EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

University of Florida, BS Building Construction, graduation April 1984
Continuing education for Certified Contractor

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Florida Certified Building Contractor (CBC 039060), active since 1987

EXPERIENCE:

Feb. 1997 to Present

JK2 Holmes Constructors Inc. - Project Manger for multiple commercial projects
in the Central Florida market.  Responsible for preliminary negotiations, estimating, contract administration, design, permitting, scheduling, and construction phases of multiple design/build projects.  Supervised multiple projects by coordinating field and office staff during buy-out, construction, billing, and closeout of the work.  Coordinated the site and building design, then permitted and constructed the new AH2 Group commercial industrial park in Apopka Florida.
 

June 1992 to Feb. 1997 

SunCastle Construction - Owner and qualifying contractor for custom home and 
light commercial projects in Central Florida area.  Built large custom homes, average sales price $285,000.00, remodeled commercial office suites, and tenant build-outs generating total annual sales in excess of $2 million. Consultant / Construction Manager for multiple commercial projects, responsible for coordination of architects, engineers, and designers.  Acting on behalf of owner’s during coordination with developers or government agencies prior to construction, and managed contracts, budgeting, buy-out, and scheduling after commencement of construction.
 

June 1990 to June 1992 

APSB Homes, Inc. - Vice President, responsible for construction and management of over 30 subsidiary corporations of American Pioneer Federal Savings Bank during and after the receivership by the RTC.  Responsible for management of over ten subordinate staff members needed for asset management, contracting, and valuation of each asset prior to the liquidation.  Over $100 million in real estate, commercial projects, and construction joint ventures were liquidated by APSB Homes for the RTC.  Responsibilities included annual budgets for several projects in the portfolio, managing assets within the approved parameters, liquidating inter-company and third party debt associated with a major home building and development company.
 

February 1989 to June 1990

Catalina Homes, Inc. - Vice President of Special Projects, and West Coast Division Manager. Responsible for negotiating with several engineering firms, various government agencies, and reviewing the work performed by contractors during the construction of all subdivisions built within the West, Central, and East Coast Divisions. As Division Manager responsibilities included the supervision of staff required to contract, construct and close homes in eight subdivisions in the West Coast Division.  Other duties included interaction with the President and Senior VP during development, budgeting, and bid evaluation of the new product lines and subdivisions. Managed construction and development budget of $30 million per year.
 

October 1986 to February 1989

Scherer Construction & Engineering, Inc. - Senior Project Manager responsible for all phases of negotiation, design, and management of multiple commercial projects. Drafted building plans and site plans, from conceptual ideas.  Estimated, scheduled, and managed projects for single user buildings and shopping centers.  Individually developed and managed an annual client base of $13 million in design/build construction.  Responsible for the supervision of other project managers, superintendents, scheduling, and contract administration. 

October 1986 to February 1989

Hennessy / Scherer Joint Venture - Project Manger responsible for the buy-out, scheduling, supervision and finish-out design for the completion of the Courtyard Medical Center, a $2.5 million phased project consisted of six buildings for professional office finish-out and a banking facility.  Assisted in the estimating, purchasing and scheduling of the re-model of the Don Cesar Hotel.
 

May 1984 to October 1986

Beacon Homes of Florida, Inc. - Project Developer for a single and multi-family home builder.  Performed all tasks necessary for the plating and permitting of the new subdivisions.  Responsible for hiring and managing contractors for the maintenance of the existing and proposed developments and model centers as required by the Division Manager.   Officer on the Board of Directors for several home owner and condominium associations. 
 

May 1976 to May 1984

Construction Related Positions - Various construction positions in masonry, carpentry and trim carpentry after high school, and during attendance at junior college in the Orlando area

Computer Skills Lotus, Word Perfect, Excel, Word, and Suretrack.
 

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1999

Remington Sports Center - $ 352,000.00
Local fitness center with offices, tot lot, and Olympic size pool facility

Portofino Waterway Walls - $ 222,478.00
Decorative retaining walls connecting Universal Studios Portofino Hotel and City Walk.

St. Mary Magdalen Kitchen - $   35,000.00
Renovate existing kitchen with new hood and ANSUL system.

Portofino Universal Store - $   428,454.00
Retail store at Portofino for Universal Studios

Portofino Bay Hotel -             $  1,800,000.00
Miscellaneous completion projects at luxury 5 star hotel.

