Provide estimating, bid preparation, project management, value engineering and cost/price analysis for either a construction company or building materials supplier or manufacturer.
ROBERT A. RICE
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Experienced in estimating and cost analysis in both construction and manufacturing environments.
Over 15 years experience in material and installation price quotes of architectural products off plan drawings and specifications.
Managed projects from design phase through installation.
Proven emphasis on providing timely and accurate customer service and sales support.
Have grown and expanded on my duties and responsibilities at every position I have held.
Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Regency Construction Services, Inc., Lakewood, Ohio 2007- 2009
Provides construction management, estimating, budget controls and scheduling services for education, health care and civic clients.
Estimator
Material take-off and pricing of structural and architectural drawings and specifications.
Provided construction estimates on projects such as Elyria High School, RTA, OSU Medical Center, St. Vincent Charity Hospital and CSU Education Building.
Expanded take-off and pricing areas of responsibility from structural steel, misc. metals, casework and interior fitting to include demolition, concrete, foundations, roofing and interior finishes for new construction and renovation projects.
Created take-off worksheets to increase take-off accuracy and reduce by 25% the time required to do take-offs for foundations, structural steel and interior finishes.
Assembly and submission of project bid documents.
Provide value-engineering recommendations to assist in maintaining budgets.
STEELCASE, INC., Beachwood, Ohio 1998 – 2007
Manufacturer of prefabricated walls and office furniture, formally Clestra Hauserman.
Application Specialist
Managed day-to-day operations of Estimating department.
Reviewed bid documents, plans and specifications. Tailored pricing to meet customer’s pricing format requirements for commercial and governmental projects.
Submitted written proposals, detailing material and installation requirements in support of the sales process.
Worked with architects and GCs to get our products specified and approved.
Interfaced with engineering and production in support of product design and manufacturing.
Revised estimating process to reduce the turnaround time on “special pricing” items from 3 days to 1 day.
Prepared profitability analysis to support executive decision making.
Project Manager which involved determining material requirements, Auto Cad design layout, ordering material and coordination of product installation for clients such as Callaway, University of Akron and National City Bank.
Reviewed and prepared architectural, installation and shop fabrication drawings.
Trained new hires on all aspects of price quoting process, ensuring application of best practices throughout division.
Developed budget estimating program resulting in maintaining the same output levels with a 50% staff reduction.
Audit pricing requests to insure accuracy and compliance saving the company over $100,000 in potential errors.
Design and use of database and spreadsheet programs.
AMERICAN HANDLING, INC., Cleveland Ohio 1994 – 1998
Distributor and installer of material handling systems.
Design Engineer/Estimator/Inside Sales Representative
Designed and managed the installation of material handling systems. This involved determining the customer’s needs, specifying the proper equipment and controls, ordering material and coordinating its installation.
Inside Sales for the General Products Department providing customer point of contact.
Process sales orders, issue purchase requisitions, prepare fabrication drawings and track orders to completion.
Developed tracking tool for customer orders, improving accessibility of client data and customer service.
Provided technical support for 5 field salespeople.
Assigned the duties of estimator to design and price structural mezzanines and conveyor systems.
Furnish customer with material and installation pricing and lead time projections.
Promoted to Engineering Department to manage projects from inception through installation, including estimating, creating installation and fabrication drawings, ordering material and coordinating deliveries and installation for such customers as Coca-Cola, GE and CARQUEST.
INTERIOR STEEL EQUIPMENT CO., Cleveland Ohio 1984 – 1993
Manufacturer of lockers metal cabinets and museum storage casework.
Sales Administrator/Chief Estimator
Managed estimating department and coordinated material take-off and pricing of lockers and museum storage casework.
Administrated a sales territory providing customer service, price quotes and order entry.
Created and developed the new position of Estimator.
Material take-off from plans and specifications and providing price quotes to dealers and contractors.
Estimating process transferred from Sales Department to Engineering Department and added the submission of production drawings for non-standard products to my estimating functions.
Created product structures and bills of material.
Prepared project costing and profitability analysis.
Reviewed manufacturing rates to verify accurate costs.
Produced product catalog, including writing copy and overseeing layout.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, Cleveland State University
Continuing Education Program, Auto Cad Basics, Cleveland State University
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Principles of AC/DC Circuits, Cuyahoga Community College
Society of Professional Estimators
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Auto Cad 2004, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Earthworks and SAP
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