Olena Quarto
Punta Gorda,FL
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager
Uliz Construction
01.2025 - Current
- Overseeing project lifecycle management, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation, leading teams, ensuring safety and quality, and communicating progress to clients and management.
- Responsible for successfully executing multiple complex projects, from initial planning to completion, ensuring they meet all technical, financial, and regulatory requirements.
- Create detailed plans for project execution, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation. Establish clear objectives and scope for each project. Conduct risk assessments and develop strategies to identify and mitigate potential issues.
- Manage and supervise all aspects of the construction process from start to finish. Monitor project costs and expenditures to ensure projects stay within budget. Ensure materials, equipment, and personnel are ready and available when needed.
- Coordinate with and manage architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors. Implement quality control measures and conduct site visits to ensure work meets specifications, codes, and standards.
- Ensure all work complies with health, safety, and environmental regulations. Act as the main point of contact for clients, providing regular progress updates. Resolve complex issues and disputes that may arise during the project lifecycle.
- Monitor project progress against established schedules and milestones. Prepare regular progress and performance reports for the owner. Administer construction contracts, including managing change orders and responding to requests.
Operational Manager
Uliz Construction
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Own and manage all operational and administrative functions for the company such as taxes, finance/accounting, legal, records, leases, HR, compliance with local codes for construction projects, government relations, and administration.
- Manage relationships with external vendors (e.g., lawyers, accountants) and contractors, including vendor selection and vetting, hiring/firing, price negotiation, scope of services, billing/invoicing, contract management, and more.
- This responsibility also includes managing professional service providers such as interior designers and architects. Due to the specialized nature of the business within the construction and design industry, such functions inherently require specialized knowledge and the ability to read blueprints and 3D renderings, as well as apply knowledge of local codes and construction requirements (e.g., a refrigerator cannot be located near a window).
- Contribute to business development activities with customer account/relationship management, industry research efforts, social media campaigns/advertising, and marketing research to guide business strategy development.
- Market research consists of: liaising with realtors to research market comparables (“comps”); performing industry and financial analysis of real estate pricing; forecasting real estate value for post-construction sale; and more.
- Organize and lead events for marketing purposes that revolve around the specific real estate project to attract investors/buyers.
- Develop and manage budget and pricing analysis activities to support project scope development and execution. This includes the technical, complex, and specialized work of pricing all of the materials and labor costs needed for large-scale construction projects and negotiating with vendors.
- Manage relationships and communications with institutional investors, including preparation of status reports on ongoing projects, along with financial and profitability analyses; preparation of cash flow statements; and preparation of marketing presentations in connection with new real estate investment opportunities, including the underlying analyses.
- Prepare status reports for active clients/projects for the President’s review and implement mechanisms so that the company achieves its deliverables goals, adheres to the timeline and budget.
Business owner
Uluz Media LLC
01.2018 - Current
- 3D renderings, VR tours, interior design for construction and other business
Small Business Entrepreneur
Kramarenko, INC.
Kyiv, Ukraine
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Owned and operated three beauty salons and one restaurant.
- Led strategic & tactical leadership in business development; verifiable year-after-year success achieving revenue, profit and market growth objectives.
- Oversaw capital improvements, negotiated and maintained outside vendor contracts and equipment purchases.
- Recruited and oversaw the training and general supervision of approximately 48 seasonal and full-time employees.
- Negotiated and sustained vendor relationships and contracts.
Executive Manager
Grande Affiche Trading House (printing company)
Kyiv, Ukraine
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Achieved growth in net sales by 70% in 4 years.
- Revamped the entire department and redesigned internal procedures and controls to track contract development.
- Co-managed the research of the current market situation, reported on present and upcoming product selections, and contract negotiation status.
- Collaborated with multiple media outlets to gain new customers via print, Internet, and televised advertisements.
Branch Sales Manager
West-Import
Kyiv, Ukraine
01.2001 - 01.2006
- I started as a sales associate and was eventually promoted to Branch Sales Manager.
- Coordinated the development and execution of market penetration plans to include market research, sales tools, and market communication programs.
- Independently managed and represented the company at trade shows for the Eastern European region.
- Performed market research and monitored competitor activity, identifying unique opportunities for building market share and revenue growth.
- Increased overall product sales by 32% by developing a new product line approach.
- Improved client experience and ratings by 18% through positive enhancements in product management.
- Prepared and maintained monthly management reports.
Education
Associate of Science - Business Administration
Rowan College
Burlington, NJ01.2020
Management of Foreign Economic Activity
European University of Finance, Information Systems, Management and Business
01.2000
Skills
- Collaborative strategic planning
- Effective cross-team communication skills
- Process optimization expertise
- Cross-departmental collaboration
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Market analysis
- Reporting management
- Budget administration
- Organizational development
- Partnership development
- Resource allocation
- Budget oversight
Certification
OSHA 30
Languages
Fluent in English, Ukrainian, Russian
Training
Multiple Business Trainings (both as a manager and organized training for staff)
Timeline
Senior Manager
Uliz Construction
01.2025 - Current
Operational Manager
Uliz Construction
01.2021 - 01.2024
Business owner
Uluz Media LLC
01.2018 - Current
Small Business Entrepreneur
Kramarenko, INC.
01.2010 - 01.2014
Executive Manager
Grande Affiche Trading House (printing company)
01.2006 - 01.2010
Branch Sales Manager
West-Import
01.2001 - 01.2006
Management of Foreign Economic Activity
European University of Finance, Information Systems, Management and Business
Associate of Science - Business Administration
Rowan College