Project Overview I’m building an AI-powered educational platform called Autism Scout, designed to help autism parents better understand behavioral challenges through structured, evidence-informed reasoning. This is not a project to replace BCBAs or provide diagnosis, assessment, or individualized treatment. Instead, Autism Scout is being designed to teach parents how to think through challenges using a transparent clinical reasoning process inspired by evidence-based practice. To support that goal, I’ve created the first draft of the Autism Scout Clinical Reasoning System (ACRS)—a structured specification that defines how the AI reasons before making recommendations. I’m looking for an experienced BCBA to serve as a Clinical Consultant and review this foundational framework. ⸻ About the Project The ACRS is not a collection of prompts. It is not a treatment manual. It is a structured reasoning specification that defines: * Clinical reasoning principles * Safety framework * Communication-first reasoning * Sensory considerations * Functional behavior assessment logic * Confidence and uncertainty framework * Parent coaching methodology * Professional boundaries * Evidence-informed decision making The objective is to ensure that the reasoning process is clinically sound, transparent, neuro-affirming, and appropriate for an educational AI platform. ⸻ What I’m Looking For I’m seeking an experienced BCBA who enjoys thinking at a systems level and can provide thoughtful, constructive feedback on clinical reasoning. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys: * Clinical consultation * Parent education * Reviewing frameworks and methodologies * Improving systems rather than only individual cases * Helping shape an innovative educational product ⸻ Responsibilities You’ll review the complete ACRS specification and provide feedback on: * Clinical accuracy * Reasoning sequence * Missing considerations * Functional behavior assessment principles * Communication considerations * Sensory reasoning * Neuro-affirming alignment * Parent coaching methodology * Safety considerations * Professional boundaries * Evidence-informed practice * Areas of uncertainty or overconfidence The focus is on improving the quality of the reasoning, not editing grammar or rewriting the document. ⸻ Deliverables * Review the complete ACRS specification (approximately 60–100 pages upon completion). * Provide written comments, annotations, and recommendations throughout the document. * Identify gaps, incorrect assumptions, or opportunities for improvement. * Participate in one virtual review meeting (60–90 minutes) to discuss your feedback. * Review the revised version and provide final recommendations before Version 1.0. ⸻ Desired Qualifications Required: * Active BCBA certification in good standing. * Minimum 8 years of clinical experience. * Extensive experience working directly with autistic individuals and their families. * Experience providing parent training or caregiver coaching. * Strong written communication skills. Preferred: * Clinical leadership experience. * Experience supervising other BCBAs. * Experience developing clinical protocols or training materials. * Interest in technology or AI-assisted educational tools. * Familiarity with neuro-affirming practices while maintaining an evidence-based approach. ⸻ Compensation Fixed-price consulting engagement. Budget: $1,000 Milestone 1 – Initial review and written feedback: $600 Milestone 2 – Virtual consultation meeting: $200 Milestone 3 – Review of revised specification and final recommendations: $200 ⸻ Important This project is not asking you to endorse an AI product or replace your professional judgment. Instead, you’re being asked to evaluate whether the reasoning framework reflects sound, evidence-informed clinical thinking suitable for an educational tool designed for parents. The goal is to create an AI system that is transparent about uncertainty, respects professional boundaries, and encourages parents to seek qualified professionals whenever appropriate. ⸻ To Apply Please include: 1. A brief summary of your clinical experience. 2. Your experience providing parent training or caregiver coaching. 3. Any experience developing clinical frameworks, protocols, or educational materials. 4. Why this project interests you. 5. Your availability over the next 4–6 weeks. If selected, I’ll share the first draft of the Autism Scout Clinical Reasoning System (ACRS) for review.

