To serve in a capacity where I can continue to lead teams at all levels to the successful completion of project goals.
Experience:
• Division President / Operations Manager, Rausch Coleman Homes (Fort Smith, AR) (2007 – 2008)
o Minority owner with P&L responsibility for the Fort Smith division.
o Managed all aspects of division including: Sales, Marketing, Purchasing and Estimating, Plan Development, Financing, and Construction.
o Achieved $560,000 in net income for 2007 on 84 homes closed.
o Revenue for 2008 was in excess of $10,000,000 on 74 homes closed.
o Division maintained sales and permitting levels from 2007 increasing market share to 44% of new homes sold in 2008 while overall permits in market are down 40%.
o Managing partner for two public / private partnerships involving federal, state, and city funds focused on providing new homes for low to moderate income buyers in mixed income communities.
o Grew sales participation from outside Realtors from less than 20% in 2007 to 49% in 2008.
o Licensed General Contractor and Realtor.
• Executive Vice President, KB Home (New Orleans, LA) (2005 - 2007)
o P&L responsibility for the New Orleans / Baton Rouge division.
o Opened a start up division in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
o Within one year of storm, my team opened four communities, completed one model and generated a backlog of 25 sales with a total of 38 homes under construction.
o Managed single family portion of a federal housing redevelopment project including DBE, OSHA and EPA compliance.
o Responsible for creating a customer satisfaction plan and culture resulting in a 9.3 overall weighted average JD Powers and Associates score.
o Drove a direct cost reduction initiative targeting the ten top selling plans, achieving in three months, an average savings of $9,036 per plan or $4.67 per square foot. The top two plans realized direct cost reductions of 13.63% on average.
o Responsible for staffing and training the sales and operations team.
o Created a portfolio of five plan series including twenty-two total plans with multiple elevations and an attached town home series, all with architecture compatible to the region.
o Executive Committee member with joint venture partner.
o Qualifying party for Commercial and Residential licenses from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for General Contractors.
o Developed and launched a centralized scheduling tool specific to product type and municipality.
• Division President, Wayne Homes By Centex (Cincinnati, OH) (2004 – 2005)
o P&L responsibility for the Cincinnati division.
o Accomplishments include a 29% increase in closings.
o Improved cash flow to greater than 100% and led the region in cash flow.
o Reorganized and retooled division staff to align with customer requirements.
o Facilitated development of a written customer satisfaction plan to drive improved JD Powers ratings.
o Reduced Variance spending per job by 26.5%.
o Facilitated three region/division Field Manager Training Programs.
o Managed the development of new plans region wide.
o Region Construction Services Manager (March 2004-August 2004)
o Hired and trained a staff for a new regional operation consisting of an estimating group, a drafting group and two Purchasing Managers.
o Taught/facilitated two Estimating 101 programs.
o Managed the creation of a new estimating database.
o Participated in two purchasing blitzes.
• Purchasing Manager, Ryland Homes (Mason, OH) (2003 – 2004)
o Responsible for the purchasing function of the Ohio Valley Division.
o Participated in regional Purchasing Manager meetings to coordinate regional and national purchasing initiatives.
o Researched new products and construction methods to improve final product for homebuyer.
o Hired and negotiated contracts with subcontractors and suppliers.
o Managed the rebate program for the division and actively pursued new opportunities for rebates.
o Responsible for managing the purchasing staff in the maintenance of the purchasing database and start package process.
o Assisted in developing plan series specification levels.
o Bid out and estimated new plans and plan revisions.
o Priced custom option requests.
• Estimating and Budget Manager, Shea Homes (Charlotte, NC) (2000 – 2003)
o Responsible for maintaining base plan budgets, and producing quarterly cost updates.
o Generated preliminary and final plan estimates and budgets.
o Supervised CAD department.
o Actively participated in the plan development process (single family and condominium) through value engineering and creation of preliminary estimates for potential new plans.
o Reviewed job start estimates, plans, and budgets.
o Troubleshoot product development and structural engineering obstacles.
o Responsible for implementing FAST database software for the Production Department.
o Negotiated contracts with subcontractors.
o Held General Contractors License –Building Classification, for the state of North Carolina (1993 – 2003).
• Product Development Manager, Centex Homes (Charlotte, NC) (1994 – 2000)
o Responsible for new product development, prototype construction, and plan maintenance.
o Set all lot specific budgeting for every new home including home placement, foundation heights, drive location, extra landscaping etc…
o Established subdivision site specific budgeting to help set sales pricing (Section Checks).
o Certified as Mid-Atlantic regional Estimating instructor.
o Certified to teach Centex Production Management Training Program.
o Estimating Manager, (1-1/2 years).
o Negotiated contracts with suppliers, estimated new product, researched new products and methods of construction.
o Responsible for the plan approval, permitting, and base budgeting for the division’s first condominium project.
o Responsible for sending new home start packages to the field utilizing an IBM AS400 database program.
o Field Auditor, (6 months).
o Field verified estimates and plans through variance spending research.
o Trained Field Managers and subcontractors on material usage and construction methodology.
o Estimator, (1 year).
o Estimated new product as well as non-standard custom change orders.
o Built nine prototype homes to verify the estimates, estimating methodology, and plans.
o Field Manager, (2 years).
• Assistant Office Manager, Southern Window and Door / Craftline Distribution Center (Charlotte, NC) (1990 – 1994)
Education:
• North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.A. Business Management with concentration in Accounting.
• Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America).
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