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Project manager, engineer, and production manager for exhibit and retail product lines with 14 years experience. Proven ability in client and personnel management in a manufacturing and convention show environment. Demonstrated ability to multi-task and organize critical high-volume processes to meet business objectives. Seasoned problem-solver with excellent communication and negotiation skills.CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS• Secured client that ordered $7.5 million worth of business for this product. • Managed 1 major trade show event yearly, which increased profits from $2 to $4 million annually. • Managed a $3 million construction new build in 3 various manufacturing divisions of ExhibitGroup in a 1 month timeframe for LG Electronics.• Took over management of project management & engineering for the company after key personnel on the retail merchandising product line defected from the company to start their own competitive business, keeping the company in a $10 to $15 million a year product segment.• Worked with the shop and estimation to improve manufacturing techniques and machining processes on standardized units, which improved efficiencies and provided cost savings. • Managed various top fortune 500 companies accounts on new construction and existing projects such as Bell Helicopter, EDS, Tyson, American Airlines, LG Electronics, Daewoo, Nortel, Halliburton, Nokia, etc, accounting for $7 to $10 million annually for the Dallas division.• Managed new construction projects for the retail manufacturing product lines which ranged in revenues of $100,000 to $1 million.• Assisted clients from the exhibit industry with marketing and solution campaigns in the retail sector to include one project that worth $7 to $10 million in revenue to the company.• Contributed in making the Dallas Division for ExhibitGroup / Giltspur the highest annual revenue making division in the company at $50 to $60 plus million a year for several years.Specialties: Account Manager Budget Preparation Event Planning Expense Control Network ManagementOperations Management P&L Responsibility Process Improvement Project ManagementPurchasing Quality Control Strategic Planning Customer Support

Listed skills include Strategy, Budgets, Operations Management, Management, and 33 others.

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  Texas Tech University

  Architecture/Engineering & Business