Project Manager Sales

TERRY KASHA

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Lilburn, GA 30047 *****.*****@*****.***

PROJECT & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Skilful and energetic executive with 15+ years' experience leading complex design and development projects in the manufacturing and engineering sectors. Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial leader with strengths in business development, team leadership, client and vendor relations, communication, marketing, sales and strategic planning. Fluent and persuasive communicator with a talent for building and nurturing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Skilled operations manager with a track record in identifying and implementing process improvements to control and reduce costs while streamlining workflow. Seeks to combine technical engineering strengths and recognized leadership and analytical skills in a management role.

Mechanical Project Engineering • Team Leadership • Operations Management • Business Development

Project Management • Product Development • Accounting/Finance Management • Lean Manufacturing

Strategic Planning • Client/Vendor/Employee Relations • Sales • Marketing • Communication • Problem Solving

Interviewing & Hiring • Contract Negotiations • Quality Assurance & Improvement • Scheduling • Safety

VALUE OFFERED AND ACHIEVEMENTS

ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT / OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

• Directed a range of complex engineering projects from proposal to completion, handling feasibility studies, compliance, scheduling, costing, quotes, resource allocation, vendor and supplier management and project management.

• Communicated regularly with all stakeholders (clients, management and marketing teams) via regular status reports to ensure smooth information flow.

• Established and delivered excellence in operations management while successfully meeting all corporate and client goals.

TEAM LEADERSHIP & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

• Directed and led teams including professional engineers and consultants, and others while simultaneously overseeing complex engineering projects.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SALES

• Researched, identified and developed new local, national and international markets, carrying out competitive analysis, market and research and preparing business and marketing plans, forecasts and projections.

• Promoted and sold services and products via the design and development of branding, marketing campaigns and advertising materials.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FACT INVESTMENTS, LLC, dba The AdvantEdge Source, Lilburn, GA 2008-Present

President / CEO / Founder

Chief leadership and oversight of all aspects of business development, operations, project management, and procurement for this closeout and liquidation merchandise business (retail/wholesale). Negotiated and broker high-volume second-hand wholesale textiles for overseas export. Establish start-up, spearheading strategic planning, financial management, resource allocation, licensing/incorporation, and overall logistics. Benchmarked and led sales, purchasing, shipping and transportation. Oversaw customer relations in both the wholesale department and the used textile division.

• Championed the facility build-out and renovation to house all warehouse operations as chief project manager.

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Professional Experience continued…

INTERDOM, INC, Woodstock, GA 1996-2008

Operations Manager, 2000-2008

Progressed through roles of increasing authority due to excellence in operations management, sales revenue generation, and project coordination. Administered simultaneous leadership of operations for several branches.

• Triggered outstanding sales growth of 40% and profit increases of 20%+.

• Expanded customer base by penetrating new markets nationwide, as well as Canada.

• Dramatically slashed transportation costs by nearly 10% by developing strategic alliances with freight carriers.

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Early experience includes: KASHA DEVELOPMENT CO. as Project Manager/Engineer. Planned and managed company projects through the proposal, budget, cost analysis, design, and layout stages. Grew start-up business to $1.25M/sales within two years. Managed industrial projects ranging from $150K-$1M+.

THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO as Field Service Engineer/Resident Service Engineer.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & CREDENTIALS

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSMET)

Southern Polytechnic State University - Marietta, GA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Former Vice President/Board of Directors - SERV Ministries International

A 501(c)(3) non-profit division of Interdom, Inc, conducting domestic and international medical, food, and construction mission projects and relief efforts in the U.S., Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Kenya.

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