EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Texas Technological University, Lubbock, Texas
Architectural Engineering Major

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Twenty-plus years in construction market.  Worked with owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors, with over ten of those years in management. Versatile problem-solver and communicator.  Proven ability to manage general construction activities of multiple projects at various sites.  Developed solid and profitable business relationships. 
 

EXPERIENCE

Mar 1999 to Present - Project Manager
JK² HOLMES CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Apopka, Florida
 

Dec 1995 to Oct 1998  Director of Business Development
FINFROCK INDUSTRIES, INC., Apopka, Florida
Responsible for marketing activities and for developing new business relationships for the company.   Pursued early opportunities to establish the company as a key project member and negotiated contracts.  Designed and assembled promotional brochures and presentation literature for RFQ/RFP proposals.  Developed, recorded, maintained and prepared computerized sales data for the company’s management and statistical reports and for marketing analysis.  Effective “point-man” for a sales team that increased the 1997 company sales by  66.55% and net income by 222.10%.
 

Mar 1995 to Dec 1995 - Vice President, Marketing
A-Z PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC., St. Pete, Florida
Responsible for sales and marketing activities of the company, including the development and promotion of new products.  Clients included local and state governmental officials as well as major governmental agencies such as the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration. 
 

1993 to 1995 - Project Management Services for:
SCHEVELING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Mount Dora, Florida
GENE LEEDY, Architect, Winter Haven, Florida

· LIFSEY HOUSE for USF Foundation - Tampa, Florida
       More than 23,000 SF of new construction (prestressed concrete structure)
· RESIDENCE for DR. & MRS. RICHARD GARCIA - Anna Maria Island, Florida
       New 9,000 SF, 3 story home (prestressed concrete structure)
· RESIDENCE for DR. & MRS. GORDON RUBIN - Siesta Key, Florida
       Renovation of existing prestressed concrete structure
 

1990 to 1992 - Sales Representative 
DURA-STRESS, INC., Leesburg, Florida 
Responsible for selling the company’s commercial precast/prestressed concrete products in the North-Florida territory.  Wrote and developed a custom, computerized estimating program for the estimating department.
 

EXPERIENCE OUT OF STATE
Sales, Management, and Sales Management Experience:

More than ten years experience as Sales Manager, and responsible for dramatically increasing division net income.  Opened new markets and serviced existing accounts.  Accountable for material take?off and project pricing.  Managed projects from preliminary budgeting phase through coordination and installation of components for the following precast, prestressed concrete producers:

· HELDENFELS BROTHERS - Corpus Christi, Texas
· STANLEY STRUCTURES - San Antonio, Texas
· FEATHERLITE CORPORATION - Austin, Texas
· GENERAL PORTLAND CEMENT/RACKLE - Houston, Texas
· ACME BRICK/PRECAST DIVISION - Ft. Worth, Texas
· ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRESTRESS - Denver, Colorado
 

AREAS of EXPERTISE GC License #CGC 060563.  Superior people and negotiation skills.  Computer proficient in Microsoft Applications, including Exchange, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, Publisher, Project, also DesignCad, WordPerfect, Lotus 123, TeleMagic, Harvard Total Project Management, plus others.

SPECIAL TRAINING Web Site Design, HTML Code Writing Course, and Desk-Top Publishing Graphic Design.