Zac Phoenix, PMP, PMI-ACP

About

Hi there! I'm your friendly local IT Project Manager who thrives on turning complex business ideas into reality through careful planning, grit, and servant leadership. With experience in industries such as real estate, engineering, and education, I excel in optimizing processes, streamlining operations, and managing large-scale strategic projects. I'm passionate about continuous improvement and embrace creative solutions to drive success across organizations. My expertise in agile and traditional project management methodologies allows me to guide teams effectively from project initiation to closure. I'm also dedicated to personal growth and enjoy exploring new trends in technology and business leadership.

Experience

• Project Manager · Cushman & Wakefield2026-01-01 –

  • Leads the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale strategic projects at Cushman & Wakefield. • Develops comprehensive project plans, ensuring alignment with timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies. • Collaborates with cross-functional teams and external vendors to define project requirements and deliverables.

• IT Project Manager · Burns & McDonnell2023-05-01 – 2026-02-01

  Leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative IT solutions using the best of predictive and agile project methodologies. Responsible for managing end-to-end project lifecycles, aligning business objectives with technical execution, and ensuring projects are delivered to scope, on time, and within budget. Active member of the Agile Community of Excellence, contributing to the advancement of agile practices through mentoring, coaching, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master, skilled in facilitating agile education, training in Kanban, Scrum, Retrospectives, enhancing team collaboration, and embedding agile principles across the organization.

• Director of Education · GP English International2017-09-01 – 2023-05-01

  Director of Education, leading the curriculum and product design teams creating print and digital English learning materials for the private sector in South Korea.

• English Language Coordinator · CHUNGDAHM Learning2015-05-01 – 2019-10-01

  Developed and taught curricula in Philosophy, Ethics, and Literature to advanced high school students. Mentored students in their English language studies and prepared them to earn professional qualifications.

• TWC Project Manager · Trans World Consulting2008-03-01 – 2011-08-01

  Accountable for day-to-day project planning, task, and risk management for a team of three consultants on a portfolio of projects: • Icelandair – confidential US market studies. • Blue Flag India – confidential airline startup based in Mumbai, India.

• TWC Project Support Officer · Trans World Consulting2007-03-01 – 2008-03-01

  Managed day-to-day project planning, consultancy, and logistics support to main client projects: • Dubai airports – Future Scenario Planning project, delivering on a total project value of £400,000. • Provided remote and on-site project logistics support. • Managed inputs to the RFP and SOW. • Assisted a senior PM by providing detailed project, and risk management support to the on-site team. • EU Carbon Credit Viability programmes. • Supporting client needs on EU and UK Carbon Credit market conditions. • Created detailed planning for separate UK Carbon Credit purchases. • Legislative research on key policy differences between UK and EU law governing Carbon Credits.

Education

• Heythrop College, U. of LondonBachelor's degree, Philosophy

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