Experience

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  Megatel Homes

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Senior Construction Manager

    • 2017 - 2019
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    *Mercer Crossing-Single family homes 2500 to 3500 square feet. Improved production take-off issues & plan changes.*Central Park - Single family custom production homes 3000 to 4500 square feet. Correct plan issues and communication issues with home owner upgrades. *Wade Settlement - Start up community with all new plans of 3-story town-homes with 6 to 8 unit buildings.

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  Lennar/Village Builders

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Construction Manager

    • 2016 - 2017
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    *Tasked to complete Stone Lake community in Frisco, TX where production times were months behind along with poor quality of work and unhappy customers, which I completed homes with excellent quality, production time, and satisfied homeowners.*Homes were semi-custom in the range of 4,300 to 5,200 AC square feet with 3 and 4 car garages. *Used Hyphen (BuildPro) for all scheduling, PO and standard payment approvals.

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  Meritage Homes

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Senior Builder

    • 2016 - 2016
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    *Responsible for 20 homes under construction in Austin Waters ranging in size from 2,500 to 5,000 square feet and price range of mid $400,000 to low $600,000.*Tasked with helping to clean up Austin Waters, improve production time, and help improve relationships with customers, trades, and City Inspectors.*Start and completed 2 model homes in Trinity Falls which were 3,600 and 4,500 square feet and priced from the low $300,000 to high $500,000 along with starting spec homes.*Worked in Inspiration helping with clean up of community, production, trade, and customer issues.

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  Carnegie Homes

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Senior Construction Manager

    • 2015 - 2015
    • Houston, Texas Area

    *Town home construction Galleria area; oversee building and finishing of several four-story luxury town homes priced from $600,000 to $800,000.*Assisted with development of property, sewer and water taps installed.*Building two-story Neo-traditional homes, single family and town homes starting in the $600,000s in Marshall Street community in Historic District.*Collaborate with Interior Designers streamlining changes and upgrades throughout the various construction phases.

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  City Side Homes

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Senior Builder

    • 2013 - 2015
    • Houston, Texas Area

    *Built Edo Trails community of 17 homes from $250,000, Two-story contemporary town homes with parapet caps, single and duplex units with firewall construction. *Built Hamilton Landings community of nine 3-story town homes from $350,000 - slab to close in four months, single and duplex units with firewall construction. *Assumed community with front load driveways from $550,000, three and a half stories with fourth floor balconies and converted unhappy buyers to happy homeowners with excellent reviews.*Six-unit community town homes with fourth floor balconies from $450,000, with shared driveway; transitioned dissatisfied customers into extremely satisfied homeowners, resulting in excellent reviews.

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  Wilkinson Interiors

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Independent Contractor

    • 2012 - 2013
    • Orlando, Florida Area

    *Isleworth Home Interior and Exterior Remodeling *Demo interior areas in kitchen, living areas and bedrooms, reframed kitchen, bar area and built additional 400 square feet for pantry; reworked all wiring and relocated plumbing in kitchen.*Installed cabinetry, granite countertops, plumbing fixtures, lighting, door hardware, marble and wood flooring.*ReMax Office Interior Build Out *Framed in new walls for 12 additional office cubicles, added wiring, work surfaces, wall caps and baseboards.*Built enclosed office spaces with new doors and hardware and drop ceiling to convert garage area to showroom.

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  AP Recovery, Inc. (APR)

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Analyst

    • 2009 - 2011
    • Orlando, Florida Area

    *Reviewed clients’ payment and credit reports, identified potential overpayments up to 250 vendors, prepared and submitted claims for refund of overpayments.

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  Colonial Properties Trust

  • Dallas-Austin, TX & Phoenix, AZ

  • Capital Improvements Project Manager

    • 2007 - 2009
    • Dallas-Austin, TX & Phoenix, AZ

    *Spearheaded initiative to improve communication and project scheduling among maintenance staff, vendors, contractors, and senior managers following acquisition of dilapidated properties with frequent code violations. *Overhauled invoicing and payment system, successfully reducing invoice payment backlog and eliminating payment prior to completion of work. *Maximized company income by successfully liaising between construction/maintenance staff and senior management to achieve speedy inspections, reporting, and repairs of rental properties. *Implemented one-year Capital budget along with five-year budget for forecasting future spending needs.

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  Park Square Homes

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Project Manager Construction

    • 2005 - 2007
    • Orlando, Florida Area

    *Managed all construction and inspections of completed single-family, town homes and vacation/resort homes to ensure high quality workmanship. *Slashed delivery cycle up to 50% and became contractors’ top priority by improving communication and ensuring job site readiness before scheduling construction. *Improved construction quality, safety, and speed of all projects by instituting training sessions for inexperienced building staff and ensuring clear communication between engineers, architects and among trades, builders, and contractors. *Responsible for improving workmanship, safety, and building standards of single family homes and town homes in wake of high rates of homeowner dissatisfaction and warranty problems.

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  Ryland Homes (now CalAtlantic Homes- Please see updates below)

  • Dallas,TX and Orlando, FL

  • Construction Manager

    • 1997 - 2005
    • Dallas,TX and Orlando, FL

    *Tasked with improving workmanship, safety, and building standards of single family homes and town houses in wake of high rates of homeowner dissatisfaction and warranty problems.*Reduced action items on final walk-through by 80% and improved homeowners’ perceptions of company. *Decreased production time of single family homes by 25% and townhouses by 20%. *Established credibility among building inspectors, contractors, and vendors by consistent communication, adhering to schedules, and conducting pre-inspections that reduced issues at inspection. *Cut construction times by 50-60%, slashed final walk-through issues from 2 pages to fewer than 20 items, and improved homeowner survey results by establishing high standard of builder accountability.

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  Highland Homes

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Construction Manager/project Manager

    • 1992 - 1997
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    *Managed construction and all building warranties for single family homes. *Reduced pending issues in final walk-through by up to 40%, decreased contractor turnover by 65%, and cut production time by one-third by increasing quality and pride in workmanship among team. *Eliminated practice of rehiring poor performing contractors and vendors in alternate locations by *improving communication and accountability across building sites and with corporate office.