Sales Project

SOO KANG

Address: *****Grosvenor Place, Apt ****, Rockville, MD 20852

*********@*****.*** / 301-***-****

Education

**** –present R.H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, MD

MBA Candidate- Part-time, December 2012.

2004 -2005 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS LONDON, UK

Master in Science degree in Comparative Politics, December 2005.

1997 – 2001 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, MD

Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Selected for the Scholars Program.

Experience

2007-2009 CLARK BUILDERS GROUP, LLC ARLINGTON, VA

Project Management, Project Engineer

Managed multi-million dollar apartment construction projects for the 4th largest multi-family builder in the nation,

including Camden College Park ($52M) Belmont Station ($27M) and Post Park ($58M).

• Successfully delivered the Belmont Station project ahead of schedule, with 31% better than target profit.

• Negotiated sub-contractors’ contracts, including fees and scopes of work, to execute projects on plan and budget.

• Charged with administering the construction projects to keep project on plan and all constituents informed

through owner/sub-contractor requisitions, job status reports, and change orders.

• Selected by management (out of 21 candidates) to serve as a Team Leader for Team CBG (Clark Builders

Group). Tasked to serve as a career mentor for young professionals within Clark Builders Group.

2006 -2007 LENNAR CORPORATION SILVER SPRING, MD

Purchasing, Purchasing Agent

Spearheaded the development of new construction projects through bidding, negotiating, and contracting sub-

contractors. Defined budgets and goals of projects in terms of cost, scope, and time.

• Led all aspects of bidding process for all trades, from initial setup, floor planning, and scope of work, to

facilitate trade partners in maintaining competitive analysis of bids.

• Exceeded firm’s expectations of 10% discount per trade through effective negotiations.

• Established purchasing procedures for contractors and prepared appropriate agreements for all parties necessary

in the prosecution of work, including bid packages and contract documents.

• Responsible for bid analysis, recommendations to ensure efficient bid awards for trade partners.

2003 – 2004 MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BOSTON, MA

Dividends and Commissions, Financial Control Associate

In charge of calculation and disbursement of all commissions and dividends: weekly, quarterly and annual.

Assisted in automating commission sheets for greater efficiency and error reduction in calculations.

• Managed the analysis of weekly and quarterly dividends and dealer commissions for all funds.

• Investigated and reconciled discrepancies in fund prices and cashbook logs.

• Assessed current processes and changed initiatives to improve management controls and process efficiencies.

2002 - 2003 CRAFTSTAR HOMES GAITHERSBURG, MD

New Homes Sales, Sales Associate

Managed the sales process from marketing to contract settlement for a leading home builder in DC Metro Area.

• Designed and created promotional materials for model homes and communities to increase sales.

• Maintained high-quality customer relations through continuous communication to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Coordinated sales contracts and home maintenance and repairs between builder and clients.

• Implemented an electronic organizational system to maintain records of available lots and home sites.

2001 – 2002 UBS LONDON, UK

Operations, Risk Reporting Intern/International Trade Matching Analyst

Played a key role in automation of the risk break data into a centralized database. Created a standardized format of

all settlement accounting reports (SAR) to be used in all UBS offices worldwide.

• Created a global database of all risk breaks using SQL and fully automated the SAR reporting process in order to

standardize the reporting process across all UBS offices.

• Implemented standardized risk ratings globally for securities products, Fixed Income and Cash Equity.

• Composed monthly risk rating assessments by analyzing Key Processing and Environmental Risk Indicators.

Personal Proficient in Korean. Working knowledge of Spanish. Leader of Team CBG (career mentoring program).

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