Andrea Relf
Chicago,IL
Summary
• Results-driven project manager with over 7+ years of experience in managing and coordinating projects across various industries, including technology and events.
• Skilled in translating customer needs into detailed project plans and maintaining effective communication with teams and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, procurement, and resource allocation to ensure timely and cost-effective project completion.
• Adept at building long-term customer relationships and leading teams to achieve sales objectives.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with a strong foundation in business administration.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Project Coordinator
Engineering Plus
Chicago, IL
02.2026 - Current
- Collect, monitor, and manage incoming and outgoing RFIs and submittal due dates.
- Assist the Manpower Resource tracking and task responsibility assignment management.
- Interview Project Manager on Friday to capture weekly forecasting needs.
- Prepare/update weekly manpower planning report.
- Document and track weekly manpower assignments.
- Coordinate overlapping team completion demands and define task priorities.
- Travel expenses and timesheet for key managers.
- Booking travel for engineers.
- Accounting department supports accounting, billing, invoice tracking.
- Data entry related to project contracts within Deltec Vantagepoint software.
Event Manager
Blush Events and Design
Montgomery, IL
04.2016 - Current
- Conducts short- and long-term planning and management for events and sales.
- Develops and recommend the budget, marketing plans, and objectives and manages within those approved plans.
- Maintains or exceeds budgeted sales and profits in all event areas.
- Recommends, develops, and implements effective marketing plans for generating event revenues.
- Evaluates each piece of event business to ensure business can be properly serviced.
- Assembles creative and innovative event attractions based on internal capabilities or outsources to qualified vendors.
- Trains, supervises, and works with event staff, to solicit and book banquet and catering functions, as well as the planning, merchandising, and execution of the functions.
- Leads event team to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of sales objectives.
- Administers all phases of the event department, including but not limited to sales, planning, marketing, servicing, and administrative procedures.
- Coaches and counsels' employees to reflect company service standards and procedures.
Project Manager
Convergint Technologies
Schaumburg, IL
11.2020 - 02.2026
- Manage, oversee, and coordinate many aspects for small to medium projects of moderate complexity from award through completion of project.
- Translate a variety of customer needs / requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans to meet Customer requirements.
- Effectively communicate project requirements to project team and wider organization as and when required and maintain accurate and up to date records of job status, job changes, material flow and other control records necessary for processing internal and external reports.
- Always acts as "our customer's best service provider" thereby ensuring Converting Technologies is the customer's first choice for service.
- Coordinate the procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls necessary for timely and cost-effective completion of project within budget.
- Establish project milestones and analyze costs.
- May perform limited range of managerial responsibilities and oversee subcontractor selection process and work.
Project Manager
Brian and Sons Heating and Cooling
Montgomery, IL
01.2015 - 11.2020
- Manage, oversee, and coordinate many aspects for small to medium projects of moderate complexity from award through completion of project.
- Translate a variety of customer needs / requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans to meet Customer requirements.
- Effectively communicate project requirements to project team and wider organization as and when required and maintain accurate and up to date records of job status, job changes, material flow and other control records necessary for processing internal and external reports.
- Always acts as "our customer's best service provider" thereby ensuring Converting Technologies is the customer's first choice for service.
- Coordinate the procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls necessary for timely and cost-effective completion of project within budget.
- Establish project milestones and analyze costs.
- May perform limited range of managerial responsibilities and oversee subcontractor selection process and work.
Office Coordinator
Davey Tree
Chicago, IL
03.2010 - 01.2015
- Print PHC Work Orders 2-3 times a week.
- Create and send out the weekly backlog reports on Thursday mornings.
- Setting up appointments at Tyler Medical, CDL licensing, and PHC licensing
- Enter payroll.
- Help with new hire paperwork.
- Maintain office filing.
- Create Work Orders
- Post and collate outgoing mail, and proposals.
- Send invoices, checks and any other documents as necessary to Corporate (fed ex packages.
Certification
Real Estate License, PMP, PERC Card, PMI Certification, Certified Notary Public
Languages
English
Timeline
Project Coordinator
Engineering Plus
02.2026 - Current
Project Manager
Convergint Technologies
11.2020 - 02.2026
Event Manager
Blush Events and Design
04.2016 - Current
Project Manager
Brian and Sons Heating and Cooling
01.2015 - 11.2020
Office Coordinator
Davey Tree
03.2010 - 01.2015