Project Manager Sales Representative

GEORGE APONTE

**** ******** **** *****, *****, TX 75023

********@***.*** 214-***-**** cell

OBJECTIVE: Contractor highly experienced in all phases of commercial drywall and acoustical construction including

estimating, materials procurement, project management, materials application, job site training and supervision. Strengths

lie in communications, goal setting, organization and planning, and an excellent ability to adapt to changing needs

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Owner/Operator: Sharp Interiors, Inc., Plano, Texas

• Initiated and implemented business objectives and goals.

• Set up lines of credit with lenders and major suppliers

• Estimated, purchased and expedited materials

• Developed marketing strategies to target potential clients

• Negotiated contracts and handled all collections

• Interviewed, hired, and trained all personnel to Sharp Interiors standards of production

• Multi-project field supervisor

Sales/Estimating/Project Manager: Matrix Construction, Dallas, Texas and R-Mac, Inc., Dallas, Texas

• Salesman, Estimator, and Project Manager for commercial projects with leading commercial construction

firms

• Established relationships with contractors throughout the DFW metroplex

• Advised and specified preliminary and final estimates for drywall and acoustical applications

• Budgeted personnel productivity and material accountability for optimum profit

• Oversaw multiple projects, utilizing a 70 to 100 member workforce

• Adept at using Quick Bid and Plan Swift estimating software

Sales Representative: Frisco Wholesale Lumber, Frisco, Texas

• Opened new accounts and maintained existing clients

• Handled material take-offs as per builder plans and specs

• Maintained work in progress documentation

• Created new marketing plans to enhance customer base and increase public awareness of company

• Inventoried materials

Foreman: Kraus Anderson: Project- Registry Hotel (now Intercontinental Hotel), Dallas, TX and

Stamak Corporation: Project-Marshall Fields (now Saks Fifth Avenue), Dallas, TX

• Supervised thirty carpenters in the installation of store fixtures, 2000+ doors, hardware, and trim, meeting

all deadlines

• Organized and oversaw hardware room and distribution of materials

• Conducted time studies on progress of product installation

• Setting and placement of crews

• Participated in administrative meetings

PERSONAL

Education: Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey

Military Service: United States Army, Honorable Discharge, Leadership Preparation Course

Bilingual: English/Spanish

References: upon request

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