Manager Engineering

Matthew D. Mason

*** ***** *** **, ********, WA *8005

206-***-**** abk911@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

Professional of 12 years, who brings 7 years of supervisory experience in a

variety of settings, looks forward to combining a strong background in

journalism and publicity with new skills in marketing. Enjoys managing

systems to optimize profitability and improving the effectiveness of

existing procedures. Recognized by both peers and supervisors for

maintaining strong work ethic, collaborating well with others, and

finishing projects. Provides exceptional client service relationships.

Excellent communicator and creative mind.

Personal Philosophy

. Take the time to perform work correctly. It will save time overall

and avoid costly mistakes.

. Create mutually beneficial professional relationships. They are

critical to everyone's success.

. Make continual learning a priority, and accept new tasks willingly.

. Set mutually agreeable expectations, and then meet or exceed them.

Specialties

#1 Collaborating with-and getting the most from-a wide variety of people

with different backgrounds.

#2 Communicating clearly, both orally and in writing, to a wide variety

of audiences.

#3 Learning new job functions and tasks quickly and seamlessly.

Work Experience

Associate Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Department, final position

2010-Present

Abossein Engineering, Engineering firm with three regional offices around

Puget Sound Bellevue, WA

Personal Accomplishment: Compiled and sorted information on each of

Abossein Engineering's core services (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and

Structural Engineering; Fire Protection and LEED, Energy Star, and other

"green" technologies.) As a result, the main marketing function-bidding

on a wide range of engineering projects-could be performed 35 percent

more efficiently.

. Researched and wrote articles for the monthly electronic newsletter,

which is distributed to over 750 current and potential clients and

business partners.

. Aided in the updating of the company Website by researching company

projects over the past three years and cataloging that information into

concise and informative marketing collateral material.

. Researched over 40 companies reporting on their business functions and

viability as business partners.

. Recognized by supervisor and others for my willingness to learn new

tasks, excellent time-management skills, and superior interpersonal

ability.

. Began at company as intern. Abossein sought to extend relationship past

initial 3 months with increased responsibility and the flexibility to

pursue other employment opportunities outside the company.

Manager, Bellevue Office 2008-2009

ACE Inc., Street sweeping firm specializing in residential and commercial

projects Woodinville, WA

Personal Accomplishment: Used relationship management and public

relations background to grow business by personally recruiting clients.

Led to a 25 percent increase in the number of firms that signed with ACE,

Inc.

. Researched and performed profitability analyses on current product

offerings. Identified several potential new revenue streams and

reported results to company president.

. Responsible for making personal contact with clients. Provided client

account maintenance and detailed reporting.

. Coordinated a wide variety of miscellaneous job functions, including

handling equipment break-downs, equipment maintenance, personnel

scheduling, and outsourcing.

. Managed up to 10 hours of daily sweeping operations (per operator)

either by scheduling or performing some of the work personally as

required.

Field Manager II, Construction Supervisor 2006-2008

Centex Homes, National homebuilder of 59 years. Bought out by Pulte Homes

in 2009 Kirkland, WA

Personal Accomplishment: Personally developed and customized system that

effectively tracked for follow-up the work performed by 150 building

partners. System immediately resulted in greater productivity,

effectiveness, and satisfaction for both Centex and building partners.

System was continually refined for greater efficiency and impact, and

also shared with colleagues for their use.

. Responsible for managing 40 percent more product than other field

supervisors at comparative sites. Worked on three separate sites

simultaneously, each with their own complex set of unique requirements,

challenges, and processes that had to be evaluated, worked through,

and/or resolved as appropriate.

. Ultimately responsible for ensuring that the building process was

performed on schedule and at cost. Inspected vendor work twice-daily to

sign off that work was performed correctly prior to payment.

. Developed excellent business relationships with people critical to the

building process, including city inspectors, Centex sales teams, office

personnel, building partners, and fellow co-workers in the field.

. Selected by supervisors to train new employees on field operations

after less than one year on the job.

. Finalist for the branch-wide "PRIDE" award after only 4 quarters,

marking one of the earliest nominations of any employee for the award.

Additional Work Experience

Land Surveying Assistant 2005-2006

Bush, Roed & Hitchings, Inc., Civil engineering and land surveying firm

Seattle, WA

Forestry Technician, Wildland Firefighter 2000-2004

US Forest Service, Part of the Department of Agriculture Sacramento, NM;

Detroit, OR

Reporter, Nordic News Bureau 1998-1999

Bloomberg News, Financial news reporting company Stockholm, Sweden

Additional Skills & Certificates

Communication Ability - Educated in many writing styles, including

Associated Press. Basic experience with HTML for Website applications. Can

write to a variety of audiences and circumstances.

Microsoft Suite Proficiency - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Foreign Languages - Fluent in Danish (passed government acuity test);

proficient in Swedish; conversational in Spanish.

Certificate of Completion - Professional Editing I. Bellevue College

2006

Education

AA, Marketing Management, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA expected 2010

BA, Communication (Public Relations), Washington State University, Pullman,

WA 1998

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