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Building Design Materials (BDM) partners with specific manufacturers to offer product support to architects, engineers, and general contractors. Expertise includes AIA education for product durability, sustainability, and technical install guidance. Technical product expertise includes complimentary architectural plan reviews, design renderings, estimating, shop drawings and technical install guidance backed by US Manufacturers.
BDM specialists are experienced in AIA education to provide expert review on product sustainability, durability, and product applications for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to make informed decisions. We recognize product carbon footprint, material rated testing, warranty, and install flexibility to consider labor costs to install, modify, maintain or repair. Improve quality assurance reduces change orders in specifying made-to-order glass, metal, and composites for various interior and exterior applications, such as wall panels, ceilings, millwork, windows, doors, facades, and canopies.
Kelly Kassab
Product Manufacturer Specialist
Location: US Northeast
Boston, Massachusetts
Building Industry Consultant
Building Design Materials (BDM) specialist representing US manufacturers for commercial specifications of glass, metal, composites for walls, ceilings, partitions, column covers, windows, doors, facades, and canopies. AIA educator for sustainability, durability, and product applications for products valued by architects, general contractors, and commercial owner/developers.
EXPERIENCE
2005
Bachelors Degree
10 years experience
REGIS COLLEGE: Weston, MA
Global Business Management 3.8 GPA
REAL ESTATE & SITE OPERATIONS
Professional experience spans commercials and residential real estate with over 100+ mergers & acquisitions. Corporate upsizing, downsizing, and relocations as well as luxury new home subdivision developments. Owner’s representative coordination of soil/wetlands, road bonds, and utilities. Project management expertise offering CAD plan reviews, scalable product design renderings, cost per sf analysis, and design-bid-build estimating. US Manufacturing partnerships focused on reducing carbon footprint, ensuring sustainable, and identifying durable building design materials for flooring, wall panels/partitions, architectural windows, scenic doors, building facades, canopies, and smart sensor technologies for energy efficiencies, safety/security, building maintenance and facilities management.
15 years Experience
Brand Marketing, Public Speaking, and Events
Qualified AIA Educator in construction management for building material products, sustainability, durability, design flexibility, and technical install training to principal architects, engineers, general contractors. Experience spans architectural tours and training for building design materials AIA accredited training. Building Design Materials specializes in commercial product specifications, architectural plan reviews, budget estimating, competitor and cost comparisons, and installation guidance. Product and AIA educator for sustainability, durability, and product applications for custom glass, metal, composites, integral smart sensors, and LED illumination for walls, ceilings, partitions, column covers, architectural windows, scenic doors, facades, and canopies
PARTNERED EXPERIENCES
SKILLS
Microsoft ExCel - Proficient
Power Point - Advanced
Canva Marketing - Advanced
CSI/CDT Specifications - Advanced
2D CAD Renderings - Proficient
CRM Salesforce - Advanced
EXPERTISE
SALES AUTOMATION
Business intelligent data management methodologies and optimized workflows for strategic planning, sales forecasting, reporting targeted opportunities. Sales automation business programming for direct sales and higher gross profit.
MARKETING AUTOMATION
Creative digital marketing content, videos, and CRM processes for brand messaging and optimal ROI. Salesforce CRM Management, opportunity management, and inventive brand marketing content for new business development.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
Proficient at multiple customer relationship management software programs with ability to import, cleanse, and optimize information for proactive sales strategies and brand marketing targeted engagements.