I am seeking a highly experienced consultant with deep expertise in outpatient psychiatry billing, coding, compliance, payer audits, and medical necessity. Purpose of this project I have significant experience in outpatient psychiatry operations and finance and have analyzed one successful insurance-based psychiatry practice in depth. I am currently performing **fundraising and investment due diligence** for an outpatient psychiatry business model. My objective is **not** to learn basic coding rules. I need to determine whether the billing model I have analyzed is **common, replicable, sustainable, and fully compliant across multiple outpatient psychiatry practices**, or whether it is unique to a single practice. **This analysis is critical because the percentage of recurring medication-management visits billed as 99213 versus 99214 has a substantial impact on practice profitability and investment returns. A materially higher proportion of 99213 claims can significantly reduce profitability, so I need to understand what billing distributions are both common and supportable under payer rules and documentation requirements.** I am specifically looking for someone who has **worked with several outpatient psychiatry clinics** and has a deep understanding of billing utilization patterns, compliance, audits, and documentation requirements across multiple organizations—not just one practice. ### Topics I would like to discuss * Typical percentage of recurring medication-management visits billed as: * 99213 * 99214 * 99215 * Typical percentage of medication-management visits that also include **90833**. * How common it is for established outpatient psychiatry practices to bill **90% or more of recurring medication-management visits as 99214**, and whether this is generally sustainable when documentation is appropriate. * Whether practices with **90%+ utilization of both 99214 and 90833** are common, uncommon, or exceptional across the industry. * Whether this billing profile would generally be expected to withstand commercial payer and Medicare audits if documentation supports the services billed. * Common reasons payers downcode or recoup 99214 and 90833 claims. * Documentation standards necessary to consistently support **moderate medical decision making** for 99214. * How experienced psychiatrists and PMHNPs document visits to support compliant coding. * Internal audit processes, provider education, documentation templates, and quality assurance programs used by successful outpatient psychiatry groups. * Whether the billing and documentation structure I have observed (90% plus 99214) is representative of well-run outpatient psychiatry practices or is unique to a particular organization. ### Ideal experience * Has worked with **multiple outpatient psychiatry practices**, either as a consultant, compliance officer, coding auditor, revenue cycle leader, or senior billing executive. * Has firsthand knowledge of **actual coding utilization data** across several practices, including typical percentages of **99213, 99214, 99215, and 90833**. * Extensive experience with outpatient psychiatry billing, coding, and compliance. * Experience with commercial insurance and Medicare audits. * Experience implementing or overseeing compliant billing and documentation programs for psychiatry practices. * Certified coder and/or compliance professional (e.g., CPC, CPMA, CCS, CHC) is preferred. * Able to discuss real-world audit experience, benchmark utilization patterns across practices, and provide practical recommendations—not simply explain CPT coding guidelines. **Selection process** I would like to begin with an interview to discuss your background and experience. This initial conversation is intended to determine whether your experience is a good fit for this project. There is potential for additional consulting work afterward if we decide to move forward.

JOB TITLE: Maryland Sales and Use Tax Attorney — Digital Product Classification and Employer Registration (22 Products, Fixed Fee) CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Fee Single written memorandum, two-part deliverable IMPORTANT — READ BEFORE APPLYING A full Statement of Work is available upon selection. Review this posting carefully before submitting a proposal. OVERVIEW We operate a consumer safety technology platform under a four-entity Delaware holding company structure. The platform is a downloadable mobile application that generates and stores user-created evidence and delivers certified forensic packages to credentialed third-party professionals. We are preparing to go live in Maryland and need a written tax determination before products are created in live mode. We have read Maryland Business Tax Tip #29 in detail and are bringing specific readings for confirmation or correction rather than open-ended questions. This should reduce your starting point considerably compared to beginning from first principles. SCOPE — TWO PARTS PART 1: PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION — 22 PRODUCTS Six product categories require a Maryland sales and use tax determination: Consumer SaaS subscriptions — three monthly recurring tiers sold to individuals for personal safety use. Currently carrying a business-use tax code. We believe these are taxable personal-use SaaS at 6% and that the current code may be creating an under-collection risk. Session Boosters — three one-time add-on purchases for consumer accounts. Currently carrying a personal-use code with automatic tax not