Objective A rewarding position within a business working with all levels of personnel and executing my skills in an environment that provides challenges and professional growth.
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Power Point Word) Paperport, Win Fax, Internet Explorer, Lotus 123)
Summary of
Qualifications • Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Highly motivated to get the job done and achieve organizational goals
Experience 11/2001 - Present Cottage Builders, Inc Waite Park, MN
Director of Development / Project Manager / General Contracting
• Developed & built single family homes, apartment construction, general contracting & light commercial
• Managed all aspects of the business from land acquisition to working with the cities and counties to come up with a product that fit in the area
• Worked with the architects & engineers to design the projects
• Worked with the financing agencies to secure the needed funding
• Bid all phases of the projects
• Developed a working budget
• Hired all sub-contractors & set the schedules
• Worked with the realtors & the title companies on the sales of the product
• Worked with the attorneys on association documentation for the different developments
• Bid out the services needed for the associations – snow removal, lawn care, insurance &
maintenance of the developments
• Managed the associations until turnover
2/95 – 11/2001 James Development Firm, Inc. Sauk Rapids, MN
Director of Development / Project Manager
• Administration of legal paperwork - partnership agreements, limited partnership agreements, development agreements, contractor agreements, investment agreements & tax opinions
• Administration of financial paperwork - construction loans, permanent loans, letters of credit, bonding, cost certifications, execution of all state documentation for Section 42 applications, reservation agreements, carry-over agreements, land use restriction agreements & 8609 applications
• Communications with all city & county government officials
• TIF agreements, development agreements, platting & zoning
• Land acquisition
Purchase agreements, site plan development
• Engagement of professional services - title companies, land surveyors, engineering firms, architecture firms, attorney firms, CPA firms, management companies & environmental firms
• Coordinated project due diligence – made sure all required due diligence was sent to the
syndicators, construction lenders, permanent lenders & investors
8/94 – 2/95 Mc Dowall Company St Cloud, MN
Sales Engineer DDC
• Started the direct digital controls sales & service department to service their market area
• Developed a business plan & coordinated hiring of personnel
• Identified a customer base
• Aided in hiring and training for this new focus of business
• Customers included: St John’s University / St Cloud State University / Holy Spirit Church / Bethlehem Lutheran Church / Farm Credit Services / Coborns Corporate / Good Shepherd Community, etc.
12/91 – 3/94 Johnson Controls, Inc. St Cloud, MN
Sales Engineer - (Transferred to St Cloud from Phoenix, AZ)
• Identified energy conservation retrofit projects, expanded customer base, presented
solutions and payback period, promoted satisfaction with the highest quality of products
& services offered
• Customers Included: St Cloud Hospital / Central MN Group Health / Stearns County Government Center / Community Federal Bank / Bremer Banks / St Cloud School District / Sartell School District / Sauk Rapids School District, etc.
3/90 – 12/91 Johnson Controls, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
Counterline Sales Representative
• Promoted from field – duties included inventory management, managed shipping and receiving of parts and equipment, expedited parts, ordered material for over 250 clients nationwide, service representative for over 300 customers in the Phoenix and Northern Arizona areas
3/84 – 12/91 Johnson Controls, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
Electrical Installer Forman
• Low voltage / high voltage control wiring, installation, trouble shooting of fire alarm
systems, security, CCTV & control access systems
8/83 – 5/84 Ferding Electric Company Pierre, SD
Apprentice Electrician
• Assisted in various residential & commercial electrical installations
Through 1981
• Worked on the family farm
Specialized Training Minnesota Housing Finance Authority
Courses • Housing Tax Credit Developer Training
Seminars held in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996
• (1994) Link Sales Training, Pittsburgh, PA
• (1994) BASE Sales Training and marketing, Pittsburgh, PA
• (1995) Nightingale Conant
The Power of Communication and Persuasion
The Power of Perseverance
How to Live Your Dreams
• (1992) Mechanical Systems Sales, Johnson Controls Institute, Milwaukee, WI
• (1992) HVAC Systems Sales, Johnson Controls Institute, Milwaukee, WI
• (1991) Fundamental Selling Skills, Johnson Controls Institute, Milwaukee, WI
• (1990) Introduction Computer Skills, Glendale Community Collage, Glendale, AZ
Education 8/81 – 7/83 Canby Area Vocational Technical Institute Canby, MN
Construction Electrician Program
5/81 Wessington High School Wessington, SD
General Studies
Activities Member of the St Cloud Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Central Minnesota Builders Association
Benton County Planning Commission Membe
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