Designer, CAD Drafter, Project Manager

Loraine Kay Hughes

Address: *** **** ****** ********, ** 39507

Phone: 228-***-**** • Email: *******.************@*****.***

EDUCATION

Mississippi State University Starkville, MS Aug 2007 – May 2010

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Gautier, MS Aug 2002 – May 2005

Arts and Science Associate, Vice President’s List

EARNED SKILLS

Computer Program knowledge: Auto CAD, MicroStation CAD, DynaScape, DynaScape Color, Google Sketchup, Photoshop, Access, Microsoft Office 365 Programs

Excellent customer services skills.

Project Management

Communication is key and best provided by having updated data readily available or ability to locate data promptly, offering assistance using database software and answering questions about procedures.

High attention to detail and understanding of its significance

Skilled in collecting data, entering information, creating spreadsheets, updating forms and systems, recognizing areas that could use improvement and proposing realistic suggestions, following chain of command, and completing tasks on schedule

Ability to analyze data for correctness and create the necessary forms and reports

Ability to interact well with contractors, business owners, homeowners, large corporations and coworkers on a regular basis through various means of communication

Receiving documents such as PO’s/ Bill of Landings and processing documents through corporate departments

Competence to comply with company policies and procedures, local planning, and zoning regulations and building code requirements

Ability to take on a leadership role, work individually or within a team as needed

Excel in multitasking, working well under pressure, meeting deadlines, and conflict resolution

Heavy equipment operator certified

WORK EXPERIENCE

White Cap & HD supply Gulfport, MS May 2023– Sept 2024

Project Manager & Detailer I

Decipher various resources of information & Engineer drawings to draft detail the placement of reinforcing for construction workers field use plans

Guide contractors & Engineers through the approval process of the drafted field use plans. Once approved, send the materials to the fabrication shop.

Print out tags and drawings for the fabrication shop to use.

Oversee the deliveries of fabricated materials to job sites.

Follow Up with Supervisors on job sites to ensure customer satisfaction.

Oversee all variations of these projects through their approval process, creation of control codes, fabrication release and delivery scheduling.

Double Branch Services, LLC Gulfport, MS Mar 2016 – May 2023

Project Manager, Crew Leader & Lead Designer

Schedule and meet potential customers on residential and commercial properties

Research regulations, call local departments for utilities

Prepare a master plan and construction documents using AutoCAD

Design and render 3D views of properties for the customer to best understand aspects of the job

Calculate material required, stay updated with ever changing prices, bid out accordingly

Contact suppliers to confirm availability of materials, schedule pickup and deliveries

Meet with the local planning and zoning as well as building code services when permits are needed, attend city council meetings for variances

Log daily reports

Layout materials, oversee installation, make recommendations where necessary

Hire and train new employees

Schedule a final walk through with customers, submit final bill

Woerner Landscape Gulfport, MS Sept 2018 – July 2021

General Manager

Increased sales from 1.3 million per year to 2 million in the first 9 months as GM

Within the first 3 months as GM, I brought the store from negative 80 thousand dollars a month to turning a profit for the first time since opening under the previous GM

I was showcased in Mississippi Women’s Magazine’s Home Edit Addition

Professional and friendly service was provided to customers and included: answering calls for orders, scheduling pickup and delivery of materials, taking payments, calling back customers with delays or changes in orders

Created educational information to improve customer knowledge and experience and personalized their time at the store

Calculated number of 18-wheeler loads of materials needed to order each week, submitted orders, assessed quality and count of materials and received PO’s or Bill of Landings, submitted to corporate office, and filed documents

Coordinated night deliveries, rescheduled missed drops

Identified potential problems; servicing equipment regularly and promptly informing employees and customers of changes due to weather

Analyzed sales and inventory, ordered materials ahead of time as to not sell out

Worked with suppliers from all over the US ordering 18-wheeler loads of various materials, prepared for long periods of time delays, changes in fuel cost, weight of the load etc.

Maintained employee schedules, kept employees on task, incorporated extensive new employee training, selectively trained existing employees when necessary

Operated machines such as telehandler, forklift, and tractor

Conducted monthly safety meetings

Accounted for bi-annual inventory data processing

Fisher’s Landscaping Hattiesburg, MS Feb 2016 – July 2018

Landscape Designer / Crew Leader

Created designs using hand graphics and AutoCAD

Prepared bids according to designs generated

Presented designs and bids to clients

Planned each week, accordingly, set out crew, kept crew on task

Everyday duties included: scheduling, selection of materials needed for each job, placement of materials, meeting with clients, keeping daily logs

Paperwork included: time sheets, material logs, customer info

Boomtown Casino Biloxi, MS Aug 2015 – Apr 2016

Grounds Lead

Maintained landscape including mowing, edging, weed eating, herbicide application

Irrigation maintenance and problem solving

Bed maintenance

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi, MS Dec 2012 – May 2015

Food and Beverage Bartender

Served high end cocktails and dinners

Delivered excellent customer services

State Theater Starkville, MS Aug 2007 – May 2010

Manager and Bartender

Developed schedule, maintained inventory

Painted several murals within the Historic State Theatre in Starkville, MS

Recognized for mural designs in Starkville Daily News, summer 2009

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

MSU Master Naturalist Biloxi, MS Sep 2015– Present

Learned tools to protect land and water resources

“Promote environmental stewardship within the community through conducting educational activities, projects, and demonstrations.”

Coastal Women for Change Biloxi, MS Oct 2012– July 2019

Planned, developed, and implemented community events and fundraising

Created promotional materials including presentations and flyers

Conducted outreach to local businesses and organizations

Coordinated volunteers

American Society of Landscape Architecture, Student Chapter Member Aug 2008 – May 2010

Organized community service projects - Headed fund-raising projects

Attended bi-monthly meetings to plan guest speakers and community events

REFERENCES

Fred Fisher, Owner

Fisher’s Landscaping

Phone: 601-***-****

Jeff Hart, Corporate Employee

Woerner Landscape

Phone: 251-***-****

Steven Johnson, Manager

White Cap

Phone: 228-***-****

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