To acquire a management position with an established company that can utilize my vast experience in management, the construction and design industry, and my creativity and eye for quality.
Daryl Bell
Profile
A self motivated professional who places strategic emphasis on quality, maintaining a high level of ethics and integrity. Vast experience in management, residential and commercial construction, reading technical drawings, fabrication, production and maintenance. Knowledgeable in set-up and networking of computer systems. Proficient with Personal Computers, software installation, and applications including Microsoft Office.
Work Experience
2003-2010
Legacy Design & Construction Columbus, Mississippi
Owner/Contractor
• Plan, Organize, and Execute new construction, renovations, and additions
• Assess Clients’ objectives and requirements
• Review architectural drawings pertinent to each project
• Coordinate designs, schedules, and budgets to optimize project completion
• Negotiate cost agreements and work schedules with sub-contractors
• Draft bid proposals for overall construction budget, material cost, and time estimate
• Effectively advance construction projects from concept to finished product, ensuring highest standard of workmanship and quality
• Work hands-on with a wide variety of hand tools, shop equipment, and machinery
• 95% of projects delivered on-schedule and under or on-budget
• Achieve 100% customer satisfaction rating by performing customer satisfaction follow-up reviews
Summer 2010
Worked with HGTV on Project: Billy B Season 1 via World of Wonder Production Company
- Assisted the show founder with design ideas and implementation
- Worked alongside executive producer, art producer, project manager, and camera crew
- Worked hand-in-hand with Los Angeles Art Team
- Built and installed design ideas
2000-2003
Waukaway Distributors, Inc. Columbus, MS
Business Administrator
• Managed operations of a state of the art water bottling facility
• Maintained QC files, test results, and reports of water samples taken bi-weekly
• Evaluated work in progress and inspections of all product released from facility
• Investigated and reported on problem areas and special projects
• Acted as liaison between business owner, management, and distributorship
• Recruited, trained, and supervised employees
• Maintained distributorship routes
• Supervised inventory of warehouse
• Negotiated costs of equipment, inventory, and supplies
• Negotiated contractual agreements pertaining to leased equipment
• Generated positive sales growth in wholesale and retail markets
• Analyzed existing sales methods and developed new strategies to redirect the sales focus and enhance product awareness
1998-2000
Bell’s Backhoe and Dirt Service Columbus, MS
Owner / Operator
• Managed all aspects of a small business including tax payments, licensing, insurance, and advertising
• Solicited and negotiated bid proposals for jobs
• Scheduled and coordinated jobs from the conceptual development through final construction on a timely and economical basis
• Operated dozers, loaders, backhoes, lifts, and tractors
• Negotiated costs on equipment, inventory, and supplies
• Tracked and controlled construction costs against the project budget to avoid cost overruns
• Completed onsite jobs for multi-million dollar companies such as C.S.S.I., Bryan Foods, and Akzo Nobel
• Consulted and worked with prominent contractors
• Maintained all equipment
1985-1998
Burford Electric Service, Inc. Columbus, MS
Electric Motor Mechanic / Quality Assurance Inspector
• Accomplished electric motor mechanic with a vast knowledge of various sized motors ranging from fractional to 1000’s of horsepower
• Awarded the Quality Assurance Director position after 9 years of an exemplary track record of service and performance
• Cofounded, implemented and managed a Quality Assurance Program based on ISO 9000 regulations
• Created and developed forms for all QA test data
• Conducted inspections insuring that the quality systems processes and procedures were in compliance with all required QA standards
• Integrated Quality Assurance revisions
• Generated Quality Assurance reports reflecting all test data for customers
• Investigated and adjusted customer complaints regarding quality
• Completed and maintained test results on motors up to 9000 H.P.
• Assisted in motivating crews with in-house and onsite projects, encouraging a teamwork environment
• Assisted in third party calibration audits on all test equipment
• Solely responsible for disassembly, testing, reassembly, inspection and recertification procedures of all U.L. motors
• Accountable for administering stringent tolerance and guideline requirements by Underwriter Laboratories and assuring that all work performed complied within U.L. requirements
• Maintained 100% accuracy of logs and records for all U.L. motors recertified
• Assisted and accompanied U.L. auditors during quarterly in-house audits
• Submitted all test data, recertification plates, reports, and equipment calibration forms to the U.L. auditors
• Worked with onsite teams responsible for removing, repairing and reinstalling machinery from plant sites
• Assisted in precision laser alignment analysis, and preventive maintenance on machinery at various plant sites such as T.V.A., Weyerhaeuser, News Print South, and Akzo Nobel
Education
Graduate of Caldwell High School, May 1985
Columbus, MS 39702
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges
Silver Career Readiness Certificate
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