Summary
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Work History
Education
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Viridiana Salinas

Downey,CA

Summary

Dedicated and focused Project Manager with over 6 years of experience. Excelling at prioritizing, completing multiple tasks simultaneously and following through to achieve project goals.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manager

Light Annex
Commerce, CA
01.2018 - Current
  • Facilitates communication with customers to define the scope of the project by establishing timelines.
  • Overseas the order process from point of sale until completion of the project.
  • Work closely with other departments to overseas the entire project from point of sale to completion of the project and communicate any delays.
  • Assist in the resolution of production- related problems.
  • Maintained and reviewed records of all documents related to each project including specifications, change orders, invoices.
  • Prepare appropriate internal documentation to coordinate all corrections and/or changes that occur and upload them into the system including change orders, credit memos.
  • Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously. Average 15 to 20 projects but could be more depending on sales volume and customer demand.
  • Handle customers complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within agreed upon time limits; follow up to ensure resolutions.
  • Support customer orders by conducting tasks such as confirming ship dates, sending tracking details and proactively providing notifications of any changes.
  • Submitted shop drawings / finishes to design for approval.
  • Review redlines and approvals.
  • Review/ File QC Inspection reports from China - flag any discrepancies.
  • Daily communication with China
  • Managed project scope, timeline and budget in alignment with company objectives.
  • Identified potential risks associated with projects and developed mitigation strategies.
  • Monitored progress of projects against established timelines and budgets.
  • Provided guidance to team members on how to overcome obstacles during the course of a project.
  • Provided training sessions to staff on new processes or systems related to projects.
  • Maintained up-to-date records for all current and past projects.

Project Manager

JLF Collections
Compton, CA
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Enter all new Purchase Orders and release them into production
  • Follow up to receive approvals for shop drawing, finishes and fabric
  • Produce production reports and prioritize or move out orders
  • Started in the quoting department and was quickly promoted to Project Coordinator
  • Work closely with shipping, production, CAD and fabric departments
  • Keep projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflow as needed
  • Assist in all areas of administrative work, including data entry and file organization
  • Responded to customer requests via telephone and email.

Assistant Buyer

SL Home Fashions Inc
Vernon, CA
12.2012 - 12.2015
  • Introduce and develop new products to increase profits for company
  • Create Spec Sheets for vendors in China to bring inventory or per customer's request for merchandise
  • After approval create Purchase Orders in Quickbooks and Business One, sign Sales Contract when received
  • Quality control; approve colors, inserts, quality of merchandise
  • Weekly meetings with sales and logistics teams
  • Order price tickets, tags and/or labels for customer's Purchase Orders
  • Set up samples for customers in a timely manner for their approval
  • Create Excel spreadsheets for Inventory, Incoming and Overseas merchandise
  • Daily communication with China vendors to ensure containers are shipped on requested date
  • Monthly 'Shopping' reports for CEO
  • ASD Trade Show
  • Assist in all areas of administrative work, including data entry and file organization
  • Responded to customer requests via telephone and email.

Education

Associate's Degree - Child Development

El Camino College
01.2010

High School Diploma - Foreign Studies Magnet Program

Gardena High School
01.2007

Skills

  • Bilingual
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
  • Project Management
  • QuickBooks
  • X3
  • SAP Business One
  • SAGE
  • Typing Speed: 50 WPM
  • Dynamic and hardworking
  • Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
  • Detail-oriented and organized

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

Light Annex
01.2018 - Current

Project Manager

JLF Collections
01.2016 - 01.2018

Assistant Buyer

SL Home Fashions Inc
12.2012 - 12.2015

Associate's Degree - Child Development

El Camino College

High School Diploma - Foreign Studies Magnet Program

Gardena High School
Viridiana Salinas