Michael Allen Rodgers Resume-Summary
Chapel Hill, NC
September 2007- Company closed down January 2009
ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC.- Eden, NC
Privately owned General Contractor-textile manufacturing & facilities construction
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
Sr. Vice-President
• Established office in Durham, NC with focus on engaging mixed-use, historic rehabilitation projects (effort to move business from declining textile industry)
• Business Development/marketing
• Installed first private HVAC geo-thermal well system for a commercial project in NC
• Platinum LEED project
• Historic tax credit construction (Mixed-Use, offices, retails, restaurants, residential)
• Incorporation of Community Workforce and MWBE diversity
September 2004 to September 2007
STRUEVER BROS. ECCLES & ROUSE, INC. - Durham, N.C.
Privately owned Urban Developer- Builder, Baltimore, MD, Mixed-use, Preservation, Historic, Adaptive Reuse, Green Building, recognition for Baltimore Inner Harbor, Providence ,RI, Wilmington, DE and Boston, MA urban re-development
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
Principal-In-Charge (Division Manager)
• Established SBER’s construction office in Durham, North Carolina
• Developed staff of 20+/- construction and planning employees overseeing $120 Million of historic, adaptive re-use and new construction projects (complex site, office, retail, restaurant, residential for sale & rental, new site infrastructure, mixed-use)
• Responsible for all facets of construction work within the development and design teams of the $100 million rehabilitation of the American Tobacco Historic District
• Business development, project management, estimating, hiring and coordination of professional consultants, architects, engineers, legal and governmental relations/processes. Real estate development responsibilities and relationship management with partners, lenders, government and community.
• Award winning team for diversity and minority business efforts, community workforce, mentoring programs, OSHA safety, community projects
January 2003 to September 2004
BOSTIC CONSTRUCTION, INC. – Greensboro, NC
Privately owned Multifamily Construction and Development firm, SE and Midwest, US Builder Top 10-Multi-family, Triad NC Fast 50, Vertically Integrated construction, building supplies, light manufacturing, import company
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
Corporate General manager – Vice President
• Profit and Loss
• General Construction Business Development and Relations
• Owner/ Contractor Contract Negotiations and management
• Oversight and coordination management among Construction, Development, Property Management, and Manufacturing/Distribution groups (120+ employees)
• Directed Architectural and Civil Engineering development
• Cash Management
• Operations responsibility of the following business areas:
Project Management, Production Management, pre-Construction and Scheduling, Low Voltage IT, Safety, Site Engineering and Management, Energy Star Program, Mold Prevention and Remediation, Bostic Metal Fabrication Company, Plans and Design Development, Interior Design, Facilities/Property and Human Resources
• Subcontractor relations
• Manage/ direct Construction Legal matters, oversight of all Construction Licensing
• Constructed over 7500 residential units, market rate and student housing, community centers, student centers, recreational facilities and company owned restaurant-grills. Geographical area-NC, SC, TN, GA, VA, AL, FL, IL
• Redirected focus to standardization of building and unit types, market rate product and student housing
• Integral in development of “Campus Pointe†student housing market theme, recipient Multifamily Executive Magazine Project of the Year-honorable mention (niche market)
• Implementation of corporate construction training program and Pre-Construction training
• NC OSHA safety awards- No lost man-hours 2003 and 2004
• Significant material cost reductions in expansion of direct manufacturer imports (China and Mexico)
• Implemented US Government “Energy Star†program; First US Multi-family Builder member
• Established Bostic Metal Fabrication Company- fabrication of all metal rail and fencing
• Led efforts and successfully executed a Charleston, SC historic, downtown school adaptive re-use project into a retirement center. Tax credit project.
April 1995 to January 2003
SUMMIT CONTRACTORS, INC. – Jacksonville, FL
(based from Charlotte, NC office)
Privately owned National General Construction firm, ENR Top 200, Commercial & Multi-family Builder, US Builder Top 10-Multi-family
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
Vice President-partner
• Founded NC Division, responsible for all aspects, including P&L
• Developed 30% of Company Revenues and Profits through Charlotte office ($75MM of $250MM annual revenue)
• Business Development, Owner relations and Owner contract negotiations
• Responsible for Subcontractor, Supplier and Government relations
• Recruitment and Hiring; project management, project superintendents, accounting and administrative staff
• Responsible for division operations; operating budgets, production, estimating, subcontractor & supplier relations, OSHA Safety compliance, property leases and legal affairs
• Successfully completed over 4700 multifamily units; NC, SC, VA, TX and 3 retail projects
• Developed new business area; 221(d)4 HUD program, manage HUD processes, coordination between lenders and Owners
• Actively and successfully lead rezoning/development teams for two Owners
• Established standardized Corporate subcontracts and data base of scopes of work for all trades
• Incorporated repeat client program with focus on strategic partnering of subcontractor base for effective cost control and quality improvements
• Planned and managed NC restructuring into corporate centralization program and assisted in same for Phoenix and Miami divisions
February 1992 to April 1995
FAIRFIELD DEVLOPMENT, INC. – Dallas, TX
Privately owned national Multi-family development, construction and management firm
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
East Coast Division Manager – Charlotte, North Carolina
• Develop and implement full business plan for troubled division (Charlotte, Cary, Durham, NC properties)
• Personnel (major restructuring)
• Completed approximately $80 Million in projects – (included 2 project restarts & significant subcontractor/supplier restructuring)
• Cash Management
• Lender & Investor relations
• Successfully managed property purchases and re-zoning efforts for forward business plan
• Achieved budget, profit and scheduling goals with future projects as planned
• Completed reorganization and down-sizing of operations per business plan as committed
June 1986 to January 1992
The following companies, partnerships and positions were held overlapping and/or simultaneously as our business expanded. All were based out of the Greater Baltimore, Maryland area.
