KYLE FISHER
910 Hedgewood Dr, Georgetown TX 78628 Home: 512-863-6263, Cell: 505-991-1859


An accomplished construction industry and business professional possessing well-refined leadership and team building skills, a results-driven approach, and a long history of delivering exceptional results in business performance. Highly skilled and resourceful operations manager with a passion for helping people achieve their goals, delivering high quality results, and exceeding internal and external expectations.


KEY COMPETENCIES

Planning Estimating and BudgetingQuality Management
NegotiationsAcquisitionScheduling and Logistics
Financial ManagementRecruiting and HiringTeam Building
Start-Up ExperienceBusiness DevelopmentMarket Analysis
Advanced Computer SkillsCustomer ServiceStrategic Planning
Sales ManagementValue EngineeringTraining

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ATREUS HOMES AND COMMUNITIES- New Mexico Division April 07-May 08
Division President: Created and managed a start-up division for large privately held homebuilder, based in Atlanta, in New Mexico market. Full P&L, Land Acquisition and Development, Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Construction, and Accounting responsibility.
Created and Implemented all necessary operational processes and systems for business start-up and ongoing operations
Hired and Trained an exceptionally performing Sales, Construction, and Office Support Team as well as extended team in Mortgage and Title Services
Opened for Sale in first community June 07, within 60 days of start of employment. First sale achieved within 7 days of opening.
First closings achieved October 2007.
Expanded into second community October 2007. First closings achieved January 08.
Purchased and Developed 176 pre-platted lots in Southwest Albuquerque
Lead division to self-sufficient and consistent profitability in less than 1- year time despite a very challenging and overall declining housing market.
Leveraged division operating overhead to less than 4% of Revenue
Averaged 10 closings per month (approx. 1.7mil Revenue/month) out of 2 Communities within 9 months of beginning operations
Reduced Direct Costs by approximately 20% from December 07 thru May 08.
Built the Martinez Family Home and Community Center in January 08 for Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Episode aired April 08.

CENTEX HOMES- New Mexico Division January 02-April 07
Vice President of Construction Operations (March 2006 April 2007): Responsible for all operations in New Mexico including Construction, Purchasing, Estimating, Product Development, Customer Care, Recruiting and Development. Responsible to ensure collaborative and integrated strategies across all functional areas within division in order maximize the overall division performance in all key performance measurements. Manage staff of approximately 65 employees and multiple functional department managers.

Santa Fe Segment Manager (April 2005- February 2006): Total P&L responsibility for highly profitable and growing market segment in the New Mexico division. Managed sales and construction, oversaw Land Development, instrumental in the acquisition and entitlement process. Primarily responsible to execute all aspects of the business plan while growing our market share within a profitable but highly complex market opportunity distinctly unique and independent of our primary markets in the Albuquerque metro area.

Division Construction Manager (August 2002- April 2005): Managed department of over 30 employees in field and office operations. Fully responsible for the planning and execution of all division construction and customer care processes to meet business goals, including but not limited to: Starts and Closings, Cycle Time Reduction, Margin Improvement Strategies, Quality Improvement, Employee Retention, Warranty Performance, and Customer Satisfaction. Strong focus on employee development and process execution in order to deliver consistently improving results in all key metrics.

Area Construction Manager (January 2002- August 2002): Managed 4 communities and field staff of 8 superintendents. Lead a team that consistently produced exceptional results in Quality, Cycle Time, and Customer Satisfaction. Worked closely with Land Development and Sales departments to coordinate Fast Track community and model openings to maximize asset turns and profitability.

Selected Centex Accomplishments and Contributions:
Closings of approximately 800 homes/year over multi-year period, FY05 thru FY07
Pre-tax earnings in excess of $26mil in FY07
Net Operating Margin consistently exceeding 16%
Led Division to first ever Certified Builder award by JD Power in 2002 and 2003 for small markets
Led Division to #1 in Customer Satisfaction in 2004 in Albuquerque as measured by JD Power and Associates in first ever Albuquerque market comprehensive survey
Managed growth of division from approx. 300 units/year to over 800/units year during my tenure
Managed Santa Fe Operations to most profitable year in earnings and margin while developing 190 platted lots and purchasing and entitling several hundred additional lots

GOODMAN FAMILY OF BUILDERS- A K.Hovnanian Company January 99- November 01
Area Manager- West Division: Managed multiple communities in Flower Mound, Corinth and Denton. Total Profit and Loss responsibility on a job and community level. Managed Sales, Construction, Product, Pricing, Takedown Schedules, and other facets of homebuilding operations. Heavily involved with marketing, mortgage business, and market evaluation.

CENTEX HOMES- Dallas South Division May 97- January 99
Division Construction Manager: Managed staff including several Area Construction Managers, a Warranty Department, and several administrative positions for a division of 17 active communities at a volume of approximately 500-units/ year. I was responsible for the implementation of division wide construction practices, overall performance, staffing, overhead, and training during this time.

CENTEX HOMES- Central Texas Division May 91- May 97
Project Construction Manager: Supervised a team of five field managers and one expeditor in a high volume, benchmark neighborhood closing between 180-220 homes/year. Developed systems that dramatically reduced cycle time, reduced direct costs and variance costs, and positively impacted customer satisfaction. Developed and led a cohesive team between construction and sales that achieved unprecedented levels of performance within the division and company.

EDUCATION/ DEVELOPMENT/ AFFILIATIONS

Texas A&M University, College Station TX B.S. Construction Science, May 1991
GB-98 General Contractors License #352063, State of New Mexico
Member, Production Builders Council, Central New Mexico