enabled. Need confirmation and correction where needed. Evidence Vault storage tiers — four monthly recurring subscriptions differing only by hosted storage quota. The platform is not bare cloud storage — subscribers stream and download files they created through an authenticated dashboard. Currently carry a SaaS electronic download code. We believe these may fall inside Maryland's cloud storage carve-out but are not certain the streaming and download functionality keeps them there. Extended Access subscription — monthly recurring subscription restoring temporary authenticated access to already-archived content. Two provisions in Tip #29 point in opposite directions. Needs a determination. Certified Evidence Package and processing fees — a generated forensic package delivered to a credentialed third-party professional who is not our subscriber and who retains it permanently. Four recipient classes with different default fees by recipient type. Compliance can waive or adjust any fee. We believe this qualifies as non-taxable customized information processing but need confirmation on the bundling question and the government exemption. Enterprise and government tier — five scenarios: organization seat license (custom per-seat recurring), subsidy credit pool (organization buys credits; employee checkout is reduced to zero with a valid credit and full price without), the full-price employee checkout when no credit exists, government and union invoices paid by purchase order or ACH outside the payment processor, and tax-exempt organizations before a certificate workflow is built. IMPLEMENTATION QUESTIONS Four questions have direct build consequences and must be answered: Does separate line-item statement within a single checkout session preserve the individual tax treatments of each product, or does the bundled transaction rule apply to the entire charge? Does Maryland treat the platform differently because it is a downloadable mobile application that performs part of its functionality locally on the device, including audio recording and GPS tracking, in addition to hosted cloud infrastructure? For multi-state enterprise buyers: does the apportionment mechanism apply, and if so what written statement must we obtain from the buyer? How should we handle potentially tax-exempt organizations before a certificate workflow is built? PART 2: EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING REGISTRATION A management services entity that serves as employer of record for all four companies in the group is a Delaware LLC. We expect Maryland-based employees within four months. We need to know whether that entity must register for Maryland employer withholding before hiring, whether SDAT foreign qualification is a prerequisite, and whether the registration should begin now in parallel with our sales tax registration. We also need to know whether the entity's role as management services provider to the operating companies creates any separate Maryland sales and use tax registration obligation. ONE OPEN ROYALTY BASE QUESTION One item remains open from a completed IRC Section 482 transfer pricing study: whether app-store commissions are deductible from Net Licensed Revenue. The study addressed processing fees, promotional discounts, and bad debts. Commissions are the remaining open item. DELIVERABLE FORMAT — NON-NEGOTIABLE The memorandum must be delivered in exactly two parts: Part A: A table with one row for every product, covering recommended tax code, taxable in Maryland yes or no, applicable rate, authority, certainty, and an implementation note stating what we must do for the treatment to hold. Where a product currently carries a code the attorney considers incorrect, the current code and the correct code must both be stated. Part B: A written response to each numbered question in the Statement of Work, structured by question number so completeness can be verified by matching Q numbers. A memorandum that omits any question does not constitute delivery and does not trigger payment. The memorandum must be dated and state the attorney's name. Both will be recorded in our platform's tax advisor configuration record alongside each classification. Payment releases only when both parts are complete and all questions are addressed. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Licensed tax attorney or CPA in good standing — provide license number and state Maryland sales and use tax experience, specifically classification of digital products, SaaS, cloud storage, and electronically delivered content — general federal tax experience is not a substitute Familiarity with Maryland Business Tax Tip #29 — candidates who can reference it without looking it up are strongly preferred Experience with multi-entity holding structures and intercompany transactions is helpful but not required SCREENING QUESTIONS — ANSWER ALL FOUR Confirm your license number, state, and credential type (attorney or CPA). Describe your experience with Maryland sales and use tax classification of digital products, SaaS, or cloud storage. Have you worked with Business Tax Tip #29? Provide your hourly rate or proposed fixed fee for this scope, and confirm your availability for seven-day delivery. Note any conflict check you require before proceeding. TO APPLY Answer all four screening questions. Reference specific sections of the scope summary where relevant. The full Statement of Work is provided upon selection. Proposals without answers to all four questions will not be reviewed.

