DOUG STILLMAN

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■Driven, loyal professional with track record of success ushering projects from initial customer contact through to completion. Repeatedly selected to advance business objectives, interacting with customers and meeting expectations within deadlines while controlling costs.

■Hands-on leader who applies common sense and knowledge of equipment to complete installations, upgrades, and commissioning by troubleshooting and resolving problems on-site. Built reputation for persistence and technical skill to “do what needs to be done” and meet project goals.

■Safety-conscious project manager who leverages strong communication skills to build client and employee relationships. Demonstrated success understanding customer requirements, engaging contract teams, and scheduling and motivating workforce to advance projects while minimizing incidents.

■Sustain businesses by developing rapport with clients and independently managing teams to complete installation and maintenance projects.

Core Competencies & Qualifications:

Customer Relations Planning & Scheduling Project Management Business Development

Safety Management Workforce/Contract Employee Management On-Site Project Supervision

Proposal & Estimate Development Budget Administration Billing & Invoicing Office Management

Project Management Training, Portland State University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCHURMAN MACHINE, Ridgefield, WA, June 2018 to April 2021

Manufacturing, fabrication & machining facility, servicing airline, high tech, pulp & paper, & oil and gas industries.

Project Manager / Estimator

Primary responsibilities: receive information (drawings, models, & written) from customers, review information, and create proposal based on the information. Once the purchase order is received responsibilities included defining project to ensure all information is correct, ordering material, scheduling and managing the project through completion.

Projects ranged from $500.00 to $50,000.00

ZERO DOWN TIME INC., Battle Ground, WA, April 1998 to October 2017

Manufacture, install, and maintain equipment within pulp and paper industry.

CONTRIBUTIONS SNAPSHOT: Hired as first employee and drove growth by traveling across the U.S. and Canada to manage projects from inception to completion and commissioning.

Project Manager / Estimator

Selected for work ethic, reputation, and industry knowledge and challenged to create and sustain profitability, planning and executing projects from initial customer contact through to completion and start-up. Manage and supervise 2 direct reports and 2 indirect reports, administering project budgets of up to $500,000, assembling teams, and making travel arrangements.

Create and present proposals, interfacing customer define needs and leveraging experience to estimate equipment, installation, and labor costs. Provide on-site management for project crews of up to 25 including contract union employees performing washer drum maintenance projects consisting of titanium weld repairs on Impco Cor-U-Dek washers, washer and vat installations, and other components of washer system.

Complete projects within 5- to 7-day plant shutdown period, using MS Project to plan, schedule, and coordinate project efforts and providing night-shift supervision to maintain 24-hour operation in collaboration with co-supervisor.

Led teams to achieve EMR rating as low as 0.66 and no accidents on-site in 5 years within highly regulated industry, writing safety plans, holding daily safety meetings, and ensuring correct use and operation of equipment.

Gained reputation for quality, repeatedly meeting customer expectations by building relationships with foremen to put together competent teams, taking pride in work, and monitoring work to ensure quality project completion.

Improved reliability and increased run-time for client, employing common sense and existing tools to overcome engineering errors and rebuild equipment as sole supervisor at remote site.

Process Improvement:

Improved profitability by collaborating with team to overhaul estimating program, implementing Excel spreadsheet to computerize process and enhance accuracy of estimate and budget development and tracking.

Streamlined tracking of accounts receivables to support growth, improving accessibility to payment due date and outstanding balance records by initiating and leading development of database and ledger.

Standardized and sped proposal development, revamping inconsistent process by creating templates, changing presentation, and establishing storage and filing systems.

GL&V/LAVALLEY EQUIPMENT, Vancouver, WA, 1992 to 1998

International equipment manufacturer for pulp and paper industry with $20 million in annual sales.

CONTRIBUTION SNAPSHOT: Stepped up to leadership roles, gaining confidence of leadership team by providing consistent attention to detail and demonstrating willingness to take on challenges and achieve corporate objectives.

Project Manager (1994-1998)

Quality Control/Estimator (1992-1994)

Hired as estimator and advanced to quality control and project management roles, retained despite negative economic tends. Estimated and managed shop and field installation projects, producing hoods, piping, and tank linings and coordinating with shop foreman.

Leadership / Project Management:

Selected to lead production efforts during strike, assuming management role to deliver projects on schedule.

Met fabrication deadlines while controlling quality throughout production of pulp washer drums, discharge valve assemblies, pulp washing showers, packing panels, and other components.

EDUCATION

Project Management

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

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