PERRY SMYRE

(404) 405-3954

Woodstock, GA

PROJECT MANAGER

PMO Lead, Senior PMO Lead, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Program Manager,

Creative Team Leadership, Technical Team Management, Strategic Planning, Budget Oversight,

Increased Revenue, Optimized Costs, Expedited Delivery, Improved Team Productivity,

Streamlined Workflows, Guided Creative Vision, Implemented Agile Methodologies

WORK EXPERIENCE

Crux Retail; Atlanta, GA July (2021 - May 2024)

Project Manager

Industrial Design & Manufacturing

Orchestrated the beginning-to-end project lifecycle with budgets ranging up to $2M for custom retail displays by leveraging skills in stakeholder engagement and program management.
Managed a portfolio of 50+ creative projects with a combined $6M budget by ensuring on-time delivery and conformance to specifications with 10% cost savings.
Created a PMO that guided a team of 10 creative designers, engineers, and production specialists by implementing PMBOK methodologies to develop a business-tailored, predictive, and adaptive project management hybrid approach.
Cut design phase timeline by 40% with a 20% increase in output by navigating complexity and welcoming change, aligning expert judgment, leading effective meetings, engaging key stakeholders, and implementing lessons learned.
Delivered a 2,000-store rollout of 10 complex fixtures on schedule and within budget by leading change with Agile methodologies and prioritizing stakeholder collaboration and customer feedback.
Empowered the Sales team by facilitating and executing quote requests, procurement analysis, vendor management, purchase orders, and order confirmations.

Mohawk Industries; Atlanta, GA (Aug 2020 - July 2021)

Project Manager

Flooring Manufacturing

Reduced standard timelines by 25% by implementing PMBOK methodologies and managing transitioning change between the Photography Department and PMO.
Slashed standard timelines by 50% by initiating photography and workflow training for the team.
Completed 16-hour training in Adobe Experience Manager and migrated 500,000+ assets.
Drove successful product launches and campaigns by establishing SOPs for contracting, monitoring, and controlling overseas photography talent.

Matcha; Atlanta, GA (Jan 2016 - Aug 2020)

Visual Services Director

SaaS for Content Marketing

Grew content services revenue by 30% by creating a team of 3 Photo Editors, 2 Video Producers, and 5 Videographers and launching a new Visual Services department.
Achieved a 90% completion score executing 27 consecutive OKR sprints within the department by aligning with stakeholders on business objectives and optimizing scope to deliver key results.
Optimized a $1M+ content production budget by directing all contract photography and video by leveraging skills in SLAs, SOWs, Purchase Orders, and P&Ls.
Promoted from Photo Editor to Senior Photo Editor to Visual Services Director within two years, reporting to CMO, COO, and CEO throughout raising Series A funding and subsequent acquisition.
Collaborated with legal counsel to draft equitable and mutually beneficial third-party licensing agreements, applying knowledge of copyright negotiations, licensing, and publishing.

Surya; Atlanta, GA (Jan 2014 - Dec 2015)

Photographer

Home Goods & Manufacturing

Increased production photography output by 50% to 20,000+ images annually by efficiently managing scope, schedule, resources, and budget.
Elevated brand aesthetics and increased stakeholder satisfaction by producing superior quality images for bi-annual wholesale catalogs, lookbooks, B2B e-blasts, and web and print materials.
Partnered across Sales, eCommerce, Hospitality, and Product departments to translate strategic objectives into creative concepts and deliver images with high visual appeal.
Conducted bi-annual photography budgets and ordered and managed studio equipment inventory.
Directed eCommerce photography projects for high-profile retailers, including Target, The Home Depot, Wayfair, and World Market.

Waldorf Photographic Art; Knoxville, TN (Jan 2009 - Dec 2013)

Photo Studio Manager

Photography

Grew bottom line by 30% by creating Waldorf Cinema video department, combining visual journalism, commercial video production, and documentary-style video editing techniques.
Generated a substantial 15% revenue growth by researching new markets and implementing creative business and marketing plans.
Built from the ground up a high-performing creative team by recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring associate and senior photographers, videographers, and video editors.
Developed a team of photographers and videographers through all artistic avenues of production, leading all aspects of creative direction for on-site and studio photography.

EDUCATION

Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Visual Journalism

5x Winner of National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Week in Pictures

TECHNOLOGIES, CERTIFICATIONS

Asana, Airtable, Basecamp, Jira, Trello, Slack, Smartsheet, Tableau, WordPress, Automations,

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, G-Suite, Adobe Creative Suite