Join a professional company that is in the Commercial / Multifamily construction industries. Join them as their Project Manager for the Houston area.
Luis Lopez
Spring, Texas 77379
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
Senior Business Executive with over twenty-five years experience in the Construction Business and Real Estate development industries. Responsibilities included project due diligence, acquisition, finance, construction management, project management, business administration and business development. Experience includes residential and commercial projects, domestic and international.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995 – Present Point Realty Advisors Inc. Houston, Texas
Project Manager
Managed this Houston based General Contracting / Construction firm to provide Turn-Key construction services to commercial and residential clients in the Houston and surrounding areas. Commercial work includes Tenant Build-outs or building renovation and upgrading for developers and commercial property owners. Performed full services for projects including all estimating, budgeting, construction and development responsibilities. Sample projects below.
Ravenwood Parque Condominiums.
Directed the acquisition, conversion, renovation and sales of a 118-unit condominium project in the Spring Branch area of Houston. Structured and secured the financing for the project. Scope of work included full rebuilding of the site buildings and residential units. The project value $5.0 million dollars.
French Estates Townhomes.
Directed the acquisition of the raw land to develop an upscale townhome community in Houston. Negotiated the acquisition and financing for the construction project. Selected all team participants. Managed the construction and development of the site and buildings. The project value $7.8 million dollars.
Residential Renovations
Performed multiple residential Kitchen and Bath remodeling projects. Included complete tear out of existing structures then design and installation of the new products. Projects ranged from $30k each for Bathroom remodels to $80k each for Kitchen remodels.
Commercial Construction
Performed multiple commercial Tenant Build Outs for developers, property owners, tenants and management companies. Business types included Retail store fronts, Insurance offices, Jewelry stores, Accounting offices, Full Restaurants and more. Projects ranged in value from $50k up to $400k each.
1989 - 1995 Corporate Contracting Services Inc. Houston, Texas
Project Manager
Managed this Houston based general contracting company to serve major real estate broker clients with their construction needs in the relocation arena. Clients included The Prudential, Home Equity, Gary Greene, Henry S. Miller, Shell, Exxon, Compaq and many others. Managed business development, marketing estimating, and project management.
* Scope of work included repairing and full upgrading of residential properties preparing them for resale.
* Sales volume doubled every year from inception.
* Expanded the territory from the Houston area to include Dallas and Austin.
* Structured and negotiated the sale of the firm to a third party.
1981 – 1989 SWIS Development Corp. Houston, Texas
Project Manager
Managed this real estate investment firm to develop low-income housing projects throughout the U.S and Mexico.
* Secured the services of and negotiated with the investment banking firm of Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc. Corporate Finance Division to structure the first of several planned $100,000,000. Real Estate Development Private Placement Funds utilizing the low income housing tax credits. This was for the new construction of several planned multifamily low income housing communities.
* Negotiated with and received financing approval from Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc. to acquire a major U.S. based construction company with a value of $40 - $65,000,000 to perform the construction for the above stated projects.
* Directed the acquisition and development of a 23 acre, model multi-family low income home community in Houston, SWIS Village on The Park. Secured and negotiated the financing for the construction project. Served as the Construction Project Manager during the construction and development of the site and buildings. The project value when completed $8.5 million dollars.
* Negotiated with and secured a joint venture agreement from the C.T.M. (National Labor Union Of Mexico) to develop and operate a $2.0 Million dollar modular home manufacturing facility in Matamoros Mexico with a production capacity of 45 homes per month. This included the development of their Seccion 16 subdivision.
* Designed, built and operated a $2.0 Million dollar panelized home manufacturing facility in Brownsville Texas. This plant was used to produce factory built homes used for development of the Victorian Estates subdivision.
* Converted a $13 million dollar 300 unit lake side apartment community into a $27.0 Million dollar condominium project, Chateau Beauclair Condominium Homes. Duties included complete Construction Project Management of the full remodeling of the units and the physical conversion of the buildings and site.
* Developed a $1.5 Million dollar Low Income Housing subdivision in Brownsville Texas, Victorian Estates.
1974 – 1981 Vancouver Properties & Investments & Southern Commercial Industries Houston, Texas
Assistant Project Manager
* Assisted in negotiations with the Business Development Managers of the Engineering and Design firm, The Austin Company, for construction projects in Guatemala, Social Security Department, and Military Defense Department.
* Designed modular housing units for earthquake emergency relief efforts in Guatemala, US AID
* Project Manager for emergency M.A.S.H. units in El Salvador, CIA, El Salvador Military Department.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Skilled negotiator with track record of forging corporate-level strategic partnerships to drive business development.
* Directed a startup firm with no assets up to $35+ million within 24 months.
* Structured financing of $100 million dollar private placements for projects with Investment Bankers.
* Negotiated with Engineering & Design firms for a national construction & development program.
* Led a startup firm from no sales to double sales volume in 2nd year, double sales volume again 3rd year, and then a successful sale of the company to a third party by the 4th year.
* Assisted in negotiations with large Engineering & Design firms for international construction projects ranging in value up to $65+ million.
Broad-based background in negotiations, operations, business management and finance.
* Negotiated loans ranging from $500k to $11+ million each.
* Negotiated acquisition of raw land for development and properties for conversion.
* Developed investment parameters for Structured Financing of Private Placements with Investment Bankers.
* Selected all professional project team participants such as architects, engineers, contractors and employees.
Adept strategist with keen market sense and proven ability to open markets and identify business development opportunities.
* Identified market voids and developed market products to develop.
* Performed due diligence on all projects prior to acquisition.
* Prepared all loan / investment requests including market and feasibility studies.
Proven Leadership qualities and a results-oriented team leader. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
EDUCATION
Civil Engineering University Of Houston, 1973 – 1975
Bilingual – English / Spanish
Proficient in Xactimate Estimating Software
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet Based Research, Reading & Analyzing blueprints,
Title Reports, Financial Statements, Budgets, Estimates, Contracts.
Experienced in managing support teams such as Architects, Engineers, Estimators, Superintendents, City Officials, Inspectors, Attorneys, Title Companies, Insurance Companies.
Originated & Coordinated Efforts with Mortgage Bankers, Lenders, Investment Bankers and Investors.
Prepared Corporate Financial Statements, Loan Requests, Feasibility Studies, Due Diligence Reports.
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