Project Manager Customer Service
Resume:
ARVELL ANTHONY
Palo Alto, CA 94303
abl6sw@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: To find a Senior Level Buyer position within a reputable company
to extend my business experience and produce results for an innovative and
competitive growth driven company.
Strong negotiation skills
Exceptional customer service skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong adaptability and the ability to multi-task and work
independently.
Proven ability to effectively oversee a variety of simultaneous
initiatives within a team environment
Ability to consult and supply solutions for clients
Strong financial and analytical skills.
Proficiently use creative methods to manage supply agreements and
inventory
EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy (Cognitive Studies)
Tufts University -Medford, MA (May 2004)
EXPERIENCE
Ascent Media Systems and Technology Services (AMSTS) Mahwah, NJ/ San Jose,
CA (Nov. 2005 - Present)
Senior Buyer - (April 2007 - Present)
. Successful completions of buyer duties to meet project completion
dates for on air releases for multiple broadcast facilities (NHL,
Lifetime A&E, The Weather Channel)
. Maintained all end of project returns of unused equipment and
crediting client back any dollars owed for unused gear to successfully
close out a projects budgetary books.
. Proven ability to manage and supervise equipment for the Verizon FiOs
program build out supporting the entire U.S.
. Responsible for providing all project equipment price quotations and
placing project equipment purchase orders
. Responsible for expediting materials for all Ascent Verizon facilities
at competitive cost effective rates.
. Critical in the planning and scheduling phases of onsite installation
of equipment for the project milestone deadlines to be kept for on air
dates
. Responsible for detailed reporting and documentation of all equipment
ordered, repaired, broken, returned and/or shipped to site to be
implemented in the project build.
. Responsible for Cost Improvement and Price Negotiations with our
suppliers which resulted in significant price reductions of equipment
purchased, increasing company margins on gear sold to end sure client.
. Responsible for Equipment Inventory Control of all equipment housed at
the Ascent warehouse facility prior to shipping to client sites and
Tracking of all equipment coming in and out of all these facilities.
. Proven successful ability to interface well with internal
organizations (Project Managers, Project Manager Assistant,
Shipping/Receiving, and Accounting) and outside vendors resulting in
increase in productivity and a cohesive intercompany relation among
all these groups.
. Proven successful ability to interface well Supplier relationship
management focusing on quality, innovation and productivity.
. Able to work directly with corporate business units, onsite
engineering and project management teams to resolve service issues and
warranty issues with equipment suppliers, for a fast resolution to any
problem, resulting in minimal downtime of any Verizon systems.
. Ability to successfully manage Ascent Media internal Database system
(JD Edwards) to keep tracking of all project budgets and costs,
keeping projects within or below budget spending guidelines.
. Proven ability to provide effective on the spot Problem-solving for
scheduling conflicts.
. Ability to provide Strategic Sourcing, using a multitude of vendors,
keeping budget costs competitive and resulting in company saving.
STS Payroll Managing Associate, A/P Department - (March 2006 - March
2007)
. Processed all of AMSTS payroll using JD Edwards One world of Payroll
system and Labor/timesheets for all of AMSTS employees weekly.
. Utilized JDE to interlay accurate employee job cost labor summaries
and payroll systems, on a project specific basis to meet weekly
deadlines and keeping with Sarbanes Oxley Compliances.
. Effective recorded keeping of all AMSTS employee time-off attendance
records.
. Effective data researching and processing of all STS Corporate housing
contracts and invoices for various project related accounts for all of
AMSTS company employees.
. Responsible for effective Monthly Accounts payable processing of
payments of invoices for corporate accounts and recorded keeping for
all staff housing nationwide for all company labor project accounts
per contracts values issued.
. Compiled charges and physical backup for travel related to STS
projects for the business and travel/purchasing accounts and applied
cost accounting for travel expense budgets. Sarbanes Oxley Compliant.
. Crossed referencing charges with accurate labor accounts to allocate
funds spent through travel for each job account.
. Processed all of STS contractor labor invoices and timesheets.
. Accrued monthly contractor timesheets for accurate labor and job cost
figures.
A/P Department - (November 2005 - March 2006)
. Processed all of STS contractor labor invoices and timesheets.
. Processed of A/P invoices and accruals of monthly contractor
timesheets for accurate labor and job cost figures.
SKILLS Technology: JD Edwards One World, Microsoft Office
(Outlook, Excel, Access, Word, Power point), Adobe
Acrobat.
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