Laura E. James Email & Phone Number

Dawsonville, GA, US

Ball Ground, Georgia, United States

Dahlonega, GA

• My tenure as the architectural design manager included collaboration with various team members and stakeholders to ensure accurate, on-time completion of custom and residential commercial aluminum luxury pergola.
• Increasing the company’s revenues by developing, building, and managing the Architectural Design Department from scratch to offer customers a one of a kind à la carte list of design services that offered more choices.
• Doubling the number of design requests month over month by creating and conducting monthly training programs to teach dealers how to utilize the services offered by the Design department.
• Championing consistency, increased volume, and decreased lead time of design requests by creating and implementing department policies, procedures, and reference documents.
• Developing an AutoCAD grid file of over 225 individual CAD details utilized by engineering firms, architects, dealers, and staff.

Dahlonega, GA

• I launched this small company over 10 years ago and while it’s not my main focus, I still direct all business aspects including payroll, accounting, sales, and operations. In addition to collaborating with clients and.
• Earning recognition as the Best Landscape Company in Lumpkin County three consecutive years.
• Winning Best in Show for the 2013 Lumpkin County Home and Garden Show.
• Winning 2nd place for best float in the 2014 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.

Dahlonega, GA

• For seven years, I collaborated with the chamber of commerce’s Member Services Coordinator to prepare various networking events designed to provide information and training that helped members utilize their benefits. I.
• Planning and executing the annual Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet which necessitated that I research and contract the venue, schedule speakers and dignitaries, organized the dinner and silent.
• Working with students in the county’s elementary schools to vote on four films for the Movies Under the Stars series. I coordinated with non-profit organizations to set up booths, managed the concession tent.
• Organizing a morning 5K, reading of the Constitution of the United States, and speeches for the 4th of July Celebration attended by 75K – 100K. This monumental event required that I coordinate permits, fireworks.