823 Advizers

Thomas

ERP Project Manager

Cemstone Products Company

St. Olaf College, 2015
UCLA Anderson MBA

Thomas has over 4 years of experience in market research, project management, and data analysis across industries including marketing and branding and construction.
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Architecture, Construction & Design
Operations and Project Management
Economics
Honors Student
Scholarship Recipient
Greek Life Member

Q1Career path

Career Exploration

Problem-Solving

Project Management

2:45

"he really challenged me to think about what I'm doing and not just blindly fall in a path"

Q2Main responsibilities

1:54

Q3Day in the life

Project Management

Teamwork

Communication

1:29

"As a project manager, um, you really don't know what exactly is gonna come up"

Q4Most important skills - role

Project Management

Communication

Leadership

1:30

"You really have to be confident in yourself and be ready to lead others in important ways."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Communication

Teamwork

Project Management

1:10

"I'm definitely someone that enjoys when no two days are the exact same, um, in my job."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Project Management

Teamwork

Change Management

0:54

"Just the change management is such a tough part of any project."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Tangible Results

Construction Industry

Project Management

1:11

"you get to see the results. My company built some of the biggest stadiums in Minneapolis and worked on large light rail projects."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Big-Picture Thinking

Hardworking

Project Management

1:28

"People seem to be really good in this industry at forming relationships. It's a lot of face-to-face and a lot of experiences with others."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Project Management

1:04

"you don't have to feel like you need all the answers or that you have to be the solution to every problem"

Q10Entry-level positions

Technology

Project Management

IT Analyst

0:58

"There's so many different ways to plug in."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Conflict Resolution

Project Management

Communication

1:11

"Being able to deal with conflict as it comes up, even if it's just something small...being able to work through that effectively and efficiently. It's so much easier doing that in the beginning than pushing it until it gets way outta hand."

Q12College ideas for success

Communication

Career Exploration

Networking

1:26

"being curious, being willing to explore your interests, even if it's way outside of what you came to school thinking you were doing."