Enthusiastically beginning new retirement chapter.........incorporating my personal values and purpose in life.

• Provided detailed cost estimates for premium abrasion resistant steels and hard facing materials for coal-fired power plants.• This included analyzing job specifications to ensure all information for calculating costs are included, as well as determining the costs, standards, and revenue associated with production and distribution of products.• Responsible for soliciting quotes from outside vendors when needed.• Liaison with Manufacturing to verify feasibility of production and production time lines.

*Provide detailed take-offs related to custom fabricated foam components, including detailed understanding of blueprints and drawings, OEM material and adhesive specifications, manufacturing methods, customer requirements, and delivery expectations*Primary contributor in research of materials, adhesives, needed sub contractors and suppliers, as well as calculation of labor costs and levels of risks to manufacture products adhering to established company standards and methods of fabrication.*Direct interface with specific customers related to products, shipping, to proactively provide overall account maintenance and customer satisfaction*Coordination of bids with management, customers, and related internal departments and outside vendors*Increased cost estimating input from 75% to 99%*Led Improvements in turn around time for quotes from 10 to 12 business days to 5 to 7 business days*Led significant improvements in quote processing and overall turnaround times to meet business and customer expectations*Regularly work under multiple complex deadlines involving expedited customer requests.*Led conversion of quotes awarded into production orders.

*Solutions provider for landscaping and home remodeling projects*Facilitator of landscape architecture, planting design, and related stonework*Other experience includes framing, drywall, painting, and basic electrical.*Managed day-to-day business operations.

*Key role in planning and development of new products or significant enhancements to existing products as it relates to design, layout, and cost estimates*Negotiated pricing of projects*Provides detailed take-offs from drawings, involving materials, architectural blueprints, parts, shipping, labor, installation, layout requirements, and other areas as identified to conform to industry and customer standards*Top performer in department related to quality of work, complexity, and number of quotes per year resulting in secured business*Preparation of customer proposals related to bids, as well as in-process jobs for technical issues and customer support*Initiated purchasing activities for sourcing of custom and standard materials such as plastic laminates, pre-engineered particle board material, and related specialty hardware and other components.*Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions

*Primary cost estimator of standard and custom products within thermoform industry*Lead role related to internal project management with sales, engineering, manufacturing, quality, as well as customer, to ensure on time quality results incorporating profitable outcome*Consistently demonstrated understanding of complex blueprints, manufacturing processes, material capabilities, as well as proposing conceptual alternatives meeting customer needs*Key interface with manufacturing to ensure accurate assessment of production costs, methods, and timelines for required deliverables.