Truss Design Manager for as many as 13 Remote Designers for Large Multi-Family and Commercial Projects throughout the country. Overseeing projects for a combined $45 million per year in our Ft Worth Facility year after year. Managing a Solid Team of designers throughout the country.

Outside sales of Wall Panels, Floor Trusses, Roof Trusses and LVL and I-Joist materials. Territory covers Southwest, West and Northwest Wisconsin and into Minnesota.

SalesInside Sales of roofing and siding materials, HVAC Materials, Pipe Insulation for residential, commercial and industrial projects.

Directed and monitored both the day operations in the 12 area communities (over 1450 sites) and all sales activity. Overseen service and sales personnel. Communicated with staff to resolve problems and maintain performance. Monitored entire area inventory. Implemented follow through systems for potential and past customers. Responsible for resolution of all written customer complaints and issues through continuous communications. Monitored aged receivables and eviction proceedings. Worked directly with Facilities Manager on all maintenance projects. Stayed current with manufacturers and financing opportunities for sale customers. Oversaw related paperwork and generated appropriate reports. Responsible for staying on budget and for the profitability of the area.

Managed entire territory which included 7 areas throughout Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa. Assisted 7 area managers and a sales staff of 20. Overseen the direct sales process of over 350 Manufactured home sales during the year.

Conducted sales and collections, oversaw budgets and forecasts and researched market analysis. Built new accounts in a new territory through consistent sales calls. Developed a loyal customer base and increased sales volume through personal attention to customer needs. Developed new territory

Supervised and coordinated work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts and assembly of wall panels, floor and roof trusses. Reviewed blueprints to determine customer requirements and consulted with assemblers regarding building procedures and quality control. This was a start up Truss facility.

All aspects of Architectural Engineering, Design and Estimating using Mitek software. Work consisting of wall panels, floor and roof trusses and deck panels. Worked closely with sales, design staff and customers. Commercial, multi-family and residential experience.

Estimating, layout and design of commercial, multi-family and residential truss projects. Proven work quality that allowed me to advance to Senior Designer within the company. Strong technical skills along with excellent customer relationships. Worked very closely with sales staff, architects, engineers and customers to keep projects on schedule.

Designer of floor and roof trusses along with wall panels. Work consisting of commercial, multi-family and residential projects. Panelized floor decks, componentized wall panels, design and engineering of posi-strut (metal) and wood floor trusses along with roof trusses. Used Comsoft for wall panel layout and design and Mitek for floor and roof truss engineering.

Trained new and current employees on the Argos wall panel software program. Floor and roof truss engineering using Mitek.

Architectural Engineering and DesignBegan design drafting of residential homes using Autocad. I was then promoted to production engineer using I.C.G. (Integrated Computer Graphics) in May 1991. Trained on Argos (Wall Panel Software) in August 1993. This program was used to produce component wall panels on computer to be fabricated in shop for custom homes and commercial projects.