Timlin Foster
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Summary: Motivated professional with significant applicable experience as a Project
Manager, Estimator and Business Analyst. More than 10 years managing global corporate branding programs for Fortune 100 companies, and as the pint person for the company, requiring in-depth, concise, and multi-time zone communications and coordination with clients, facility managers, landlords, and the company’s own subcontractors.
Experience:
9/2024 – 6/2025 Cummings Resources, Nashville, TN
Project Manager
•Coordinating site surveys
•Communicating with franchisee on product, permitting, installation and billing
•Coordinating with General Contractors
•Coordinating product shipment
•Coordinating timely installations, meeting store opening dates
2/2024 – 9/2024 Palm Tree Management, Columbia, SC - Owner
Contract - Project Coordinator
•Coordinating survey deadlines.
•Coordinating install deadlines.
•Coordinating product shipping.
•Maintaining client’s status sheets.
•Preparing Cost Analysis.
•Performing administrative duties as necessary.
5/2021 – 2/2024 Philadelphia Sign Group, Palmyra, NJ
Project Manager
•Review site surveys recommending the most valuable engineered rebranding solutions for the program.
•Coordinating recommendations and client approvals of branding applications
•Coordinating and providing required documentation for permitting in multiple municipalities.
•Coordinating production and shipping of all product by specified deadlines.
Negotiating and coordinating with third party installers and suppliers.
•Reporting to stakeholders via many diZerent software systems.
•Administer all client invoicing and vendor payments.
9/2020 – 5/2021 Southern Anesthesia & Surgical, Inc., West Columbia, SC
Regulatory Compliance Assistant
•Administer and prepare annual state and federal licensing documentation for three drug distribution centers.
•Review and analyze requirements per state and federal municipalities and agencies.
•Monthly internal reporting.
2005 – 9/2020 Colite International, Ltd. Columbia, SC
Project Manager (2005-2009, 2011-2015, 2017-2020)
•Identify and recommend signage for multi-million dollar signage rebranding conversion programs.
•Review and analyze architectural and construction drawings for permitting requirements and production preparation.
•Prepare permitting documentation for approval by regulating municipalities.
•Coordinate production and shipping of product for installation at various worldwide locations.
•Coordinate and manage installation with clients, developers, and subcontractors on a global basis.
•Administer and prepare monthly invoicing. Estimator (2015-2017)
•Estimated production hours and materials for various signage products.
•Analyzed methods of manufacturing.
•Analyzed eZiciencies between subcontracting and in-house manufacturing.
•Assisted with estimating implementation into new Epicor software system.
Purchasing (2009-2011)
•Buying various commodities in the sign manufacturing industry.
•Buying from international suppliers.
•Inventory (Annual, Monthly, Weekly)
1998 – 2004 Selangor Turf and Equestrian Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Consultant/Organizer
Organized and managed national and regional level horse shows with various disciplines including: time scheduling, establishing riding orders, stable assignments, judging assignments, secretariat administration, invoicing, scoring for all disciplines, show logistics and operations, prizes, scribing, judging, interaction with participants, public, press, and sanctioning bodies.
1991 – 1998 Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc., Columbia, SC
Senior Risk Analyst (1997-1998)
Broker Administration Manager (1996 – 1997)
Market Analyst (1994-1996)
Senior Financial Analyst (1992-1994)
Special Project Analyst (1991-1992)
•Developed and compiled data for senior management reporting.
•Developed, analyzed, modified and enhanced policies within the company.
•Coordinated, administered and implemented special projects for senior management.
•Involved in the annual plan exercise and interim forecasting of approximately $359M in revenues.
•Hired, trained, and eZectively managed staZ.
•Assisted with the development of an integrated risk management function and departmental structure.
•Analyzed data, controls, and processes for risk eZiciencies.
•Managed and coordinated FHA/VA issues.
•Identified, developed and managed merger and acquisition eZects on Branch Operations (i.e. FREF/FMA, Shawmut and NatWest)
•Prepared quarterly and annual Securities Exchange Commission filings (financial statements, disclosures and footnotes) for $2.2B company.
•Prepared and reviewed monthly and quarterly financial management reports for an organization with approximately 150 managers.
•Compiled and provided financial data for the board of directors, Wall Street analysts, governmental agencies, rating agencies and senior management.
•Key analyst in an initial public oZering project, including development of the S-1 registration document and other SEC filings.
Developed procedures and requirements for new in-house commission program for a company with a $40M commission structure.
Education:
1981 B.A. Accounting, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC