FRED SOELTER
310-749-9453 ¡ Fred[at]Soelter.us
PROJECT/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Experienced, Large Project and Operations Manager with over15 years experience in large complex urban construction projects. Proven track record in design/build, project management, budgeting, permits, entitlements, regulatory compliance, purchasing and schedule development.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Soelter+Associates, Marina del Rey, CA 2009 – Present
Representative Clients:
S & K Dive
¡ Developed marketing plan, creating a Marina Cleanup and getting publicity in 3 local newspapers.
¡ Created strategic alliance with the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation for pier cleanup day.
Advanced Development Systems
¡ Analyzed company expansion into distributed solar systems on a utility scale with rooftop systems.
¡ Developed CPM schedule for photovoltaic panel system bidding, delivery and installation.
WOOD PARTNERS, Newport Beach, CA 2007 – 2008
LA High Rise Projects Manager
¡ Directed design/build team for first high rise residential tower built by company without General Contractor to save over $12M on $120M total project budget.
COMSTOCK HOMES, Manhattan Beach, CA 2006 – 2007
Director of Project Management
¡ Overall management of design team for a brownfield-remediation, 54-acre master planned residential community with 161 abandoned oil wells, now nations largest solar community.
¡ Mentored PM’s on concurrent individual projects, reducing entitlement time.
JOHN LAING HOMES, Newport Beach, CA 2004 – 2005
Vice President, Operations
¡ Leader in “House to Home†program that reduced new homeowner warranty complaints by 75%.
¡ Increased local contractor participation by 10% without affecting quality of work, costs or timelines.
¡ Professional Builder’s “Builder of the Yearâ€.
TOLL BROTHERS, Orange, CA 2001 – 2004
Project Manager / MultiFamily Director
¡ Ultimate oversight for entitlement and design of 1,400-unit, luxury condominium development project with then-market value of over $1B. 4 communities with townhomes and podiums.
¡ Complete P&L responsibility for 150 luxury home community, from grading to warranty.
KB HOME MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING GROUP, Long Beach, CA 1997 – 2001
Senior Construction Project Manager
¡ Owners’ representative, overseeing General Contractor budgets, schedules and quality on as many as 20 East Coast tax credit multifamily construction projects simultaneously.
RBB ARCHITECTS, Westwood, CA 1994 – 1997
Project Architect
¡ Twice led design team from concept to plan submittal in 90 days instead of usual six to ten months to receive state-subsidized, 10% on interest costs for each Hospital.
EDUCATION
Pepperdine University, Master of Business Administration Licensed General Contractor
University of Southern California, B.S., Architecture + Bachelor of Architecture Licensed Architect
Graduate, Bell Leadership Training and Center for Creative Leadership (Myers-Briggs: ENTP)