Estimator

DAVRON CV: Candidate 3810091

CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR (TRANSITIONING) | 15+ YEARS ESTIMATING, AUDIT-READY LABOR & COST MODELS

Core Expertise

• Audit-ready labor and cost models supporting proposal compliance and auditor review.
• Developed and submitted hundreds of proposals totaling billions in contract value.
• Labor analysis using historic data, wage determinations, and regression-based forecasting.
• Managed concurrent proposal pipelines, meeting strict deadlines and quality standards.
• Price-to-Win and competitive pricing strategies that protected and captured revenue.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, procurement, and finance stakeholders.

Project Background

• Built labor estimating models for production operations and high-volume manufacturing proposals.
• Reviewed large federal logistics and equipment recapitalization proposals for pricing accuracy.
• Led cost-volume development and peer reviews across hundreds of proposals ensuring compliance.
• Implemented Excel-based validation processes to detect wage and collective-bargaining pricing errors.
• Trained and mentored new estimators, improving team productivity and proposal consistency.

Key Skills

• ProPricer | ACES | PRISM | Advanced proposal pricing systems
• SAP | SRM | Syteline — ERP and procurement data analysis
• Advanced Excel: XLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, pivot tables, regression, macros
• Cost modeling | Labor estimating | Learning curves | Rate development
• Proposal compliance: FAR/TINA, audit documentation, volume assembly
• Project management | Cross-functional stakeholder alignment | Training and mentorship

Education

• MBA, Quantitative Business — Carnegie Mellon University; Beta Gamma Sigma, Mellon Foundation Scholar
• Graduate Finance Certificate — Southern Methodist University
• B.S., Chemical Engineering — University of California, Davis; Dean's Honor Roll

Awards & Recognition

• Accountability Performance Award — large aerospace contractor
• Outstanding Team Performance Award — large defense contractor
• Performance Awards (two) — aerospace manufacturer

Why Interview this Candidate?

They bring 15+ years building audit-ready cost and labor estimates across hundreds of proposals totaling billions. Proficient with ProPricer, ERP systems, and advanced Excel, they translate complex RFP requirements into defensible, compliant estimates. Seeking to apply analytical rigor and process improvements to construction estimating, they quickly learn new systems and drive measurable efficiency gains.