Results-driven production and project manager with 23 years of experience in the residential and commercial construction industry.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
National Estimating Team Lead
Diverzify
Atlanta, GA
01.2025 - Current
Co-Team Lead for the Manila based team.
Assign workload and review takeoffs for quality control.
Hold daily team meetings to discuss daily goals and any issues the team has.
be available to answer any and all questions from the team.
Project Manager/ Business Analyst
Continental Office
06.2022 - 01.2025
Manage materials and labor
Track and manage budgets
Oversaw a significant $10.5 million project in the company
Educate staff in the utilization of digital tools
Contributed to inventory control operations
Oversaw continuous development programs for employees
Estimating department manager / estimator
06.2014 - 06.2022
Oversaw daily operations of a 5-member estimating unit
Oversaw timeline to meet all scheduling commitments
Trained and streamlined departmental processes with Measuresquare Estimating software integration
Collaborate with sales team to prepare bids
Ensure timely and accurate generation of takeoffs
Create detailed shop drawings for bids
Reviewed project blueprints and specifications
Production Manager/Account Manager
United Installs LLC
Erlanger, Kentucky
02.2013 - 06.2014
Head commercial flooring estimator responsible for reading blue prints, gathering pricing, generating RFI’s, using Callidus take-off software, preparing and submitting bids, and gathering addendums
Find, recruit, and manage qualified subcontractors for various construction trades; specializing mainly in flooring
Manage Lowes flooring account for 14 locations which includes, but not limited to in-home measurements, detailed take-offs, scheduling, billing, installer payroll, customer service, and problem resolution
Oversee the Cabinet’s To Go account through customer consultations, manage the installers, and design and up-sell while averaging a 40% profit margin
Handle 100% of the flooring for the company’s insurance restoration division
Erlanger, Kentucky
Production & Installation Manager
KW Flooring/Buddy’s Flooring America
Miamisburg, Ohio
04.2009 - 09.2012
Supervised, scheduled, and managed all installation crews totaling over $4 million worth of floor covering installation projects
Recruited, interviewed, and hired all installation crews, including negotiating labor rates in order to bring in top-quality crews and ensure their stability, loyalty, and performance; resulted in raising the profit margin of the company by 3.5%
Improved the overall perception of Buddy’s Flooring America in the Dayton market by setting and maintaining new quality standards for installation crews, resulting in fewer call-backs, less money spend on warranty repairs, better word of mouth, and increased store traffic sales
Provided technical support for sales floor, including reviewing drawings and blueprints to ensure specs were correct before a job was started
Established, managed, and maintained sales and inventory for installers supply warehouse
Miamisburg, Ohio
Project Manager
Christopher Michael Homes
West Chester, Ohio
08.2008 - 04.2009
Oversaw renovation and addition projects on high-end residential homes valued at $200-300,000 in areas such as Four Bridges, Mason, and Mt
Adams
Managed construction crews on-site, ensuring that projects were finished on time and within budget
Assisted company in branching out into the commercial renovation industry by securing a project for Lasik Vision in Atlanta, Georgia that was completed in three days
West Chester, Ohio
General Manager
5th Wall Flooring
West Chester, Ohio
08.2007 - 08.2008
Acted as production, office, and payroll manager for this start-up flooring installation business, including day to day office work, phone calls, payroll, scheduling installations, maintaining warehouse and inventory, and maintaining fleet vehicles
Participated in business development efforts by building client relations with new home builders, flooring sales stores, and 'big box' stores
West Chester, Ohio
Lead Estimator
Rite Rug Flooring
05.2005 - 08.2007
Recruited by Rite Rug in order to help bring the company’s estimating division from a pencil-and-ruler system to a modern digital age by introducing Callidus estimating software to drastically improve the process
Created flooring takeoffs for projects ranging from residential homes to commercial projects by reading blueprints and using Callidus to prepare estimates
Allowed company to change their rate of estimating approximately 20 home flooring projects per day to over 100 homes
Responsible for reading and responding to spec sheets, addendums, change orders, and RFIs, as well as conducting site visits to ensure quality of work and providing total of materials to sales personnel for final bidding
Initially hired as a retail sales specialist for Big Bob’s Carpet division
Promoted within two years to the Carpetland Commercial Division, working as an apprentice to the top salesperson in the company; managed own accounts resulting in $250,000/year in gross sales, exceeding $100,000 quota
Assisted in managing the $2.5 million Duke Realty account, including conducting pre-site visits, preparing takeoffs from blueprints and site measurements, pricing and bidding jobs, ordering materials, managing installations and following up on punch list items
With the Flooring America Insurance Division, worked with insurance and restoration companies during the restoration process
Created relationships with top insurance and restoration companies, including Greater Dayton Construction, Restoraid, Service Master, Stanley Steemer, Bells PRC, ServPro, Wade’s Restoration, Belfor Construction, Clarke Contractors, All State, Farmers, and State Farm
Cincinnati, Ohio
Education
High School Diploma -
Switzerland Countysenior High School
Vevay, IN
05-1994
Skills
Proficient with PC usage
Callidus Estimating Software
Measuresquare Estimating Software
Structure CRM
IFS
Microsoft Office Suite
RFMS
Floor coverings
Retail sales
Commercial sales
New home construction
General construction
Forklift operation
Time management
Organizational abilities
Strong work ethic
Desire to succeed
Criticalskills
Proficient with PC usage, Callidus Estimating Software, Microsoft Office Suite, and RFMS.
Well-versed in a wide variety of floor coverings.
Trained in both retail and commercial sales.
Experienced in new home and general construction.
Able to operate a forklift.
Outstanding time management and organizational abilities.
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