QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
Accomplished professional with extensive background in business management with demonstrated expertise in:
• business to business sales and marketing
• the monitoring and inspecting of facilities for preventative maintenance, repair, and improvement
• the site approval process, meeting zoning requirements, applying for and obtaining variances, and the building permit process
• the identification and correction of construction defects
• the development and coordination of objectives, policies, and schedules
• cost estimating, adherence to expense budgets, and financial reporting
• compliance with applicable codes, government regulations, and safety
• problem identification, analysis, and resolution
• the recruiting, selection, and training of employees
• consulting with engineers, architects, and building inspectors
• sourcing, negotiating with, contracting and overseeing subcontractors and suppliers
• construction litigation consulting
• written and verbal communications
• business related computer software
EXPERIENCE:
Blue Chip Builders, Inc., Cincinnati, OH President 1/92 - 5/08
Managed the daily operations of a nationally recognized general contractor/construction management company specializing in the maintenance, repair, improvement, and construction of buildings until the death of the owner. Monitored schedules to insure on time project completion. Provided reports to the owner concerning staff objectives, recommendations, and performance; industry trends and pricing; potential cost reductions; operational improvements; and recommended policy changes. Responsible for the planning, procurement, and maintenance of company assets. Directed the marketing, advertising, CRM, and public relations activities of the company.
• Consistently met the owner's desired level of sales and income goals with an average 8.5% net profit.
• Shifted the company’s marketing strategy from competitively bid, price oriented to non-competitively bid, value oriented; resulting in dramatically increased profit margin. Cornerstone of the value marketing strategy was the design build project delivery system used to minimize the project risk and costs for the owner and to reduce the construction schedule by overlapping the design phase and construction phase of a project.
• Implemented and monitored safety program that consistently qualified company for 80-95% Workers’ Compensation group savings adding approximately $40,000.00 a year to the bottom line.
• Established payroll reporting system that enable more accurate project cost estimating.
• Developed customer feed back program to support company’s CRM that identified areas needing improvement enabling corrective actions and ultimately resulting in 98% customer satisfaction.
• Instituted the Annual Project House Program to showcase the company and raise money for non-profit organizations. The most successful project house raised over $8,000.00 for the Cincinnati Preservation Association.
• Designed and managed the company’s website supporting the value oriented marketing strategy.
• Established the company’s cafeteria style employee benefits program.
Blue Chip Contracting, Cincinnati, OH General Manager 5/87 - 12/91
Managed the daily operations of a commercial interior finish company. Projects included retail, office, nursing homes and hospitals.
• Streamlined company from 30 employees to 12 while maintaining owner's desired net income.
• Improved net profit from -2.1% to 4%
Fleming Properties, Cincinnati, OH Owner/General Manager 6/84 – 11/87
• Purchased, rehabbed, and sold investment property.
MILITARY SERVICE:
U.S. Army Signal School, Fort Gordon, GA
Information Officer - Primary spokesperson for the signal school and assigned to the Commandant.
Executive Officer - Second in command of a Signal Corps AIT unit.
EDUCATION:
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
• Bachelor of Arts
• Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Pershing Rifles.
AFFILIATIONS:
Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA)
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
• Served on the Cincinnati & Warren County Area Action Council meeting with local elected officials on issues of concern to small business.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• Assigned to the E 06 Committee on Performance of Buildings, which addressed issues relating to the performance of buildings, their elements, components, and the description, measurement, prediction, improvement and management of the overall performance of buildings and building related facilities.
Scarlet Oaks Carpentry Program
• Served a two year term on the Board of Advisors
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Publications
• Health and Safety Universal Precautions for Post Flood Buildings
• Mold and Mold Remediation Fact Sheet
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