PROFILE: Over ten years of executive and management experience in the real estate development industry with expertise in operations management, finance, business development, and project management.
QUALIFICATIONS: • Strategic visionary, with the ability to see the big picture and position the company for aggressive growth.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, never accepting mediocrity and choosing instead to raise the bar and test the limits of my team.
• Highly skilled at building an effective operational infrastructure with a focus on cost efficiencies, process improvements, productivity, service excellence, and profitability.
• Results-driven, using goal setting and performance metrics to encourage ownership and accountability for goal achievement.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1998 - Present WYNDHAM HOMES, INC. (www.wyndhamhomes.com)
A $12-$15 million award winning home builder specializing in luxury complexes and homes.
2002 - Present VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
• Report directly to the President and CEO with functional responsibility for human resources, technology, finance, business development, and project management/construction.
• Conduct extensive research of suitable building sites and existing facilities.
• Perform detailed due diligence, market research and economic analysis to identify and capitalize on opportunities to maximize return-on-investment (ROI).
• Serve as primary liaison to municipal officials to facilitate zoning changes, permits, land acquisitions, wetland and site plan approvals.
• Establish relations with lending institutions and investors to raise capital by providing detailed business development and financial planning/forecasts.
• Implement goal setting and performance standards to pursue and achieve continuous quality improvement.
• Prepare, track and control operating budgets and work in collaboration with internal business units.
• Streamline and re-engineer workflows and processes, while also capitalizing on cost efficiencies, automation and critical path project management.
• Plan and coordinate bids and proposals to obtain the services of outside contractors/vendors.
• Develop and implement sales and marketing strategies including website development, promotional literature, email broadcasts, print advertising, social networking, and event planning.
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
• Built strategic alliances with area realtors using effective working partners to achieve revenue growth objectives.
• Established a successful philosophy of "solution selling", linking our products and services to the goals of our valued clients.
• Selected as project manager of Chatfield Farms (www.chatfieldfarms.net), a 200 plus unit luxury active adult community, winning ten local, regional and national awards in the past three years, including 2008 Best 55+ Community in New England, 2008 Best Overall Community in Connecticut, National Best 55+ Detached Home Design, Best Clubhouse Design, Best New Home Salesperson, etc.
• Effectively used incentives programs, training and recruitment of top sales professionals to sell over $85 million of real estate.
• Presented at 2009 NAHB Symposium as a case study of a successful 55+ community in a challenging market.
• NAHB Certified CAASH designation holder.
2000 - 2002 CONTROLLER
• Conducted on-going research and analysis to identify sites with high potential return-on-investment.
• Successfully partnered with lenders and investors to fund major development projects.
• Managed an accounting and financial reporting team with oversight for all financial functions including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow, and financial reports.
• Prepared detailed feasibility studies for company owners to analyze the cost/benefit of potential projects.
• Designed a "living pro forma" analysis package to conduct analysis of actual verses budget cost analysis in a real-time environment.
1998 - 2000 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
• Designed construction schedules using critical path method (i.e. Gantt Charts & Network Diagrams) for more efficient construction.
• Scheduled direct materials and labor to build homes on-time and on budget.
• Negotiated material and labor contracts with both vendors and subcontractors.
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Storrs, CT
Bachelors of Science in NEUROBIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY
• Cum Laude
References available upon request
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