DMT

Development, Construction, Project Manager



Executive Summary:

With over a decade of immersed mixed use project management effort delivering quality projects on time and within budget, continuing client satisfaction remains the barometer of success. From initial contact through design, estimating, value engineering, final design, construction team selection, construction and turnover, recurrent communication sensitive to the clients vision is maintained with all involved. Input is solicited at all levels to promote a true team effort that contributes to sound decisions and projects of distinction in the shortest time frame for the least cost. The application of computer based tracking, job costing; the internet and email enable useful real time reporting and responsive project advancement. Endorsing change precipitated by innovation and imagination to overcome challenges engenders results consistent with goals. Client trust is earned and acquired through the highest standard of professionalism on the part of the project manager and bestowed upon the ranks of others attached to the project by example. A portfolio of projects from concept and entitlement to completion, from $500K to $13M, is evidential of the faceted capacity to actualize project management along multiple fronts.

Core Competencies:
Solution focused project management and operations history
Hands-on leader in diverse positions with progressive responsibility
Competent negotiator that builds positive, mutually respectful relationships
Cogent background in hospitality, recreation and government
Planning, development, construction management and contracting experience
Skilled in financial responsibility, control and profitability

Career Synopsis:

Development / Project Manager - Bay Resource Management Inc. 2000 2009
Upholding an elevated standard of development practice, five successful mixed-use projects from $1m to $13m redefined the ambiance of the gateway to Leelanau County along West Grand Traverse Bay. With ambiguous zoning language in force, residents are systemically leery of new development and the perceived potential for negative impact. Planning was earmarked by tenuous effort to align with visionary designs for growth, respect for the undocumented intent of zoning and effective communication with stakeholders. Aberrant success with governmental units on issues involving zoning and the site plan review process led to demand for site plan approval assistance by other Developers.

Project Manager - Comstock Construction Company 1996 2000
The $5m renovation and addition to the Traverse City Golf and Country Club required demiurgic insight to translate the vision of an absentee architect to reality. The project was completed in eight (8) months during a harsh Northern Michigan winter on time and on budget. Sited amidst a wetland ecosystem, the award winning Woodwinds Condominium project was celebrated by local and state units of government as an example of sensible development in a sensitive environment. Woodwinds was a carpentry labor resource training environment though not specifically designated as such. The typical length of stay at this project for the new recruits of the company was only two months. Changing faces presented production and quality challenges that were successfully managed.

COO, Development Officer - Pine Mountain Ski & Recreation Inc. 1994 1996
Over $12m in renovation and new construction was identified including an addition to a hotel, a signature championship golf course, an aerial tramway for the skiing component and appreciable improvements to other buildings. The elements of the undertaking were often mutually exclusive in resource requirement due to unique construction methods. Multiple and concurrent project tracks required diligent attention. This aggressive undertaking, excepting the golf course, was completed as planned in seven (7) months consummating a recrudescence of the property.

COO - Pine Mountain Corporation 1990 1994
Competition viewed this all seasons resort as a Country Club in the regional market. This was ardently accomplished in under two (2) years through creative market positioning and the application of pioneering staff training programs for the 100 plus employees. It was the first resort property in the Midwest to employ computer-managed infrastructure. Funded with a grant award by the regional electric utility, building systems, golf course irrigation, snowmaking and other infrastructure were integrated to better manage energy and equipment. The result was an energy reduction of thirty (30%) percent, elimination of customer complaints due to equipment malfunction and extended operating seasons attributable to a more efficient physical plant. Two condominium projects were conceived, developed and sold as investment properties. In the first year and subsequent, Owners realized a return on investment forty (40%) percent greater than projected in the prospectus.

Education:

Northern Michigan University, MarquetteBS in Marketing and Management, Deans List
University of Wyoming, LaramieMarketing and Management

Personal:

Accomplished alpine skier with Div 1 NCAA All American recognition
Adept competitive sailor
Golfer that presents no threat to Tiger Woods

Associations:

Licensed builder in the State of Michigan

Member, Homebuilders Association of Grand Traverse County
1st place exterior design and presentation, 2005 Parade of Homes

Member, Elmwood Township Marina Committee
Current Chairperson

Trustee, Lake Superior State University
2 appointments by Governor Engler
2 years as Chairperson

Member, Michigan Ski Area Safety Board
2 appointments, Governor Blanchard, and Governor Engler

Member, Dickinson County Planning Commission
Served three years as secretary

Member, Dickinson County Area Chamber of Commerce

Director, Upper Peninsula Travel and Recreation Association