MARCUS COMEAUX
16218 Morgans Turn ∙ Houston, Texas 77095 ∙ marcus.comeaux[at]gmail.com ∙ 281.898.0078

Construction Manager with 21 years of experience in construction management in production and custom homes ranging in value between $350,000-$1.4 million.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Managed and supervised the building of single family residences with an average build time of 145 days, homes ranging in size from 3000 square feet to 7000 square feet.
Experience in windstorm construction using Inland I and Inland II criteria
Area Manager supervising 6 to 8 superintendents in 3 communities, approving all payroll and budget issues and resolving closing issues with buyers.
Proficient in excel, word, access, project, build pro, mh2, home tracker scheduling software.
Achieved 93% homeowner satisfaction rating in closings homes throughout my career as per JD Powers, and N.R.S. rating programs.
Experience in applying and obtaining building permits and flood mitigation permits with the City of Houston.
Budget and cost analysis experience in building prototype homes and sold homes.
Selling and pricing out of homeowner upgrades during constructing of custom homes and revising contract amount.



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BUILDER 2007-2010
PARTNERS IN BUILDING L.P. (B.O.Y.L.) Houston, TX

Won 4th Quarter award in 2008 for production with 73% for custom homes on a build on your lot program.
Bid out and priced extras to homeowners for upgrades during construction and revised contract and collected the extra funds.
Analyzed plans and specifications to determine design flaws and adjust budgets per changes due to buyer options and forward changes to Area manager for upcoming starts.
Applied and obtained building and flood mitigation permits in the City of Houston in the Memorial, Bellaire, and Rice Village areas.
Calculated start up costs on upcoming projects as in demos, flood plain requirements, fill dirt pad amounts, and water and sewer connections and forward to Area Manager for final pricing.
Constructed and redesigned Bellaire Showcase home and completed in 135 days to meet Showcase deadline.
Received 95% of Happy Homeowner letters from closing of custom homes throughout the Houston area.
Built and scheduled construction activities on custom homes ranging from 3500 square feet to 7000 feet
Developed computer scheduling using mobile laptop, printer, scanner and Blackberry P.D.A.
Built crawl space/pier foundations as apart of the flood plain mitigation requirement on custom homes in the City of Houston.
Supervised demos of existing homes to construct new homes on same lot .
MARCUS COMEAUX ∙ marcus.comeaux[at]gmail.com ∙ 281.898.0078




LEAD BUILDER 2004-2007
Newmark Homes L.P. Houston, TX

Supervised 120 day build time for the construction of a luxury model in Sienna Plantation.
Promoted within 90 days of hire from superintendent to Lead Builder.
Trained new superintendents on home building process that were being transferred from customer service.
Led the institution of a company wide safety program to bring building and safety standards up to current OSHA requirements.
Managed the construction of three types of residential products: executive patio homes, executive single family homes and luxury patio homes.
Resolved closing issues with buyers, and project future closings to upper management.
Redesigned plans for upcoming starts due to buyer structural changes and zero lot line requirements on patio homes.
Tested and implemented Beta version of Home Tracker computer scheduling program to assist in the scheduling process of production homes.
Managed between 8 to 12 homes on a rotating basis and supervised warranty loads on customer service personnel.


AREA PRODUCTION MANAGER 2000-2004
Village Builders Houston, TX

Created and edited budgets for new communities based on sale price and direct construction cost to determine gross profit margin.
Instituted and managed the MH2 Build Pro System for scheduling and automated payroll for homes under my supervision.
Reduced build time from 220 to 167 days on homes ranging from 3000 square feet to 4500 square feet.
Reduced budget extras from 10% to 7% on average in 3 communities in 1 fiscal year.
Managed the building of prototype model in 85 days to open for spring market.
Promoted to Area Manager with in 1 year as superintendent due build time and J.D. Power rating for closed homes.
Won Community Cup Award for production build time and homeowners satisfaction in lakes on Eldridge Community.
Managed warranty procedures in existing and completed communities and resolved homeowner issues.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING


BACHELOR DEGREE OF SCIENCE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
GHBA WINDSTORM COURSE
DPIS INSPECTION BUILDING CODE CLASS
OSHA SAFETY COURSE