Business Executive
OVERVIEW
Highly experienced Business Executive with
demonstrated strengths in team leadership, motivation and innovation,
developing and identifying resources, marketing programs and services,
financial forecasting and budget creation, policy, procedures, accountability
and quality control. Significant
experience in goal setting, human resources and public relations. Profit-minded
with extensive experience in
planning, development, administration and management of projects and
operations. Comfortable executing
presentations of organizations achievements and progress. Consistent
record of achievement in improving quality, accountability and efficiency.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
r
Multiple Project Management r Project Feasibility
& Operations r Inspections & Accountability
r
Contract Review &
Administration r
Purchasing/Procurement/Logistics r Budget Development & Adherance
r Development
& Implimentation r
Scheduling and Performance r Closeouts and Finishes
r
Vendor Relations/Management r Policy & Procedure
Administration r Records Management
PROFILE
Excellent
communication skills resulting in effective relationships
with city and state officials, owner representatives, subcontractors, vendors,
clients, and project associates at all levels from diverse multicultural
backgrounds.
Creative problem solver,
adept in evaluating critical business needs. Resourceful
troubleshooter capable of developing and initiating creative solutions to
complex operating problems, performing well under pressure.
Outstanding
record of meeting budgetary, schedule and performance requirements.
Highly
involved with and committed to superior quality control, and ensuring
client expectations are met/exceeded. Impeccable work ethic, meticulous
attention to detail, and exceptionally driven to exceed expectations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The EDWILL Corporation
Florida 2009-Present
n Consultant
Assist
start up businesses in areas such as company policies, procedures, operations
manual, paper flow, capital start up budgets, profitability projections and
marketing. Developed and implemented a
project filing system, work macros for document production, computerized
phone-fax system, outlined customer base, yearly budgets, monthly projections
and profit and loss statements.
Initiated research in marketability of firms target advertising systems
and markets.
Business Clients
Property Management Miami,
FL
Outline property maintenance needs, set up
& implementation of service, periodic timing for efficiency and cost
savings. Locate qualified contractors,
outlined scopes of work required, submit RFP and perform scope review. Review and implement a marketing program,
outline training of sales staff, established a proposal template for client
quotation. Devised and implemented an estimating system for consistency, formulated
complete description of products and services, established cost of products and
services and highlighted potential profit centers. Review P&L expense vs. profit return and
instituted overall operating budget for company profitability. Established
project cost system vs. estimate.
Analyze all aspects of job functions and procedures, reduce time and
effort equal to cost and maintaining quality, enhance service and form
implementation.
Dress Maker Pompano,
FL
Examination of financial record keeping and
installed general ledger system. Review
overall business practice, advise on product changes to increase productivity
and profitability.
Property Management Tamarac,
FL
Outline property maintenance needs, set up
& implementation of service, periodic timing for efficiency and cost
savings. Review and implement a
marketing program, outline training of sales staff, established a proposal
template for client quotation. Devised and implemented an estimating system for
consistency, formulated complete description of products and services, established
cost of products and services and highlighted potential profit centers. Forecasted P&L expense vs. profit return
and instituted overall operating budget for company profitability. Established
project cost system vs. estimate.
Outlined all aspects of job functions policies and procedures, reduce
time and effort equal to cost and maintaining quality, enhance service and form
implementation.
Cell Phone Satellite Relay Company Haiti
Established start up budget, accounting
system, cash flow analysis, equipment and personnel needs, estimating cost and
marketing of service. Set up and
implementation of equipment, daily oversee of operations and Consolidated
efforts to maximize service available.
Personalized Baby Clothing Manufacturer Coral
Springs, FL
Established start up budget, accounting system
and cash flow analysis. Researched
inventory quality and pricing, established bulk purchasing. Analyzed and established target market and
branding of company and devised and implemented marketing program. Analyzed closely related products to add to
marketing and production. Refined
products to increase quantity production and reduction of cost. Designed and build manufacturing facility to
increase production and quantity of output.
