Edwin F. Waters


Maximizing Quality and Performance in production for Builders and Developers; through new technology, building Trade Partner Relationships, while developing and implementing Best Practices procedures to be used in Construction Sciences.



EXPERIENCE:

Madison Homes, Consultant, February 2007 December 2008

Project: Actons Landing: 79 Luxury Condominiums, 11 Single Family, 14 Town Homes, in Old Town Annapolis

Responsibilities:

Represent Owner, (Madison Homes), as a liaison with General Contractor, (Bovis Lend Lease).
Accelerated schedule due to need to settle units, given delays experienced by GC on obtaining a Use & Occupancy for the Building.
Ensured that units were ready for Owners acceptance, and all were in compliance to terms specified in the contract.
Managed finished crews necessary to complete work in a timely manner.
Developing and implementing Customer Service Program
Scheduled and completed Warranty Items between Developer and General Contractor
Developed & implemented Customer Service Program via Buildtopia Software


Somerset Homes, Purchasing Manager, December 2005 - January 2007

Projects:

Estates of Idlewild: 48 Semi-Custom, Estate Homes, Fredericksburg, VA.
Ladysmith: 66 Single Family Homes, Caroline County, VA.
Estates of Arrington: 25 Estate Homes, Spotsylvania County, VA.
Maury Heights: 20 Single Family (1st release of lot take downs out of 350 plus home development), Caroline County.
Willow Hills: 33 Single Family Homes, King George County, VA.

Responsibilities:

Assisted Division Manager with developing policies and procedures for establishing a new Company division within the existing company through geographical expansion of the new home construction industry.
Developing budgets for new home communities.
Developing 2 year budgets for new home communities.
Establishing and maintaining revenues for projects.
Trained: Buildtopia bidding and contracting software.
Developing new Trade Partner (sub) base for Division with geographical elements taken into consideration.
Developed a working knowledge of the Timberline Software Product.
Developed a working knowledge of the Builder MT (HMS) Precision Estimating software.
Developed a working knowledge of the Timberline Estimating for Production Management-Purchasing (HMS) Interface.
Reviewed sales of new homes for profitability based on budgets established.
Assisted architectural review with new home plan modifications and design changes to existing product.
Managed Purchasing Department and Purchasing Assistants.

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Purchasing Manager, June 2004 - December 2005

Projects:
Somerset Farms: 149 Single Families in Orange, Co., VA.
Pelhams Reach: 99 Single Families in Culpepper, Co., VA.
River Oaks: 170 Towns in Woodbridge, VA.
Forest Park: 143 Towns in Dumfries, VA.
Fawn Lake: 57 Single Families in Spotsylvania, VA.
Potomac Crest: 62 Single Families in Triangle, VA.

Responsibilities:
Staffing of Purchasing Assistants: Interviewing, Hiring, and Training.
Complete Contracting for all new Product, and maintenance of active Projects
Established bid guidelines for various projects.
Developed and augmented existing Scopes of Work.
Establishing and maintaining Revenues for all projects, monitoring margin erosion given the volatility of certain raw materials.
Trained: JD. Edwards Software, Beazer on Line Sales System, (BOSS).
MH2/Buildpro & SupplyPro, Software & Systems that link together.
Trained: Expert Negotiations: Skills for Making the Deal and Building Effective and Profitable Business Relationships.
Trained: Risk Management: Preferred Endorsements on Insurance Certificates. (Workers Comp., Auto, Gen. Liability, Professional Liability, Contractors Pollution Liability).
Trained: Performance Management.
Trained: Conflict Management & Corrective Action Resources.
Trained: Coaching for Peak Performance.
Trained: Sarbanes Oxley (129 Sarbanes-Oxley Rule 404)
Aligning 404 Audit Controls with Policy & Procedures.
Trained: Architecture: Plans, Trends, and the Impact of Economy, Value, and Style on each.
Cross Training: New Home Counselor (Sales), Mortgage Process.
Setting Revenues: New Home Products on Base House Costs and Option Pricing, all Hard Costs .and their impact on the Land Acquisition Requests (LARs).
Reviewing and approving all new Sales Pricing Addendums.
Reviewing and approving all new Home Start Packages prior to release to Trade Partners and Field Superintendents.
Monitoring Variance Cost Reports for duplications and errors imputed by my staff.
Establishing and maintaining the IRC 2000 impacts on existing and new product.
Reviewing all costs with each lot closing and adjusting revenue as necessary for accurate corporate earnings recording on a monthly basis.