Part-Time Virtual Administrative Assistant — Telehealth Sleep Clinic Hours: ~10–15 hours/week to start, with room to grow as you take on more and as our practice grows Schedule: Flexible, with some availability during U.S. Eastern business hours Location: Fully remote (U.S.-based preferred) Rate: $25-35/hour, depending on experience About us Thrive Sleep Clinic is a small, growing telehealth clinic specializing in insomnia treatment — real, evidence-based care delivered by board-certified sleep specialists, entirely online. We're a warm, high-standards practice about to launch a new program and expecting to grow, and we're looking for the person who will keep our day-to-day operations running beautifully. The role You'll be the friendly, capable first point of contact for our patients and the operational backbone of the clinic. Day to day, that means: * Answering and returning clinic phone calls and emails with warmth and professionalism * Managing scheduling: bookings, reschedules, waitlists, and calendar coordination for our clinicians * Helping patients with basic tech support (finding their video link, resetting access to our patient platform, troubleshooting simple issues) * Keeping our systems tidy: intake follow-ups, records of inquiries, and light administrative upkeep in tools like Acuity Scheduling, Squarespace, and Gmail * Spotting problems before they grow — and telling us what should work better We want to hire a long-term colleague, rather than a temporary task-completer. In fact, we want you to make yourself indispensable by making the operation not depend on any one person. Our goal is for you to gradually own day-to-day operations so completely, with such clear systems and documentation, that the clinic runs smoothly even when the founder is on vacation for a month. If building sustainable workflows from scratch sounds satisfying rather than daunting, you'll love this. You're probably a great fit if you have * Customer service experience, ideally in healthcare or another service-based business (medical/dental/therapy office, wellness, hospitality, etc.) * A professional and genuinely warm communication style — many of our patients are exhausted when they reach us, and kindness matters here * Strong tech savviness: comfortable learning new software quickly (we use Acuity, Squarespace, Stripe, Google Workspace, and a telehealth platform) * Excellent organizational skills and sharp attention to detail * Great problem-solving instincts: you figure things out, and you know when to ask * Initiative: you don't wait to be told — you notice, propose, document, and improve * Discretion and reliability: you'll handle sensitive information, and confidentiality training (HIPAA) will be part of onboarding — prior experience with it is a plus * Clear, prompt written communication (much of our work happens over email and chat) Nice to have * Experience at a medical, mental health, or telehealth practice * Experience writing SOPs or how-to documentation * Familiarity with Acuity Scheduling or similar booking systems What we offer * Flexible, steady part-time work with a clinic that treats its team the way it treats its patients * A real voice in how things are run — your systems and ideas will shape the practice * Growth in hours and responsibility as the clinic grows * A supportive, low-drama, appreciation-forward work environment How to apply Send a short cover note (a few sentences is fine) answering these: 1. Tell us about a time you took a messy process and made it run smoothly — what was broken, what you changed, and what broke first when you rolled it out. 2. Which scheduling or practice-management tools have you used, and what's one thing about your most-used tool that annoys you? 3. A patient calls saying their video link isn't working and their appointment starts in 10 minutes. What do you do, in order? 4. What's your general weekly availability, in U.S. Eastern time? So we know you read this far: please include the word "lighthouse" in the first line of your application. Our process is simple: we review every application personally, invite strong candidates to a short video call, and then offer finalists a small paid trial task (about an hour of realistic work) before making a decision. We'll respond to strong candidates within a few days. We're excited to meet you!

We require a US Tax professional (CPA, EA, or tax preparer) for handling taxes for our company. Kindly quote your total fixed price for your service proposal. About the Company: Wyoming multi-member LLC (with 2 members, 50% each) Started on December 4, 2025 - so the year 2025 is a 4-week year No operations at all during 2025 - hence no income, no expense, no bank transaction, no US employee Both partners are non-US persons (i.e., non-residents, no SSN, residing outside of the USA) Extension has been filed successfully - 1065 extension to September 15, 2026 EIN number already has been issued Company continues its business operations in 2026 Scope of work: Preparation and e-filing of the 2025 Form 1065 (zero-activity short year) and preparation of Schedule K-1 for each member prior to 9/15/2026 Recommend whether Schedules K-2/K-3 are needed in the case of zero-activity year (preparation of the said schedules in case if yes) ITIN applications (Form W-7) for both of the members, since we are outside the US territory, could you advise whether you are a Certifying Acceptance Agent (CAA) yourself or you cooperate with such CAAs? Is there any possibility of conducting the passport verification through video conference or any other documents would be necessary to provide? Recommend whether any of the members is subject to file the 2025 Form 1040-NR due to zero activity Please indicate in your proposal: Total fixed price in detail: (a) Form 1065 with K-1s; (b) ITIN services per person; (c) 1040-NR if necessary; Whether you are a CAA or you have any procedure for obtaining ITINs for clients outside the US Experience working with foreign owned US LLCs (mandatory item); Timeline for each task. Future considerations, this is an undertaking from our side: In case there are no issues with the preparation of 2025 filing (the filing is done properly, in a timely manner, and with proper communication), then we will receive 2026 tax year filing as well. As the business will be operating in 2026, this would be more substantial, ongoing engagement (Form 1065, K-1s, etc.). We are searching for a tax advisor for the long term, not for the short run. If you have an annual compliance package for foreign-owned LLC, please include it in your proposal.

