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CHNOWSKI
www.davechnowski.com
Phone:
202.431.2398
dchnowski@gmail.com
Skilled
Project
Manager,
adept
at
identifying
and
implementing
best
practices
for
managing
construction
and
technological
operations
in
multiple
environments.
Manages
timelines
and
budgets.
Creates
and
applies
internal
controls,
operational
assessments,
hardware
and
software
solutions.
Hires,
trains,
mentor
and
manage
staff,
and
pro-actively
ascertain
needs
and
meets
expectations
of
related
departments
and
leaders.
SKILLS
General:
Construction:
Technology:
Operating
Systems:
Software:
Collaboration,
Training,
Compliance
/
Risk
Mitigation,
Customer
Service;
Staff
hiring,
Supervision,
Training
and
Scheduling
Project
Management,
Carpentry,
Plumbing,
Electrical,
Tiling,
Painting,
Cabinet
Building
IT
Principles,
Operational
Assessments,
Internal
Controls,
Hardware
&
Software
Installation
&
Support;
Network
Operations;
Technology
Training;
Troubleshooting
&
Remote
Support,
Documentation
Microsoft,
Macintosh
and
Linux
Microsoft
Word,
Excel,
Adobe
Photoshop,
Autodesk
AutoCAD,
Trimble
SketchUp
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
SELF-EMPLOYED,
Washington,
DC
2014-Current
Designs
and
renovates
residential
spaces,
including:
demolition,
reconfiguration,
construction
and
finishing.
Manages
timelines,
material
ordering
and
budgets.
Builds
custom
cabinets
and
furniture.
Liaison
between
clients
and
subcontractors.
2008-2014
through
remote
use
of
Bomgar.
Mitigated
risk
of
data
breach
by
implementing
use
of
TrueCrypt
software.
Provide
Cash
Management
Services.
Increase
high-profit
commercial
clients
through
consultative
selling
of
Remote
Deposit
Capture,
ACH
Origination
Services,
Wire
Transfer
Services,
Merchant
Services
(credit
card
processing),
Online
Banking,
Sweep
Accounts
and
Courier
Pickup.
Monitor
and
report
on
all
banking
activities.
Gather
information
and
prepare
reports
for
Board
of
Directors
and
balance
ledgers.
Create
secure
and
efficient
customer
experience:
Monitor
high
net
worth
clients
activities.
Maintain
debit
cards,
perform
and
review
validity
checks
and
deal
with
suspicious
activity.
Authorize
raising
of
transaction
limits,
and
maintains
scanners
for
client
remote
account
access.
Provide
customer
support
by
phone.
Added
ATM
processing
network,
thereby
increasing
free
ATMs
from
6
to
55,000.
Designed
floor
plan
for
remodeled
Baltimore
branch
with
enhanced
functionality
and
aesthetics.
Create
efficiencies
and
mitigate
risk:
Monitor
and
verify
all
new
accounts,
assuring
that
proper
documents
are
present.
Follow
up
with
branch
staff
when
additional
or
corrective
materials
are
needed.
Approve
ACH
transactions.
Review
all
checks
greater
than
$2,500.
Determine
whether
or
not
to
honor
checks
from
overdrawn
accounts.
Maintain
core
systems
to
comply
with
regulatory
requirements.
Reduce
risk
of
fraud
with
real
time
transaction
tracking,
and
block
suspicious
transactions.
Collaborate
with
Compliance
Department
to
identify,
flag,
and
monitor
high
risk
customers.
Staff
Management.
Hired
and
managed
three
people,
in
addition
to
one
person
from
bank
merger.
Administer
Online
Banking.
Configured
online
banking
system
specifying
user
access
permissions,
viewable
account
information
and
transactions
for
both
personal
and
commercial
clients.
Monitor
and
report
all
online
access
and
transactions.
Administer
Debit
Card
Activities.
Designed
physical
debit
card.
Setup
daily
limits,
provide
new
and
replacement
cards.
Added
deposit
functionality
to
ATMs,
spurring
a
20%
increase
in
cardholders.
2005-2008
2003-2005
Family owned interior decorating business specializing in Window treatments, Wallpaper, Upholstery, and Slipcovers.
Collaborated
with
customers
on
design
projects
from
concept
through
installation
of
new
window
treatments.
Transformed
appearance
of
homes
by
assisting
planning
based
on
budgets
and
tastes.
2001-2002
Recruited
by
companys
owner.
Assisted
Master
Plumber
by
stocking
truck,
maintaining
inventory,
and
scheduling
and
performing
regular
and
emergency
client
service
calls.
Participated
in
remodeling
of
kitchens
and
baths,
including:
demolition,
reworking
piping,
and
installation
of
new
fixtures.
EDUCATION
B.A.
in
Economics,
George
Washington
University,
Washington,
DC,
2001
INTERESTS
Carpentry
&
Woodworking,
Engineering,
Fabrication,
Mechanical
systems,
Computer
System
Design,
Home
Remodeling,
Electronics,
Graphic
design
and
Cooking