Project Manager Sales

Christopher Robbins

**** ****** ***** **** **** Worth, TX 76179 817-***-**** **************@*****.***

Accomplished Operations and Project Management Leader, skilled at engaging others to achieve

Summary

organizational objectives. Motivated self-starter operating with a sense of urgency. Specific skills

in addition to strong Division Management include:

Team Leader Champion of Change Entrepreneurial Spirit

Highly Organized Safety Conscious AutoCAD

Customer Focused Mechanically Inclined Innovative Thinker

Education Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology 1995

The Manitowoc Company - Fort Worth, TX

Experience

Manager, Field Operations 2010-2013

Full P&L responsibility for $25 million division including new construction and aftermarket services for

two distinct operating companies in Texas and Tennessee

Reduced staff technician costs by 28% saving approximately $500K annually

Returned installation group to profitability by increasing margins 8%

Mentored and directed a team of department managers with 40+ direct reports

Developed nationwide training and certification program for contractors to become certified service

providers

Contracted, trained, and audited a nation-wide network of 850+ field service technicians

Designed multi-tiered parts costing calculators in Excel to analyze margins

Created communication and information sharing standards between multiple company branches,

allowing the sharing of resources to manage projects

VSL (V Structural LLC) - Fort Worth, TX

Operations Manager, Commercial Division 2007-2009

Mentored, directed, and managed 20 professionals including engineers, project managers, and field

personnel for a construction products manufacturing corporation (concrete post-tension

reinforcement)

Oversaw execution of 40+ contracts in various stages simultaneously, while managing 15+ personally

Developed cost mitigation strategies when issues arise having financial impact

P&L responsibility-assembled monthly job accounting reports to explain the financial health of projects

Met with clients to discuss projects, and potential Value Engineering opportunities

Monitored sales and estimating to ensure new proposals reflect current costs

Delegated and managed the work of drafters, project managers, engineers, interns, field and

administrative personnel, estimators, and business development/sales

Prepared monthly revenue projections for all projects, as well as “cost to complete” reports in order to

determine what a project is expected to cost vs. the original estimate

Performed friction loss calculations to evaluate concrete reinforcement requirements

Crist Industries, Inc. - Fort Worth, TX

Director of Project Management 2006-2007

Managed the daily activities of the entire project management department, including 5 project

managers and one administrative assistant

Interviewed, hired, and trained project managers for commercial steel construction company

Planned and held weekly company-wide production meetings

Managed simultaneous multi-million dollar commercial construction projects

Scheduled drafting, production, shipping, and installation

Developed budgets, wrote change orders, RFI’s, approved invoices

Maintained relationship with contractors, inspectors, and owners

Traveled to jobsite regularly to ensure proper fabrication and erection

Robbins Custom Homes, LLC. - Lubbock, TX

President 2004-2006

Launched custom home building company solely and from scratch

Obtained sales, contractors, land, and materials for construction

Designed, drafted, and built quality custom homes up to 4,500 s.f.

Developed and tracked budgets and schedules

Created relationships with bankers, developers, inspectors, real estate agents, customers, vendors,

and sub-contractors to ensure timely construction projects

Provided warranty service for customers after the sale was complete

Performed field labor to expedite schedules

Licensed Professional Home Inspector with the Texas Residential Construction Commission

Beck Steel, Inc. - Lubbock, TX

Estimator/CAD Draftsman/Project Manager 1998-2004

Managed simultaneous multi-million dollar commercial construction projects

Created fabrication and erection drawings using AutoCAD and XSteel software

Interpreted Architectural and Structural contract drawings to determine scope of work

Coordinated with shop and field to ensure accurate drawings

Developed and presented formal bids for multi-million dollar projects

Created full material and labor take-offs

Solicited and negotiated quotes from outside vendors to incorporate into bid proposals

Reviewed contract drawings and CSI specifications for cost impact

Professional Licensed General Contractor in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, West

Licenses Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, New Mexico, and Louisiana.

Certifications Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

OSHA 30 Hour

EVA, Manufacturing Cash Flow, and Leadership Development courses recently completed

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