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TAMARA S HESTER

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    Founder & Principal
    Studio R Chicago
    Jul 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)
    Independent consultancy focused on workplace project coordination and corporate event production.
    • Managed Aeris Communications' three-day global Partner Summit (Sept 2025), managing vendor contracts, budgeting, AV, catering, signage, and venue logistics for an international executive audience.
    • Managed vendor invoices and kept all event documentation organized through post-event closeout.
  • Aeris Communications
    Internal Project Coordinator / Office Manager
    Aeris Communications
    Jan 2024 - Jul 2025 (1 year 7 months)
    Served as internal project lead for workplace and facility initiatives, coordinating across executive leadership, external project teams, and vendors to maintain alignment across timelines, budgets, and operational readiness.
    Facility Build-Out & Operational Transition (21,000 sq ft HQ | Downtown Chicago)
    • Coordinated across ownership (Brookfield), property management (JLL), architect (LJC), and general contractor (Bear Construction) to align project execution, timelines, and deliverables across a 7-month construction schedule
    • Represented the tenant in weekly OAC meetings, contributing to discussions on budget, schedule, and change orders while ensuring internal alignment with leadership
    • Maintained project momentum
  • Gordian
    JOC Coordinator
    Gordian
    Jul 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 1 month)
    • Supported billing reconciliation and revenue tracking across 26 active Job Order Contracting (JOC) accounts covering public facility and infrastructure projects, with $1M+ in monthly activity.
    • Used Power BI reporting to support resolution of $134M in unbilled project revenue.
  • The Home Depot
    Kitchen & Bath Designer
    The Home Depot
    Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 4 months)
    • Developed project scope, budgets, and space layouts for residential renovation projects using 2020 Design.
    • Coordinated installers and vendors to maintain 85–90% on-time completion across concurrent projects.
    • Generated $500K+ in sales in 2021 while managing full project lifecycle and client relationships.
    • Identified and resolved an $8K billing discrepancy through invoice reconciliation.
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    Marketing Administrative Assistant
    Singh + Associates
    Nov 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 year 9 months)
    • Supported executive communication, proposal documentation, and compliance reporting coordination.
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  • DePaul University
    Project Management Certificate
    DePaul University
    Jan 2023
    Technical Skills: Microsoft 365 Office Suite | Procore | Power BI | SharePoint | Salesforce | Teams | Zoom | WebEx
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    High-rise Development Project
    MCL Companies
    Jan 2019
    Chicago-based luxury residential and mixed-use developer. High-rise urban development incl 55-story bldg. project
    • Supported delivery of a 55-story high-rise development, building an internal centralized data documentation process, contributing to closings generating $161M within six months.
    • Tracked construction closeout across 240 residential units, including punch lists, change orders, upgrades, and milestone follow-up.
    • Compiled occupancy turnover packages including certificates of occupancy, MEP plans, insurance documents, and contractor records.
    • Consolidated closing and funding data for internal finance reporting and lender communications.