Professional demeanor with superb verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational, project management and problem solving abilities.
Proven ability to estimate project costs, review and negotiate contracts, and coordinate and manage diverse teams.
Strong relationship builder with clients, executives, engineers, and laborers alike.
Good working knowledge of a wide range of software including office suites, graphics, sales and scheduling tools, accounting packages, networking, code and databases platforms, and Mac, PC, and UNIX operating systems. Expert FileMaker developer.
Recent Projects
SLAC: Produced bid package, operational and safety plan for DOE funded project greatly expanding the capabilities of the company by increasing competency in areas with greater risk and complexity (‘10).
Hara Software: Contributed on strategic marketing plan for Kleiner Perkins funded carbon accounting firm which was presented to the CEO and other top level executives (‘09).
Redbull: Contributed on operational plan for event infrastructure logistics that lead to the greening of US and European operations (‘08).
SF Main Library: Turned around failing project and made all parties proud of their success (‘08).
Contract review and negotiations with businesses, State, Federal, and local municipalities, and general contractors worth up to $900,000 each.
Simultaneously prioritized efforts on 40-70 projects at various stages from requirements gathering, and bidding through contract negotiations, planning, resource management, job costing close-out, and collections.
Streamlined estimating and sales procedures. Devised and documented business process rules and implemented task management system.
Hired, trained, and mentored operational personnel and cultivated a culture which facilitated the doubling of the sales force in three years.
Responsible for $50K advertising and marketing budget and developed or managed all campaigns, media, and materials.
Leveraged network to acquire contracts and deliver on projects in down economy.
WomenInConsulting.org (Consulting Network Group): Developed membership search functions and Web administration tools with PHP and MySQL.
PeopleSoft: Migrated internal sales site from Lotus Notes to Interwoven TeamSite.
Sorrent: Created and Web enabled FileMaker bug tracking application with PHP.
Normalized and enhanced FileMaker applications written for numerous non-profits and small businesses including the Exploritorium, RAN, and the Sierra Club.
Developed Customer Service CRM application, processes and training for Internet startup under budget and ahead of schedule.
Managed projects between engineers, managers and partners by assisting with problem resolution, planning, and scheduling inter - departmental projects. Documented administrative practices and company coding policies.
Developed systems to transmit and track data, and managed functional relationships with 9 major airlines. Made effective PowerPoint presentations to top executives.
Administrator, configuration manager, and release engineer for all internal applications. 3rd - level technical support for our code and configurations.