Experience

CLAUDE NEON FEDERAL SIGNS INC
• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Account Executive

  • Jul 2021 - Present


Houston Graphic Signs

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Account Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Jul 2021

  Account Management Sales Design Accounting Production Routing Printing Permitting Installation Account Management Sales Design Accounting Production Routing Printing Permitting Installation



Houston Sign Maker

• Production/Account Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2020

  Successfully bid and won $1.4 million in signage projects Design (Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D Sketchup) Engineering (Supplied preliminary engineering drawing for PE certified engineer) Proposal Generation (Google Sheets, Adobe PDF, Invoice ASAP) Account Management Production (Creation of all production related files.) Routing (ArtCam, Rich Auto) Vinyl (Graphtec) Printing (Roland VG-540) Assembly Installation (Projection, Channel Letter, Pan, Neon, Interior, Monument, Pole Sign, Vinyls) Show less



Ecodyne Heat Exchangers

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Application Engineer

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Successfully bid and won $9 million in new equipment sales managing key customer accounts. • Effectively revised, pursued, and won a previously bid $2 million refinery project through aggressive customer outreach providing technical and commercial responses in a timely manner. • Responsible for preparation of detailed high specification air cooled heat exchanger and cooling water module proposals clarifying overall scope of supply. • Utilized proprietary in house software and/or HTRI to design ACHE to meet customer’s requirements with a focus on providing the most economical design within scope. • Accountable for determining all relevant costs (material and labor) associated with project. • Required to review all customer specifications and citing all relevant comments and exceptions. • Created RFQ’s for all equipment components (Headers, tubing, finning, louvers, platforms, piping, motors, drives, fans, pumps, skids, process controls (actuators, valves), electrical wiring, specialty components, etc.) • Responsible for complete review of customer’s purchase orders, terms & conditions, order entry, and transfer of all required design scope to engineering with emphasis on critical project requirements and highlighting lead time concerns. • Assisted with project management, engineering, procurement, accounting, and manufacturing throughout all production phases. • Accountable for review of two employee’s heat exchanger design, cost estimates, and overall proposals for submittal to the customer. • Regularly met with suppliers to maintain relationships, confirm scopes of supply, and ensure best market pricing and lead times are offered at the onset of new RFQs. Show less



Smithco Engineering

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales/Project Engineer

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Successfully bid, won, and project managed over $14 million in new projects. • Developed thermal and mechanical designs from customer specifications and conditions of service. • Prepared estimates and customer quotations with an emphasis on assessing current market material cost and lead times to determine overall project profit margins. • Performed preliminary contract negotiation highlighting customer terms requiring review by the legal staff. • Responsible for order entry and assisting procurement with higher spec equipment. • Oversaw project management and engineering throughout the detail and fabrication stages of all projects. Show less



Alfa Laval Inc., Air Cooled Exchangers

• Sales/Project Engineer

  • Nov 2009 - Jul 2011

  • Designed air cooled heat exchangers per customer specifications and service conditions. • Generated professional customer proposals from proprietary cost database. • Responsible for order entry and supplying document approval packages. • Provided project management assistance to manufacturing shop and technical support to field representatives. • Designed air cooled heat exchangers per customer specifications and service conditions. • Generated professional customer proposals from proprietary cost database. • Responsible for order entry and supplying document approval packages. • Provided project management assistance to manufacturing shop and technical support to field representatives.



Ruhrpumpen Global

• France
• Financial Services

• Application Engineer

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2009

  • Developed horizontal and vertical centrifugal pump systems for liquid transfer from customer specifications. • Optimized design efficiency and cost utilizing proprietary selection software. • Produced professional customer proposals from intranet database costing systems. • Assigned to assist procurement group with order entry to ensure on time deliveries. • Supported project engineering in the assembly and packaging plant. • Developed horizontal and vertical centrifugal pump systems for liquid transfer from customer specifications. • Optimized design efficiency and cost utilizing proprietary selection software. • Produced professional customer proposals from intranet database costing systems. • Assigned to assist procurement group with order entry to ensure on time deliveries. • Supported project engineering in the assembly and packaging plant.



Hanover Compression

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • May 2006 - Sep 2007

  • Worked 6 months in manufacturing gaining hands on knowledge of compression packaging equipment. • Assisted in the installation of (4)-4500 HP compression packages for gas injection for 45 days in Tianjin, China. • Participated in site construction, unit assembly, and final commissioning. • Worked 6 months in manufacturing gaining hands on knowledge of compression packaging equipment. • Assisted in the installation of (4)-4500 HP compression packages for gas injection for 45 days in Tianjin, China. • Participated in site construction, unit assembly, and final commissioning.