Project Manager / Estimator Resume
Fredericksburg, VA
SUMMARY:
I am an energetic, driven professional with extensive experience in project management, customer service and estimating. I am a proven communicator who works well with other staff and clients to ensure smooth operations and project completion. I work equally well as team lead, team member, and independently. I enjoy a busy environment with room to learn and grow while improving the business bottom line.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Project Management / Estimating
- Customer Service/ Sales
- Staff Management
- Customer Relations/ Management
- Quotes / Bid Proposals
- Market Research
- CMD Experience / MS Office Suite
- Reporting/ Presentations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Fredericksburg, VA
Project Manager / Estimator
Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple projects in the Washington DC Metro area from start to finish, including purchasing, project management, budgeting, client interaction, change order pricing, weekly status reports and billing.
- Prepare material and labor takeoffs for new bids from architectural drawings using takeoff software.
- Manage marketing projects including design, implementation and launch of a new website.
- Conducted regular and ongoing support for estimating software (Plan swift). Transitioned the estimating department from paper drawings to using all software.
Confidential, Fredericksburg, VA
Customer Service/Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Preparing quotations for customers based on RFQ’s,
- Responding to customer product inquires.
- Generate leads using CMD.
- Support sales and other departments throughout order processing through to completion of the project.
- Conduct market research, attending trade shows to review new product launches, identify and meet with potential customers.
- Present oral and written findings to departments and upper management on weekly progress of custom orders and sales.
- Manage freight logistics, including scheduling, pricing, contract negotiations, preparing required international and domestic documents,
- Project lead for implementation of a new web based customer management, manufacturing and financial software system. Tasks included system design, system testing and data migration.
- Hire, supervise, and coach up to 12 employees and interns in the customer service, sales, and shipping departments building teams to efficiently accomplish tasks.
- Schedule orders, ensuring that manufacturing capacity is efficiently utilized.
- Procure all products and services for sales, customer service, and shipping departments, creating purchase orders and researching and selecting vendors.
Confidential, Norfolk, VA
Military Caseworker/Emergency Duty Worker
Responsibilities:
- Designed and presented agency services to military personnel and dependents at military and naval base gatherings.
- Activated Red Cross teams in disaster response, calling team leaders to gather additional emergency personnel.
- Managed 2 to 3 emergency cases nightly for the families of serving military personnel, verifying the situation and alerting the relevant command using required formats.
Confidential
Yeoman Storekeeper
Responsibilities:
- Managed all ship inventory, including food stores, parts, and office supplies, and updated information in the ship’s database.
- Provided customer service to military personnel and represented the department in public relations throughout the US and Southern Europe.