Karla Livingston Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Irving, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas

Cost estimator for Natural Stone, Quartz and Solid Surface Countertops.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Gages Granite LLC, Dallas, TX Commercial Sales Estimator 2011- Present• Attended pre-bid conferences, provided clear and detailed quantity take-offs from ITB's• Performed contract deliverables using software applications E-takeoff, Focus, StoneApp, OST, AIA G702/G703, GC Pay, and Textura. • Project manager for daily contract deliverables and performed quality control functions for awarded bids during fabrication, installation, and scheduling. • Assisted with daily updates and monitoring of projects.• Generated Business leads and performed new customer pre-qualification forms and processes.• Assisted external contractor measurement teams and performed quality control audits and Initial Measurement Validation requirements; and reviewed all deliverables from external contract sources. • Cross functional responsibilities include business requirements identification, data management, knowledge transfer training, billing information systems and business process analysis/development relating to commercial projects. • Positioned as a subject matter expert for solid surface and granite estimating and fabrication. • Reviews project drawings provided by various industry vendors and associates to determine square footages, depicting information through color hatched drawings and data reports.• Organize, assign, schedule, and review work of embedded contractor subordinates.• Disseminate requirements and recommendations either written or verbal to contract staff.• Managed 2 million dollar annual project portfolio during the period 2013 to present. Improved winning bid process efficiency by 75% during same time frame.• Provided onsite quality control and assurance function for company contract installations during the period of 2011 – 2016.• Able to read architectural plans and develop cost estimates.• 14 + years’ experience in construction estimating.• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.• Ideal problem-solving skills.

Dallas, Texas

Cost Plus – World MarketSupervisor 2016 – Sales Associate 2014-2016 (Seasonal)• Assisted General Manager and Lead Supervisor in the daily operations of the store.• Balanced Registers and Banking Requisitions at opening and closing.• Provided detail designs at store fixtures and maximum product display.• TABC Certified• Provided customer services, cashiering, merchandising and stocking.

Dallas, Texas

Goodall Distributors – Dallas, TXOffice Manager/Commercial Estimator 2005 - 2011• Performed data entry, processed vendor invoices for payment, reconciled bank accounts, processed payroll, issued checks and completed customer billing. • Project manager for daily contract deliverables and performed quality control functions for awarded bids during fabrication, installation, and scheduling. • Scheduled Inbound and Outbound delivery/installation teams.• Assisted external contractor measurement teams and performed quality control audits and Initial Measurement Validation requirements; and reviewed all deliverables from external contract sources. • Cross functional responsibilities include business requirements identification, data management, knowledge transfer training, billing information systems and business process analysis/development relating to commercial projects. • Reviews project drawings provided by various industry vendors and associates to determine square footages, depicting information through color hatched drawings and data reports.• Organize, assign, schedule, and review work of embedded contractor subordinates.• Disseminate requirements and recommendations either written or verbal to contract staff.• Able to read architectural plans and develop cost estimates.• 6 + years’ experience in construction estimating.• Ideal with MS Word and Excel.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

StoneWorks – Dallas, TexasReceptionist/Customer Service Representative 2004-2005• Greet and welcome office guests and prospective customers then directed them to the appropriate person or office.• Answered, screened and forwarded incoming phone calls.• Manage/Order office supplies and inventory and maintained office equipment• Manage fabrication and scheduling calendars; and coordinate meetings while performing standard clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and faxing

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Allegiance Telecom – Dallas, TXSales Engineer/Coordinator 2001- 2003• Regional accounts trainer, business analyst and consultant.• Provided customer technical and financial estimate support, project/program management and technical configuration analysis for provisioning and portability. • Technical order processing, coordinate and track customer requests from creation through customer testing and acceptance.• Created and conducted training for Regional Sales personnel on number portability requirements for transition to the competitive local exchange (CLEC).