1998

AH2 Office Park  - $ 332,000.00 (design / build)
Apopka – Metal building office / warehouse development.

Deer Island Cart Building - $ 131,947.00
8,000 s.f. golf cart and maintenance building, with 1,000 s.f. of finished offices.

Deer Island Clubhouse - $ 635,196.00
Semiprivate clubhouse including: full kitchen, bar, banquet room, and attached pool. 

Palisades Cart Building - $ 187,774.00 
6,000 s.f. golf cart storage building to match the clubhouse architecture.

St. Mary Magdalen Daycare- $   108,862.00
Remodel and expand existing classrooms, office space and lunchroom.

Airport Business Center  - $   87,586.00
Suites 204,102, and 200 office build-out in warehouses. 

Rosemont Demolition - $   28,051.00
Construction manager for demolition project, and owners rep. for code violations.

1997

Palisades Clubhouse  - $ 690,000.00
Semiprivate clubhouse including: full kitchen, bar, and sitework.

Portofino Hotel Models - $ 275,000.00
Build, value engineer, and remodel Portofino Bay Hotel deluxe and queen model rooms.

1992 to 1996

SunCastle Homes  - $ 8,000,000.00
General Partner for custom home company.

1989 to 1992

Subdivision Development  - Varies $2 Mil. to $6 Mil.
Deltona Woods Phases Two, Three, and Four - Deltona
Pelican Harbour – Rockledge
Ridgemoore – Orlando
Triad Condominiums – Tampa
Egypt Point Condominiums – Tampa
Bently Park School Site – Clearwater

1989

Dade City Car Wash  - $ 1,200,000.00 (design / build)
Dade City - Full service car wash and detail facility, with a detached tune up building.

BlockBuster Center  - $ 2,300,000.00 (design / build)
Clearwater - 11,500 s.f. retail center, with BlockBuster Video as Anchor Tenant.

1988

Trinity Methodist Church  - $ 250,000.00
St. Petersburg - Kitchen, classroom, and bathroom remodel.

Bill Currie Ford   - $ 100,000.00
Tampa – Mechanic’s locker room and service department trench grate system.

JAMAC Corp.  - $ 325,000.00 (design / build) 
Tampa – 5,000 s.f. metal building with offices, fabrication area, and warehouse.

Discount Auto Parts   - $  75,000.00
Brandon - Remodel commercial building into retail store.

City of St. Petersburg - $ Varies
Maintenance contract for support facilities and parks.

HMI Office / Warehouse - $ 325,000.00 (design / build)
Clearwater – metal building office and warehouse facility for contractor.

1987

American Heart Association- $ 225,000.00 (design / build).
St. Petersburg – Two story office remodel and renovation.

C.G.S. Warehouse  - $ 500,000.00 (design / build)
Clearwater – Two metal building warehouses.

Blocker Transfer  - $ 200,000.00 (design / build)
St. Petersburg – Division of Allied Moving, office and warehouse addition.

Cable Marine   - $ 525,000.00 (design / build)
St. Petersburg – Specialty high and dry marina boat manufacturing facility.

Bill Currie Import Car Store- $ 315,000.00 (design / build)
Tampa – Peugot and Yugo Dealership, remodel of metal building to showroom.

Morning Star School  - $ 175,000.00 
Pinellas Park – Multi-use office and classroom building for the Diocese of St. Petersburg.

S.M.T. Warehouse   - $ 185,000.00
Clearwater – Metal building warehouse and tenant build-out for Broyhill furniture rental.

Mariner Car Wash  - $ 1,200,000.00 (design / build)
St. Petersburg – Automated car wash w/ detail bays, Fuel Island and 2nd floor offices.

1986

Blocker Transfer  - $ 50,000.00 (design / build)
St. Petersburg – Misc. warehouse renovations.

GE Neutron Plant  -  $ 400,000.00
Largo – Hardened security center improvements, sophisticated security system. 

Sovereign Savings Bank - $ 475,000.00
Clearwater – Full service banking facility at Courtyard Medical Center.

Three Palms Point Condo. - $ 50,000.00
St. Pete Beach – Const. Manager for roof and HVAC renovations to 12 story building.

E.C.C.  Office / Warehouse -  $ 200,000.00 (design / build)
Largo – High bay warehouse and office building for electrical contractor.

Courtyard Medical Center - $ 2,000,000.00
Dunedin – Six building medical office complex, phase one of two.