
• Distributing information to in-house interior design and architecture department
• Collaborating with independent design and architectural entities on fit-out and
• residential projects
• Cost estimating commercial fit-out projects by performing the following:

1. Issuing RFQs to sellers and subcontractors for bidding

2. Conducting site briefings to clarify scope with sellers and subcontractors

3. Screening and evaluating bids and negotiating rates and terms where possible

4. Cost estimating activities done by in-house labour force (E.g., Demolition, ceilings and partitioning, painting, etc.)

5. Collating bids and activity estimations to produce cost proposals and tender submissions

6. Developing construction schedules by utilizing Microsoft Projects and Microsoft Excel

7. Financial planning and preparing cash flow forecasts for each project.

8. Improving returns on projects at the GP level during the tenure

9. Awarding contracts and managing procurement throughout the project life cycle while

10. authorizing payments to sellers and subcontractors

Managing and directing commercial fit-out projects by performing the following:

1. Monitoring and controlling project performance

2. Tracking progress against the construction schedule baseline

3. Tracking expenditures against cost baseline and project budget

4. Validating deliverables against scope baseline and acceptable quality standards

5. High-level coordination of subcontractors, sellers, and other professionals (E.g. engineers,consultants, practitioners etc.)

6 Overseeing and aligning on-site coordination performed by site agents and site supervisors

7. Monitoring OHS compliance on site

8. Client interaction and progress reporting

9. Client interaction and progress reporting

10. Closing out projects and facilitating client acceptance of major deliverables

11. Project financial reconciliation and archiving

• Assisting with new business development and marketing
• Creating and implementing new organizational process assets

• Working with the internal interior design team while gathering requirements from the client by providing subject matter expertise
• Assisting the cost estimating department by performing the following:
  1. Conducting site briefings to clarify scope with sellers and subcontractors as per RFQs published by the cost estimation department
  2. Providing the cost estimation department with estimations of activity recourses the labour force will be completing
• Developing construction schedules by utilizing Microsoft Projects and Microsoft Excel
• Preparing cash flow forecasts for each project and submitting them to HOD in JHB for further financial planning and analysis
• Procuring materials and awarding contracts to sellers and subcontractors
• Managing and developing Junior Project Manager
• Providing guidance and overseeing projects assigned to the Junior Project Manager
• Managing commercial fit-out projects by performing the following:
  1. Monitoring and controlling project performance
   Progress tracking against the construction schedule
   Cost tracking and submitting cost performance to HOD in JHB for analysis and comments
   Verify deliverables during execution and perform quality control with the project interior designer
  2. Managing and coordinating subcontractors and sellers to perform project work on site
  3. Managing construction professionals (E.g. engineers, architects, consultants etc.)
  4. Managing and orienting inhouse site supervisors and labour force to perform project work
  5. Monitoring OHS compliance in collaboration with OHS practitioner
  6. Client interaction with the sales team and progress reporting
  7. Closing out projects and facilitating client acceptance of major deliverables
  8. Submitting final project financial reconciliation to HOD in JHB
• Maintaining and utilizing organizational process assets
• Performing basic HR duties as Senior Project Manager namely:
  1. Ensuring crew compliance with company policies and procedures
  2. Submitting biweekly wages timesheets to the HR department in JHB
  3. Monitoring PPE and issuing new as and when required
  4. Conducting yearly performance appraisals for Junior Project Managers, Site
  5. Supervisors and in-house labour force
• Ensuring necessary training and certificates are up to date such as:

1. Basic Fire Fighting, Basic First Aid, OHS Reprehensive

2. Medical Certificates