Matt Collum
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WORK EXPERIENCE
**** - **** ****** ********* – Project Manager
Building and Land Technology (subcontractor) | Stamford, CT | A developer, general contractor and site work contractor
• Perform quantity take-offs and build price sheets and proposals in response to RFQs from contractors and municipalities
• Work with a huge amount of highly complex construction trades including but not limited to site work, underground utilities, masonry, foundations, landscaping, playgrounds, roofing, building slabs, renovations, lighting/electric, hurricane barriers, demolition, heavy highway paving,
• Act as the leading project manager for my company and work between my superintendents and the contractor, owner or developer to acquire construction and building permits, produce and execute change orders, hire and manage subcontractors, value engineer projects, request pricing and order all materials. Also the execution of punch lists, invoicing, schedules, schedule of values, payment applications, accounts receivable.
2009 Marketing Manager
Factory-360 | New York, NY | Full service marketing agency
• Managed national promotional events and handled all aspects including production, staffing, management, logistics, client coordination, advertising, grass roots and guerilla campaigns, marketing material, event management, photo shoots and talent management for companies such as JP Morgan Chase, Fisher Price, Chevron and Splenda.
• Scheduled, booked, managed, produced reports and expanded overall programs for national liquor sampling campaigns covering over 25 cities
• Trained and managed new hires and sought out new team members to expand the company
• Personally applied for and helped my team reach the goal of being an Inc. 100 company
2008 Marketing Director – Outside Sales Manager
Woods & Jaye Sales Co. | New York, NY | Plumbing and HVAC sales representative
• Developed marketing campaigns for 20 independent manufacturers throughout the U.S. and marketed their products throughout metropolitan New York City and the country
• Produced and oversaw the execution of all mailing campaigns
• Oversaw a five man outside sales team and provided them with leads, tracked those leads, reviewed sales statistics and conducted monthly sales meetings
• Attended multiple training and marketing trade shows and seminars for education and networking in the plumbing, elecrical and HVAC sectors
• Completed multiple graphic design projects including technical conversion from metric units, literature redesign, advertising design, trade show and showroom display design
• Tracked jobs through SCA, CUNY, SUNY,DASNY, NYCDOT, McGraw-Hill and utilized these resources to succesfully award jobs for my team
• Organized, prepared, set up and represented over 20 product lines at large trade shows in NYC
2003- 2007 Estimator – Project Manager
Truluck Construction | Charleston, SC | Heavy highway contractor and land developer
• Found new business using the McGraw-Hill Dodge, CAGC website, public announcements, leads and networking
• Determined which jobs were best for the company to bid and took the proper steps to submit an accurate bid
• Communicated with owners, developers, engineers, architects and peers to reach desired results
• Performed take-offs using CalcWorks, PayDirt, AutoCAD and Timberline
• Performed on-site GPS surveys and utilized traditional means to hand-survey job sites
• Worked closely with the DOT and became an advisor and specialist in road building and asphalt specifications
• Generated price sheets, formal proposals, contracts, construction schedules, submittals and change orders
• Represented the company at pre-bid and pre-construction meetings and assisted firms and municipalities in best practices and value engineering
• Acted as the primary liaison between owners and developers, field crews, project managers and subcontractors
EDUCATION
BS in Marketing | Clemson University | Clemson, SC | 2001
PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Adobe, Timberline, Primavera, Expedition, Adept Tracker, PayDirt, CalcWorks, ACT!, LEED, iSQFT, Copier system networking, security networks, IT/computer networking
Personal and professional references available upon request