I’m looking for a qualified retirement-planning professional to perform a final review of a retirement planning Excel workbook before commercial release. Preferred credentials include CFP®, CPA/PFS, ChFC®, or relevant retirement-planning and advisory experience. This is an educational retirement planning product. It is not a request to create a personal financial plan or provide individualized financial advice. The workbook is already complete and includes: Retirement savings projections A 4% Rule benchmark Year-by-year retirement longevity analysis Social Security claiming-age adjustments Healthcare and long-term-care planning Retirement tax assumptions Coast FIRE calculations Guidance for people who are still working, already retired, or continuing to contribute after retirement The workbook has already undergone Excel formula auditing and technical QA. The methodology, structure, and design are substantially complete. This review should focus on: Accuracy and reasonableness of the retirement planning assumptions Whether the calculations and outputs are presented appropriately for an educational product Consistency between the workbook, Dashboard results, and year-by-year simulation Social Security, healthcare, long-term-care, tax, and withdrawal assumptions Whether any wording could mislead users or overstate what the planner can determine Any material omissions or issues that should be addressed before release This is a review and validation project, not an Excel development or product-redesign assignment. Please identify material issues rather than suggesting optional feature additions unless they are necessary for accuracy or user understanding. Desired Qualifications: Active CFP®, CPA/PFS, or ChFC® credential preferred Experience with retirement income planning Social Security planning Retirement withdrawal strategies Healthcare and long-term-care planning Retirement tax considerations Experience reviewing calculators, spreadsheets, educational tools, or consumer financial products is a plus Deliverables: Completed review of the finished workbook and supporting materials Written assessment identifying any material issues, unreasonable assumptions, or misleading language Brief confirmation of whether the product appears appropriate for commercial release as an educational planning tool Please Include: Your CFP®, CPA/PFS, or ChFC® credential and verification Relevant retirement planning experience Experience reviewing financial calculators or educational products Estimated turnaround time Fixed-price quote

I'm the owner-operator of a small field service business in Georgia getting ahead of a multi-year tax situation before it becomes an enforcement problem. Several years are unfiled or need adjustment Federal and State of Georgia and I'm coming into compliance voluntarily. No notices have been received. I have a bookkeeper auditing the books now, so accurate financials are 3–5 weeks out. I need a licensed professional to own this end to end: transcripts, prep, filing, and resolution. This is a proactive compliance engagement in an attempt to avoid fire drill. PROJECT SCOPE & DELIVERABLES Phase 1 - Transcripts & Assessment (can start immediately): - File POA/authorization and pull IRS wage & income and account transcripts for relevant years. I want to confirm what W2s and 1099s are on record for me before anything is filed - Assess my standing with the Georgia Department of Revenue the same way - Confirm the true filing picture: 2022, 2024, and 2025 are unfiled or needing correcting; verify all years via transcript - Assess 1099 information-return compliance (I pay 1099 subcontractors and flag any missing 1099-NEC filings and the exposure - Assess