Amanda Ward

• Inspired and coached team members.
• Defined responsibilities, duties and roles of each team member.
• Managed team meetings and discussed project's goals and objectives.
• Collaborated with team members to develop, identify and accomplish assigned goals and objectives.
• Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
• Planned, executed, and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
• Met with manager weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
• Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
• Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
• Planned out and executed total of 6+ projects in 6 months

Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.

• Responsible for recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
• Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
• Increased profit by streamlining operations.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
• Negotiated contracts with clients and consultants to obtain best pricing and terms.
• Interacted well with clients to build connections and nurture relationships.
• Handled problematic clients, consultants and contractors to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
• Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
• Identified and qualified client needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
• Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.

• Administered contracts with vendors and sub-disciplines.
• Reviewed buildings already in use to determine areas in need of improvement for current and future designs.
• Performed risk assessments during early design phases to avert later problems.
• Utilized architectural and technical knowledge to develop creative solutions to design problems.
• Produced drawings, specifications and submittal packages for Commercial Residential, Industrial and Institutional projects.
• Visited, measured and evaluated construction sites.
• Consulted with architects, clients, contractors and consultants regarding project scope and milestone dates.
• Reviewed specifications to generate complex details of individual system components.
• Trained junior staff on codes, best practices and suppliers, which enabled better self-sufficiency and task completion.
• Oversaw drafting teams completing simultaneous projects, successfully meeting key milestones.
• Explained drawings to production or construction teams and adjusted as necessary.
• Maintained strong knowledge of latest drafting software to create fresh, accurate project drawings.
• Prepared colored drawings and scale models to present to clients.
• Interpreted drawing markups and implemented drawing revisions provided by engineers.
• Analyzed building codes, space and site requirements and other technical documents and reports to determine effect on architectural designs.
• Maintained communication with construction teams to review progress for accurate reflection of initial project intentions.
• Kept respectful demeanor and great composure in stressful moments and when communicating with difficult personalities to promote collaboration and achieve common goals.
• Organized and uploaded drawings to web-based project sites to share drawings and project documentation with project subcontractors.
• Visited contractors on job sites and provided advice on how to correct improper implementations.
• Communicated with city planners, private owners, utility companies and other appropriate stakeholders to plan, implement and coordinate work for development projects.
• Coordinated structural, electrical and mechanical designs and determined best method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
• Oversaw drafting teams completing simultaneous projects, successfully meeting key milestones

• Reviewed buildings already in use to determine areas in need of improvement for current and future designs.
• Produced drawings, specifications and submittal packages for all project types.
• Utilized architectural and technical knowledge to develop creative solutions to design problems.
• Visited, measured and evaluated construction sites.
• Consulted with architects, customers and vendors regarding project scope and milestone dates.
• Evaluated information provided by architects and system subcontractors and created accurate drawings according to measurements and specifications.
• Analyzed building codes, space and site requirements and other technical documents and reports to determine effect on architectural designs.
• Kept respectful demeanor and great composure in stressful moments and when communicating with difficult personalities to promote collaboration and achieve common goals.
• Explained drawings to production or construction teams and adjusted as necessary.
• Maintained strong knowledge of latest drafting software to create fresh, accurate project drawings.
• Coordinated structural, electrical and mechanical designs and determined best method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
• Completed numerous simultaneous projects, successfully meeting key milestones