Sales and construction management, and procurement.

Jim Zeorlin

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Mena, Arkansas 71953

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Objective

My sales experience has trained me to be a people person who can communicate effectively with anyone. I believe that everyone has value, and should be listened to, not just talked to.

My sales customer base has covered all aspects of business and government. My success was largely due to my willingness to provide consistent customer service and reliability. My construction experience includes everything from foundation forming, to the roof. With hands on building, of over eighty homes and a church. My employment goal is to combine my people skills, and construction experience into a successful position in better construction materials sales, or a position which allows me to assist families, who have lost their homes due to disaster, or assisting families who are planning a new home, to incorporate new high wind framing procedures to build a structure which can withstand high winds.

My wife and I live in the west central area of Arkansas. I am in a geographical area that will allow me to access Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana with regularity. I am ready and willing to cover those areas. I am willing to travel to, and develop sales potential and other ventures, in any of the above mentioned areas, or other areas of The United States, in both urban and rural areas. Travel up to 100% would be considered. I would consider both interim and personal services contract opportunities.

Experience

August 2009 to December 21st. 2010, Polk County Long Term Recovery Committee

Construction Coordinator.

Have been responsible for material procurement and contractor placement, for rebuilding of low income homes damaged in our April Ninth 2009 tornado.

Coordinated all aspects of construction at three sites where low income homes were destroyed by that tornado.

My duties included obtaining construction material donations, obtaining contractor bids, selecting contractors, working with volunteer builders, housing demolition, procurement of all materials, logistics pertaining to those materials, and scheduling all phases of the demolition, and construction of those homes.

This project is now complete, and three families have moved in to their new homes.

2002-2005 Habitat for Humanity Tacoma, WA

Construction Supervisor and Logistics Manager

Reduced home costs by $6,000 per home through competitive purchasing.

Was instrumental in creating regional quarterly Construction Manager Meetings to share best practices with other affiliates in the Puget Sound area. These meetings have now grown to include affiliates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Northern California, and British Columbia.

Consistently researched new and better materials to improve the new homes while not increasing costs.

1988-2000 Xpedx FKA Western Paper Company, Kent, WA

Account Manager

Met sales goals by focusing on customer needs and service.

Was proficient in Printing, Industrial, Packaging, and Janitorial supplies.

Through customer management, and utilizing perpetual inventories, for my customers, I greatly surpassed RONA and ROI goals, while reducing procurement costs for my customers.

Volunteer activities

2001, Spent one year as the volunteer Construction Supervisor at Mountain Highway Baptist Church, Spanaway, Washington.

Eight years, Saturday, volunteer builder and Crew Chief with Habitat for Humanity, Tacoma, Washington.

Five years, donated, prepared and served chowder at midnight to Relay, for Life participants.

Four years, Parade Director. Veteran’s Memorial Parade, Seattle Washington

Parade Chairman, Tacoma Washington Centennial Parade.

Four years, Parade Director, Daffodil Parade, Tacoma, Washington.