MICHAEL C.

DiBLASI
* San Dimas, CA 91773; Gilbert, AZ 85295 * Cell: (909) 634-0011
* Email: md5f37a2@westpost.net

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER * PROJECT COORDINATOR

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT / ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL providing 12 years of
experience in multiple industries including construction, retail, financial ser
vices, heath and social services, and others. Offer an excellent understanding o
f the construction industry through various disciplines, and have a strong backg
round in the retail industry.
Business qualifications include project and resource planning, project managemen
t assistance, business analysis, budget development and management, strategic ma
rketing, spreadsheet development, and employee development. Demonstrated skills
in team leadership, staff management and training, decision making, and innovati
ve problem resolution.
Career reflects experience assisting in the management of four, multi-million do
llar construction projects, and independently managed four projects. Profit-driv
en professional performs well in fast-paced business environments, and is reliab
le, ambitious, decisive, and analytical. Regarded by associates as loyal, honest
, productive, competent, and integrity-driven.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
ADMINISTRATION:
Report Development * Special Project Management * Expense Monitoring * Executive
Liaison * Meeting and Event Coordination * Vendor Relationships
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Business Needs Analysis * Project Planning and Execution * Document Development
* Internal and External Customer Relationships * Budget Development and Manageme
nt * Executive Communications and Presentations * Staff Needs Coordination
CAREER HISTORY
MAGCO DRILLING - Azusa, CA 2008 to Present
DRILLING RIG / CRANE OPERATOR
Rejoined construction company to handle diverse activities. Member of team that
expanded the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and parking structure, and
worked on other construction projects.
ENTERPRISE CAR SALES - Orange, CA 2006 to 2008
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, LEVEL II
Earned a promotion with this $7 million business, and worked with customers on a
B2B and B2C basis. Administrative and project management related activities foc
used on business needs analysis, special projects planning and leadership, emplo
yee training and development, report development, budget development and control
, spreadsheet creation, and expense monitoring. Oversaw new business development
, sales forecasting and planning, customer acquisition and management, customer
relationships, and staff and customer communications.
* Personally generated $1.2 to $1.4 million and experienced a high volume of sal
es and sales leads generation. Maintained a nearly perfect customer service scor
e.
* Forged excellent relationships with employees of multiple banks, credit unions
, other rental offices, and AAA Auto Club as part of a marketing and new busines
s development strategy.
* Planned and facilitated training workshops to develop more business among targ
eted markets. Created business reports to drive competition and capture business
with targeted companies.
* Developed and mentored four to six branch offices and as many as 38 employees
which was catalyst in boosting performance and business results.
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
* Defined daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales and customer service goals
for a small branch office.
* Executed plans to produce 17% more business and 30% repeat business from exist
ing customers, and obtained a 16% higher customer satisfaction rating. Achieved
a 97% score on a skills test; earned promotion several months early.
McKINLEY CHILDREN'S CENTER - San Dimas, CA 2004 to 2006
COUNSELOR SUPERVISOR
Hired to manage a team of four to eight professionals in charge of counseling as
many as 12 children dealing with serious life problems. Led meetings attended b
y social workers, parents, guardians, teachers, and probation officers to provid
e input on the child's situation and steps for improvements. Significant role fo
cused on special project planning and execution, risk and crisis management, pro
gram management, daily activity planning and management, report development, ass
ociate report reviews and modifications, and budget management.
* Supervised team that managed a new pilot program involving training sessions u
sed by other campus employees. New program entailed daily group meetings, and st
rategies to facilitate group meetings attended by troubled children.
* Developed incident reports and tracking logs for probation officers, social wo
rkers, teachers, and parents. Reports enabled all parties to provide information
about the child's behavior on an hourly basis.
* Achieved the lowest ratio of risk and crisis situations across the campus for
several consecutive months. Facilitated several employee training sessions.
BEST BUY OF PASADENA - Pasadena, CA 2002 to 2004
HR ASSISTANT / COMPUTER DEPARTMENT MANAGER
Contributed to a $12-$16 million business through office administration, busines
s needs analysis, meeting and event coordination, executive communications and p
resentations, document and report development, customer liaison, customer servic
e, mail distribution, word processing, spreadsheet development, internal and ext
ernal customer relationships, and vendor relationships.
* Helped department and store capture regional and national awards. Department g
enerated $7-$10 million in annual sales which was higher than most other stores
in the retail chain.
* Assisted department in shattering a record for gross sales by obtaining $183,0
00 in one day in November 2003. Next month, the record was broken again by captu
ring $212,000 in sales in a single day.
* Involved in a pilot program executed by only three national stores. Program he
lped ensure wives enjoyed their shopping experience, which would ensure the fami
ly remained in the store longer and purchased more products.
* Pushed department hardware and software sales 130% several consecutive months
by promoting a computer system via a local newspaper and strategically merchandi
sing it in the store.
* Administrative tasks included daily bank deposits, staff schedule management,
and communicating corporate goals and requests to Store Department Managers.
MAGCO DRILLING - Irwindale, CA 1997 to 2002
HEAVY MACHINE OPERATOR / ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER
* As Assistant Project Manager, planned the demolition and rebuilding of a retai
l store in Buena Park Mall.
* In project management capacity, co-planned the shoring up of a primary road an
d construction of foundation for a new air control tower at an US Airforce Base
in Glendale, Arizona.
* Member of team that landed nearly $100,000, more than any other Operator/Assis
tant team.
EDUCATION / COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Bachelor of Science, Business Management / Management of Human Resources
California Polytechnic University of Pomona, Pomona, CA
MS Word, Access, Excel, Outlook