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Greater Tampa Bay Area

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Developed year over year business growth while leading operations, strategic planning, and long-range planning with responsibility for product manufacturing, and business development. Provide cross-functional management with a bottom-line focus on profitability, visibility, and sustainability. • Responsible for all resource planning such as inventory and labor requirements which included the responsibilities of hiring, training and evaluating staff.• Established cost-efficient work… Show more Developed year over year business growth while leading operations, strategic planning, and long-range planning with responsibility for product manufacturing, and business development. Provide cross-functional management with a bottom-line focus on profitability, visibility, and sustainability. • Responsible for all resource planning such as inventory and labor requirements which included the responsibilities of hiring, training and evaluating staff.• Established cost-efficient work procedures and assigned duties compliant with budgetary limitations and time constraints.• Led manufacturing initiatives that reduced labor costs while catapulting profit, productivity and quality metrics.• Improved profit margins while reducing quality defect losses and increased the frequency of scheduled preventive maintenance on production floor, improving monthly output. Show less

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Responsible for analyzing blueprints and meeting with engineers, architects, owners, vendors, contractors and subcontractors to accurately prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.• Prepare detailed estimated costs for all self-perform work activities: craft hours, labor, material, and equipment costs.• Successfully managed project and expenditure costs and provided routine and prompt financial and progress statements, which helped to improve operational transparency with… Show more Responsible for analyzing blueprints and meeting with engineers, architects, owners, vendors, contractors and subcontractors to accurately prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.• Prepare detailed estimated costs for all self-perform work activities: craft hours, labor, material, and equipment costs.• Successfully managed project and expenditure costs and provided routine and prompt financial and progress statements, which helped to improve operational transparency with management.• Conducted contract negotiations and managed the supplier payment obligations in order to meticulously oversee company cash flow and help reduce project preparation time. Show less

Spring Hill, Tennessee, United States

Initiate and close sales for a leading provider of steel sheets, plates, and coils throughout the southeast. Build relationships with key decision makers and match customers with the right solutions for their needs.• Maintain operational excellence on a weekly basis by accurately forecasting and providing information to outside sales and management team.• Provide feedback to sales management on market conditions like competitive situations in the market.• Work with sales manager to… Show more Initiate and close sales for a leading provider of steel sheets, plates, and coils throughout the southeast. Build relationships with key decision makers and match customers with the right solutions for their needs.• Maintain operational excellence on a weekly basis by accurately forecasting and providing information to outside sales and management team.• Provide feedback to sales management on market conditions like competitive situations in the market.• Work with sales manager to analyze and develop the customer life-cycle through prospecting, development, customer satisfaction, and loyalty. Show less

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Actively interfaced with vendors and senior management for order expediting, capacity planning, and material forecasts for stone counter manufacturer. Developed production schedule for multiple location operation with 75 employees. • Create fast-paced operations schedules to encourage high-volume production and reliable shipment times.• Implemented quality assurance procedure to reduce waste and material damage, successfully reducing material costs.• Managed day-to-day operations… Show more Actively interfaced with vendors and senior management for order expediting, capacity planning, and material forecasts for stone counter manufacturer. Developed production schedule for multiple location operation with 75 employees. • Create fast-paced operations schedules to encourage high-volume production and reliable shipment times.• Implemented quality assurance procedure to reduce waste and material damage, successfully reducing material costs.• Managed day-to-day operations, supervising areas including manufacturing production, supply chain, procurement, distribution, inventory and compliance. Show less

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Accountable for production planning, scheduling, work orders and staffing to meet output and project deadlines and managing staff requirements, work schedules, and assigned contractors and team duties. Effectively managed inventory as well as logistics for raw material receipts, production and distribution of finished goods to customer site and/or storage facilities.• Established production metrics to track and improve work flow.• Implemented scrap-reduction measures that minimized… Show more Accountable for production planning, scheduling, work orders and staffing to meet output and project deadlines and managing staff requirements, work schedules, and assigned contractors and team duties. Effectively managed inventory as well as logistics for raw material receipts, production and distribution of finished goods to customer site and/or storage facilities.• Established production metrics to track and improve work flow.• Implemented scrap-reduction measures that minimized waste and maximized production yields• Conduct routine safety meetings to ensure work environment operates efficiently and without hazards. Show less