Experience

McKibbon Places

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Director

  • May 2019 - Present



McKibbon Hospitality

• United States
• Hospitality
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Renovations Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Present



Arnold Design Resources

• Account Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Feb 2016

  Arnold Design Resources is an independent, multi-product manufacturer representative for Hospitality casegoods, seating, lighting, outdoor furniture, fabrics, bedding, mirrors, frames, bath vanities, sinks and fixtures for the Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee territories. Although ADR represents products geared mainly towards the Hospitality market, many of our lines offer products for other markets including Healthcare, Corporate, Retail, Higher Educational, and Government.



HPG International

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• FF&E Project Manager

  • Nov 2008 - May 2009

  • Manage renovations and new construction projects for hospitality clients.• Procure Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment for high-end hotels as an agent between clients, designers, vendors, freight forwarders, warehouse and installers.• Prepare and manage multi-million dollar budgets and produce weekly project status reports. • Negotiate bids that source lower cost and higher value product alternatives resulting in budget savings.• Create and expedite purchase orders to meet installation deadlines.• Process invoices consistently to ensure that delivery deadlines are met.



Carver & Associates, Inc

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2008

  • Handled all aspects of FF&E project management from negotiating prices to preparing budgets, placing orders with vendors, expediting, processing invoices and payments and coordinating installation. • Knowledgeable of industry product, time lines and key components for a successful project.• Worked with vendors, owners and designers to maintain budget and keeping integrity of design intact.• Prepared bid packages for several brands using plans specifications.• Familiar with brand standards of all major hotel chains.



Copper River Solutions, Inc.

• Office Administrator

  • Aug 2004 - Oct 2006

  • Negotiated prices for goods purchased through vendors, expedited purchase orders and then scheduled installation of goods. • Took over accounting duties upon hire and assisted in re-creating company accounting files in QuickBooks and successfully put accounting system into place to rectify past problems.• Entrusted to complete audit of company financials for the sale of the audio conferencing division in December 2005 and then asked to stay on during transition.• Wore several hats during a single day including posting accounts receivables and maintaining customer ledgers, bank statement reconciliations, invoicing, preparing job profit reports, customer usage reports, and monthly sales summary reports. • Responded to customer's emails and calls, set up new customer accounts, and maintained CEO's schedule.



Atlanta Hardware

• Marketing & Sales

  • Apr 2004 - Aug 2004

  • Placed orders with vendors for goods purchased by customers. • Compiled leads for sales team to effectively make sales calls on builders, designers and architects. • Researched which trade publications would target the marketable customer best. • Oversaw the production of advertising and its placement in major trade publications. • Worked closely with advertising agencies to develop marketing material. • Kept in constant contact with vendors to make sure the showroom had the most current samples, literature and pricing.



M&M Mortgage Corporation

• Administrative Assistant

  • Aug 2003 - Apr 2004

  • Implemented an organizational structure that made daily operating functions run more effectively and efficiently. • Sought after sponsorship opportunities that aided in growth of company recognition. • Pre-qualified potential investors to make sure only serious, high-end investors were passed to the CEO/President for consideration. • Scheduled travel, appointments and events, for both business and personal, for the CEO of the company. • Greeted high profile investors and walk-in clients, answered phones, handled company correspondences, sorted company mail, and prepared paperwork. • Performed general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management system, and accounts payable.



Peachtree Fabrics, Inc.

• Marketing & Showroom Assistant (Hospitality Divison)

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2003

  • Processed and expedited all of the orders for the companies largest hospitality accounts, including furniture manufacturers, purchasing firms and design firms. • Assisted in selecting and developing new in-line fabric programs for numerous hospitality furniture manufacturers. • Assisted the Vice President in product selection and in deciding how the product should be sampled. • Supervised projects from start to finish. This included determining fabric rotation, creation of sample book, obtaining cost estimates, ordering and expediting of initial stock and sample yardage. • Responsible for setting up new products, vendor pages, naming fabrics and book collections and project proofing. • Handled all tradeshow coordination from set up to tear down, including creation of fabric display. • Generated new sales leads and business through extensive research. • Selected fabrics for photography and assisted in creation of ads for media buys in industry trade publications.



JMG Realty, Inc.

• United States
• Leasing Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Property Manager

  • Aug 1995 - Jun 2000

  • Joined the company as a leasing representative and was promoted to assistant manager within 6 months. • Successfully executed hundreds of property leases, balanced and reconciled customer accounts and kept delinquency at its lowest ever. • Recipient of numerous bonus awards for achieving zero delinquency at several rental communities. • Posted rental income, made daily bank deposits, filed dispossessory warrants, determined charges due on the final resident statement of deposit account and completed month-end close-outs. • Presented viable solutions leading to the attainment of customer satisfaction. • Instrumental in converting company's property management software from Prentice Hall to AMSI.