Sara A. Filice

916-***-**** o1v43m@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To gain a Management position where I can utilize my innovative, strategic planning skills and goal oriented focus to achieve high-profile milestones with a fast-paced, team-oriented company.

TRAINING/COURSES:

Licensed Electrical Contractor, 2006 to present

Installation Certifications: Allen Tel, AVAYA, Corning, Leviton, Molex, Panduit.

Classes: Five-year state-approved electrical apprenticeship program, Foreman Training Course, Project Supervision Course, Beginning through Advanced Excel, LEED workshop for acquisition of AP certificate.

Proficient in: ACCUBID, ConEst, McCormick, EBM, MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel, Conjistics, Constructware, Salesforce. Exposure to: ComputerEase

Education: Bachelor's degree in progress; Graduate of WECA, a five year state-approved electrical apprenticeship program.

ACTIVITIES / INTERESTS

• Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, Member ’07 thru ‘09

• El Dorado County Search and Rescue, Volunteer since 2002

• Designated Drivers Association (DDA), Volunteer since 2000

• Apprentice level liaison for first-year apprentices and key participant in promoting the apprenticeship program through informational videos, television, and speaking events.

WORK EXPERIENCE

“ModSpace” - 09/2006 – 05/2009

• Pacific Northwest Region - Construction Manager 09/2008 – 05/2009

Construction Manager on projects $100K+

• Northwest Region Construction Services Estimator and Project Manager – General Construction, 09/2006 – 09/2008

Estimator on projects ranging from $60K to $18M

Off-site Project Manager for projects in CA, NV, OR, UT, CO. On-site PM for projects in Northern CA.

Company Profile: An international modular building dealer and general contractor providing factory-constructed buildings configured up to three stories in height with turn-key services such as on-site utilities, concrete foundations, and the like.

Position Duties: Estimator for the northwestern sector of the US, supplying detailed cost estimates and technical packages for the Western Region (13 westernmost states). Job duties expanded to Project Manager for a variety of projects scattered throughout the Western Region. All projects completed within budget and with positive reviews from all clients. Promoted to Construction Manager for the Northern CA District. Provided contract review/analysis, estimating, and proposal writing including conceptual/design build for private and public clientele. High concentration on military and government projects along with providing extensive support for the MedBuild (medical and dental offices, laboratories, surgery centers, etc.) sector of the company via cost generation and technical package writing. Provided construction management, project management, estimating, and project management software training to new and senior employees.

“Arrow Construction” – 11/2004 through 02/2006

• Estimator – General Construction

Estimator on projects ranging from $1K to $3.4 M

Company Profile: An underground utilities general contractor utilizing trenchless boring and open-trench techniques. Installers of asphalt, concrete, wet and dry utilities for public and private entities.

Sara A. Filice

916-***-**** o1v43m@r.postjobfree.com

“Arrow Construction” (cont’d)

Position Duties: Hired to guide the estimating department on the processes of bidding large-scale projects. Researched wet utility systems without a database resource or instruction/supervision and produced an accurate and detailed bid proposal for a multi-million dollar school project within the first month of employment, along with sharing the processes with coworkers.

“Garrahan Electric” – 04/2003 through 11/2004

• Senior Estimator and Project Manager - Electrical

Primary estimator on projects ranging from $75K to $1.5 Million

Project manager for projects ranging from $120K to $250K

Company Profile: A family-owned electrical contractor focusing on public projects, primarily school modernizations.

Position Duties: Estimated and managed a range of retrofit electrical projects which required extensive site research, scheduling, and incisive conflict resolution. Engineered and guided the fabrication for a new means to support underground conduit which saved a failing +$1M project budget.

“SASCO Electric” – 2002 / 2003

• Senior Estimator - Electrical, North Region Corporate Estimating Dept.

Lead estimator on projects ranging from $200K to $20 Million

Company Profile: A privately held company offering preconstruction cost estimating, design/build services, multimedia infrastructure planning, and other services.

Position Duties: Managed key account corporate change orders. North / Northwest primary contact for project overflow and in-house conceptual budgeting. (Region included Central California through Washington State). Within the first two weeks of employment, mastered McCormick estimating software and completed a task assigned to our twelve-member team of estimators for presentation to a new VP. Promoted from Lead Estimator to Corporate Senior Estimator two weeks later. Supervised a team of junior estimators for both hard bid and conceptual projects. Was commended by the Vice President repeatedly for creativity and ingenuity regarding estimating and business insight.

“Collins Electric Company, Inc.” – 2001 / 2002

• Senior Estimator - Electrical

Estimator for projects ranging from $100k to $10 Million

Company Profile: One of the leading electrical construction and engineering firms in Northern California maintaining a market focus on all commercial, industrial, water treatment plants, and institutional market segments throughout Northern California.

Position Duties: Initially hired for the Design/Build Dept, was “borrowed” by the hard bid department for two weeks, and was asked to stay. Provided software and estimating training to junior and senior estimators. Provided field support at UC Davis campus to estimate and manage a backlog of over 300 change orders. Developed and implemented an in-house organization of “Peer Groups” resulting in increased management communication and staff productivity.

Rex Moore Electrical Contractors & Engineers” - 1993 / 2001

• Estimator - Electrical & Telecommunications projects ranging from $3K - $1M (1998 – 2001)

• Apprentice and Journey-Level Electrician (1993 – 1998)

Company Profile: Ranked in the top 20 electrical contractors nationwide. Contracts and performs both design/build and bid work for electrical construction, renovation, and maintenance for industrial, utility, commercial, institutional, governmental, and international projects.

Position Duties: Hard bid estimator with 26% - 28% awarded and a 24% - 40% range of return. Budget estimator and plan check support for the engineering department. Member of the ABC Golden Gate Chapter Unilateral Apprenticeship Committee Board, representing Rex Moore. Facilitated in organizing the start-up of the Rex Moore Telecommunications Department. Developed an estimating database for low voltage systems estimates. Level 1-2 Service Department Foreman during fifth year of apprenticeship.

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