Quality Control Customer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An Estimator with excellent computer, communication, and analysis skills

gained by working for global corporations. The goal is to supply innovative

and environmentally safe equipment that exceeds customer expectations.

Developing healthy relationships is one key used to acquire projects that

can be executed on time and under budget. Motivating engineers to rethink

customer needs has allowed us to offer options and alternates that have

yielded profitable projects.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

. Evaluating blueprints, technical specifications, and proposals

. Preparing requests for quotes

. Recapping & negotiating quotes

. Meeting tight deadlines while managing multiple estimates

. Organizing large estimates

. Present pricing support material

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC. Canonsburg, PA

(SII - Formerly Siemens Energy and Automation - below)

Sr. Estimator 2012 - 2013

Estimated all costs for projects to supply engineering and equipment for

rolling mills and process lines.

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. Acquired a Tension Level - Side Trim Line against extreme competition,

to re-establish relationships with customer and vendors.

. Learned to complete Limits of Authority (LoA) forms and used a global

database to finalize estimates and present the estimate along with

supporting quotes and data to gain approval from the corporate office

in Atlanta or Austria to bid.

SIEMENS ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES Pittsburgh, PA

(SESS - Formerly SD Engineers & Wheelabrator)

Estimator 2009 - 2012

Estimated all costs for projects up to $250 Million to supply engineering,

equipment and installation of air quality control equipment for coal fired

power plants, such as wet flue gas desulfurization absorber towers, fabric

filters, and electrostatic precipitators.

. Developed request for quotes (RFQ's) for very large fabrications, and

for installation of the same plus some large equipment.

. Helped others learn how to use Siemens Secure File Exchange. SeCuFex

is a great tool to send up to 4GB of data to several people at one

time, and to make tracking easy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

. Estimated the cost of several site reworks by learning to use

reference tools such as: Richardson Rapid System, R.S. Means and

Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA).

SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION Canonsburg, PA

(SEA - Formerly Voest Alpine Industries, Kvaerner Metals, Davy/Dravo,

Clecim, and Comstock)

Sr. Proposal Specialist 1989 - 2009

Estimated all costs for projects up to $75 million to supply engineering

and equipment for rolling mills and process lines.

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. Collaborated with two engineers to acquire the first

mechanical/electrical contract with AK Steel Butler works.

. Suggested offering an option to combine three pre-projects cutting the

cost to modify three Galvanizing Lines at Dofasco. The result was a

satisfied customer.

. Developed low cost semi-continuous pickle line and acquired three

multi-million dollar projects as a result.

L.B. FOSTER COMPANY, Fabricated Products Div. Greentree, PA

Material Coordinator 1987 - 1989

Managed expansion dam and bridge drain system projects. Developed take-offs

from construction drawings. Combined like products, placed purchase orders,

expedited materials to the shop and the job-site, while maintaining open

communications with all parties.

EDUCATION

BS Degree - Management Services - 2004

Point Park University - Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Degree - Mechanical Drafting and Design

Pittsburgh Technical Institute - Pittsburgh, PA

Certificates - Several MS software and legal compliance

Siemens&me.com - on-line courses

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