AUDREY BLAGEN

LED AND COMPLETED MORE THAN ** SHORING AND GROUND MODIFICATION PROJECTS PROMOTED TO PROJECT MANAGER AT AVAR CONSTRUCTION KEY LIAISON TO LEAD ESTIMATORS, ENGINEERS, AND HIGH-PROFILE PUBLIC & PRIVATE CLIENTS CIVIL ENGINEER PROJECT ENGINEER / MANAGER

Civil / Project Engineering professional with proven performance in planning, controlling, and leading million-dollar projects while utilizing sales expertise to forge and maintain strong customer relationships. Recognized for uncanny ability to manage competing tasks, handle unforeseen problems, and offer quick-yet-strategic solutions to project issues. CAREER EXPERIENCE

NEW PRODUCT SALES SPECIALIST PJ’s REBAR Fremont, CA 2014 to 2016 Large rebar supplier and fabricator company with more than $10M in sales monthly and 150 employees. Executed intensive sales and marketing of company’s new steel products high strength threaded bar and studrails. Facilitated cold calling, prospecting, and networking to target new clients, including creating cost/project estimates, preparing quotes, and collaborating with estimators & purchasers to quantify projects, present products, and secure sales.

Led strategic negotiation and closing of first sale in high strength steel valued at $2+ Million.

Successfully sent out quotes that produced over $10 Million in combined sales.

Promoted to “Outside Sales” role due to remarkable ability in establishing and maintaining trust-based client relationships through on- site visits and presentations.

SALES ENGINEER STRESSTEEL Fremont, CA 2014 to 2014 Large-scale supplier of high strength steel products. Sister company of AVAR Construction. Overcame critical challenges in selling high strength steel to AVAR’s competitors by strengthening customer alliances and reinforcing company’s commitment to deliver superior service despite Stressteel being a sister company of AVAR. Executed large scale takeoffs and estimates to calculate client quotes.

Secured two large competitors of AVAR that started accounts and enabled bidding jobs with Stressteel.

Generated 20 large-scale accounts that crystallized over $15 Million combined sales.

Utilize my engineering education and technical information to sell high strength steel.

Sell soil nails, tiebacks, micropiles, and other products for large scale shoring systems, mining applications, and deep foundations. PROJECT ENGINEER / PROJECT MANAGER AVAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS INC. Fremont, CA 2013 to 2014 Specialty contractor in post-tensioning, anchor systems, and thread bar sales. Quickly promoted to Project Manager role, overseeing full cycle delivery of small and large-scale projects ($80K to $11M), including requirements scoping, budget/cost control, progress tracking, scheduling, resource allocation, project supervision, documentation, reporting, and client consultation.

Within 2 months of employment, handpicked by Senior management to take over AVAR’s largest project while serving as primary “Point- of-Contact POC)” supporting Lead Estimator on takeoffs and materials handling/procurement.

Supported government and private-sector clients on defining project scopes, budgets and schedules.

Oversaw all stages of various shoring and ground modification projects from design stage to final project completion including developing project scopes, budgets, and schedules for government and private-sector clients.

Wrote and processed RFI and Change Orders.

Tracked daily production and dollar margins.

Conduct cost-based construction estimation and proposals for large-scale shoring projects.

Managed the construction of the shoring wall on Route 12 to Napa.

Experience working on two private schools: Town School for Boys in San Francisco and St. Matthew’s Catholic School in San Mateo CIVIL ENGINEERING INTERN WWW Construction Reno, NV summer 2011

Track the progress of internal and external water meter installations, and developed project progress reports.

Analyze and filmed project sites prior to construction, and compiled pre-construction documentation to keep on record. CIVIL ENGINEERING INTERN Dynamic Isolation Systems McCarren, NV 2006 to 2008

Compile large strain testing results of bearings and organized in a presentable and retrievable format for clients.

Design and implement a new filing system of previous test reports, plans, and data. CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science Major in Civil Engineering University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

Member of ASCE UNR Student Chapter

Software & Technology

MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), PlanSwift, AutoCAD (basic) Core Strengths:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

BUDGETING / COST CONTROL

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

ENGINEERING DESIGN

SCOPING & ESTIMATING

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

SCHEDULING & COORDINATION

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

SITE SUPERVISION

STAFF TRAINING & LEADERSHIP

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