Purchasing material and labor for residential projects in the Chicago metro area. Evaluate internal processes to ensure projects are handed off to production that are accurate, complete and on budget. Recruit and retain top trade-partner talent that reinforces our commitment to ZERO defects and ultimate client satisfaction.- Employee of the month June 2023.- Employee of the year for 2023. April 2024 the company sent me and my wife to Key West, FL for one week.

End to end involvement in sales, project development, permitting, production through to warranty. Work with clients to unify designs with realistic budget parameters and project scheduling. Build mutually equitable long-term relationships with clients, trade-partners and vendors. How? By listening to needs, communicating expectations and closing feedback loops.Monitor and refine internal process so ICON can remain at the top tier of Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Completion of all projects we are involved in regardless of size, scope, budget or challenges.

I was brought in by ownership to identify areas of end-to-end improvements to facilitate better company work flow, time urgency and efficiencies that are key drivers for long-term client satisfaction, trade/vendor relationships and increased profitability.I identified pathways that promote shorter work group cycle times to get permitted projects to the field quicker with less unresolved items. Provided support to reduce production cycle times through proven scheduling and organization techniques.My 25 years of industry experience has taught me that every project's level of success can be analyzed by the five main metrics below. I truly believe if they are mastered a high level of success will be attained and maintained: [no particular order]1. Effective TIME management.2. Effective Management of MATERIALS.3. Effective management of MANPOWER.4. Effective management of DELIVERABLESie outcomes/expectations/quality, I also consider end to end relationship building a key deliverable.5. EMOTIONS both inside the organization and with our clients; these entities often have conflicting emotions, triggers and preconceptions. How we manage this element from the beginning of the relationship is a defining yet elusive driver.In the end the company was too entrenched in pre-existing negative paradigms that prevented senior leadership to acknowledge that the organization was near extinction and operating at a net-loss. My drastic triage plans were disregarded; we parted on pleasant terms after thanking me for my efforts.It was a valuable exercise in realizing that despite an organizations verbal desire to improve, the good natured intent to do so will fail unless there is top-to-bottom understanding for the need to actually enact positive change. Many companies operate at a level of blissful-ignorance that prevents them from unlocking their true potential and profitability.

Lead the Purchasing & Fulfillment team for intake of new projects sold, staff assignments, value-engineer projects and initial budget/scope review. Work with Architecture and Development team for our internal project development touch points. Warranty Service as well as over-all Quality Advocacy from recruitment of the best trade-partners and vendors to production feedback circle on how these entities are performing on-site to ensure the best client experience possible.

Oversee intake of new projects to Architecture/Development to insure timely internal review meetings. Key deliverables on department level: Top-Level Customer Experience, expedite permit/zoning process, client touch-points: design-development process to sign-off, insure prints/scope's/purchase orders all convey same message and support in-field objectives of quick as well as profitable cycle times.Key contributor to C-level managements strategic planning as well as down stream tactical plans to execute directives.Related areas of direct leadership: Purchasing, Fulfillment, Warranty/Escalations.

I have an all-aspects position that necessitates personal involvement with clients from initial contact to completion, design analysis, plan review and development, permitting and entitlements as well as land development. Many years of hands-on site leadership undertaking traditional Superintendent responsibilities as well as Owner's Authorized Agent for process management services.Insuring we have the right trade partners lined up with contracts, General Conditions and insurance requirements met/in place. Providing our trade partners with daily supervision to insure our daily objectives and project expectations are met. Provide metrics to account for project funding, insure budgeting protocols are met both internally and externally for clients. Streamline protocols and procedures to facilitate client needs as every project is unique. Full Project Life-Cycle Accountability. End-to-end Project Management.I have been fortunate over the years to work with a fantastic client base as well as some of the best vendors and sub-contractors in the Fox Valley and surrounding area.

For those of you who recall what was going on in our industry during this period you know there was not a lot going on in the areas of new construction. We started Traditions as a way to stay in the industry for what we all though at the time was going to be a short anomalous down-turn.We pursued anything in our field that would result in billable hours, rehab, remodeling, changing out fixtures, hot water heaters, windows, doors etc. Early on we were thrilled when we found a client who had the funds to do a really nice bathroom, basement or kitchen.As the industry made gains we were ready to get back to ground-up new construction projects as well as light commercial work.Going back to the tools was a humbling experience; I am in-it to win-it so I have done whatever it takes to get this far.

Direct operational authority over 15 field superintendents at 10 master-plan communities. Developed and implemented tactical plans at the division level to support C-level management's strategic growth directives for house-line production. Effectively collaborated across work groups to enhance brand quality and internal continuity.There are many areas of house-line production I was responsible for, one of my show-case achievements was our Safety Program which I am particularly proud of. I reorganized the on-site safety compliance program to a more focused and efficient six part single binder system, this and other initiatives contributed to strengthening our OSHA compliance and greatly improved trade partner participation. Our independent quarterly safety audits by Assurance Safety increased from a company average of 74% [4th quarter 2004] to 94.65% [4th quarter 2006].Another area I felt we did an outstanding job was our field manager development program where we were fortunate enough to recruit some of the best talent available at the time at many levels. We structured a program of mentoring between promising up and coming Assistant Trim and Trim Superintendents with proven Lead and Senior Site Superintendents.

I was first assigned to the Foxford Hills project as a Trim Superintendent, it was a great experience because this was a high end golf course community with a significant amount of interior details. During my time there I was Rough Superintendent and then the Senior Site Superintendent responsible for two subordinate Trim Superintendents and one Rough Superintendent. It was at this point in my career I was responsible for the entire house-line operations team at a single high-volume site as well as developing/mentoring a successful team.Responsible for all key client touch-points from pre-construction, pre-drywall, pre-close walks as well as 90 day and 11 month warranty service requests.

Served Active Duty in STRATCOM [SAC] 3906th Special Security Squadron Offutt AFB. Nebraska. This assignment was considered a Priority A Command and Control facility by the USAF and Department of Defense. Much of our mission, capabilities and assets still remain classified to this day; but what I can say is that we provided daily security, response and deterrence presence to both installation personnel, strike assets and the facility at large to meet any possible Cold War Era challenge scenario up to and including nuclear exchange.Graduate of USAF Security Police Academy [ranked 7th out of 114]. Awarded DoD Top Secret security clearance.