CHARLES A. BRAMBLE 3550 Doral Court Tobaccoville, NC 27050 Cell (302) 540-2685 E-mail cb1298aac@westpost.

net S U M M A R Y OF Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

I am a highly motivated, organized and dependable worker with strong communicati on and interpersonal skills. I have an extensive range of experience in the man y aspects of sales, production, and customer service with a proven ability to ge t the job done. I strongly believe that teamwork is essential in order to maint ain our clientas best interest. E X P E R I E N C E ImageWorks Display & Marketing Winston Salem, NC 2006-2010 Senior Project Manager *Manage POP display projects from inception through production and final deliver y for permanent and temporary displays. Major clients consist of Reynolds Tobacc o, Mattel, Fisher Price, National Guard, Intuit and Kraft Foods. *Interface with internal departments which include creative design, engineering, sales and working with our model shop on various prototypes. *Build and grow established relationships with our current vendors to obtain bet ter service and to allow a more open dialog on pricing issues and quality issues . *Have knowledge in the following areas of manufacturing, injection molding, ther mal forming, metals and plastic extrusions, sheet metal & wire forming, printing of all types, wood manufacturing along with an overall basic knowledge of elect ronics ranging from basic touch screen monitor to the manufacturing of thermal e lectrical current miniature refrigerators for the every growing smokeless tobacc o segment in their industry as along with other small counter products that need to be refrigerator. *Have knowledge of dealing with overseas buying and the importing of these produ cts. *Work one on one with our customers to develop solutions to their problems and s tarting with structural design and engineering to come up with cost innovative i deas to accommodate their ever growing need to sell their product with a minimum upfront investment but to have innovative displays that get their product notic ed and increase their bottom line at an economical cost. *Responsible for taking rough basic designs and getting pricing for those design s and then taking those designs to the prototyping stage and then on to the stag e of production, Art Guild Incorporated Thorofare, NJ 2006 Senior Project Manager

*Manage POP display projects from inception through production and final deliver y for permanent displays. Main industry was the flooring industry. *Interface with all internal functions to ensure proper and timely delivery to c ustomers. *Build and maintain rapport with several supplier organizations to foster positi ve working relationships. Perform plant visits with current & potential new vend ors. *Cost Estimating a" select prospective vendors to bid on potential jobs, select materials and alternative materials. Review engineering drawings with engineerin g to value engineer job in order to achieve the best solution for the clientas b udget. *Work with designers/design development/installation services and vendors to sol

ve design, installation, and production. *Assist in the coordination of logistics issues, packaging and shipping of produ cts/projects at vendors. *Have worked with Photo Shop, Quark & Illustrator, Solid Works and other program s used widely in the industry. Showtime/Sparks Exhibits & Custom Retail Philadelphia, PA Senior Project Manager 2005-2006

*Coordinate POP display projects from inception through production and final del ivery for both permanent & Semi-Permanent displays. *Negotiate and obtain quotes from vendors, prepare cost estimates, issue purchas e orders *Work with designers/design development/installation services and vendors to sol ve design, installation, and production problems and make suggestions for design development and value engineering. *Search for new vendors and qualify them for production capabilities, cost effec tiveness and quality control. *Monitor costs and continually strives for cost reduction and increased profit m argins *Build and maintain rapport with several supplier organizations to foster positi ve working relationships. Perform plant visits with current & potential new vend ors. *Cost Estimating a" select prospective vendors to bid on potential jobs, select materials and alternative materials. Reviewed CAD drawing with engineering to va lue engineer job in order to achieve the best solution for the clientas budget.

Kingfisher Environmental Inc. Job Estimator

Fair Hill, Maryland

2003-2005

*Surveyed prospective jobs and prepared cost estimates to bid on upcoming jobs. Met with prospective clients to review jobs and current clients to review contra ctual bids and follow up with any necessary secondary bids. Taurus Display Corporation Cherry Hill, New Jersey Senior Project Manager 1998 a" 2003

*Managed purchasing and procurement functions for key projects on-site and at pr oduction facilities. *Ability to adapt to changing business needs and multi-task environment to ensur e final product was delivered in a timely manner. *Acted as point of contact and liaison between the customer and various internal organizations. *Authenticated and managed all cost components associated with projects to ensur e accounting compliance. *Managed POP display projects from inception through production and final delive ry.

Gaylord Container Corporation Newark, DE 1992 a" 1998 Inside Sales / Assistant Plant Scheduler *Managed several strategic client relationships. *Prepared cost and scheduling estimates to determine Bid / No Bid on Request for Quotes (RFQ). *Directed production meetings to ensure workflow consistency and deadline integr

ity. *Facilitated production line changes and resource utilization. Franklin Fibre Lamitex Corporation Cost Estimator / Inside Sales Technician Wilmington, DE 1990 a" 1992

*Prepared and Coordinated cost estimates for customized high-tech engineered pla stics. *Provided analytical support to the engineering and production departments for b lueprint and prototype reviews. *Assisted customer procurement representatives with technical specifications and general inquiries. E D U C A T I O N Wilmington University New Castle, DE May 1990 Bachelor of Science, Business Management Delaware Technical & Community College Stanton, DE Associate of Science, Industrial Engineering R E F E R E N C E S Roger Brown Cell# 765-366-0009 Sommer Metalcraft Work# 800-654-3124 David Abbruzzese-Owner Cell# 336-972-1199 ImageWorks Display Work# 336-785-0089 Eric Roth Cell# 336-817-7175 ImageWorks Display Work# 336-750-0089 David Howard NGS Graphics Larry Enoch Trans World Marketing Jonathan Hurd Mercury Plastics Work# 847-741-4411 Cell# 630-362-1905 Cell# 717-471-9449 Work# 201-935-5565 Work# 773-486-0880 Cell# 773-251-8842 June 1987