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Samantha Bravo

CA

Summary

Forward-thinking team leader with a successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Estimator Assistant

MSC
06.2022 - Current
  • Perform takeoffs and bid submissions, collect different quotes from subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers
  • Maintain “bid board”, tasks to insure we submitted bids on time and with best pricing available.
  • Reviewed project plans and specifications to understand project requirements and accurately estimate cost and resources needed.
  • Participated in pre-bid meetings and site visits to understand project scope and identify potential issues or challenges
  • Negotiated prices and terms with suppliers and vendors to secure best prices for materials and services
  • Gathered cost and material data for accurate and up-to-date information on material and labor costs
  • Identified areas for cost saving to help increase profitability and lower client costs
  • Prepared material orders to complete projects on time and within budget
  • Analyzed and calculated field measurements, survey plans, and plot plans to create proposals and process work orders
  • Prepared bids and proposals to submit to clients and secure new business
  • Collaborated with project managers and contractors to obtain necessary information for preparing cost estimates

Office manager

Wrede Rocks
03.2020 - 06.2022
  • Planning & implementing internal systems and procedures.
  • Support staff retention and onboarding
  • Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
  • Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel
  • Managed compliance to keep organization operating within legal and regulatory guidelines
  • Improved safety procedures to promote employee well-being and safety and protect company from potential liability
  • Evaluated employee records and productivity and submitted evaluation reports
  • Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty
  • Preformed all billing, invoicing, payroll and HR duties.

Office manager

Energy Inspectors
05.2014 - 02.2019
    • Responsible for customer relations, including conflict resolution and timely follow-up
    • Assist with field staff analytics, progress reports, and workload forecasts to adjust labor forces
    • Perform payroll functions
    • Oversee expenses, including labor costs, inventory, and fleet
    • Oversee safety compliance to OSHA standards, including employee training and compliance
    • Evaluate work and personnel schedules to ensure customers' needs are covered, technicians are not overburdened, and to achieve maximum growth potential.

Operations Manager

Xtreme Care Ambulance
02.2010 - 04.2014
  • Ensures services follow professional standards, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
  • Assists in preparing and implementing ambulance contracts, and related policies and procedures.
  • Maintains departmental day-to-day emergency services, monitors, and prioritizes EMS staff workflow and schedules.
  • Investigates and resolves incoming customer service inquiries from fire departments, hospitals, nursing staff, and patients pertaining to field employee performance and patient.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality
  • Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements

Education

MBA - Business

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Emergency Medical Systems Management

Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
06.2010

Skills

    • Estimate Preparation
    • Vendor Relationships
    • Project Management
    • Blueprint Analysis
    • Office Management
    • Training and Coaching
      • Payroll and Budgeting
      • Regulatory Compliance
      • Conflict Management
      • Organizational Skills
      • Policy Development
      • Logistics Oversight

Certification

Project management Data analysis CommunicationOrganization Problem-solving ManagementBookkeeping QuickBooks Q/A Conflict Management Public Relations Workers Comp

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Estimator Assistant

MSC
06.2022 - Current

Office manager

Wrede Rocks
03.2020 - 06.2022

Office manager

Energy Inspectors
05.2014 - 02.2019

Operations Manager

Xtreme Care Ambulance
02.2010 - 04.2014

MBA - Business

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Science - Emergency Medical Systems Management

Cal State San Bernardino

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