To obtain a management position within the Estimating Department that allows me to contribute to overall company profitability by utilizing my skill set and work ethic.
Charles D. Smith III
2841 Windswept Dr. Apt #204
Lantana, Florida 33462
Phone (561) 932-2188
Goal: To obtain a management position within the Estimating Department that allows me to contribute to overall company profitability by utilizing my skill set and work ethic.
Software Experience:
â— B360 â— Timberline Estimating Software â— Means Costing Software
â— Buildsoft â— Primavera â— MC2
â— CADD â— MS Project â— ProLog
â— Microsoft Office Suite â— AS400 (JDEdwards)
Employment History:
Chief Estimator 10/2007 – Present
D. Stephenson Construction
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Responsibilities:
• Manage the project schedule, quality-of-work, payments, billings, and coordination with other trades.
• Reviewed and resolved budget variance issues.
• Created and maintained Sub-Contractor folders.
• Investigated and resolved field variance issues.
• Overseen and bid jobs from Five Hundred Thousand dollars to Seventeen million dollars.
• Establish and maintain relationships with owners, design professionals, building officials, and local businesses.
Project Manager/Estimator 1/2006 – 10/2007
Bayview Construction
Stuart, FL
Responsibilities:
• Created and maintained base budgets for all projects.
• Manage the project schedule, quality-of-work, payments, billings, and coordination with other trades.
• Reviewed and resolved budget variance issues.
• Created and maintained Sub-Contractor folders.
• Investigated and resolved field variance issues.
• Overseen and bid jobs from one hundred thousand dollars to eleven million dollars.
• Worked with new trade partners to help them understand our on-boarding process.
Purchasing & Estimating Manager 12/2004 – 12/2005
Genesis Designer Homes
Savannah, GA
Responsibilities:
• Oversee the updating of budgets for over 50 different floor plans.
• Negotiate competitive pricing with local and national vendors.
• Supervise purchasing and estimating agents.
• Developed scopes of work for all trades and positions within my department.
• Help develop construction specifications for four different series of homes.
• Meet and exceed monthly goals set forward by the business plan.
• Developed and integrated new estimating software.
Project Manager 9/2003 – 12/2004
Shingobee Builders
Loretto, MN
Responsibilities:
• Create proposals for new business opportunities.
• Organize and oversee job site administration.
• Research new markets for potential client projects.
• Manage the project schedule, quality-of-work, payments, billings, and coordination with other trades.
• Establish and maintain relationships with owners, design professionals, building officials, and local businesses.
• Overseen and bid jobs from ten thousand dollars to two point three million dollars.
• Actively create and follow up on a personal business plan including companies as:
Presbyterian Church
• Consistently met all projected closing dates.
Charles D. Smith III
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Regional Purchasing and Estimating Manager 11/2002 – 9/2003
Centex Homes dba Wayne Homes
Plymouth, MN
Responsibilities:
• Developed and maintained job budgets for base house plans, and all houses sold.
• Negotiated long term contracts with trade partners.
• Assisted in developing a purchase order system for paying subcontractors.
• Instituted existing schedule program for use by builders within the divisions.
• Researched various subcontractors and developed house budgets for future divisions.
• Reduced base house budgets by 7%.
• Member of a committee which received recommendations for improvements and oversaw implementation of accepted ideas.
Pulte Homes 5/2000 – 8/2002
Superintendent
Pulte Homes of Minnesota
Chaska, MN
Responsibilities:
• Manage production of homes in a neighborhood.
• Walk-through of houses daily to ensure quality and schedule expectations.
• Negotiate variance purchase order amounts with contractors.
• Worked with contractors to formulate mutually conducive solutions to challenges in the field.
• Ensure a clean job site and that all materials are properly managed.
• Consistently met all projected closing dates.
Warranty Manager
Pulte Homes of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Responsibilities:
• Managed a community warranty department including continuous improvement of customer satisfaction, service request turnaround time, and maintenance of warranty records.
• Directly involved in resolving items on a Customer Service Request.
• Manage and resolve crisis situations in a professional manner both verbally and by correspondence, while generating solutions and implementing them.
• Schedule and communicate homeowner needs to a sub-contractor.
• Perform maintenance on equipment and repaired necessary items on a service list.
Education:
Purdue University 8/1996 – 5/2000
Bachelor’s Degree: Building Construction Management
Specialization: Residential Construction
Accomplishments:
1 NAHB Student Body President
2 1999-2000 NAHB Construction Competition Team Member
LEED Accreditation 8/200
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