McShay Homes, Inc., Contracts Administrator, September 2003-June 2004

Projects:
Old Mill Towns: 23 Towns in Alexandria, VA
Elmwood Towns: 39 Towns in Alexandria, VA
Mount Vernon Mews: 6 Single Family in Alexandria, VA
Fairfax Acres: 2 Single Family in Vienna, VA.
Cassel Glen: 8 Single Family in Alexandria, VA

Responsibilities:
Developed and implemented; Estimating in Intuit Master Builder 2003 software program for McShay Homes.
Developed and implemented; Project Management in Intuit Master Builder 2003 software program for McShay Homes.
Developed and implemented; Scheduling software in Intuit Master Builder 2003 for McShay Homes.
Trained on Quick Books for payables, purchasing, and reconciliation of older projects. (Prior to Master Builder).
Bid all active jobs.
Managed Field Project Managers, kept them on delivery of home(s) schedule.
Issued all Non-Standard Option requests and Purchase Orders.
Developed site specific scope(s) of work for numerous tasks and or phases of residential construction for full implementation of contractual agreement between Builder and Subcontractor or Supplier.
Managed Office Staff; Administrators, Payables, Receptionist.


Madison Residential Development, Co., Contracts Administrator & Project Manager
August 1998 - September 2003

Projects:
Portners Landing: 94 custom town homes and condominiums in Old Town Alexandria.
McLean Village: 29 Custom Towns and Singles in McLean, VA.
Buena Vista Singles: 18 Custom Singles in McLean, VA.
Old Town Crescent: 10 custom Town homes 28 custom condominiums.

Responsibilities:
Issued Purchase Orders through Johnson Groups F.A.S.T. System.
Issued Purchase Orders through Mark Systems, Inc.
Assisting with the incorporation of Buildtopia software into the corporate structure
Initiated Bidding.
Developed Scopes of Work for Individual Projects and Trades.
Developed Job Pro formas
Developed Land Budgets
Developed Direct Cost Unit Budgets
Negotiated contracts
Account Reconciliation
Budgeting
Project management
Cost analysis
Profit/loss analysis
Feasibility studies
Site management
Managed Superintendents
Site Manager
Estimated Costs
Issued Non-Standard Options

CIH Homes, Projects Manager, June 1997 - August 1998

Projects:
66 Condominium conversion project, Alexandria, VA.
328 apartment re-hab, South East, Washington D.C.

Responsibilities:
Managed both non-contiguous jobs, concurrently, ensuring compliance with all H.U.D. minority subcontractor; requirements, regulations, while performing monthly progress inspections of job progress and compliance to the aforementioned requirements.


Monarc, Inc., Project Manager, May 1996-June 1997

Project:
Benning Road Terrace Apartments: 281 Apartments Developmental H.U.D. Program Rehab.

Responsibilities:
Contractors Representative with:
Non-Profit Organization,
Architect
H.U.D. Inspectors
Initiated bidding through Contract negotiation
Implemented budget analysis and revision(s), estimating, purchasing, while initiating Site rehabitation of occupied site.
Acclimated on government regulations, requirements, and specifications necessary to comply with employee, subcontractor, contractor, wages, labor, safety, A.I.A. forms and regulations, minority contracting and non-profit organization requirements and how they are affected within the guidelines of H.U.D.

Centex Homes, Field Manager, February 1994 - February 1995

Projects:
Completed first section of town home units at Kingstowne, VA.
Preformed land development on section 52-A
Graduated Centex Homes Production Management Training Program (P.M.T.P.)
Coordinated plan revision between subcontractors, vendors, purchasing and estimating to ensure full implementation on a production level.
Certified American Red Cross First Aid and CPR.

CIH Homes, Projects Manager, June 1990 - February 1994 and February 1995 - May 1996

Projects:
Woodmore, a luxury closed golf course community in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Built 45 semi- custom homes garage villas at Hidden Pond. 17 custom single families at Club Cove, 48 attached singles at Meadow Walk, and 4 custom sited singles that ranged between 6,500 square feet to 11,250 square foot Georgian style home.
Kelsey Court: 26 garaged town homes in Arlington, VA.
Stone Crest: 48 garaged town homes, Potomac, Md.

Responsibilities:
Worked directly with the Vice President in the estimating and implementation of all construction budgets, including issuing contracts.
Procured all permits and municipal documents necessary to initiate the projects.
Assisted Marketing with design and implementation of custom changes both by the Builder in early design phase, and later through Purchasers requests.

Awards:
Both Kelsey Court and StoneCrest of Potomac were winners of the 1992 Finest for Family Living Awards in design and best product in residential town homes.


A.G. VanMetre and Associates, Assistant Superintendent, March 1988- June 1990

Projects:
Waterview, Single Families
Caroline Oaks, Towns
Wellington, Single Families
Responsibilities:
Completing non-contiguous towns and singles from drywall to warranty complete.


Education

Bachelor of Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. June 1986
Microsoft Office Proficient


References are available upon request.