Experience:

Division President / Operations Manager, Rausch Coleman Homes (Fort Smith, AR) (2007 2008)
oMinority owner with P&L responsibility for the Fort Smith division.
oManaged all aspects of division including: Sales, Marketing, Purchasing and Estimating, Plan Development, Financing, and Construction.
oAchieved $560,000 in net income for 2007 on 84 homes closed.
oRevenue for 2008 was in excess of $10,000,000 on 74 homes closed.
oDivision maintained sales and permitting levels from 2007 increasing market share to 44% of new homes sold in 2008 while overall permits in market are down 40%.
oManaging partner for two public / private partnerships involving federal, state, and city funds focused on providing new homes for low to moderate income buyers in mixed income communities.
oGrew sales participation from outside Realtors from less than 20% in 2007 to 49% in 2008.
oLicensed General Contractor and Realtor.


Executive Vice President, KB Home (New Orleans, LA) (2005 - 2007)
oP&L responsibility for the New Orleans / Baton Rouge division.
oOpened a start up division in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
oWithin one year of storm, my team opened four communities, completed one model and generated a backlog of 25 sales with a total of 38 homes under construction.
oManaged single family portion of a federal housing redevelopment project including DBE, OSHA and EPA compliance.
oResponsible for creating a customer satisfaction plan and culture resulting in a 9.3 overall weighted average JD Powers and Associates score.
oDrove a direct cost reduction initiative targeting the ten top selling plans, achieving in three months, an average savings of $9,036 per plan or $4.67 per square foot. The top two plans realized direct cost reductions of 13.63% on average.
oResponsible for staffing and training the sales and operations team.
oCreated a portfolio of five plan series including twenty-two total plans with multiple elevations and an attached town home series, all with architecture compatible to the region.
oExecutive Committee member with joint venture partner.
oQualifying party for Commercial and Residential licenses from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for General Contractors.
oDeveloped and launched a centralized scheduling tool specific to product type and municipality.

Division President, Wayne Homes By Centex (Cincinnati, OH) (2004 2005)
oP&L responsibility for the Cincinnati division.
oAccomplishments include a 29% increase in closings.
oImproved cash flow to greater than 100% and led the region in cash flow.
oReorganized and retooled division staff to align with customer requirements.
oFacilitated development of a written customer satisfaction plan to drive improved JD Powers ratings.
oReduced Variance spending per job by 26.5%.
oFacilitated three region/division Field Manager Training Programs.
oManaged the development of new plans region wide.
oRegion Construction Services Manager (March 2004-August 2004)
oHired and trained a staff for a new regional operation consisting of an estimating group, a drafting group and two Purchasing Managers.
oTaught/facilitated two Estimating 101 programs.
oManaged the creation of a new estimating database.
oParticipated in two purchasing blitzes.


Purchasing Manager, Ryland Homes (Mason, OH) (2003 2004)
oResponsible for the purchasing function of the Ohio Valley Division.
oParticipated in regional Purchasing Manager meetings to coordinate regional and national purchasing initiatives.
oResearched new products and construction methods to improve final product for homebuyer.
oHired and negotiated contracts with subcontractors and suppliers.
oManaged the rebate program for the division and actively pursued new opportunities for rebates.
oResponsible for managing the purchasing staff in the maintenance of the purchasing database and start package process.
oAssisted in developing plan series specification levels.
oBid out and estimated new plans and plan revisions.
oPriced custom option requests.

Estimating and Budget Manager, Shea Homes (Charlotte, NC) (2000 2003)
oResponsible for maintaining base plan budgets, and producing quarterly cost updates.
oGenerated preliminary and final plan estimates and budgets.
oSupervised CAD department.
oActively participated in the plan development process (single family and condominium) through value engineering and creation of preliminary estimates for potential new plans.
oReviewed job start estimates, plans, and budgets.
oTroubleshoot product development and structural engineering obstacles.
oResponsible for implementing FAST database software for the Production Department.
oNegotiated contracts with subcontractors.
oHeld General Contractors License Building Classification, for the state of North Carolina (1993 2003).

Product Development Manager, Centex Homes (Charlotte, NC) (1994 2000)
oResponsible for new product development, prototype construction, and plan maintenance.
oSet all lot specific budgeting for every new home including home placement, foundation heights, drive location, extra landscaping etc
oEstablished subdivision site specific budgeting to help set sales pricing (Section Checks).
oCertified as Mid-Atlantic regional Estimating instructor.
oCertified to teach Centex Production Management Training Program.
oEstimating Manager, (1-1/2 years).
oNegotiated contracts with suppliers, estimated new product, researched new products and methods of construction.
oResponsible for the plan approval, permitting, and base budgeting for the divisions first condominium project.
oResponsible for sending new home start packages to the field utilizing an IBM AS400 database program.
oField Auditor, (6 months).
oField verified estimates and plans through variance spending research.
oTrained Field Managers and subcontractors on material usage and construction methodology.
oEstimator, (1 year).
oEstimated new product as well as non-standard custom change orders.
oBuilt nine prototype homes to verify the estimates, estimating methodology, and plans.
oField Manager, (2 years).

Assistant Office Manager, Southern Window and Door / Craftline Distribution Center (Charlotte, NC) (1990 1994)


Education:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.A. Business Management with concentration in Accounting.

Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America).