-- Areas of Interest: Real Estate Development and Management, Construction
Management, Marketing, and Consulting--
Well-accomplished and skilled professional with extensive background in the real
estate industry including all phases of commercial and residential construction.
Consistent history of reducing costs, improving efficiencies, and increasing
productivity. Competent at originating, leading, and coordinating projects.
Possess strategic perspective and long-term vision, combined with commendable
implementation of initiatives. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and
presentation skills; able to multi-task in fast-paced and changing environments.
Strengths:
• Proficient in formulating and implementing planned residential communities;
extensive experience working with architects, planners, and home builders while
establishing creative communities, developing beautiful homes, and offering
effective solutions for other builders
• Excellent leadership ability; encourage teamwork, problem resolution, and
proper execution of job function
• Superior in negotiating service contracts and developing productive vendor
relationships in real estate sales, marketing, and financing; skilled at
structuring interim and permanent financing for commercial projects including
office buildings, warehouses, industrial parks, mixed use malls, as well as other
types of income-producing properties
• Committed to self-education regarding new technologies and flexible in
adapting to user group needs
• Competent at handling escalation and prompt problem resolution
• Demonstrated leadership ability with capacity to align group dynamics with
system change
• Exceptional analysis and planning abilities essential in achieving overall
organizational objectives
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Leadership and Team Building • Strong Analytical Abilities • Excellent Work
Ethic
• Project Coordination/Management • Employee Relations • Strategic Planning
• Problem Solving • Customer Service Relations • Superior Interpersonal Skills
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Managed a full service land development and building company conquering
challenging projects as an acquisition, entitlement, and design and construction
developer. Focus on residential and mixed-use developments. Specialized in
acquiring raw land, processing rezoning through the local jurisdictions to
maximize entitlements, and obtaining final site plan approvals. Successfully
completed 12 residential and mixed-use developments including Neighborhood Model
Developments (NMD), Planned Residential Developments (PRD), and condominium
developments
• Effectively developed and marketed beachfront luxury condominiums with sales
ranging from $400 thousand to $2 million; successfully coordinated efforts with
general contractors in all phases of construction to maintain projects completion
on time or ahead of schedule, interfaced with existing and prospective purchasers
• Supervised ground leases for McClendon companies approximately 200,000 square
feet
• Maintained total profit and loss responsibility for a 9-story, 100,000 sf
commercial office building with lease negotiations
• Productively sold $130 million in new homes throughout career work path
• Proactively involved in constructing a 64,000-square foot office warehouse
facility
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Managing Partner ▪ WEATHER HILL COMPANIES ▪ Charlottesville, VA
▪ www.weatherhilldev.com 2001-Present
Self-Employed ▪ ASHLAND, OREGON 1996-2001
Managing Partner ▪ AVALON DEVELOPMENTS, LTD. ▪ Grand Cayman Island,
British West Indies 1983-1996
Vice President ▪ HORACE AINSWORTH COMPANY ▪ Dallas, TX 1981-1983
Project Manager ▪ COLUMBUS DEVELOPMENT, LTD. ▪ Grand Cayman Island,
British West Indies 1980-1981
Project Manager ▪ RAY SMITH INDUSTRIES ▪ Dallas, TX 1977-1980
Construction Supervisor / On-Site Sales ▪ GAGEWOOD HOMES, INC.▪
Dallas, TX 1976-1977
EDUCATION
Graduate Courses in Real Estate and Business including Real Estate Finance, Real
Estate Practice, Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Fundamentals, Construction of
Industrial and Commercial Properties, Investments, Finance Introduction,
Corporate Taxation, Behavioral Science of Business
• University of Dallas, Dallas, TX Bachelor of Business Administration in Real
Estate, Minor in Finance
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
ACTIVITIES
Coach Manager Girls Softball and Basketball ▪ Developed girls travel fast
pitch softball www.albemarlecountyredbirds.com ▪
President multiple Homeowners Association ▪ Member and Pledge Class
President, Phi Gamma Fraternity (SMU) ▪ Member City League Rugby Team and
Football Team ▪ SMU Alumni Association ▪ Scuba Diving ▪
Running/Triathlon, President Cayman Islands Triathlon Association ▪
Triathlon Race Director ▪
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