whether any payroll (941) exposure exists (likely none payroll only recently started via a payroll provider but verify) - Deliverable: a written summary of exactly where I stand with the IRS and GA DOR, what's owed or estimated, what must be filed, and your recommended resolution path with timeline Phase 2 - Return Preparation & Filing (bookkeeper delivery ~3–5 weeks): - Prepare and file all unfiled federal or amend and Georgia returns (personal 1040 with business schedules; confirm entity treatment from transcripts and records) - Business and personal are currently tangled. Rectifying and filing them correctly and guiding me how to keep them separated going forward - Clean P&Ls per year will be delivered to you from QuickBooks Online/Wave Phase 3 - Resolution: - Penalty abatement wherever eligible (first-time abatement and reasonable cause) - Installment agreement or other collection alternative if the final balance requires one - Same on the Georgia side - Deliverable: fully filed, resolution plan in place, you as my representative of record until it's closed out NOT IN SCOPE - Bookkeeping (separately hired and in progress) - Ongoing tax planning/advisory (may discuss later with the right person, but this engagement is resolution only) - Legal matters (I have counsel) DEADLINE EXPECTATIONS - Phase 1 (transcripts/assessment): start within 1–2 weeks of hire - this does not need to wait on the books - Phase 2 (prep/filing): begins when clean financials are delivered, expected 3–5 weeks from now - Note: if any unfiled year has a refund, the 3-year claim window is a live deadline - factor that urgency into your plan - After your assessment, you set the realistic timeline. I value honest timelines over optimistic ones. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS - Active CPA license or EA enrollment verified. Include your credential, state, and status in your proposal. - Direct IRS representation and resolution experience: transcript analysis, unfiled/back-year returns, penalty abatement, installment agreements. Tax prep experience alone is not sufficient. - Georgia filing and GA DOR experience - required. You must know how Georgia handles back-year filings and balances. - Self-employed / small business / contractor clientele experience (Schedule C, 1099-heavy businesses) - Comfort untangling commingled business/personal finances HOW WE'LL WORK Directly with me, the owner. I'm responsive (blockers answered within 24 hours), direct. Async-first through Upwork messaging, with scheduled calls at key points (assessment findings, pre-filing review). All work and payment stays on Upwork. BUDGET Total engagement budget: $2,000–$5,000 depending on findings, priced per phase. Propose fixed prices for: - Phase 1: transcript pull + written assessment - Phase 2: per-year return preparation (federal + GA) - Phase 3: resolution work (or hourly with a cap — your recommendation) If transcripts reveal complexity beyond this scope, we'll re-scope openly but quote what's described here. TO APPLY, ANSWER THESE IN YOUR PROPOSAL 1. Your credential (CPA or EA), state, and current status. 2. Describe a case where you brought a non-filer with multiple unfiled years into compliance: scope, what you negotiated, outcome. 3. Your specific Georgia DOR experience - back-year filings, penalty treatment, payment arrangements. 4. A self-employed client comes to you with 3 unfiled years, commingled finances, and no notices received yet - walk me through your first steps and closeout. 5. Your fixed-price quote for Phase 1, your per-year prep fee for Phase 2, and how you'd price Phase 3. Clarifying questions are welcomed. Proposals that ignore the five questions won't be considered.

