Edwin B. Love
***** ******** ****. #**** ****, TX 77450
Cell: 832-***-**** ******.****@*****.***
High Energy, Success-Driven Project Management Professional
with extensive professional experience/skills in the following areas:
* Project Management
* Sight Survey / Estimating
* Network Cabling and device installation
* Cable Testing and Certification
* Direct customer contacts and networking
*Tradeshow Representations
* Personnel Management and recruitment
Selected Accomplishments:
. Business Development Manager (LL Industries International,
Inc.): Consistent record of increasing annual sales: $680 Thousand
(2006); $844 Thousand (2008); $1.2 million (2009); $1.4 million
(2010).
. Brand Management Consultant (BMP Partners): Consistently exceeded
monthly sales goal ($50,000), established client company store program
in 2013.
. IT Project Manager (Data AGE Communications): Successfully managed 32
technicians and the installation of a fiber optic/copper WAN cable
plant and network device installation for the Los Angeles School
District.
MANAGEMENT / SALES SKILLS:
Business Development Account Management
Consultative Sales
Business-to-Business Sales Incentive Programming
Staff Planning
Customer Relations Management Prospecting/Cold Calling
Conflict Resolution
P & L Management Resource Management
Cost Control
COMPUTER RELATED SKILLS:
Microsoft Word Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access Windows
NT, 2000, XP
Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft SharePoint
CRM
EXPERIENCE:
Brand Management Consultant, BMP Partners - Houston, TX
10/2012 to 6/2014
. Create business-to-business sales opportunities, identified potential
market territories, recommend sales and marketing strategies,
. Established new business accounts (23).
. Achieve sales targets and established effective/scheduled sales
reports.
. Formulated and implemented sales initiatives and marketing strategies as
well as new and innovative marketing campaigns; track program performance
to achieve objectives.
Business Development Manager, LL Industries International, Inc., Baton
Rouge, LA
1/2005 - 10/2011
. Create business-to-business and industrial sales opportunities,
identified potential market territories, quantified the benefits and
costs of each market, recommend sales and marketing strategies,
identified any risks and issues with implementation, present the strategy
for funding approval.
. Prospecting, cold calling, managing existing accounts.
. Oversee all manufacturing, production, fabrication and assembly efforts.
. Constantly monitor and evaluate sales and account development activities.
. Oversee the research & development and engineering of design
specifications for branded steel framing system.
. Reduce variation and waste in business processes, made improvements in
product quality.
. Promoted customer satisfaction, employee morale, and profits.
. Provided unique opportunities and created market demand for product
line.
. Established business direction, marketing materials and managed sales
efforts.
. Performed product demonstration and installation classes.
. Business case development and analysis, business process engineering,
resource management.
. Staff planning, customer relations management, project execution
planning.
. P & L management, project scheduling, contracting, logistics and
procurement.
. Write and negotiate all contracts; clients, contractors, sub-
contractors.
IT Project Manager, Data Age Communications - Los Angeles, CA, Houston, TX
4/1996 - 6/2004
. Successfully managed, staffed and scheduled installation crews, materials
and equipment for multiple cities and clients.
. Prospecting, cold calling, managing existing accounts.
. Performed site surveys and walk-throughs, created job estimates
. Created installation documents to include bill of materials, equipment
list, man hour assessment, installation and site instructions.
. Supervised the Installation of new computer equipment and the return of
old equipment and POS systems in retail environments.
. Supervised the installation and testing of copper and fiber optic
cabling, POS equipment installations, troubleshoot and extend and/or the
relocation of telephone service demarcations, build and install equipment
racks, program and install routers, switches and hubs.
. Created project schedule, managed installation teams, scheduled
transportation, delivery, staging and security of materials and equipment
for a city-wide fiber-optic local and wide area cable plant for the Los
Angeles ISD.
. Performed staff evaluations, built teams based on the strengths of each
person, coached individuals to overcome weaknesses to increase
performance.
. Managed CDRP platform installations in AT&T central offices in TX, LA,
CA, OK, AZ, NM, WA and NV
. Install, terminate, certify and document network cable plants.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION:
2008, Certified Structural Concrete Insulated Panel Wall System
Installation and Instruction - ProTec Wall Systems
2005, Certified Steel Framing Construction Instructor - Steel Framing
Alliance
1980-1982, 1984, Major, Electronics Engineering; Minor, Business, Marketing
- Lamar University.
1984, A.A., Electronics Engineering - USAF Technical School
1984, Completed Project Management Training - USAF Technical School
1984, Completed Personnel Management Training - USAF Technical School
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