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|Phillip Messer |
|Objective |
|To provide solutions for business unit sales, management, and/or operations. |
|Allowing the use of acquired business development and project management skills to|
|create and advance organizational objectives. Areas of experience include: |
|Sales and Marketing |
|Field and Office Development |
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|Inventory Control |
|Capital Investments |
|Client Management |
|Project / Risk Management |
|Business Strategy |
|QA / QC Director |
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|Experience |
|March 2012 - October 2012 |Safway Services, LLC |Branch Manager |
|(position eliminated) | | |
|(Hamilton, OH) |
|Full P&L Responsibility for the Cincinnati, OH and Huntington, WV Branch locations|
|- $16 million divisions of a $900 million dollar construction service and rental |
|organization working in the industrial and commercial markets primarily. |
|Supervised and developed salesmen, project managers, construction managers, |
|operations and office managers, as well as warehouse employees. Provided |
|leadership for the work activities of 15 direct reports and 120+ indirect reports |
|in the field and provided feedback, coaching, and support to maintain performance |
|goals. |
|Managed and coordinated sales and marketing activities to maximize revenue and |
|profitability. |
|Contract review, negotiation, and approval for all projects. |
|Inventory management to maximize ROA for the branch and production efficiency in |
|the field. |
|Directed scaffolding erection activities for timely, safe, and effective |
|installation to enhance client satisfaction. |
|Promoted safety activities and managed overall compliance with state and federal |
|(OSHA) safety rules with a goal of zero recordable incidence, and to reduce EMR |
|and RIR rates. Acted as liaison for the company for OSHA inspections. |
|Evaluated and reported on branch operating and performance data to the regional |
|and corporate level for accurate monthly financial reporting, month to month |
|forecasting, as well as annual budgeting. |
|Full cycle job costing and project management from project scope and mobilization |
|to completion and final payment for both straight rental and labor projects. |
|May 2005 - December 2011 |J&B Steel Erectors |Chief Operating Officer |
|(Hamilton, OH) |
|Full P&L Responsibility for a $6 - $10 million division of an $18 million service |
|only union steel erection company. |
|Supervised and developed salesman, project managers, estimators, and general |
|foreman. Approximately 15 direct reports from the office through the field, and up|
|to an additional 40 in the field as necessary to maintain field operations. |
|Developed relationships with local union business agents in new markets, and |
|negotiated terms and conditions of project responsibilities and manpower. Managed |
|overall project operations and manpower from the central office with on site |
|reviews as necessary. |
|Monitored and streamlined job costing reports and investigated variation to reduce|
|risk and increase productivity. |
|Reduced overall scatter in forecasted project margins division wide by 400%. |
|Developed a compliance program for QA/QC for industry AISC certification, oversaw |
|the field implementation, as well as maintained compliance. |
|Reviewed division financials for accuracy and incorporation into corporate |
|reports. |
|Responsible to identify, evaluate, and make recommendations for all significant |
|capital expenditures for the group. |
|Developed detailed cost and sales budgets for the group to be presented at the |
|executive strategy meetings, and implemented strategies to meet and exceed those |
|goals. |
|Managed client relationships and ensured customer satisfaction at both the sales |
|and operations level. |
|Participated in design build strategies to ensure client and owner most value per |
|dollar and negotiated repeat business. |
|June 2000 - May 2005 |J&B Steel Erectors |Market Development |
| | |Manager |
|(Columbus, OH) |
|Developed business plan for new market operations. |
|Interviewed and hired candidates for local field foreman, ironworkers, and |
|estimators. |
|Trained and developed new hires per company policies and procedures. |
|Prepared a marketing strategy to alert potential clients of our local service |
|offerings, and met with decision makers at those companies to promote such. |
|Formulated area budgets and sales targets, and executed the implementation of the |
|plan while reporting progress to the executive planning committee. |
|Created an infrastructure such that this new market could be serviced from the |
|main center of operations for the company |
|Maintained my own individual sales and project performance goals as a salesman and|
|project manager for the company in addition to changing leadership |
|responsibilities. |
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|July 1998 - June 2000 |J&B Steel Erectors |Project Manager / Sales |
|(Hamilton, OH) |
|Responsible to sell and manage a book of work of approximately 25,000- 35,000 man |
|hours per year in addition to responsibilities of an estimator. |
|Identified potential partnerships and cultivated relationships in a B2B sales |
|environment. |
|Prepared a project specific kickoff detailing erection procedures, man hour |
|forecasts by labor category, equipment needs, and a detailed blueprint for risk |
|control and project completion for the field foreman. |
|Provided guidance to the assigned field foreman and client on an ongoing basis to |
|ensure project progressed as planned, and all client deliverables were fulfilled. |
|Monitored job costs to determine what if any changes were necessary to ensure |
|budgets were maintained, and implemented change initiatives as needed to secure |
|project deliverables. |
|Assisted general foreman and foreman in the successful implementation of QA/QC |
|program requirements, as well as project safety programs. |
|Responsible for all contracts, heavy equipment ordering, invoice approval, |
|billing, and monthly forecasting for individual projects. |
|January 1998 - July 1998 |J&B Steel Erectors |Estimator |
|(Hamilton, OH) |
|Reviewed project specifications to determine scope of work and specific |
|restrictions that would affect the overall cost to perform a project. |
|Developed a detailed quantity take off of work items from the blueprints and |
|specifications, and applied historical data and production rates to those items to|
|forecast man hours. |
|Communicated with foreman and project managers to develop a plan to apply labor |
|and equipment rates as necessary to complete the scope of a project. |
|Identified all potential customers that were looking at the project to ensure our |
|scope of work was tailored to suit their individual needs |
|Proficient with all Microsoft Office Programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, |
|Microsoft Project, and Primavera scheduling tools. |
|Produced a detailed client specific proposal outlining proposed scope of work, |
|terms, and pricing. |
|August 2002 - December 2005 |The Ohio State |Columbus, OH |
| |University | |
|Masters of Business Administration, MBA, GPA 3.71 |
|August 1993 - December 1997 |Purdue University |West Lafayette, IN |
|BS in Civil Engineering - Construction Emphasis, EIT, GPA 3.14 |