Andrea J. Scherer

Your Bucks County Connection

 Yardley Office
 69 S. Main Street
 Yardley, PA  19067

Experience

2005–present                  Long  & Foster Real Estate, Inc.       Yardley, PA

·  Coordinates the purchase and sale of residential and commercial real estate. Responsible for all aspects of marketing, project management, and contract negotiations for listed and purchased properties. Responsible for the design and maintenance of professional websites, certifications, and educational requirements. Applies knowledge of real estate statistical data to enhance client perspective on current market conditions.

2002–2005                  Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors          Yardley, PA

· Coordinates the purchase and sale of residential real estate.

2001–2002                       Weidel Realtors                           Yardley , PA

· Coordinates the purchase and sale of residential real estate.

2000–2001                       Operation Care Package               Yardley , PA

· Developed, designed, and implemented Internet based business which provides the shopping for, packaging of, and shipping of care packages to persons working outside of the United States.

2000–2000              GMAC Mortgage Corporation                 Horsham , PA

· Managed our corporate relationship with external and internal clients to ensure the highest quality service.

· Identified vulnerabilities in servicing operations and formed a team to correct deficiencies.

· Facilitated inter-department meetings to improve communications leading to improved quality of service to the client.

· Created a client survey to measure company performance.

1997 - 2000                      GMAC Mortgage Corporation         Horsham , PA

· Determined business requirements and design specifications for project implementation, one which lead to the creation of a separate enterprise.

· Managed projects through systems Life Cycle.

· Introduced tools and standards that improved project quality.

1996-1997                      GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corp    Horsham , PA

· Coordinated the successful conversion of a $2.9B loan servicing portfolio.

· Hired, trained, and managed a staff of 15 people to administer servicing operations.

1995-1996                    GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corp    Horsham , PA

· Enhanced, maintained, and documented a financial model used to value mortgage servicing portfolio.

· Performed valuation of prospective portfolio acquisitions for competitive bidding.

· Routinely reported findings and determinations to the Executive Committee for strategic planning.

1994-1995                   GMAC Mortgage Corporation               Horsham , PA

· Developed, documented, and maintained a mortgage prepayment model. This model served as a sub-component to a financial model used for valuing mortgage servicing portfolios (copy furnished upon request).

· Performed routine valuations of purchased and potential hedge acquisitions and reported these results to the Executive Committee.

· Performed routine valuation of internal servicing portfolio and prospective portfolio acquisitions.

1992-1994                 GMAC Mortgage Corporation               Horsham , PA

· Managed all accounting systems to include general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, and various relational database applications.

· Supervised a team of two employees.

1990-1992                   GMAC Mortgage Corporation               Horsham , PA

· Maintained general ledger and accounts payable systems.

· Scheduled nightly and year-end financial system processing.

· Coordinated and implemented software release upgrades.

· Developed and implemented financial systems training program.

1988-1990                  Newsweek, Inc.                             Mountain Lakes , NJ

· Reconciled state payroll tax accounts and international subscription accounts.

· Maintained general ledger system.

1988-1988                  GMAC Mortgage Corporation               Horsham , PA

· Sampled payroll data for accuracy and reported performance statistics to the SVP, Financial Operations.

· Researched and resolved longstanding reconciling items.

Military Experience

1985-2005             U.S. Army Reserve, Retired                

Rank/Position: MAJOR

· Logistics Readiness Center Officer In Charge, Fort Dix, NJ, 2004-2005. Responsible for ensuring mobilized units had the necessary equipment for deployment overseas in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle.  Managed a team of 15 soldiers, civilians, and contractors to ensure the success of this mission.

· Supply and Services Officer, Willow Grove, PA, 2002-2004. Responsible for the review, processing, and timely submission of Reports of Survey to administer loss of Government property.

· Detachment Commander, Norristown, PA, 2001-2002. Responsible for the command, control, readiness, and leadership of a detachment of 70 soldiers. Accountable for all aspects of mission accomplishment, personnel and logistical management, administrative support, mobilization, health, welfare, safety, and preparedness of detachment soldiers and their families.

· Deputy J4 (Logistics Officer), Bosnia-Herzegovina, June 1998 – February 1999. Prepared and submitted NATO and US Task Force budgets to ensure task force logistical preparedness. Plan, coordinate, and execute the procurement, distribution, and accountability of Task Force equipment and supplies. This includes but is not limited to the reconciliation, accounting, and maintenance of equipment to military standards. Provide logistical guidance to the subordinate elements to include education and training on computer systems used to manage government property.

· Combined Arms Services Staff School, 1996. Received extensive training on decision making to include problem analysis, developing courses of action, and quantifying decision making criteria.

· Project Coordinator, Pentagon, September 1994. Worked in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense/Special Operations Low Intensity Conflict (ASD/SOLIC). Responsible for planning and coordinating the approval process for Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) projects under various military commands. Verified that project requests met the guidelines mandated under Title 10 and made recommendations accordingly. Responsible for moving project proposals through the interagency approval process.

· Military Project Officer, 1987-1992, Grenada, WI. Managed Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) projects to include coordination with US Embassy officials, Air Force engineering resources, and local merchants.

Education

· Two month language immersion training.

· Elementary French I & II

· Intermediate French I & II

· MBA, Statistical Analysis and Management Information Systems

· BS Business Administration, Finance

Computer Skills

MS Office Professional, Visual Basic, MS Front Page, MS Project, various mortgage banking applications, various relational database applications (MS Access, Paradox, SQL), statistical software (Statistica, SAS, Minitab).

Other Skills

Secondary language: French

Professional Organizations

Lower Makefield Township Historical Architectural Review Board

National Association of REALTORS

Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS

Bucks County Association of REALTORS

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