Project Manager Engineer

DONNA M. FERRARA

**** **** ****; P. O. Box ***

Ortonville, MI 48462

Home: 248-***-****) Cell: 248-***-****)

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PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:_________________________________________________________________

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2006 - Present JESS CONSTRUCTION, LLC - Brandon Township, MI

C.E.O./President

. Overseeing daily operations of Nationwide General Contracting company

. Supervision of field sub-contractors and office personnel

. Chief Financial Officer

. Project Estimator and client negotiations

. Budget Development and cost tracking per project basis

. Contract negotiations, including union work

. Ensure project adherence to local, state and ADA code enforcement

2001 - Present CHARTER TOWNSHIP of BRANDON - Ortonville, MI

(Certified Master) Planning Commissioner; Liaison to Zoning

Board

. Serving third term as appointed by Township Supervisor as one of seven

voting members to establish, govern, rule and uphold the Master Land

Use Plan

. Land Balancing and Zoning requirements established within the Township

. Set criteria for local ordinances

. Interface with DDA, Village of Ortonville and Historical Society

2001 - Present CHARTER TOWNSHIP of BRANDON - Ortonville, MI

(Chairwoman) Zoning Board of Appeals

. Serving third term as appointed by Township Supervisor to facilitate

bi-monthly meetings; serve as 'swing vote' to five member board to

rule on Township variance requests by local residents.

. Assists residents in the understanding and enforcement of ordinance

issues.

. Residential and commercial site visits as pertaining to required

variance request.

. Notifies code enforcement officer of potential lack of conformity to

ordinance(s) throughout township

. Circuit court is next level of appeal

1996 - Present STATE of MI

Commissioned Notary Public

2000 - 2006 CUSTOM CUT, INC. - Las Vegas NV

Sr. Project Manager

. Estimate, hire and supervise coast-to-coast sub-contracting crews for

Nationwide General Contractor, as related to the commercial retail

industry. Construction site visits, check plans and specifications

for on-site conformity to construction, zoning codes, ordinances, OSHA

and ADA regulations and laws.

. Establish and maintain budgets, interface with Plan Check,

Building/Fire review Boards in Municipalities across the country

. Obtain necessary permits and post bonds

. Oversee projects from negotiating initial contract and change orders

to obtaining final occupancy permit

. Planning/Development of store layout, problem solving, final punch

lists

. Contract negotiations and customer relations with client and sub-

contractor teams

1999 - 2000 CHARTER TOWNSHIP of BRANDON, CLERK'S OFFICE - Ortonville, MI

(Township Bookkeeper)

. Track individual Township Dept. budgets and expenditures, Township and

Fire Dept. payrolls, taxes, benefits; track accounts payable/accounts

receivable; meet with Township Officials for monthly reporting of

financial status. General Fund and Township total approximately $ 8M.

Audits with Township CPA firm

. Prepare bi-monthly packets for Township Board review

. Assist Township Clerk in obtaining CDBG funds and grant writing;

cemetery records and maintenance logs

. Sworn Elections Officer for local, state primaries and presidential

voting

1997 - 2000 CHARTER TOWNSHIP of INDEPENDENCE & CHARTER TOWNSHIP of BRANDON

(Recording Secretary)

. Records and transcribes Townships' Board Meetings for Planning,

Zoning, Township and occasional Fire Boards

1991 - 1994 SADDLEBROOK DESIGNERS & BUILDERS, INC. - Clarkston, MI

(Project Manager)

. Supervision of residential construction from initial purchase

agreement to certificate of final occupancy. Interface with

architect, homeowner and variety of tradesmen.

. Assist in homeowner selections; generate change orders; schedule sub-

contractors time line and all stages of residential construction;

prepare Sworn Statements and Waivers of Lien

. Conformance compliance to local, state and federal building codes

1986 - 1991 BUICK/OLDS/CADILLAC Division of General Motors - Troy, MI

(Liaison Engineer)

. Analyzed special projects & prepared presentations to Assistant Chief

Engineer as member of his staff

. Member of Product Development Team; developed engineering procedures;

initiated work orders/purchase orders; attended J/N plant try-outs

related to weather strip group, body-in-white; deck lids and struts

. Worked with vendors establishing performance specifications & drawing

requirements; assembly line start-up at new model year and tooling

changes

1984 - 1986 BUICK/OLDS/CADILLAC Division of General Motors - Troy, MI

(Tracking Engineer)

. Created Lotus II program to track and maintain manpower for various

seatbelt programs. Forecasted resources each month according to shop,

lab and design phases.

. Responsible for creating, maintaining and coordinating budget analysis

($ 70M).

. Forecasted platform expenditures; tracking systems. Divisional

liaison for Warren & Lansing Technical Centers as related to J/N

Platform Group

1984 - 1984 FISHER BODY Division of General Motors - Warren, MI (disbanded

to form BOC and CPC Divisions)

(Intern)

. Assisted engineers in variety of assignments from Specifications Group

to Clay Model, Mock-Up, Shop and Human Factors as related to decklids,

struts and latches

1978 - 1980 FERRARA HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC. - Warren, MI

(Administrative)

. Family owned business with involvement of daily operations within the

HVAC industry

EDUCATION:__________________________________________________________________

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2010 OAKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Auburn Hills, MI Campus

Paralegal Program

2007 W.B.E.N.C. Certification (Women's Business Enterprise National

Council) Member

Female owned and operated Corporation

2005 MI STATE UNIVERSITY - Extension, MI Municipal League, Pontiac,

MI

Master Citizen Planner

2004 MI STATE UNIVERSITY - Extension, MI Municipal

League, Pontiac, MI

Certified Citizen Planner

1998. BUILDER'S ASSOCIATION - Bloomfield Hills, MI

(Top 5% of class)

1979 ST. ANNE HIGH - Warren, MI

(National Honor Society)

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