Melinda Skinner-Cruse
1244 Holly Hill Road
Greenville, Alabama  36037
 [Send email to request phone number] 71-5622 / 706-515-5909
Magcruse@yahoo.com



Objective

I am seeking a challenging and rewarding position.


Professional Experience Highlights

• Planned, directed, and coordinated activities of designated projects. 
Coordinate the inspection of construction projects including water mains,
sanitary and storm sewers, street paving and resurfacing programs, subdivision
development, and related public works improvements.  
• Developed staffing plans, work schedules, budgets, and time lines. 
• Coordinated the successful simultaneous development of several projects. 
• Negotiated contracts that ensured quality and met standards.  
• Reviewed project reports and schedule status at each phase.
• Drafted and negotiated sales and purchase contracts.
• Provide direct liaison between property owners, contractors and the company.
Strong rapport with customers, resulting in numerous referrals. Excellent
communication skills. 
• Excellent numeric and financial awareness. Record and maintain records and
plans of completed projects.
• Strong computer literacy with an excellent knowledge of the Windows
environment and its applications, especially Word and Excel. 
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.  
• Remarkable ability to work to tight deadlines. 	
• Proven willingness to learn new skills as systems and needs develop. 
• Managing all phases of multimillion dollar construction projects. Estimating
time and material costs. Maintaining quality and cost control. 
• Preparing and administering project budgets of up to $13 million. Approving
all expenditures and payroll. Developing and implementing policies and
procedures. Preparing all project documentation.
• Supervising project engineers, foremen, and laborers. Hiring and scheduling
subcontractors. Conducting performance evaluations.
• Prepare progress reports of construction performed by various contractors and
upon completion of a given project, record final amounts of materials used in
construction. 


Experience

	Coloca Enterprise, LLC
	Owner/Operator/CEO
	July 1994 - Present

Summary of experience: Write business plans and executive summaries. Oversee all
operations of company for residential construction and subdivision development.
Property Management

	Strategic Destinations  
	Marketing
	August 2005 - September 2006

Summary of experience: Performed market research,	used various market research
techniques to assess customer satisfaction, customer segmentation, visual appeal,
brand perception, and usage pattern. I helped develop marketing programs for the
sale of mountain resort properties, handled client questions and contracts.
Maintained mortgage files to federal regulations. Researched and helped acquire
new properties.

	Chamberlain Properties
	Investment Assistant
	February 2003 - July 2005

Summary of experience: Locate, bid, and acquire properties, estimate rehab,
obtain and secure financing, rent, lease, owner finance flip properties, develop
contracts, manage reports and fiscal data, prepare tax reports for accountant.
Property Management.

	Carnegie Hotel
	Night Audit/Front Desk
	March 1999 - July 2001

Summary of experience: Handled incoming calls, booked reservations and rooms,
assisted customers, ran nightly audit reports.

	Assisted Living
	Owner Operator

Summary of experience: Prepare all meals, coordinate activities, and administer
medications, accounts payable and receivable, application process, Medicaid
reports, and OSHA compliance.

Education

Red Boiling Springs School - Diploma
Medical Educational Development - Certified Phlebotomist, X-Ray Tech, Dialysis
Tech
East Tennessee State University - Went to junior year, studied Pre-Med