Jennifer Pastore
ac1lwi@r.postjobfree.com
Summary: Results driven Project Manager, recognized for ability to achieve superior results through use of best practices in managing resources, customer focus, and operational requirements. I utilize innovative team building skills, coaching, and employee relations strategies to reach project goals within time and budget deadlines. Expert at establishing outstanding relationships with team members, peers, and leaders while embracing diversity. I am ready to join an energetic and rewarding organization that cares for their employees.
Education:
City University: MBA: Managerial Leadership 2003
*Completed all coursework - awaiting official degree diploma.
United States Coast Guard Academy: BS Electrical Engineering 1985 - 1990
Western Branch High : High School 1985
Certifications
CDL Class A: Quality Drivers - Indianapolis IN 2013
Experience:
OTR CDL Tractor Trailer Driver 2013 - 2017
Drove all 48 states
Managed on-time pick-up and deliveries
Refined backing skills, merging, and all trailer maneuvers
Slicer
Juliano’s Deli Philadelphia, PA 2010
Cut, sliced, measured, weighed, and packaged meats, cheese and salads for customer orders.
Responded and filled written, spoken and phone orders for customers upon request
Kept supervisor readily advised of food and supplies on-hand to facilitate timely replenishment.
Maintained a clean and safe working environment throughout the work-day and completed daily clean-ups.
Shift Manager
WaWa Edgewater, NJ 2010
Greeting and assisting customers, stocking shelves, and taking inventory on a daily basis.
Familiar and comfortable with all deli regulations and customer ordering procedures and fulfillment operations.
Valet
Central Parking Authority Philadelphia, PA 2009
Assigned numbered tags, located & delivered vehicles to customers upon request.
Patrolled parking areas in order to prevent vehicle damage and or vehicle threats.
Parked and retrieved vehicles in monitored parking lot for hourly, overnight and extended stay customers.
Connections Department Manager
Wal-Mart Philadelphia, PA 2009
Ordered, inspected, and audited merchandise in Connections Department.
Planned and directed activities with sales promotions and other department heads as required.
Supervised 4 employees daily work schedules and accountability.
Franchise Owner / Manager
EmbroidMe Retail Store Harrisonburg, VA 8/2008 - 3/2009
Performed sales floor work such as greeting and assisting customers, stocking shelves and taking inventory.
Developed and implemented product marketing strategies including advertising campaigns, sales promotions, and give-aways.
Located, selected, and procured best wholesale products for resale
Determined staffing requirements, and interviewed, hired, and trained new employees and oversaw personnel processes.
Reviewed financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
Patent Classifier
Centuria Harrisonburg, Virginia 1 – 3/2009
Patent classifier for electrical components and antenna systems.
Resigned position to relocate to Philadelphia PA in April 2009.
Senior Technical Consultant
Verizon Data Services Inc. Harrisonburg, Virginia 9/1998 – 8/ 2007
Managed 5 Verizon employees in the successful inventory builds of fast packet and fiber to the premise (FTTP) equipment in Verizon national network: thorough understanding of the network infrastructure.
Responsible for maintaining IT system requirements for future enhancements to inventory system and employee work performance of team.
Firm knowledge and understanding of the transport LAN service (TLS) technology/topology in the Verizon network.
Examine, maintain, document and integrate fast packet processes into eng. systems and across organizational teams within ASG.
Exercise judgment within rigidly defined processes and policies, facilitator for defining methods & procedures for obtaining solutions.
Successfully demonstrated understanding of financial and budgeting practices in monitoring development in IT for OSS enhancements; developed fast packet yearly capital and expense requirements.
Tier 2 Technical Support. Performed upgrades for Siemens EWSD switching equipment in the New England and Mid-Atlantic region.
Developed routine and preventive maintenance plan for laboratory test switch; directly responsible for ongoing maintenance of the same which led to documenting the user's guide for routine switch upgrades.
Member of disaster recovery planning team.
Project Manager GS-0855-12
Department Of Transportation – DOT: Norfolk, Virginia 1/1997 – 8/1999
Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative for $4M recurring maintenance contract for the USCG.
Developed SOW, managed RFP and bid conferences to answer technical questions.
A key player in the successful award of final contract.
Identified and completed all contractual evaluations to install USCG telecommunications high site in San Juan Islands for vessel traffic communications.
United States Coast Guard Officer: Honorable discharge 1990 - 1997
USCG Maintenance & Logistic Command Atlantic, Norfolk VA: Project Manager for installing the premise distribution system and migrating +600 end user workstations to a new Command location.
USCG Electronics Engineering Center, Wildwood NJ: Project Manager for integrating & deploying state or the art surveillance system in the four major US ports of entry.
USCGC Storis, Kodiak AK: Damage Control Assistant, Student Engineer
References
Pam Tallman Colleague/Friend 757-***-****
Joanne Clark-Brown Employee/Friend 540-***-****
Amy Labrec Colleague/Friend ac1lwi@r.postjobfree.com
Jennifer Snyder Colleague/Friend 315-***-****
Skills
Siemens Tier I & II Support
Siemens EWSD Translations
Contract Quality Assurance
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
Statement of Work Writer
AUTCAD 12
SAP Assett Management
Malcolm Baldrich Reviewer
MS Office Expert
Leadership
Job Diversity
52' solo tractor trailer driver
TWM, AS400 dispatching systems.
Driving, backing, merging, docking, & maneuvering 53’ tractor / trailer combination
Interests
Scuba
Walking
Reading
Socializing