SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Computer Software: A.S. 400, Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Oracle, Lotus(1,2,3), Approach, Internet Explorer, Great Plains, Quick Books and proficient in reading blueprints.
W.A.C.E.L. Concrete 1 Certified, W.A.C.E.L. Soil Level 1 Certified, ACI Level 1 Certified Troxler Nuclear Density Gauge Certified

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Major Social Work, Minor: Business Administration, Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C./University of Texas [at] Arlington

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECS, LLC, Fayetteville, North Carolina 10/08-present
Certified soil and concrete technician on commercial and residential jobs.
Also performed special inspections, such as: visual welding, steel inspections, footing inspections and asphalt testing.
Assisted Engineers and Geologists with sub-surface investigations, such as: Drillings and Borings.

Time Financing, Fayetteville, North Carolina 5/08- 8/08
Process personal loans from $300.00 to $5,000.00.
Finance auto loans up to $12,000.00
Responsible for evaluating credit on each loan applicant.
Inspect collateral; evaluate risks, and help with closing of loans.
Responsible for getting past due and delinquent accounts current.
Perform daily field calls to help facilitate collection operations.
Process payments on a daily basis.
Provides customer service by greeting, assisting and soliciting persons entering the office and persons contacting the office by phone.

SAIC/Financial Contractor, McLean, Virginia11/07 03/08
Preparation of invoices for Government and commercial customers.
Operated on electronic and automated invoicing systems.
Maintenance of detail aged and ARA collections, unbilled analysis, and reconciliations.
Worked with customers both internally and externally to facilitate payments of the invoices.
Made sure all invoices were processed and sent out on time.

Froehling and Robertson, Sterling, Virginia9/05 11/06
Licensed to perform concrete and soil testing for residential and commercial jobs.
BOCA (Building Officials Code of America) special inspections for residential and commercial jobs in the northern VA, Washington DC, and Maryland areas.
Assisted Geologists and Engineers with subsurface investigations: Drillings and Borings.

Gooch Engineering and Testing, Charlottesville, Virginia4/02 - 9/05
Licensed to operate field density tests with Troxler Nuclear Gauge (check compaction on soil to support structures or roadways).
Able to perform concrete testing, which includes the following: Perform Slump tests, air content and unit weight tests in the field on Hydraulic Cement Concrete. Testing capabilities extend to masonry, elements of CMU's (concrete blocks, mortar cubes, and grout prisms).
Special Inspections for quality assurance: Provide residential foundation inspections to insure compliance with BOCA (Building Officials Code of America). Also proficient in: pre-cast and cast-in-place concrete, retaining walls, and deep foundations.
Additional inspections provided in Building Code under Special Inspections:
reinforcement and structural steel, visual weld inspections, and footing inspections.


Assisted Professional Engineers and Geologists with subsurface investigations:
Drillings and Borings:
-Use test borings for sub-surface analysis of potential building sites.
-Includes rock determination, bearing capacity and classification of existing soils.
Able to perform Sieve Analysis:
- Define the grain size of distribution of soil. (This helps in determining the unified classification of soil). Helps determine the soils suitability for use beneath pavements and structures.

IBM, Dallas, Texas3/99 - 4/02
Accounting Clerk/ Procurement Specialist
Assisted Senior Analysts and management in forecasting new budget with vendor, purchasing and accounting information.
Maintained purchase orders and credit card logs for Dallas, Irving, and Coppell using Approach databases.
Assisted on collection calls, reconciliation, and worked on getting past due accounts updated.
Managed and troubleshoot billing discrepancies, assist in forecast of all utilities and property services for Irving, Dallas and Coppell.
Submitted monthly and weekly reports for the following, but not limited to: Cost Reduction of Utilities, Invoice Verification Audit, Purchase Order Status, and Outstanding Requisitions Daily.
Obtained proposals/quotes from vendors after contracting IBM Procurement, and review with IBM Senior Financial Analyst.
Compiled information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
Confer with vendors and analyzes vendor's operations to determine factors that affect prices.
Recommended to Senior IBM Officials use of alternative parts, materials, or manufacturing methods to reduce costs.
Bank One, Fort Worth, Texas4/91 - 3/99
Loan and Document Service Agent
Responsible for processing all commercial, retail and agricultural loans.
Distributed all relevant documents to internal employees and external clients.
Informed current and new clients of all banking services.
Reviewed client credit reports for all loans and advised the senior loan officers of the results.