Project Manager with over 10 year’s construction/maintenance experience in a major retail environment. Areas of expertise include plumbing, electrical, HVAC Systems, vertical systems, painting, masonry, upholstery and flooring. Proven track record in ensuring completion of projects on time and within budget. Demonstrated ability to contribute to cost containment initiatives and improved project status tracking for process efficiency.
EDWIN R. JIMENEZ
325 Wadsworth Avenue
Apartment 5c 646-785-7261
New York, NY 10040 Erjimenez78[at]yahoo.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Facilities Project Manager with over 10 year’s construction/maintenance experience in a major retail environment. Areas of expertise include plumbing, electrical, HVAC Systems, vertical systems, painting, masonry, upholstery and flooring. Proven track record in ensuring completion of projects on time and within budget. Demonstrated ability to contribute to cost containment initiatives and improved project status tracking for process efficiency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MACY’S INC. – New York, NY 2007–2009
Facility Project Coordinator
Manage and coordinate project components for store redesigns and repairs for 200+ Macy’s department stores in northeast region. Define project scope, review vendor proposals and analyze bids. Work directly with approved outside vendors, awarding capital projects, and ensuring all projects are properly documented and remain within budget. Team with Regional Vice President, area directors and store operations managers to develop project framework from inception to completion.
• Completed over 500+ projects annually with a $2.5 million budget by sourcing best cost-efficient contractors to complete each project.
• Exceeded expected performance, achieving over 85% completion of year-end store refurbishment projects before beginning of seasonal shopping period in November for 200+ Macy’s department stores.
• Created spreadsheet to enhance tracking of hundreds of simultaneous store projects to enable better on-time project completion and prioritization.
Sprint/Nextel - Clifton, NJ 2005 – 2006
Project Manager
Managed site modification projects supporting over 1500 Sprint/Nextel wireless facilities atop residential and commercial buildings in NY, NJ, and CT. Coordinated all field technicians’ daily production to ensure timely project completion.
• Improved accuracy, completeness and timeliness of site modification project status database and resulting management reports by assuming additional responsibility for inputting field technician reports.
• Drove completion of 1000 antenna modification projects outsourced to vendors before deadline through proactive planning of materials requirements, tenacious follow up and strong sense of urgency.
RSM CONSTRUCTION - Lodi, NJ 2002-2005
Assistant Project Manager
Coordinated maintenance projects for over 1000 retail chain department stores across the U.S. Assisted Project Manager in management of various plumbing, electrical and HVAC projects. Took service calls from store operations managers. Performed quality control procedures on each maintenance project and generated weekly status reports to corporate.
• Achieved cost savings of $50K per month through establishing relationships with new plumbing vendors. Tracked vendor quality with store operations manager, developing core list of preferred vendors.
• Ensured outstanding service on all HVAC emergency and service calls as evidenced by customer commendations and repeat/referral business.
VETERANS WORLDWIDE MAINTENANCE – Teaneck, NJ 1999-2002
Project Coordinator/ Weekend Dispatcher
Coordinated plumbing, electrical and HVAC installation, maintenance and repair projects for over 2000 retail department stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Provided clients with valuable and updated information about each project via email on weekly basis. Worked after hours and on weekends as on-call dispatcher. Resolved service issues directly with store operations managers.
• Eliminated complaints from clients by improving response time to trouble calls and improved communication including daily project updates.
• Ensured great service on all maintenance projects by updating managers on technician performance and establishing 4-hour benchmark for emergency repairs.
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lincoln Technical Institute, Mahwah, NJ
Relevant Coursework – HVAC Introduction, Electrical, and Plumbing and Heating.
Bogota High School Bogota, NJ High School Diploma
OSHA, Completed 10-hour Occupational Safety & Health Training Course in Construction Safety & Health, Clifton, NJ
SPECIAL SKILLS
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook), Lotus Notes 6.5
• Bilingual Spanish/ English
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