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Skills

  • Proposal writing
  • Business operations
  • Organization
  • Document analysis
  • Accuracy in project cost variance analysis
  • Negotiation with suppliers
  • Relationship development
  • Blueprint and Specification Review
  • Standard equipment
  • Labor cost optimization

Work Experiences

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to review blueprints and project specifications, ensuring all labor and material costs were captured.
  • Transported Jira to 6 months customer locations.
  • Collaborated early with design and procurement teams.
  • Solved framework issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.
  • Saved $10 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.
  • Achieved a 55% reduction in labor costs.
  • Aligned proposed costs with project budgets.
  • Calculated bid proposals for 10 construction projects.
  • Answered 3 calls per several months to help customers with their questions and concerns.
  • Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away.

Summaries

  • Achieved cost savings of $7 or more.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally.
  • Junior Estimator with 14 years of successful cross-functional collaboration and client relations experience.
  • Assisted in successful project completions.
  • Achieved accurate and timely bidding outcomes.
  • Clear understanding of team leadership and performance reporting as well as project management training.
  • An adaptable problem solver dedicated to improving estimation methods across 17 active bids, resulting in accurate, timely, and successful bidding outcomes.
  • Advised key stakeholders on cost-sensitive adjustments.
  • Achieved optimal labor forecasting based on project phases, contributing to timely execution and keeping labor costs within a minimal overrun margin of 39%.
  • Achieved early detection of scope discrepancies.

Accomplishments

  • Documented and resolved system which led to metric.
  • Delivered precise labor cost estimation across all project phases, ensuring effective resource allocation and minimizing wastage by 79%.
  • Supported senior estimator in compiling comprehensive bid packages, ensuring compliance with project specifications resulting in 9 successful bids.
  • Trained 17 junior estimators on cost estimation tools, improving overall departmental worksheet accuracy and work output by 35%.
  • Provided accurate forecasts and cost breakdowns based on labor, materials, and subcontractor bids for 13 complex commercial construction projects.
  • Collaborated closely with legal teams to ensure contracts conformed to cost and scope restrictions, minimizing post-award challenges.
  • Facilitated the preparation of bids, ensuring all deadlines were met and proposals included accurate cost estimates, leading to a 83% success rate.
  • Monitored and reported cost trends, informing future cost estimation strategies that reduced estimation errors by 72%.
  • Earned recognition for minimizing cost variance between estimated and actual costs across multiple construction projects, improving forecast accuracy by 84%.
  • Contributed to the reduction of rework costs by early detection of scope discrepancies during the review of blueprints and specifications.

Affiliations

  • Local Builders' Association - Regular participant in bid preparation competitions to sharpen estimation skills 2016
  • RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) - Continuous professional development in construction estimation 2020
  • American Concrete Institute (ACI) - Engagement as part of the construction material cost-analysis subgroup 2017
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Society for Construction Law (SCL) - Attended industry seminars on legalities in contract pricing 2024
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • Local Construction Estimators Group - Active member, attending regular industry networking events Portland
  • National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - Participated in annual forums on cost estimating and project management 2021

Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Estimating Essentials Certification by the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)
  • RICS Certified Quantity Surveyor Qualification by RICS
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) by PMI
  • LEED Green Associate (LEED GA) Certification by US Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting
  • CompTIA Security+
  • ServSafe
  • Construction Document Technologist (CDT) Certification by Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

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