James Rutherford

Background

About James Rutherford

About As a former professional baseball player and Certified Kinesiologist, I apply the lessons learned from training and competing at the university, international, and professional levels to my work leading high-performing, multi-studio, multi-discipline project teams. This includes discipline – to develop project goals and plans to achieve them; focus – to work through project challenges; teamwork – a strong group culture far outpaces individuals; and fun – life should be enjoyed. With an undergraduate Honours BPHE (with Psychology Minor) degree from the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, and a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management (both at the University of Toronto), I have a demonstrated history of delivering complex design projects working with multiple stakeholder groups and diverse project teams. I have a passion for helping people understand how to be more effective, and how to use goal setting and planning to achieve personal and professional objectives. Key Competencies- Team Leadership - Project Management - Program Management - Business Development and Proposal Writing - Coaching - Communication and Negotiation Key Technologies and Methodologies- Microsoft Project - Microsoft OS Key Achievements:~ Managed the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system at a 650-person professional services firm ~ Prime Consultant design team Project Manager for a $300m shopping centre redevelopment ~ Portfolio Manager for national team (five studios) delivering over 300 design & construction projects for a National Client with project budgets ranging from to