Project Manager with 13 years experience in project organization, vendor management, purchasing, and technical writing. Skilled in understanding requirements, solving problems, building relationships, communicating and negotiating with vendors, and working cross-functionally with other departments to ensure that projects are completed on time and meet deadlines.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Manager with 13 years experience in project organization, vendor
management, purchasing, and technical writing. Skilled in understanding
requirements, solving problems, building relationships, communicating and
negotiating with vendors, and working cross-functionally with other departments
to ensure that projects are completed on time and meet deadlines.
Ability to lead and manage complex projects using a team-oriented approach,
implementing viable solutions to ensure overall efficiency and profitability of
operation.
Skilled in writing technical document specifications for fabricating production
orders.
Experienced in managing and coordinating diverse and detailed aspects of
day-to-day and long-term department/business operations.
Multiple Project Management – Vendor Relationship Management – Contract
Negotiation
Cost Control – Expenditure Control – Markup/Margin Control
Product Management – Purchasing – Inventory Control – Planning/Scheduling
Research – Technical Document Development – Technical Writing – Report
Preparation
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Project Manager, ASI Modulex, Morrisville, NC 1996-2009
• Oversaw the planning, project management, manufacturing, installation, and
maintenance of sign systems and products for leading health care, library,
hospitality, food service, corporate, and institutional facilities. Managed $18
million worth of projects while employed at ASI Modulex.
• Simultaneously scheduled, coordinated, and continuously tracked as many as 24
projects, large and small, with 50% requiring day-to-day activity; and kept
management informed of progress, resulting in no surprises.
• Identified outside resources and in-house production capabilities, purchased
needed raw materials and services, planned project timelines; and tracked
milestones, day-to-day status of in-house production, and status of buyout
materials, resulting in on-time delivery and installation of product.
• Identified requirements and specific differences between products, and
developed detailed project task lists to achieve project milestones. Ensured
proactive tracking of problems and communicated with sales/production personnel
to make needed changes, ensuring that products met critical deadlines.
• Praised by Director of Project Management as “an energetic, dependable and
tireless manager who is cost conscious, great with customers, gets the job done
right, and is a great company representative”.
• Stayed on top of every order and personally handled any changes required for
manufacturing revisions and production changes.
Identified and negotiated services with subcontractors, and coordinated work
between subcontractors and company workforce.
• Using the company team approach, built positive cross-functional relationships
with Accounting, Production and Sales that facilitated negotiations with clients
and vendors.
• Turned problem products into successes by immediate attention and by
correcting issues in the shop, and then communicating honestly with vendors and
clients on any needed schedule changes that validated the revisions.
• Wrote 1-page to 160-page technical papers with detailed construction drawings
and specifications that gave clear guidelines to the shop, resulting in the
correct products being produced right the first time.
• Trained and mentored shop employees and sales staff continuously, resulting in
better skills in building products and a sales staff that clearly understood the
quality of each product they presented to existing and new customers.
• Ensured effective client satisfaction by ongoing communication regarding
project status and changes in client requirements, and by answering customer
queries, collaborative problem solving, and providing detailed information on
additional products.
County Appraiser, Lee County, NC, Sanford, NC 1992-1995
Certified County Appraiser for ad valorem tax purposes. Collected both
residential and commercial property data to establish an estimate of value.
Residential Appraiser, Cole, Layer and Trumble Company, Raleigh, NC 1990-1992
Collected residential property data to update property records. Conducted sales
ratios for verification of market value of residential properties. Held informal
hearings with property owners to resolve valuation differences.
Assistant Project Manager, Atlantic Coast Mechanical, Raleigh, NC 1988-1990
Estimated commercial mechanical construction projects and compiled needed
project materials.
Project Manager, Westminster Company, Jacksonville, NC 1987-1988
Managed a $21 million barracks facility. Worked closely with subcontractors and
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Monitored labor costs, prepared labor reports, and
authorized payment of invoices.
Military Service, 1980-1987
Project Administrator - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Initiated and completed
all administrative contract changes for 10 construction projects. Managed
projects in both new construction and renovation.
Intelligence Officer: Managed a 9-member staff in intelligence and physical
security. Planned and tracked classified documents.
Platoon Leader: Managed a 30-member platoon and all equipment stationed on the
East German Border.
EDUCATION AND LICENSES
Bachelor of Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Licensed Real Estate Broker in North Carolina.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Advanced in proprietary systems
Intermediate in Freehand, Internet research and Outlook
Knowledgeable in Word, PowerPoint, MAC, and Illustrator
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