LISA BLIZZARD

Grove City, OH 43123

Mobile: (404) 428-6117 • Home: (614) 317-7670 • lisa.blizzard@ymail.com

Professional Profile:

  § Versatile professional with strong analytical/planning/customer service skills, high level of attention

to detail and superior ability to prioritize tasks and projects to ensure deadlines are met. Select

strengths encompass:

  ü Proficient in Windows 7, Windows 8, MS Office, Adobe Pro, Bluebeam CAD & Bluebeam

Extreme, Autodesk DWF Viewer, SharePoint, Kronos, Citrix, EAS

(Enterprise)/Oracle/PeopleSoft {PS Projects, Contracts, Financials, Forecast, CRM

(Customer Relationship Management)}, Workbrain, Actuate, ACS – Workflow/SIR (Stored

Information Retrieval) Vendor Resolution, Essbase, AS/400, JD Edwards; Familiar with

AutoCad, MapInfo, OSP InSight, Google Earth; 70 wpm

  ü Aptitude to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, balancing competing priorities and

responding quickly to changes in business needs

  ü Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

  ü Adept at developing and maintaining administrative processes that reduce redundancy,

improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives

  ü Excel at intracompany and vendor project/process/production coordination to ensure

success for departmental, internal and external customers’ projects

  ü Provide robust reporting to facilitate management-level analysis and decision making

  ü Ability to work effectively under pressure in fast-paced, stressful environments

  ü Talent for learning new skills and software, creating process documentation and training

Professional Experience:

Coordinator, Document Control & Permitting Management

GCI Communication Corp (Contracted through Opti Staffing to FT)

Anchorage, AK

June 2012 to April 2015

Provided project administration and analysis for GCI Outside Plant (OSP) Management, Project Engineers,

Project Management and Technicians to support coaxial and fiber optic construction build requirements

  § Provided project-related support including but not limited to preparation, follow up and processing

of subcontractor Notice to Proceed documents; change orders; state and local construction permit

applications; document control for state and local relocation projects, permit documents, pole

analysis / joint use permitting documents and construction asbuilts

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  § Created databases to accurately track and prioritize OSP Design and construction project

milestones for completion and follow up internally and externally

  § Tracked and reported construction and relocation project progress

Project Accountant

Trane Commercial Systems, Ingersoll Rand

Indianapolis, IN

Oct 2007 to Oct 2011

Managed administrative, purchasing and financial processes for Controls, Performance Contracting, Turnkey

HVAC installation and equipment rental projects for Indiana Trane District

  § Executed administrative requirements of customer (owner and/or contractor) installation contracts

to ensure compliance in all areas including project financial and budget set-up, wage scale

requirements, bonding, certificates of insurance, company safety documentation, required

communication, system documentation, schedules of value and customer AIA billing

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Interfaced with state and local permitting agencies to ensure ongoing company education and

compliance with agency permitting requirements

  § Performed project database, spreadsheet and document analysis/reporting to support workload

distribution, planning and productivity

  § Facilitated project initiation meetings between Sales and Operations to ensure procurement of

complete project documents, scope discussion, equipment configuration and all other requirements

Interpreted and communicated customer contract terms to installation staff, management, financial

services, tax specialists and Trane’s subcontractors

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  § Developed and implemented new process for tracking, obtaining and maintaining district

subcontractor safety and financial qualifications to ensure adherence to corporate standards

  § Conferred with customer, engineer, and/or other departments to obtain project equipment and

controls submittal approval and/or construction schedule data in order to plan the timeline of

equipment/controls materials procurement and subcontractor requirements

  § Configured, ordered and secured timely delivery for project installation materials/equipment

through Trane factories and outside vendors in accordance with customer/engineer/architect

specifications, project construction timelines and vendor lead times

  § Prepared and expedited full execution of Subcontracts and Change Orders for electrical,

mechanical, piping, rigging and other various trades according to accepted bids, Project Managers'

scopes of work and installation schedules

  § Collaborated with Operations and Project Management to adjust district revenue forecasts with

updated or revised data prior to accounting dates

  § Analyzed project financials semimonthly to maintain cost accuracy (vendor and subcontractor

invoices, labor costing, P-Card/expense report costs, margins, project-specific sales commissions

and customer AIA invoicing); Performed or requested corrective entries as necessary

