Expediting, logistics and procurement specialist

Kari Sword

Boise, ID ***** 208-***-**** ********@*****.***

Accomplished procurement specialist with 15+ years’ experience in engineering procurement construction (EPC). Proficient in Microsoft Office, Smart Plant, AS400, Excel, Aconex, Documentum and numerous document control systems. Extensive experience working with senior executives, management, engineers, manufactures, military personnel and construction workers. Outstanding troubleshooting, communication, planning, coordination and problem solving. Excellent vendor relationships. Knowledge of purchasing, subcontracts, logistics, warehousing, project engineering, price negotiation, dispute resolution and document control. Property Accounting, Procurement, WinCo Foods, Boise, ID 03/2022 - 05/2022

Purchased all materials for new and remodeled stores. Flooring Specialist, The Home Depot, Meridian, ID 03/2021 - 02/2022

Achieved top sales of over $1.4 million in nine months.

Maintained customer satisfaction focusing on customer needs.

Leveraged sales expertise to promote products and capitalize on up sell opportunities.

Cultivated customer loyalty, promoted repeat business and improved sales. Concrete Project Engineer, Katerra Construction, Inc., Centennial, CO 03/2019 - 05/2020

Supervised $700K demolition and replacement project of 21 condo balconies.

Assisted superintendent with $1.4 million, new condo underground parking structure.

Purchased all project materials, maintained project documents, updated monthly schedule, and input crew timesheets for multiple projects. Sr. Project Expeditor, Jacobs, Denver, CO 04/2018 - 03/2019

Handled $30M Hess Blue Buttes Compressor Station project in North Dakota.

Expedited 40+ purchase orders working with engineers, vendors, document control, clients and construction team.

Ensured all drawings and documents were approved, vendor materials ordered and products delivered according to order terms and agreements. Subcontracts Professional, Jacobs, Denver, CO 08/2017 - 04/2018

Developed subcontract specifications, statements of work, terms and conditions.

Produced subcontracts for 30 various state and local projects throughout the US. Kari Sword Page 2

Material Controls Manager, Sr. Project Expeditor, Orascom E&C, Wever, IA 05/2014 - 05/2017

Managed materials for construction of $3.5 billion fertilizer plant.

Supervised crew of 23, four warehouses and numerous lay down yards.

Monitored incoming and outgoing materials, worked with site engineers, contractors and commissioning team.

Ensured accurate inventory in warehouses, managed rental equipment.

Created additional warehouse space utilizing shipping containers.

Managed inventories from three contractors and moved materials to our facility.

Demobilized approximately 200 rental containers.

Recommended and managed the selling of scrap material for recycling recouping thousands of dollars.

Sr. Project Expeditor, CH2M Hill, Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO

LNG and Power Plant near Darwin, Australia $34 Billon 02/2014 - 05/2014

West Deptford Energy Station (Power Plant), West Deptford, NJ 04/2012 - 02/2014 Sr. Project Expeditor, URS Energy & Construction Company, Clients & Projects:

NRG Energy, El Segundo, CA 05/2011 - 04/2012

Conoco Phillips Alaska 10/2010 - 04/2011

ExxonMobil's CO2 Sales and CFZ project, Shute Creek, WY 03/2008 - 09/2010

Middle East Construction Project (MECP) Iraq 08/2005 - 10/2008

HR Middle East Deployment Trainer 06/2004 - 07/2005 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Communications,

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

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