James Beckstead

Experience

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  Kellogg Company

  Oct 2010 - May 2020

  Project Manager & Construction Manager

  • Planning, managing, and executing capital projects against cost, schedule, performance, food safety, and people safety targets at our manufacturing facilities• Providing Project Management leadership, expertise and direction toward the successful execution of multiple, concurrent capital projects, ranging in size from $50k to $10 million • Deliver lowest cost capital installation by: selecting best value contracting strategies, utilizing industry knowledge and experience to challenge contractor estimates, influencing design constructability, pulling appropriate level of engineering• Serving as primary liaison between plant activities and all engineering / construction activities• Managing day to day construction activities, including site safety and low cost construction solutions• Active and contributing support member to the Operations team with focus on delivering to plant strategy and critical business needs• Working with and coordinating efforts of multiple Service Providers and contractors to execute multiple projects• Providing leadership in the identification of ideas, the development of the business cases, and the determination of project feasibilities Show less

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  Americold Logistics, LLC.

  May 2020 - now

  Regional Maintenance Engineering Manager

  Project portfolio management, lead scope of work development for maintaining existing facilities to include layouts, bidding, material handling and refrigeration engineering. Lead the development of CPERFs through the development of RFQ/RFP and Scope of Work documents. Scope maintenance engineering design options to match business requirements. Provide capital budgetary estimates. Lead, direct and work with Facility Services Managers, Regional Facility Services Managers, and Regional Facility Service Directors in carrying out all responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Show less