Experience

Emmer Group

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Construction Accountant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Construction Administrator

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Gainesville, FL



Schackow & Mercadante, P.A.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager / Property Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Gainesville, Florida, United States Office Manager for Law Firm- including Human Resources, maintaining office systems. Full charge bookkeeper - Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Rent Collection, maintaining Client Trust Account, Bank reconciliations of multiple accounts, Payroll processing, Insurance Renewals, etc. Commercial Property Manager - managing 6 commercial office buildings with 10 tenants, maintaining operability of buildings and lease agreements, communicating with tenants for any and all needs.



Quest Publications

• Managing Editor

  • 2003 - Dec 2021

  Gainesville, FL Self employed publishing the Gainesville Apartment and Condominium Guide. Responsible for all aspects of the business. Prospect and sell new ads to new clients as well as work with current clients to build relationships and meet their needs. Maintain contracts for advertising agreements. Responsible for proper billing and generation of invoices as well as Accounts Receivable and collection of past due accounts. Work with clients to visualize and design ads… Show more Self employed publishing the Gainesville Apartment and Condominium Guide. Responsible for all aspects of the business. Prospect and sell new ads to new clients as well as work with current clients to build relationships and meet their needs. Maintain contracts for advertising agreements. Responsible for proper billing and generation of invoices as well as Accounts Receivable and collection of past due accounts. Work with clients to visualize and design ads that promote the themes and marketing directives of their apartment community. Graphic design in creating publication, putting together all ad files, creating proofs, and submitting to printer for printing. Update online web listings for clients to keep information current. Develop and publish social media content for the company with blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google Business. Build relationships with local colleges for distribution points as well as participation in their Housing Fairs; Responsible for any outside advertising we do to promote our locally owned business. Developed the web site for the Gainesville Apartment and Condominium Guide with assistance of a web master. Responsible for compiling and inputting pertinent data into database which describes every apartment communities floor plans, price points, policies, amenities, special discount, photographs, and any other miscellaneous information the apartment community wishes to publish. Maintain distribution points for the Apartment Guide. Show less



Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi

• Insurance
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Facilities Manager

  • 1997 - 2003

  Jackson, MS Planned, organized, and coordinated the activities related to facilities management, telecommunications, physical security, grounds keeping, food service, janitorial service, copier/fax service and pool cars to ensure timely and appropriate action for an organization of 1500 employees, 15 facilities in three states, and approximately 500,000 total square feet. Directly responsible for 19 to 25 employees and approximately 50 sub-contracted vendors and employees. Developed and adhered to… Show more Planned, organized, and coordinated the activities related to facilities management, telecommunications, physical security, grounds keeping, food service, janitorial service, copier/fax service and pool cars to ensure timely and appropriate action for an organization of 1500 employees, 15 facilities in three states, and approximately 500,000 total square feet. Directly responsible for 19 to 25 employees and approximately 50 sub-contracted vendors and employees. Developed and adhered to approved operating budget of $9 million annually. Researched and developed an on-line work order system for the entire departmental operation to ensure tasks were performed in a timely manner as well as tracking of resources such as man hours, and inventory; Developed and executed training program for departmental and all corporate users. Worked with corporate departments for space planning and work station needs. Developed floor plans for approval as well as calculated and ordered inventory as needed for workstation needs; ensured service vendors provided all services needed including telecommunications and IT wiring. Acted as Safety Manager; Responsible for annual OSHA training, OSHA compliance, workplace safety, and emergency preparedness. Assisted in development of corporate disaster evacuation / recovery plan; Responsible for periodic testing of evacuation plan to include the corporate work force as well as coordination with local emergency agencies. Maintained 50,000 sq. ft. off-site warehouse for records retention. Developed and implemented an on-line database of record storage and ease of retrieval. Worked on project team of architects, engineers, and consultants to develop, bid and construct a 3-story office building. It contained 133,000 square feet with parking and complete building automation system to control environment and security. The project was completed on time and within budget. Show less



SSC Services For Education

• United States
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Accounting

  • 1993 - 1996

  Knoxville, TN I was in charge of all fixed assets nationwide as well as property tax reporting in all associated county jurisdictions. Included inventory tracking, adding, retiring, depreciating, reporting, and reconciliation of corporate assets. Assisted with bi-weekly payroll production for over 6500 employees; 15,000 year-end W2s; processing of new year budgets for all of the national field offices; revising policies and procedures for corporate training manuals; corporate bank accounts and cash flow… Show more I was in charge of all fixed assets nationwide as well as property tax reporting in all associated county jurisdictions. Included inventory tracking, adding, retiring, depreciating, reporting, and reconciliation of corporate assets. Assisted with bi-weekly payroll production for over 6500 employees; 15,000 year-end W2s; processing of new year budgets for all of the national field offices; revising policies and procedures for corporate training manuals; corporate bank accounts and cash flow reconciliation; corporate relocation reconciliation; accounts payable processes, and P& L generation. Show less



UPS

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor Dispatch

  • 1988 - 1993

  Knoxville, TN Directly supervise and manage eight employees; create schedules and train on computer usage. Dispatching trailers for unloading and loading, as well as tracking trailers across the country.