Computer Maintenance and related items - Coral
Springs, FL
Established start up budget, accounting system
and cash flow analysis. Analyzed and
established target market and branding of company and devised and implemented
marketing program. Analyzed closely
related products to add to marketing and production and devised and implemented
a dispatching system for efficiency.
The Driggs Company,
LLC Capitol Heights, MD 2007 - 2008
n Chief Estimator
Responsible
for motivating and pacing productivity of a four man staff of excavation, storm
drain, water and sanitary sewer take off personnel and estimators. Reviewed
projects for completeness, change orders, extra work and cost to setting final
bid price. Accountable for acquiring bidders list, making phone contact,
establishing scope of work through to follow up and award. Performed contract
review to identify adverse language, ambiguous terms and conditions, overall
looking at liability issues beyond basic scope of work.
Marketed and expanded
client base range and type, as well as range and type of projects estimated.
Accomplished this by electronic requests blanketing real estate journals and
construction periodicals.
Formulated,
implemented and maintained a quick and simple tracking system for future
projects, as well as past proposals. Included an electronic file system
containing all aspects of the proposal process such as bid requests, faxes,
emails, pictures, plans, specs, estimates and follow-up system with a computerized
bid calendar.
Achieved a 55%
increase in estimating opportunities and a 60% increase in the dollar output
estimated. Successfully priced over 280 projects totaling over $215M.
National Wrecking Corporation Clinton,
MD 1996 - 2007
n General
Superintendent/Vice President
Covered a wide range of duties including
overseeing field operations, managing the estimating department, project
management staff and equipment shop personnel. Worked with the President and
Owner in development of business strategies, company goals, policies and
procedures.
Performed daily site
visits, and directed site foreman as to sequence, production rates and
schedule.
Orchestrated
allocation of manpower and equipment necessary with appropriate outside support
lined up.
Oversaw estimating
department, and developed policies and procedures from receiving a set of plans
to award of the contract, as well as marketing for client expansion.
Conducted daily review
of any estimate/proposal prior to being submitted to a client.
Set
operating budgets per piece of equipment, as well as reviewed repairs for
quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness.
Business strategy
development included moral, structure, growth, market analysis and
implementation of company policies and procedures for every aspect of the
business from purchasing of parts and job descriptions to departmental budgets.
Influenced growth from $1.5M to $24M+ per year with
effective growth in manpower and capital investments.
EDWILL Management, Inc. Laurel, MD 1985 1996
n Consultant
Assisted
small construction firms engaged in upgrading areas of their business such as
estimating, policies, procedures, paper flow, personnel motivation and
production. Negotiated construction contracts, see to profitable project
completion either through equipment rental or subcontractors. Monitored
engineering and quality.
Developed and implemented a proposal filing system, computerized take off system, work macros for document
production, computerized phone-fax system, job-cost analysis,
yearly budgets, monthly profit and loss statements
and equipment usage reports.
Initiated research in areas of work
closely related to our primary business, determined profitability, increased usage of equipment presently owned,
allowing versatility in the market place.
Implemented a division within the company with great success achieving a 55% profit.
Engaged as Estimator
and General Superintendent of James Parreco & Son, Inc. of Upper Marlboro, MD. Duties included seeking projects for
the firm to bid, take offs, pricing,
writing scopes and negotiating prices. Coordinated all projects contracted and
responsible for scheduling equipment manpower needs, materials acquisition, dumpsites locations, payroll daily reports and documentation of events.
General Manager of J.R. Johnson Inc. Dealt with day-to-day activity of a heavy equipment rental firm and took this family owned company
undergoing a 45% growth through
production and transitioned into a functional corporation.
Established and refined all aspects of departments and managers and installed a contracting division to maximum equipment
utilization and corporate profitability.
EDUCATION
MDOT, VDOT,
Washington, DC Roads & Bridges, Federal FAR Regs.
Material Waste
Program in Accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120
(IUOE)
International Union of Operating Engineers Training Center Local 74
Supervising Under
Pressure, Key Productivity Center
Financial
Management Seminar, Maryland National Bank
Traffic Control
Training, State Highway Administration
Key Man Development Program, National Safety Council
George S. May
International, Corporate Structure
Gold Coast School, CAM
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