Nicholas Avila
@nicholasavila
Assistant Project Manager who leads teams, manages budgets, and streamlines construction workflows.
What I'm looking for
I oversee end-to-end project responsibilities while supporting my Project Manager and leading a team of 4 personal assistants. I handle procurement log creation, bid breakdown analysis, budget control, and scope-of-work review—then delegate tasks based on my contract analysis.
Because of the trust I built over the years between the VP and the owners, I was given the biggest project in the company’s history: a 17-million-dollar build lasting over a year and a half. Even while trusted with that project, I kept managing 10+ projects at the same time.
I also moved into Warranty Manager / Submittal Specialist while still carrying my Assistant Project Manager responsibilities. I troubleshoot issues, order new parts, complete vendors’ warranty sheets, and attend service calls, while managing warranty for 50+ projects across both commercial and residential work.
Earlier, as a Project Administrator and Administrative Assistant / Personal Assistant, I built strong construction operations fundamentals—scheduling, inventory, labeling, dispatching materials, inspections, and CORs (created over 30). I bring the same drive into translation and AI voice recognition on Upwork, and I’m equally motivated by growth and clear documentation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Warranty Manager / Submittal Specialist
Rock Star Pools & Waterfalls
May 2024 - Feb 2025 (9 months)
Managed warranty responsibilities across commercial and residential projects, including troubleshooting, ordering parts, completing vendor warranty sheets, and attending service calls. Also handled submittals for the company’s largest job.
Assistant Project Manager
Rock Star Pools & Waterfalls
Aug 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 6 months)
Oversaw projects and transitioned into added APM responsibilities including procurement logs, bid breakdown review, budget tracking, and delegating tasks based on contract scope analysis. Served as the first point of contact between ownership and the general contractor while managing 10+ projects concurrently with a major company project.
Project Administrator
Rock Star Pools & Waterfalls
Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year)
Supported construction operations by ordering materials ahead of phases, managing schedules for field staff, and coordinating inventory, labeling, and dispatch. Performed project management tasks including COR creation, leading inspections, visiting job sites weekly, and reporting findings on missing work.
Completed translation work between English and Spanish and supported AI voice recognition training by repeatedly recording props to help the AI learn accents and answer patterns for targeted questions.
Administrative Assistant & PA
Rock Star Pools & Waterfalls
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 (5 months)
Supported the senior project manager as a personal and administrative assistant, handling calls, email writing, meeting notes, and contract/plan note-taking. Also assisted with construction administrative tasks including submittals, RFIs, reading contracts, field troubleshooting, survey points, maintenance management, and work orders.
Remote Betting Coordinator
Wannabet
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)
Coordinated remote betting operations for a European startup, including supervising streamer games on Twitch, selecting and creating individual betting props, ensuring bets were placed correctly and on time, and paying out winners based on results.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Wealth Seminar
Wealth Seminar, Stock Market Investing
2025 -
Remote wealth seminar designed to enhance stock market investing skills.
Universidad Javeriana
Some College, Software Engineer / Business Administration
2019 - 2022
Activities and societies: Life Coach Committee; helped new students adapt to university culture; worked with peers on activities and encouragement speeches; 1-on-1 conversations to support students and adults with mental blocks; swimming; spiritual retreats.
Completed some college studies at Universidad Javeriana in software engineering and business administration. Participated in a Life Coach Committee and activities supporting new students each semester.
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