Manager Project
Resume:
Joel S. Ponder
*** ***** **** **, *****, LA ***** * 318-***-**** * ****.******@****.***
Abilities Procurement / Material Management / Project Management /
Estimating / Website-Graphics Design / IT Support / Fabrication
Invoice Auditing / Project Close Reconciliation
Experience 01/1980 Present
Key-Comp Web Design & Computer Services, Homer and Monroe, LA
Weekend Home Based Business
Web Design / Programming / System
Support / Training
Web design (graphics design, HTML,
JavaScript, CSS and Perl coding) for a
variety of business and public entities. Visit
http://www.kcwd.com/
Web related software experience includes:
Adobe PhotoShop, Corel/Ulead
PhotoImpact, MarcoMedia HomeSite &
Flash.
Custom data base programming, tutoring
and spreadsheet template design.
Gained experience in using wide variety of applications including MS
Office and AutoCAD.
Programming language experience includes; Microsoft Visual Studio, MS
Access, Turbo Pascal, Fortran, SQL, and Borland Delphi.
As shown below, my extensive self-study and experience has been a
tremendous benefit to my employers.
02/2007 - 08/2011
Shaw Mid States Pipe Fabricating, Inc., El Dorado, AR
Procurement Specialist/Purchasing Manager/Materials Manager,
Project Coordinator, IT and Software Support
Gained experience in all phases of purchasing and materials
management. Reviewed client specifications in regards to material
requirements and purchased a variety of specialty alloys.
Coordinated and purchased materials for hundreds of projects ranging in
size from $900K to $250 Million with no more than 1-2 assistants.
Project Management/Client communications: reporting, technical request
submissions and responses.
Project close reconciliation and negotiation
Gained experience with public company procurement and accounting
procedures, auditing, JD Edwards computer system and client &
corporate communications.
09/1988 - 01/2007
Mid States Pipe Fabricating, Inc., El Dorado, AR
Vice President Purchasing/Materials Manager, Project Coordinator, IT
Manager, and Software Designer
Joel S. Ponder
831 Clear Lake Rd, Homer, LA 71040 * 318-***-**** * ****.******@****.***
Gained experience in all phases of purchasing and materials
management. Reviewed client specifications in regards to material
requirements and purchased a variety of specialty alloys.
Coordinated and purchased materials for thousands of projects ranging in
size from $65K to $150 Million with no more than 1-2 assistants.
Negotiated stable pricing agreements with vendors and manufacturers
(pricing held firm for 3-6 months after market increases).
Negotiated and implemented consigned material agreements with
vendors (items released for billing bi-monthly only after items had been
moved into shop for production).
Project Management/Client communications: reporting, technical request
submissions and responses.
Project close reconciliation and negotiation
Designed and coded interrelated Menu, Estimating, Purchasing, Material
Management, Spool Status Tracking and automatic Material/Labor
Pricing systems.
Designed graphics and coded Mid States web site at
www.M-P-F.com.
Designed and implemented online daily (client specific/password
protected) project status reporting for client use (the first in our industry).
Managed IT Systems for 25 plus users, modified our proprietary software
systems (designed by myself) as needed.
04/1987 - 08/1988
Mechanical Systems & Service, Inc., W. Monroe, LA.
Purchasing Agent, HVAC Designer, Estimator, and Project
Coordinator
Gained experience in all phases of mechanical estimating, HVAC (split
systems, water source heat pump and hydronic systems) and plumbing in
commercial applications.
Designed complete systems through load calculations, duct sizing and
layout, equipment selection, final cost estimate, purchasing and project
coordination.
Coordinated hundreds of projects ranging in size from $5,000-$900,000
Designed automated spreadsheet templates for calculating HVAC loads
in a variety of commercial and residential applications
Computer program experience includes design of menu systems for all
office computers, MS Word mail merging, Tops Estimating and Wendes
Super Duct Estimating.
09/1985 - 03/1987
DIGI-COM, Monroe, LA (owner)
Advertising Sales and Service
Cold call selling, client relations, and copy writing
Developed a network of electronic moving message signs, installed inside
grocery stores and restaurants.
Sold advertising space to a wide variety of retail and service merchants
through cold calls, wrote ads for merchants.
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Joel S. Ponder
831 Clear Lake Rd, Homer, LA 71040 * 318-***-**** * ****.******@****.***
09/1984 08/1985
Harrison and Lazenby, Inc., West Monroe, LA
Civil Drafting / Engineering / Programming / Training
Drafting roadways, survey plats
Programming and spreadsheet template design for storm sewer, beam
analysis and partial pay estimates
Converted/Modified LA highway Department hydrological programs to run
in MS-DOS, IBM Basic, Lotus 123, Smart Key and various custom
engineering applications.
Gained experience in partial pay estimate calculation and entry into
LDOTD terminal
01/1981 05/1984
Process Fabricators, Inc., West Monroe, LA
Chief Estimator / Chief Invoicer / Software Designer
Spool sheet design, Spool sheet checker, Chief Estimator and Chief
Invoicer
Estimated and priced material & labor operations of prefab process piping
Experience with Carbon Steel, Stainless, Chrome and Exotic Metal piping
Designed and coded extensive data base system to automate the pricing
of material and labor for invoices and estimates. This was done on my
own time primarily to make my work life easier and only used it at home
The subsequent new owner - Word Industries, Inc. contracted me to do
material & labor invoices using the software I developed on my time
contract lasted for about 6 months until Word had their own software in
place
02/1979 12/1980
Terry D. Denmon and Assoc., Monroe, LA
Civil Drafting and Design
Layout and drafting of sewer lift stations, water systems, airport and
highway improvements, survey plats and presentation documents
Extensive inking and Leroy lettering
Part of my employment agreement was that I could attend La Tech as needed and
make up my time after hours
Education LA Tech University, Ruston, LA
Architecture, Graphics Design, Photography and Fine Arts 2 years
Northeast LA University (ULM), Monroe, LA
Photography, Sculpture, Voice and Fine Arts 1 year
Various Courses at Area Universities, Etc.
2 courses on HVAC controls sponsored by Northeast, LA University
Employee Management Course at SouthArk Community College
Business administration, supply chain and procurement self-study
Borland Delphi Course St. Petersburg, FL.
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Joel S. Ponder
831 Clear Lake Rd, Homer, LA 71040 * 318-***-**** * ****.******@****.***
MS Office courses (Excel, Word) Shaw APP, Shreveport, LA.
Extensive self-study of programming languages, graphic design software,
HTML, CSS, Perl, and Flash
Driving Record Excellent driving record: no accidents and no violations in over 30
years.
Interests Self study of web / graphics design applications and languages,
procurement strategies, management techniques, sales and
marketing.
References Further References available upon request:
Steven Owens, GM, Shaw Mid States Pipe Fabricating, Inc., El Dorado,
AR 870-***-****
Jerry E. Smith, Owner (retired), Mid States Pipe Fabricating, Inc., El
Dorado, AR 870-***-****
Terry F. Ware, VP, Mechanical Systems and Service. W. Monroe, LA
Sheriff Ken Bailey, Claiborne Parish Sheriff, Homer, LA 318-***-****
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