  § Acted as District liaison between customers and Corporate Tax Specialists to correctly interpret

installation project tax requirements, obtain mandatory tax documentation and eliminate project

tax-related errors

  § Prepared monthly Sarbanes-Oxley financial project reporting for Financial Leadership team

  § Created comprehensive PA training manual to ensure continuing adherence to processes and

policies

  § Created and maintained new customer-friendly, professional internal and external forms

Buyer, Planner/Analyst

Simmons Bedding Company, Supply Chain Management

Atlanta, GA

Jul 2000 to Jul 2007

Managed assigned commodities to include sourcing, cost and terms negotiation, cost avoidance and

reduction, rebate programs, line launch/ongoing supplier forecasting/production, and supplier/internal

inventory/usage analysis

  § Forecasted dynamic raw material requirements based on sales trending, historical usage patterns

and sales account projections in a quick-turn JIT production environment

  § Researched and evaluated suppliers based on quality, price, service, availability, reliability,

production and distribution capabilities, and suppliers' reputation and history

  § Developed and maintained comprehensive company databases for assigned commodities allowing

automation of manual processes for cost analysis, specification sheet creation, price lists, inventory

analysis and proof of use in commerce for registered trademarks

  § Conferred with Purchasing Managers, Operations Managers, users and vendors to discuss defective

or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action

  § Participated in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions and new product

launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material and production flow

  § Established production requirements and minimum safety stock inventories with suppliers to

ensure availability for national and dealer-specific line launches

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Originated new processes for raw material allocation to proficiently manage supply and meet

customer demand in 17 manufacturing plants during product launch, pilot, mini-market and vendor

shortage situations

  § Developed and implemented effective method for assigning surplus and obsolete inventory to

specific manufacturing plants for liquidation

  § Standardized processes and communication between Purchasing, Marketing, Sales and Product

Development for raw materials related to new line launches and ongoing requirements

  § Compared suppliers' and subcontractors' invoices with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy;

approved invoices for payment and tracked costing to projects

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Lead Customer Service Representative

Simmons Bedding Company, Contract Division

Managed all aspects of national and international hotel, rental and military accounts

  § Coordinated mattress production and delivery requirements between inside/outside sales

representatives, purchasing agencies, interior designers, hotels, installation crews, internal Supply

Chain Management and manufacturing facilities

  § Assessed and approved/denied customer warranty claims; scheduled and evaluated property

inspections; coordinated replacements or credits when warranty criteria were met

  § Developed efficient process for invoice reconciliation of large ongoing hotel installation projects

  § Tracked and analyzed sales results to calculate quarterly vendor rebates and sales commissions

Conference Services/Banquet & Restaurant Supervisor

Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain, GA

Jun 1990 to Mar 1997

Coordinated and supervised all logistics of restaurant operations and social/corporate functions

  § Upgraded group business by adding or up-selling sleeping rooms, banquets and hotel or park

services, including: attraction tickets, golf, catered pavilions, entertainment, transportation and

laser show seating

  § Created group banquet, meeting and tour & travel packages in conjunction with sales and

operations management

  § Developed comprehensive hotel and services guides for internal use and mass mailings

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Interviewed, hired, disciplined, terminated, scheduled, trained and supervised restaurant and

banquet/meeting set-up/service staff to effectively meet requirements for seasonal park business,

tour & travel groups, banquets, conferences and specific holiday promotions

Implemented formalized training program for dining room, cashier, conference and banquet staff

  § Established and maintained appropriate inventory levels through cycle counts and vendor purchase

orders for restaurant/conference/banquet room supplies

Education:

Georgia State University

University of Georgia

Bargaining with Vendors and Suppliers

Padgett-Thompson/Keye Productivity – Divisions of Rockhurst

University Continuing Education Center, Inc.

Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines

Skillpath Seminars

  § Managed group billing and coordinated with Finance to ensure complete accuracy and inclusion of

required documentation and approvals

Atlanta, GA

Mar 1997 to Jul 2000

Atlanta, GA

Sept 1990 to May 1991

Athens, GA

Sept 1988 to May 1990