SENIOR LEVEL CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
· Accomplished construction and development executive with more than 18 years of experience managing capital project portfolios, building effective multi-site project management teams, and applying creative cost based solutions to development challenges.
· “No Surprises†management approach, with strong experience in all aspects of project development including entitlements, governmental negotiations, programming and design, consultant selection and management, cost forecasting, cost control, financial analysis, and reporting.
· Proven success and passion for building project management teams and sustaining strong relationships with team members, partners, stakeholders, consultants, and governmental entities.
· Combines extensive corporate management experience with entrepreneurial real estate development and finance knowledge.
· Has assembled, motivated and led design and construction management teams in the successful design and development of more than 100 major projects with an aggregate investment of over $300M.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LOWE DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT (Lowe Enterprises), Brentwood, California • 2005 to Present
Vice President, Development Manager
· Serve as Vice President, Development Manager for a $150M (Phase I) resort development project located within SilverRock Resort, La Quinta CA.; with management responsibilities for remaining phased development totaling more than $500M.
· Responsible for management and execution of the Project business plan, and all aspects of the project development including; land entitlements, design, contracts, real estate marketing & sales, construction, management of design and hotel consultants, on-site personnel, risk management, accounting and legal.
· Led an 18 month negotiation effort with City of La Quinta Redevelopment Agency resulting in a multi-year, phased Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) for our firm covering all remaining resort development parcels at SilverRock; developable parcels comprise over 1,000 resort keys and 160,000 sf of resort retail with a total development value of over $500M.
· Authored and presented investment recommendation document approved by Lowe Investment Committee; which ultimately resulted in securing of Phase I project equity commitment of $35M through pension fund sources.
· Established on-site real estate preview center generating more than 1,400 registered leads; responsible for ensuring that project vision and quality are maintained in all marketing and communication materials.
· Responsible for generating all monthly/quarterly management and investor reports, and ensuring compliance with all existing project agreements including; DDA, Specific Plan, Development Management and Sales Agreement.
AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION, Santa Monica, California • 2001 to 2005
National Director of Construction
· Promoted to National Director of Construction; provided direction and leadership for Construction Management Team overseeing projects nationwide with an annual CapEx budget averaging $30M; responsible for project cash flow monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to Finance Department.
· Developed outstanding professional relationships and communication with regional operating executives to ensure projects were carried out with minimal impact to operating facilities.
· Spearheaded process and successfully led company transition from in-house interior design/purchasing to a more efficient outsourced, regionally based structure.
· Successfully managed the completion of a unique repair and improvement project, required as part of a corporate refinance initiative, which included over 1,200 individual projects spanning more than 130 different facilities. Assembled an in-house project management team that completed the assignment in less than 12 months.
· Consistently acknowledged for delivering projects on time and budget, while limiting departmental construction management costs to less than 1.5% of total budgets.
AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION, Santa Monica, California • 1995 to 2001
Director of Construction, Western Region
· Served as Director of Construction for the Western Region, which consisted of over 110 golf properties.
· Managed a team of five co-workers responsible for interior design, purchasing and construction management of major construction projects within the region.
· Served as key team member in evaluating acquisition targets by coordinating Phase I due diligence, site assessments, and estimating long term capital requirements. Worked very closely with Acquisitions, Operations and Finance teams during this significant growth period of the company.
· Led the research and feasibility efforts related to building two-story practice range facilities at existing high utilization locations. This initiative led to the construction of six successful practice facilities located throughout Northern and Southern California.
AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION, Santa Monica, California • 1993 to 1995
Acquisitions Analyst
· Developed pro forma template used to evaluate more than 20 transactions annually.
· Prepared acquisition proposals, RFP packages, and provided valuable cost underwriting for to-be-built golf projects and capital improvement projects.
AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION, Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY • 1990 to 1993
Project Manager
· Served as project manager for multiple golf facility construction projects with a total value of over $50M, including four new golf courses from ground up.
· Responsible for initial cost underwriting and final project budgets, oversaw bidding process, negotiated and awarded contracts, and directly managed daily construction activities through opening.
· Significantly improved New York region capital projects cost, quality, and schedule by forming an in-house construction team to implement on-going improvements within the region.
HENSEL-PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO., Oakland, California • 1988 to 1990
Field Engineer
· Provided field engineering and survey control for a 12-story office building project.
· Responsible for daily survey control, scheduling and coordination for all subcontractors.
· Managed Request For Information (RFI) process, coordinating between architect and design consultant team.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Construction Management
School of Architecture & Environmental Design, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California
California General Building Contractor
License #825114
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