U.S. HEALTH, INC. / HOLIDAY SPAS HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTERS – Towson, MD
Publicly owned national health and exercise club chain, NASDAQ, (Sold to Bally Manufacturing in 1990)
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
-U.S. Health, Inc., Vice President Construction and Design
(companies & partnerships exclusive to real estate development, construction & property management)
 The Foundation Development Group, Inc. – real estate development, Vice-President – Partner
 Terminus, Inc.-new development, retail and MF, Vice-President-Partner
 Harbond Associates- Multi-family acquisitions and property management, Vice President
 Harford Land Development- apartment and condominium development, Vice President and Managing Limited Partner
 North Point Partners – shopping center property management, General Manager
• Managed aggressive Holiday Spas expansion program including new construction, space expansion, and renovation projects in Virginia, DC, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts
• Established program of in-house general construction and hiring general contractors to accelerate Holiday Spas’ building program
• Participated in site selection and re-zoning processes for Holiday Spas, directed for other entities
• Managed governmental processes related to building, permits and licensing
• Direct and manage professional services related to projects (architects, engineers, legal)
• Participating in Marketing development process to better design and coordinate club needs
• Managed Architectural design program coordinating market changes and physical plant design
• Participated in retail lease and land purchase negotiations
• Incorporated U.S. Health’s first computerized construction cost control system
• Construction, property management, leasing and sales, lender relations for other entities
• Negotiated Real Estate Firm’s sales agent agreements
• Managed legal affairs, including condominium document creation and property associations
• President of each homeowner association until turnover
• Two successful apartment property conversions to Senior Citizen communities
• Coordinated all political activities for development promotion
• BUILDER MAGAZINE, Builder’s Best Award- Most Outstanding Multi-Family Development 1990
• Recipient Maryland Home Builders’ Association, Grand Marketing Award, two-Award of Excellence
• Bel Air, Maryland- Most improved Property 1989 (HUD acquisition converted to Senior Citizen rental)
• Converted 120,000 sq. ft. non-performing shopping center into active, profitable center
October 1984 to June 1986
OXFORD DEVELOPEMENT, INC. – Charlotte, NC
Privately owned Real Estate development, construction and property management company
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
Project Manager – Charlotte, NC office
• Plan and manage all phases of construction for multiple projects
• Sub-contract negotiations and purchasing
• Permit processing
• Assist developers
• Constructed region’s first project within in schedule and budget
• Took over 3 separate troubled projects and completed (2 within budget and 1 ahead of original schedule)
• Lead construction reparation in successful Million dollar+ arbitration settlement (trained under nationally renowned construction claims expert, Dr. Ma of Ma and Greenberg)
• Recruited and constructed first fast-track multi-family units in NC area with Texas-Hispanic subcontractors
May 1975 to September 1984
C. B. ASKINS AND COMMPANY – Lake City, SC
Privately owned general contractor, institutional, commercial and retail projects
Position/ Responsibilities/ Achievements
Superintendent/ Assistant Superintendent
Positions of increased responsibility over time. (Worked part time as I completed my college education from 1980-1982)
• Solicit, estimate and contract for projects (1982-84 only)
• Superintendent –responsible and successful for meeting schedules and quality
• All projects completed within schedule and budget without exception
• Completed construction of 3 public schools, 1 shopping center, and supervised portions of the FMC College media center, Florence County, SC Federal court house, Florence General Hospital and various smaller assignments. Completed three historical restorations; the General Wade Hampton III Millwood home- Columbia, SC, an architecturally significant 18th century farm house- Winnsboro, SC and a circa 1830 SC low-country plantation home- Lake City, SC
EDUCATION:
1980-1982 FRANCIS MARION COLLEGE, Florence, SC GPA 3.8
B. S. Political Science/ Government Administration (Pre-Law)
Minor History
1972-1975 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, Clemson, SC
Building Construction and Management – School of Architecture/Building Construction Management
Multiple post graduate classes and studies, i.e. Johns Hopkins University-School of Real Estate masters program, NC State University-wood design & properties, Clemson University- computerized scheduling, concrete design, masonry design, etc.
Valued Misc. Experience through business associations: Structural design work, wood truss manufacturing, concrete products manufacturing, real estate sales, entertainment marketing
EDUCATION HONORS/AWARDS/ASSOCIATIONS:
Scholarship-SC American Bar Association
Scholarship- FMC Department of Political Science
US Congressional Lyndon B. Johnson Scholarship
US Senate Intern, US Congress Intern, SC Legislature Intern
ODK National Leadership and Honor Society
Kappa Alpha Order-Delta Tau Chapter
Dean’s List
Student Government Association Vice President-FMC
Most Outstanding Senior Award – FMC
State SGA Senator
Furman University Scholar Award
Wofford College Scholar Award
Editor of Yearbook – Best in South Award
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