Jeff Pecchio

Experience

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  Bowling Green State University

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  Archivist
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  Artists with Machines

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2018

  Director of Project Management

  ➤ Mitigated scope creep and budget overruns by proactively managing labor and material allocation, analyzing project and cost progress, identifying opportunities for improvement, and working diligently to optimize profitable outcomes.➤ Sourced, vetted, and selected high caliber of talent to join the Artists with Machines team, engaging top-level designers and project managers able to execute against the demands of major logo account clients.➤ Allocated resources for optimal return, developing team members to elevate productivity and efficiency, greatly reducing overtime costs, and tracking projects to identify and eliminate duplication and procedural redundancies.➤ Collaborated with Sales and Product Development to produce sample iterations, scaling from sample to prototype to production, and communicating with clients throughout the process to ensure alignment with their needs.➤ Remained flexible to organizational changes, including significant restructuring of project and account management functions and, through the transitions, was able to take a key account from a loss to double-digit profitability.➤ Directed several industry and market ‘firsts’ including the launch of the first Giant Eagle Market District store and a total refresh of Dave & Buster’s including custom lighting fixtures, illuminated millwork, and motorized graphic carousels.* Promoted from Production Artist (2003-2007) to Production Manager (2007-2009) to Project Manager (2009-2011). Show less

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  Roto

  Jan 2018 - now

  ➤ Joined the senior management team and hold total accountability for the management and oversight of the entire Fabrication Department and team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality exhibits and cabinet fabrication from shop drawings through finishing.➤ Instituted targeted changes to improve organizational efficiencies—such as eliminating a once-weekly meeting and instead facilitating frequent small-group sessions on the shop floor—allowing for real-time, actionable feedback.➤ Implemented estimating documents with a much higher level of detail, allowing production and fabrication stakeholders the ability to seek answers to questions from internal stakeholders and external vendors.➤ Coached and trained a new production manager, enabling continuous improvement continuity, elevating accountability across the team, and empowering all team members to share their expertise and catalyze best practices.➤ Engage in constructive collaboration and consensus-building, earning the trust and respect of the entire team, promoting an inclusive environment, and facilitating feedback, development, and talent management. Show less ➤ Streamlined production processes and job flow to optimize resource planning and allocation, implementing advanced analytics to predict project loads, forecast capacity, and project workflow timelines and needs.➤ Halted a negative mindset and shaped a high-performance and high-morale environment while subsequently growing by 5 team members.➤ Oversaw department operations involving managing production schedules, contributing to design and production drawing reviews, leading the Fabrication team, reporting on project status, and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.➤ Estimated labor and material expenses, monitored allocation of resources for optimal return, and mitigated project overruns—in scope and budget—through continuous monitoring of milestones and proactive resolution of problems.➤ Managed diverse projects with an emphasis on museums, zoos, brand destinations, and attractions, extending work to mixed-use developers, K-12 and higher education institutions, civic organizations, hospitals, corporations, and events. Show less

  • VP of Production

    May 2022 - now

  • VP of Fabrication

    Jan 2019 - May 2022

  • Production Manager

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019