Amanda Gonsalves
About Amanda Gonsalves
Amanda Gonsalves is a Hardware Coordinator at QuEST Global in Phoenix, Arizona, with extensive experience in customer service, production scheduling, and project coordination.
Company
Amanda Gonsalves currently works at QuEST Global as a Hardware Coordinator in the Phoenix, Arizona Area. She collaborates with program teams on multiple aerospace engineering projects. Her responsibilities include tracking the status of inventory availability, demand placement, order placement, order status, material transfers, and storage locations.
Professional Experience
Amanda Gonsalves has extensive experience in roles related to customer service, production scheduling, and project coordination. She worked at Pearse-Bertram, LLC in various capacities, starting as a Customer Service Representative from 2005 to 2008, then as Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable from 2009 to 2010, and later as Production Coordinator from 2010 to 2018. Her experience also includes leveraging ERP systems like TrunlinX and SAP to handle a myriad of tasks including order entry, contract verification, and inventory tracking.
Education and Expertise
Amanda Gonsalves earned a bachelor's degree in Project Management with a specialization in Operations Management and Supervision from Colorado State University Global, graduating in October 2020. Before that, she earned an Associate of Science degree in General Biology from Manchester Community College. Her educational background equipped her with comprehensive project management skills, which she applies in her current and previous roles.
Skills and Abilities
Amanda has developed a diverse skill set through her career, including customer and supplier relationship development, interdepartmental communication, order entry, contract verification, hardware tracking, purchase order placement, expediting, bill of materials management, cost estimation, scheduling, and creating ISO:9001 compliant work instructions. She also uses Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to create and share project status reports.
Career Transition and Interests
Amanda transitioned from a crafting background into the industrial distribution industry. She started her career as a fabric cutter at an art supply store, a role that supported her crafting hobbies. Over the years, she has successfully transferred her project management skills across different industries, enjoying the challenge of adapting to new fields while leveraging the similarities and acknowledging the differences.