Libby Rulo
Project Management Contracting
Contact
Overland Park, KS 66214
913-***-**** (c)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science degree in Housing and Interior Design
Post Graduate Education
35 years of hands on experience in the field.
OBJECTIVE
To utilize my wide range of knowledge, experience and skills in the commercial furniture industry to serve as a Project Manager for a contract furniture dealer. As such my goal is to be an integral part of a management team dedicated to excellence in executing every aspect of a project from concept to completion. I can participate in, or be responsible for:
-Design consultation
-Specifications of FF&E
-Ordering, expediting, scheduling and coordination of installation
-Punch list and job site follow up
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sheppard’s Business Interiors, Omaha, NE
1984-1987– staff designer entire three years devoted to a major project at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha NE.
ACI Boland, Kansas City
1987-1992 -Staff Designer and Director of Design. I was hired as a designer for the purpose of developing a design staff for this architectural firm, which I did.
Precision Design & Associates (PD&A), WBE Small Business Kansas City
1992-2003 – Started my own office furniture/design dealership providing full service from concept to completion. One of my largest customers, Sprint, ended up being my downfall. Several contractors they engaged to build out PCS Stores across the country, did not pay me. Resulting in my business failure.
The Lyons Company, Kansas City
2004-2008 – The Lyons company is a multi-line, multi-person Independent Manufacturers Representative firm covering MO,IA,NE,KS. As an Independent Contractor for the Lyons, I successfully covered and grew the Lyons 10 companies in Nebraska and Kansas and sharing some accounts in Kansas City area.
Furniture Textiles & solutions, llc
2008-2020 – Formed my own manufacturers representative firm for Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri minus St. Louis. I successfully represented 6 manufacturers at the time I was solicited to join CFP as an independent contractor in the territory in which I was working.
Contract Furniture Professional (CFP), Louisville, KY
2020-2024 – I was solicited to join CFP for the same territory I was working based in Kansas City. CFP is a large firm operating 14 states with 9 representatives. I believed this presented me with an excellent opportunity for income growth and being an active participant in a team situation allowing me to excel in my performance.
References
Available upon request.