Writer, Manager, Customer Service, Product Reconiliation

Matthew L. Saxe

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Westerville, OHIO 43082

Cell 843-***-****

Email ********@***.***

Profile

I am a motivated, hard working, and creative team player with strong independent work ethic. I can manage multiple tasks and coordinate project deadlines. My experience working through building projects, from beginning to end, has given me the ability to aviod and solve problems. My roles in those projects include; Drafting and Design, Carpentry throughout, Facilitating sub-contractors, Presenting Proposals, and Working through Details with Customers.

As a Sole Proprietor I designed and built custom cabinets, furniture and sub-contracted similar jobs. I worked through project details and design with my customers via email, telephone and in-person, using Chief architect(CAD with 3D interface), Adobe photoshop and MS Word. I incorporated 2D and 3D files drawn from actual dimesions to recreate the space and show additions and changes that I would be making. All my work was based on bids with change orders.

My work as an administative assistant was for Accurate Builders (An award winning remodeling contractor). My role was drafting - designs and house plans for projects and proposals. Using Chief Architect, I recreated house plans to show proposed changes for both customers and for permit. I was also responsible for bid preparation (Avantec), lumber take-offs/orders, and customer service calls.

I began residential construction in 1988 as a trim carpenter and later worked in all residential carpentry roles (including concrete forming and finishing,) as my employer’s bussiness shifted to custom home building. Customer service was added to my responsibilities and later I also managed framing and siding crews. I learned how to read house plans and engineering schedules on the job.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CUSTOM CRAFTSMAN AND DESIGNER (SELF EMPLOYED)

Saxe Custom Woodwork LLC. Florence, SC 2007-2009

 Designing and building built-in cabinets and furniture

 Sub-contracting trim and built-in cabinets

 Bids and bookkeeping

 Scheduling jobs and sub-contractors

Foreman/Carpenter

Woodsong, Inc. Orcas Island, WA 1988- 2001, 2009-2010

 Built custom single family residences; including foundation, framing, siding and trim.

 Responsibilities included: reading blueprints and engineering documents, coordinating carpentry and mechanical projects with outside contractors, projecting and ordering needed materials, instructing and managing crew carpenters.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/CUSTOMER SERVICE

Accurate Builders Inc. Poulsbo, WA 2003-2006

 Drafting plans, prints and proposed designs.

 Customer service calls

 Bid preparation

 Lumber take-off and orders

 Data entry

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

News writer-feature writer

The Western Front Jan 02- June 02

Bi-weekly newspaper, Bellingham, WA.

 Wrote and edited news and human interest stories for a bi-weekly deadline.

 Responsibilities included; creating contact lists, developing relationships with Computer Science, Psychology and English Departments and establishing regular communication, developing story leads and breaking news, researching and interviewing sources, photographing events and editing stories for style and space limitations.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

 Bachelor of Arts in English / Creative Writing, 2003

Western Washington University,

Concentration in Journalism

GPA: 3.5

 Associates of Art Degree, 2001

Skagit Valley Community College,

GPA: 3.65

References available on request

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