Senior Construction Procurement Manager (Structural Steel & Concrete) **Location:** Remote, United States (ability to support a major project in Queens, New York) **Engagement:** Project-based 1099 contract with potential for long-term work ## About the Opportunity Seeking a senior construction procurement professional to support the bidding and execution of structural-steel and miscellaneous-concrete packages for a large-scale development in Queens, New York. This is not a general purchasing or administrative role. The ideal candidate has extensive experience procuring construction materials, understands construction drawings and specifications, develops competitive procurement strategies, and manages supplier relationships while protecting project margins. ## Primary Responsibilities * Review structural-steel and concrete drawings, specifications, and bid documents. * Collaborate with CAD/detailing teams to validate material takeoffs. * Develop complete RFQ packages for manufacturers, fabricators, and distributors. * Source and qualify structural-steel, reinforcing-steel, concrete, and construction-accessory suppliers. * Obtain, evaluate, and level multiple supplier quotations. * Identify exclusions, scope gaps, alternates, freight costs, and long-lead materials. * Negotiate pricing, quote validity, payment terms, and delivery requirements. * Establish final material budgets and support pricing strategy. * Protect project gross margins through effective procurement controls. * Prepare and manage purchase orders, procurement logs, and material-release schedules. * Coordinate technical submittals, mill certificates, mix designs, and product data. * Track fabrication, shipping, and delivery milestones. * Manage risks related to price escalation, substitutions, shortages, and rejected materials. * Coordinate joint-check agreements, lien-waiver requirements, and supplier payment documentation. * Maintain documentation supporting MBE/DBE commercially useful function requirements. * Collaborate remotely with estimating, engineering, CAD/detailing, finance, compliance, and project teams. * Provide procurement reports and recommendations to project leadership. ## Required Experience * 10+ years of construction procurement, material management, or supply-chain experience. * Direct experience procuring structural steel and/or concrete-related materials. * Strong knowledge of CSI Division 03 (Concrete) and Division 05 (Metals). * Experience reading construction drawings, specifications, and material takeoffs. * Knowledge of structural steel shapes, plates, bolts, reinforcing steel, embeds, and related accessories. * Understanding of concrete mix requirements, rebar packages, and delivery coordination. * Demonstrated experience managing material procurement for large commercial or infrastructure projects. * Experience preparing RFQs, bid leveling, purchase orders, submittals, and procurement schedules. * Strong understanding of freight logistics, lead times, quote expiration, and price-escalation risk. * Experience coordinating with general contractors, engineers, fabricators, suppliers, and detailers. * Excellent written communication, documentation, and negotiation skills. * Based in the United States and available during Eastern Time business hours. ## Preferred Qualifications * New York City construction experience. * Experience working with major general contractors or construction managers. * Familiarity with MBE/DBE participation and commercially useful function requirements. * Experience with joint-check agreements and supplier-credit arrangements. * Knowledge of Buy America or domestic-content requirements. * Existing relationships with steel, rebar, concrete, or construction-material suppliers. * Experience supporting hospitality, entertainment, casino, stadium, or large mixed-use developments. * Familiarity with Bluebeam, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Microsoft Excel, and procurement-tracking systems. ## Initial Responsibilities The selected professional will initially assist with: * Reviewing bid packages and project specifications. * Developing a material scope and procurement-risk register. * Validating takeoffs with the CAD/detailing team. * Building an approved supplier list. * Preparing and managing RFQs. * Developing detailed bid-leveling comparisons. * Recommending pricing strategies, contingencies, and commercial terms. * Preparing procurement and material-delivery plans. * Establishing documentation supporting MBE/DBE compliance. * Supporting supplier negotiations and final bid submissions. ## Ideal Candidate You are a hands-on senior construction procurement professional who can quickly assess a complex project, identify procurement requirements, source qualified suppliers, uncover commercial risks, and protect project profitability. You understand that successful procurement is more than obtaining the lowest price—it involves purchasing the correct materials, ensuring specification compliance, managing lead times, protecting cash flow, and maintaining complete project documentation. ## Application Questions Please answer the following: 1. Describe the largest structural-steel or concrete-material package you have managed. 2. What was the approximate material value, and what were your responsibilities? 3. How do you protect a contractor from steel-price escalation and expiring supplier quotations? 4. What experience do you have with joint-check agreements? 5. Have you supported MBE/DBE-certified firms or commercially useful function documentation? 6. Which steel, rebar, or concrete suppliers have you worked with? 7. Are you available during Eastern Time business hours and for occasional meetings in New York City if required? 8. Please provide a redacted example of a procurement log, bid-leveling sheet, or material purchasing plan you developed. **Please do not apply if your experience is limited to retail, software, office supplies, or general corporate purchasing. Direct experience in construction-material procurement is required.**

This is for long term engineer that could work part time in Columbia, SC. Must be available for emergencies or any onsite work within 4 hours... Need someone who is available within ideally within 4 hours. Must be a Cisco CCNA or CCNP with good networking knowledge.

Looking for an existing Windows sysadmin that has deployed mini PCs in kiosk mode that are locked down to a web browser on a single domain. This is for a pilot deployment in a large corporate network. They have supplied a proxy and specific configuration that needs to be applied.