Ben Skrla
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational and project management skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Manager
Westin Homes
09.2022 - Current
- Responsible for bidding, vetting, and onboarding all vendors and trades used in the Austin market for construction of single family homes.
- Collaborate with other teams to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.
- Review and approve all purchase orders and variance costs and monitor spending to help ensure on budget delivery of homes and identify spending trends.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services and maintain healthy working relationship.
- Manage and negotiate contracts with large national vendors for products used company wide.
- Assist staff of construction superintendents to help streamline building process for them by ensuring vendors maintain construction timelines and building specifications.
Construction Manager
Westin Homes
01.2019 - 09.2022
- Supervised construction of single family homes from clearing lot to closing.
- Responsible for managing and scheduling all trades and vendors to deliver a quality home on schedule.
- Handled customer interactions from introductory walkthroughs of homes to warranty repairs after closing.
- Oversaw successful completion of multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance.
Throws Coach
Austin Pole Vault And Throws
01.2019 - Current
- Coach shot put and discus throwing events at private training facility to athletes of all ages.
- Guide and support athletes to help develop and improve their technique while encouraging them to help grow their passion for the sport.
Construction Manager II
Highland Homes
02.2017 - 01.2019
- Supervised residential home builds from receiving plans through closing.
- Managed relationships with buyers from pre-construction meetings through final home orientations.
- Supervised warranty throughout neighborhood to ensure homeowner satisfaction after closing.
- Managed budgets, issued POs, ordered materials, and ensured change orders were followed.
Geology Intern
Denbury Resources Inc
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Identified carbonate intervals in logs, correlated across entire field, and created maps.
- Incorporated seismic data to find characteristic of carbonates in seismic and tie to maps.
- Tied to production data to help characterize fluid flow for more efficient CO2 flood.
- Updated depositional model to explain carbonate formation seen throughout field.
Geoscience Intern
BHP Billiton
05.2015 - 08.2015
- Manipulated large data sets and extracted relevant items including wells of interest.
- Created maps of our Permian acreage on ArcGIS including wells of interest.
- Quantified the future asset value implications of my project on our Permian acreage.
- Collaborated with engineering to incorporate geology into future well plans.
Education
Master of Science - Subsurface Geosciences
Rice University
Houston, TX12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Geology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX05.2015
Skills
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Bid Process Management
- Pricing Structures
- Vendor Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Purchase Order Management
- Project Management
- Cost Reduction
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
- Process Improvement
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
Westin Homes
09.2022 - Current
Construction Manager
Westin Homes
01.2019 - 09.2022
Throws Coach
Austin Pole Vault And Throws
01.2019 - Current
Construction Manager II
Highland Homes
02.2017 - 01.2019
Geology Intern
Denbury Resources Inc
05.2016 - 08.2016
Geoscience Intern
BHP Billiton
05.2015 - 08.2015
Master of Science - Subsurface Geosciences
Rice University
Bachelor of Arts - Geology
Texas A&M University
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