Ashley Andre
Nashville
Summary
Experienced Construction Project manager with five years of success overseeing residential and commercial projects from concept to completion. Skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams,managing budgets,and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget through strategic planning,cost control, and proactive problem-solving. Strong background in vendor negotiations,subcontractor management,and client relations with a focus on efficiency,communication,and excellence in execution.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder & Project Manager
Elite Staffing - Post Construction Cleaning Division
12.2024 - Current
- Founded and managed Elite Staffing, a post-construction cleaning /business supporting commercial and residential developers.
- Led a 6 member team in the K.I.N.D Project, a 100,000+ sq. ft commercial buildout, completed 10% under budget and ahead of schedule.
- Leveraged data metrics to formulate strategies to heighten campaign key performance indicators (KPIs).
Project Manager
The Dennis Group
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Directed commercial facility improvement projects valued at $3M+, From Preconstruction through closeout, ensuring 100% compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.
- Select Highlights:
- Reduced bottlenecks by 18% boosting team productivity across multiple workstreams.
- Prepared project progress reports,handed over averages $250K, and ensured adherence to all contractual deliverables.
- 95% on time project delivery Defined project scope, Schedules and resource allocation plans in coordination with engineers and subcontractors.
- Select Project Successes:
- Facility Upgrade Efficiency: Implemented a scheduling optimization tool that cut inspection turnaround time by 22%, improving workflow for a multi-phase manufacturing renovation.
- Safety Performance Initiative: Introduced new safety audit protocols that led to a zero-incident record across 200+ workdays.
- Overcame 25% revenue drop and revived relationship with largest client in personally managed book of business by establishing 2-person review team to conduct pre-rollout advertising checks, proactively addressing emerging issues.
- Client resumed $20K–$30K daily spend within one quarter.
- Client Retention: Revived a stalled project by realigning subcontractor priorities,helping the client recover over $50K in potential delay penalties.
Assistant Project Coordinator
Wards Power Tools
01.2019 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: An Construction Equipment Company
- Supported full-cycle management of Industrial and commercial construction projects averaging $1.5M.
- Designed dashboards for tracking budgets,RFIs, and changed orders, cutting reporting time by 40%.
- Coordinated field crews of up to 25 staff, ensuring alignment with project timelines and safety standards.
- Negotiated vendor contracts,saving the company 25% annually on materials and logistics.
- Select Highlights:
- Cost Reduction: Implemented a new procurement approval system that reduced purchasing errors by 20%.
- Process Optimization: Streamlined communication between field and office teams,improving delivery turnaround time by 18%.
Assistant Project Manager (Internship)
KOBI KARP
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Assisted in managing luxury residential and commercial projects ($500K-$2M) From design to completion.
- Supported scheduling, budgeting, and document management, maintaining 100% client specification compliance.
- Sharpened skills in sales generation and client relationship-building.
- Coordinated design revisions and material submittals,improving approval turnaround times by %15.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering
Florida International University
Miami, FL05.2018
Skills
- Project Scheduling / Management
- Budget Management
- Quality Assurance
- Risk Mitigation
- Blueprint Reading
- OSHA & Safety Compliance
- Contract Administration
- Vendor Relations
- Stakeholder Communication
- Stakeholder Management
- Resource Allocation
- Site Supervision
- Change Order Management
- Agile Project Management
- Project Management
- Problem Resolution
- Critical Thinking
- Team Leadership
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance Improvement
- Consulting
- Organizational structuring
- Revenue development
- Marketing
Certification
- ScrumMaster
- Powerful Presenter Program
- CAPM|Certified Associate in Project Management
Timeline
Founder & Project Manager
Elite Staffing - Post Construction Cleaning Division
12.2024 - Current
Project Manager
The Dennis Group
10.2024 - 08.2025
Assistant Project Coordinator
Wards Power Tools
01.2019 - 05.2023
Assistant Project Manager (Internship)
KOBI KARP
05.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering
Florida International University