Baxter Reed (Buck) McElroy

biography

I am an innovative award-winning Operations & Program Management Executive with a proven history and expertise of being dropped into challenging situations & projects, then quickly bringing order to the chaos, restoring team morale and enthusiasm, and ensuring safe, cost-effective project delivery. I have successfully directed business development, bids, proposals and contract capture through to planning, project management, execution, and delivery. I am known for ensuring superior quality, functionality, reliability, efficiency, productivity, safety, and compliance while meeting challenging budgets over $10B. I have experience leading teams of up to 1,750 cross-functional staff and contract workforces in excess of 25,000 personnel in multidisciplinary project organizations to consistently surpass demanding corporate, stakeholder and client expectations.

My strengths include:

*Quickly bringing order to challenging situations and ensuring effective delivery

*Maximizing revenue, profitability, quality & client satisfaction

*Driving successful winning bids, proposals & contract captures

*Establishing & maintaining rigorous budget & schedule controls

*Planning & driving complex projects to successful delivery

*Optimizing processes, methods & workforces to boost productivity

*Forging synergistic win-win strategic alliances & profitable partnerships

*Coordinating diverse resources across multiple programs around the globe

*Fostering innovation, continuous improvements & organizational excellence

*Recruiting, mentoring & motivating high-performance multidisciplinary teams

*Identifying & seizing emerging markets & untapped new business opportunities

I have been described as a natural leader, inspiring motivator, trusted business partner, visionary strategist, astute analyst, persuasive communicator and effective negotiator. Leveraging a management style that balances empowerment and accountability, I pride myself on leading teams to routinely deliver exceptional results.

If you are looking for this kind of leadership, focus, and expertise, either now or as soon as the economy re-energizes, we should talk. I can be reached at the contacts below, am available now, live in the Atlanta area, am reasonably mobile, and can provide references as required.