MELISSA PERRINE
CHESTER,VA
Summary
Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience in commercial construction, experienced in budget management and stakeholder coordination. Experienced in overseeing complex projects, cultivating, and maintaining vendor partnerships, and ensuring project delivery within established timelines. Committed to maintaining the highest safety standards on all job sites, fostering a secure environment for teams and stakeholders. Skilled in reviewing and negotiating contracts and utilizing tools such as Procore and Bluebeam to support project workflow and client requirements.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ASST. DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
CYMCOR
Richmond, VA
08.2024 - 07.2025
- Oversee the Change Management and Cost Control processes, including Project Buyout set up, Project Buyout oversight, and the Project Change Management process.
- Review and provide recommendations regarding complex construction situations including adherence to contractual obligations, timely notifications, schedule impacts, unforeseen conditions, and design issues.
- Improve processes continuously, fostering strong client and vendor communication.
- Handled multiple complex projects, ensuring timely and effective delivery.
- Conducted thorough analysis of potential change events, providing actionable recommendations that enhanced client decision-making.
- Manage and control documents from cradle to grave ensuring complete compliance with company regulations.
- Monitor the status progression throughout the lifecycle.
- Identify scope gaps when reviewing bid leveling sheets between competing subcontractors.
- Maintain subcontractor, vendor/owner relationships.
- Lead and attend meetings with key stakeholders, contractors, and other consultants.
- (DATA CENTERS)
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST - (REMOTE)
NYCOM, Inc.
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Preconstruction management which encompassed budget oversight, invoicing, progress tracking, handling RFIs and RFQs, identifying estimating discrepancies, coordinating deliverable schedules, processing purchase orders, and related activities.
- Ensure that the company's materials and products meet all specifications.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms with suppliers to secure the best value.
- Collaborated with suppliers and negotiated purchasing agreements with them on behalf of the company to increase quality goods at the lowest prices possible.
- Review for and estimate scope gaps, ensuring budget stays in-line/under budget.
- Conduct market research to be prepared to negotiate with multiple suppliers for the most cost-effective products for our customers.
- Develop, maintain, and manage strong vendor relationships.
- Analyze data and generate reports on procurement performance and market trends.
- Coordinating with shipping agencies and vendors to ensure timely deliveries and oversee the integrity and quality of delivered goods and services.
- Prepared purchasing terms and conditions as well as pricing quotes. Fostered strong relationships with suppliers, negotiating agreements that yielded high-quality goods while minimizing procurement costs.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
PROJECT ENGINEER (ONSITE)
VIRTEXCO, Inc.
04.2021 - 02.2022
- Oversee all aspects of assigned projects from cradle to grave.
- Budget management, planning, scheduling, RFI's, submittals, CO's, subcontractor's, and owner's meetings.
- Meet with the Architect, subcontractors, and owner's representative and communicate throughout the life of the project.
- Oversee payroll from subcontractors and to owners.
- Pay applications to Owners for us and the subcontractors after verification.
- Ensure the safe execution of all projects managed or in assigned areas.
- Reviewed all contracts and documentation. Analyzed project documentation and contracts to identify potential risks, ensuring compliance and mitigating issues before they arose.
ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (ONSITE/REMOTE) COVID
ACOUSTICAL SOLUTIONS, Inc.
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Estimate commercial construction bid opportunities on a daily/weekly basis, if awarded followed through with managing project cradle to grave.
- Reviewed all contracts and marked up anything they should send back for clarifications, or strikeout.
- Collaborated with contractors to evaluate risks, estimate timelines, and ensure projects stay within budget constraints set by the clients.
- Oversaw submittals, requests for information (RFIs), cost management, site inspections, participation in management meetings, purchase orders (POs), change orders (COs), and all other aspects of project administration.
- Utilized CMD Insights to discover new bid opportunities weekly.
- Prepared all pay application and sent to the GC.
- Reviewed and approved all subcontractor(s) monthly pay applications.
- Researched material, negotiated, and ordered for each project.
- All closeout requirements. Managed end-to-end project delivery, ensuring timely completion and adherence to budget constraints, resulting in consistently high client satisfaction.
ASST. PROJECT MANAGER (ONSITE)
SB BALLARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
04.2018 - 08.2019
- Assist PM with planning, scheduling, and coordination.
- Manage project budgets, change orders, and financial tracking.
- Maintain contract documents and logs.
- Coordinate subcontractors and issue subcontracts.
- Maintain subcontractor, vendor/owner relationships.
- Assist with RFIs, submittals, and meeting documentation.
- Help enforce safety and quality standards.
- Contribute to project closeout and administrative tasks.
- Manage multiple projects and occasional travel as needed.
PROJECT/OFFICE MANAGER (ONSITE)
MENTZER, Inc.
08.2006 - 12.2017
- Coordinate subcontractors and issue subcontracts.
- Manage project budgets, change orders, and financial tracking.
- Interview, hire, onboard, and terminate staff.
- Review all contracts.
- Ordering of all permits.
- Managed accounts receivable and payable functions.
- Issue weekly paychecks/W-2's.
- Collection of monthly rent/monthly invoicing.
- Completed project closeout and performed administrative duties.
- Manage multiple projects, all tenant responsibilities, and vendor/owner relationships.
- (RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION)
Education
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE - HUMAN SERVICES
John Tyler Community College
06.2012
OSHA 30 -
OSHA
01.2022
BLS, FIRST AID, LIFE SUPPORT -
American Red Cross
01.2027
Skills
- Project Management
- Cost Management
- Construction Management
- Contract Review
- Procurement
- Scheduling
- Budget Control
- Bluebeam
- Adobe
- Procore
- Microsoft Office
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Quality Control
- Cost Estimation
- Change Management
Certification
- John Tyler Community College, Grief/Bereavement Counseling
- John Tyler Community College, Substance Abuse Counseling
Timeline
ASST. DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
CYMCOR
08.2024 - 07.2025
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST - (REMOTE)
NYCOM, Inc.
01.2022 - 09.2022
PROJECT ENGINEER (ONSITE)
VIRTEXCO, Inc.
04.2021 - 02.2022
ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (ONSITE/REMOTE) COVID
ACOUSTICAL SOLUTIONS, Inc.
08.2019 - 04.2021
ASST. PROJECT MANAGER (ONSITE)
SB BALLARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
04.2018 - 08.2019
PROJECT/OFFICE MANAGER (ONSITE)
MENTZER, Inc.
08.2006 - 12.2017
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE - HUMAN SERVICES
John Tyler Community College
OSHA 30 -
OSHA
BLS, FIRST AID, LIFE SUPPORT -
American Red Cross