Bari Swartz
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
(1430 Willamette St. Eugene, Oregon U.S.A.)
Phone: 855 (0) 929.73702- (0) 169.73702
Email: bari@captainelectric.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2008
Project Management –
Completed over 8,000 projects Worldwide
(United States, Canada, Bahamas, Israel, Cambodia)
Established a number of highly successful, full-service businesses. More than 20 years of education and professional experience in the following:
Construction Projects: Managed, designed and built thousands of homes and commercial office buildings. Designed and installed solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy systems. (Energy Management)
Electrical Contracting: Completed hundreds of diverse projects annually for more than 20years - continually managing multiple projects.
Event coordinator and Caterer: Caterer for hundreds of events including the Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival for 30,000 people and many weddings with 250 guests and more.
Research and Development, Operations Analysis
Initiated, organized and operated several successful business ventures, including real estate, general contracting, electrical and catering (in Israel, the Bahamas, and nine U.S. states). Each business venture required:
Initial concept development;
Definition of project goals and scope;
Project development; and
Ongoing operations analysis.
Identified client needs, financing, project design, governmental regulations and permitting, licensing and insurance requirements.
Developed numerous business plans, requiring the ability to easily grasp and apply new ideas and technologies.
Logistics, Purchasing, Production, Quality Control
Completed many thousands of projects worldwide, Managed all inbound and outbound materials, parts, supplies and finished products.
Fully responsible for all aspects of:
Resource management (staff, contractors, supplies, equipment, fiscal);
Inventory control;
Production/work scheduling;
Coordination of design layouts, including creation of electrical design specifications;
Project installation
* Continually refining specifications, interacting daily with clients, vendors/suppliers, building and health inspectors, and (Government Officials) city, county, province and state.
Finance, Accounting, Budgeting
Raised capital for business ventures (micro-financing) through a combination of: hard work; maximizing savings; investment; obtaining loans and credit; and attracting excellent clients.
Established and maintained accounts for purchasing all materials necessary for general contracting, electrical, and catering businesses. Estimated job costs, developed and worked within budgets, and negotiated sales contracts. Managed payroll, insurance, bonding, and billing. Created business plans for others, including cost/revenue estimates, and obtaining financing through good relationships with lenders.
Sales, Marketing, Public Relations
Created many business growth and marketing strategies, including setting sales goals and promoting services such as lighting design, energy management, and historical restoration. Initiated and developed strong client relationships.
Experienced in negotiating purchasing agreements, sales contracts and services.
Trained in conflict resolution method of Re-evaluation and Co-counseling.
Personnel Training and Management
Employed hundreds of contractors, craftsmen, apprentices and other support staff. Hired, trained and managed as many as 38 employees for a single project.
Developed management style focused on mentoring and performance improvement.
International Business
Traveled extensively throughout the world including Central and North America, Europe. Middle East and East Asia. Familiar and comfortable with a wide variety of cultures.
Operated businesses importing and exporting products between the United States, Canada, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Turkey.
Designed and implemented electrical projects in Israel.
Managed a catering business in Nassau, Bahamas.
EDUCATION:
West Clayton University, Humble, Texas, Bachelor of Arts - 2007: International Business
TEFL/Teaching English as a Foreign Language, North Pattaya, Cholburi, Thailand - 2006
Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont – 1978, 1985 to 1986: Business Administration; Energy Management and Appropriate Technologies, including wind, solar and hydroelectric power systems.
Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina – 1979-1980:
Energy Management and Building Design with a focus on Alternative Energies and Solar Technologies
Shelter Institute, Bath, Maine – 1978: Building Design and Energy Efficient Technologies
PADI DIVING CENTERS-
Certified Diver 2007
Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand
Licenses:
General Building Contractor License 1991 Oregon
General Supervising Masters Electrical License 1991 Oregon
Masters Electrical License 1985 New England States (Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire)
Masters Electrical License 1982 North Carolina
Journeyman Electrician 1969 Michigan
Organizations:
Order of Freemasonary
Master Mason, Eugene Lodge # 11- Eugene, Oregon 1993
Doctor of Divinity
Universal Life Church 2006
