James E. Jones
42w647 Steeplechase Court, St. Charles, IL. 60175
630.584-2431 H 630.456.3493 C
jim.e.jones[at]gmail.com


OBJECTIVELong term association with a company in which I can utilize my skills in home building and construction management, purchasing, land development, sales and personnel development that will contribute to company goals, profits, and customer satisfaction. Experience in single family, multi family and light commercial construction management.

EXPERIENCE2007-Present Diamante Builders, Inc., St. Charles, IL
Owner/President
Manage and oversee all company operations
Bid all contracts
Preformed all sales, purchasing and estimating
Hands on Supervision of all construction & remodeling

2006-2007 Longford Homes, Albuquerque, NM
Division Vice President
Manage all construction, sales, purchasing and land development operations of assigned projects in Albuquerque and Santa Fe NM
Responsible for all budgets and cash flow
Establish working relationships with government agencies and municipalities
Full P & L responsibility for assigned projects that produced over 200 single and multifamily units

2004 2006 Neumann Homes, Inc. Chicago, IL
Director of Production
Plan and oversee all construction activities for Chicago North Division
Lead and supervise a production team of twenty employees responsible for completion
of 350 single and multi family homes per year
Work with purchasing and architecture teams to execute production improvement, reduction of hard costs and accuracy of building plans
Work jointly with the Director of Sales and Marketing and Customer Care to ensure customer satisfaction


1999 2004 Jameson Custom Builders, L.L.C. Tucson, AZ
Owner/President
Manage and oversee all company operations
Bid all contracts
Preformed all purchasing
Supervised construction of all homes from land development to completion



1997 1999 Stone Creek Homes L.L.C. Green Valley, AZ
Director of Construction Operations
Developed and managed Active Adult home building division
Set up and managed construction budgets, purchasing and negotiations with contractors
1991 1997 Pulte Home Corp. Tustin CA & Tucson AZ
Senior Area Manager
Production management of between 300 - 500 homes a year
Estimating and takeoffs
Purchasing and contract negotiation
Train and develop all field personnel
Safety Director






EDUCATION
Pulte Home Corporate Training:
Senior Construction Management, Cost Estimating, take offs & value engineering,
OSHA Certified Safety Courses, Purchasing and negotiations, Land development
and sales and marketing

Proficient in Excel, Word, Act & Newstar


Pima Community College, Tucson AZ
College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn IL
Construction Management, Building Materials, Drafting and Cost Estimating

1978 -1986 Journeyman Carpenter/Millwright
Local #1693 Chicago District Council of Carpenters