Ranea J. White

***** ******* *** **********, ** *0754 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/raneawhite/21/458/674 Telephone: 225-***-**** Email: acxv5x@r.postjobfree.com I am a highly motivated and results oriented professional. I possess a breadth of knowledge in the utility & engineering sector, strongly focused on the oil and gas industry. I have exceptional leadership qualities, great communication skills and a strong understanding of sales, contract negotiation, management, purchasing and controls.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Chicago, Subcontract Bridge, Administrator/& Iron (CB&Procurement I) November Baton Rouge, 2015-LA Present I work closely with members of the Project Management, Engineering, and Construction disciplines to coordinate preparation of invitations to bid, proposal analyses, bid evaluations, prepare award recommendations and qualify suppliers, subcontractors and consultants. I am also responsible for negotiating subcontract agreements as well as preparing and administering subcontract agreements through final closeout of Projects. In addition, I am also responsible for the following tasks:

• Process Purchase Orders, Change Orders and Subcontract Orders

• Participate with other Project team members in regular meetings with subcontracts and assumes the key lead role in handling commercial aspects of the subcontracts being executed

• Purchase services, equipment, supplies across projects up to authorized Delegation of Authority

• Works with Legal to ensure contract compliance

• Follows CB&I Corporate Policies and Procedures in the course of the work and oversees the work of other subcontractor administrators assigned to the project office Business CDI Engineering Services Manager May Baton 2014-Rouge, November LA 2015

• Responsible for successfully managing a $1.2 million budget

• Lease/contract management and negotiation of CDI real estate, corporate fleet and mass reproduction equipment

• Asset and supply management

• Managed resource and floor space planning, design and buildout, furniture procurement

• Facilitated the onboarding of new hires with H/R and IT

• Lead and directed the supervision of direct reports

• Instrumental in driving consistent processes and procedures to streamline costs and efficiencies

• Worked with industry level executives, directors and consultants to implement CDI’s first Electronic Data Management System (EDMS)

• Liaised with internal and external stakeholders, peers, vendors and clients

• Worked with the Business Development team to interpret project scope for Request for Proposals

(RFP) and prepare timely professional responses

• Provided advanced level support, strong initiative and judgement to senior level industry executives and directors in support of CDI’s daily operations UtiliWorks Transition Manager Consulting September Baton Rouge, 2011-LA Dec 2013

• Contract administration and negotiation for Electric, Gas and Water utility clients

• Prepared Master Services agreements, Purchase Orders, Task orders and Contracts

• Issued and tracked WBS codes, project Identifiers, labor and expenses

• Worked with Senior VP of Business Development and cross functional teams to determine “go/no go” decisions and develop timely responses to Request for Proposals (RFP) and bids

• Attended mandatory project bid meetings, website monitoring and maintain win/loss history

• Order plans and work with issuing agency for bid bonds and certificate(s) of insurance

• Fostered and maintained relationships with long-term clients and actively pursued new task orders/SOW against current contracts

• Executed sales calls of newly acquired leads to turn into prospective business/clients

• Researched, validated and organized prospective market data to maximize lead generation

• Maintained the accuracy and integrity of prospective sales information located in the CRM database

• Produced marketing and sales funnel reports and managed marketing/sales collateral

• Attended trade shows, conferences and participated in professional industry organizations Business Hunt, Guillot Development/& Associates Controls LLC (HGA) Specialist Baton May 2010-Rouge, August LA 2011

• Electronic management of Disaster Recovery documents associated with multiple projects managed through the Office of Community Development (OCD) and HGA

• Quality Assurance/Quality Control of documents

• Managed and updated gap analysis report, tracked project labor costs and expenses

• Collaborated & communicated with Grantees, Grant Managers, Engineers, Consultants and Community leaders with the Louisiana Office of Community Development regarding project status

• Assisted with writing pre-applications and applications to be submitted to the State of Louisiana to obtain Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding

• Business development and lead management

• Preparation of timely responses for Request for Proposals (RFPs)

• Attend required bid meetings, website monitoring and maintain win/loss history

• Order plans and work with issuing agency for bid bonds and certificate(s) of insurance

• Managed day to day operations of Baton Rouge office Project Jacobs Engineering Coordinator Baton September Rouge, 2006-LA May 2010

• Led and managed the work coordination and work flow for the administrative staff

• Managed and prepared status reports, labor reports, and white papers for $1.2 billion project

• Arranged and participated in project kickoff meetings

• Compiled and generated reports, statistics, timelines, tables, graphs, correspondence and presentations for the project management team

• Coordinated OSHA, site specific and COW training

• Coordinated and maintained consistent document management within Jacobs project database

• Set up and maintained files, coordination meetings, conferences, and travel for executive management team

• Resource and Floor plan management

Governmental American Electric Affairs Power December Baton Rouge, 2000-LA August 2006

• Represented AEP before the Louisiana State Legislature

• Managed, researched and interpreted proposed legislation introduced into the legislative sessions

• Prepared verbal and automated presentations to effectively address and engage state legislators

• Fostered and maintained long term relationships with area leaders and legislators

• Assisted in lobbying key issues affecting state law

• Worked closely with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) on regulatory issues and maintained an accurate database of filings

• Filed quarterly ethics reports as well and validated expenditures

• Obtained funds through Political Action Committees (PAC) for legislative fundraisers

• Planned and participated in various fundraisers for elected officials such as the Donkey Romp and the Elephant Stomp

Office Bill Hawkins Manager General Contractor Sept Livingston, 1995-December LA 2000

• Prepared payroll for a staff of (25) and prepared 941 tax deposits

• Managed/approved time cards

• Prepared sales tax and use tax returns

• Bank reconciliations and receivables

• Worked closely with Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to assemble year to date financial statements and P&L reports

• Supervised a staff of (6)

• Maintained confidential personnel files

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

Southeastern • Bachelor’s Louisiana Degree University, Hammond, Louisiana Professional Business Development Management LSU (*Requires Continuing 32 Hours Education to Graduate) Project • Essentials Management of Project Professional Management (PMP) Certification Baton Rouge, LA

• Successful Project Management

REFERENCES:

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