Connie Chavez Email & Phone Number

Weslaco, Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Denton, TX

• Increased yearly sales from $2.6Mil to over $4.4Mil in three years via implemented business growth strategies, cost reductions, and improved delivery schedules.
• Secured a 10-ship contract with the Navy’s fleet for approximately $10Mil with Bath Iron Works.
• Worked with commercial customer’s quality department to improve tolerances on two of our products by designing a fixture that improved our manufacturing processes.
• Developed and maintained bookings and revenue forecasts (revenue and profit) ensuring that forecasts accurately reflect industry trends and local market conditions.
• Participated in weekly production meetings to ensure Marine projects are on track for delivery.
• Oversaw marine projects’ manufacturing progress on the shop floor and met with the production manager to get status updates on associated projects.

Dallas, TX

• Designed a mist extractor for use in offshore oil rig applications that resulted in yearly marine commercial business of over $420k.
• Captured a multi-ship, multi-year contract with the Navy for $12Mil utilizing a new two-stage moisture separator design.
• Assess customer requests (inquiries, drawings, specifications, etc.) and determine customer needs; perform appropriate flow and pressure drop calculations; propose product and/or system solutions based upon Peerless’.
• Establish and maintain current account/customer information (to include pricing) ensuring that all company databases are current. Prepare and submit necessary reports (e.g., activity reports, sales activity reports.

Dallas, TX

• Specified, configured, and designed products to meet customer's process and instrumentation requirements
• Reviewed customer's technical specifications, including formal RFQ's (Request for Quote), working closely with Commercial Managers to prepare detailed proposals for competitive solutions
• Performed detailed technical reviews on new project orders, working closely with Commercial Managers and Project Managers to ensure smooth and timely transition to Supply Chain
• Provided advice to customers relative to the optimal selection and use of products in their application, generating application notes, specifying products, supplying specification sheets

Carrollton, TX

• Established capture strategies with sales team to increase capture rate of proposals.
• Negotiated commercial issues with clients and subcontractors.
• Established and managed schedule for deliverables with internal and external clients.
• Increased profit margin by market studies on clients’ needs and reduction in supplier costs.
• Lead client meetings for bid conditioning and review of proposals.
• Prepare quotations based on customer specifications and EPA regulations.

Carrollton, TX

• Executed project from sales to final delivery of continuous emissions monitoring systems for power plants, hospitals, universities, and refineries.
• Managed subcontract components and ensured no budget over runs and on time delivery.
• Assisted sales with technical issues and clarifications.
• Scheduled and managed project groups including designers, electrical engineers, and PLC programmers.
• Lead project review meetings with the client and within the company.
• Aided in the R&D, design, production, and product launch of the Vigilant 2000 CEM system.