Brian Byrd Email & Phone Number

Holly Springs, Nc, Us

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Direct and manage construction of new track infrastructure, as well as modifications and rehabilitation of existing railways. The number one priority being safety, and with strict adherence to specifications, scheduling, and budget. Consistently striving to maintain and improve safety, and to provide service excellence for our clients.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Direct and manage the construction of high-end custom homes, with a focus on client envolvement, superior quality, and true customer satisfaction, while increasing operational and organizational efficiency.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Directed the development and construction of energy efficient custom homes, with 100% customer satisfaction, strict scheduling and budget adherence, quality, and safety. Worked closely with developers and individual landowners to develop raw land into communities, as well as estate home sites. Managed all safety and environmental programs for safe and compliant project sites. Built an average of 20 homes per year, ranging from $400K to $800K.

Jacksonville, Fl

Directed the construction of new railways and infrastructure, as well as upgrading existing lines and terminals throughout the entire 23 state operating territory in the United States. Responsible for fifteen capacity projects totaling $198MM between Tampa, FL and Jacksonville, FL, as well as six MARC capacity projects in the Baltimore, MD / Washington, DC area, with a total of $73MM. Directed and managed all assigned projects to be completed per schedule, with strict budget adherence, while allowing train operations to remain consistent, in addition to completing all estimates, bid offerings and selection, environmental permitting, as well as local, state, and federal permitting, and total project coordination. Previous positions: Management Trainee – Engineering. Assistant Roadmaster – Engineering, Florence Division.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for construction and warranty operations for a regional builder. Duties included, but not limited to: Directing field staff, establishing and adhering to budgets, interviewing and negotiating subcontractor and vendor pricing, quality control, construction and warranty backlog report, safety program training and administration. Decreased average brick and mortar cost across all product lines by 12% through value engineering and subcontractor negotiations. Improved customer satisfaction to 98%, and maintained that level during tenure.

Apex, Nc

Responsible for all construction operations for 20-24 custom homes per year with prices ranging from $600,000 to over $2,000,000. Personally closed an average of 7 homes per year, with prices starting at $1,000,000. Managed and directed staff of two Project Managers, one Warranty Manager, as well as entire subcontractor and vendor base. Implemented scheduling, warranty, backlog reporting systems, and company safety program. Increased profit margins 3% by reducing scheduling cycles, and proper execution in the field. 100% complete customer satisfaction. In addition, in June 2006, I spearheaded the Loyd Builders commitment to Habitat for Humanity Building Blitz to construct a home in less than 1 week. Also, completed a $2,400,000 commercial recreation project in June 2007.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Served as trainer for new field managers as directed by ACM. Closed an average of 36 homes per year ranging from $250K to $350K. Maintained a six year Quality Inspection average of 96. 100% customer satisfaction for 4 of 6 years. Lowest warranty costs in division for the last three years at an average of $112 per unit. Recruited for initial setup and implementation of centralized scheduling and payment system. In addition, served as Prototype Builder by working closely with Design, Estimating, Sales, and Management to develop, analyze and build new plans and revise current plans. High degree of accountability for ensuring new plans, engineering, and estimates were extremely accurate prior to release for production.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsibilities included supervision of new home construction from permit application through closing and during the warranty period. Assured all homes were built per code, within budget, and delivered on time. Scheduled all vendors and subcontractors accordingly. Solicited and trained subs to meet company and personal expectations. Communicated frequently with customers and provided excellent service from orientation through one year warranty. Created template for initial use of FAST Builder Management System. Also responsible for training Assistant Builders while managing multiple projects.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Responsible for reviewing all plans to assure code has been achieved. Estimated all plans accurately to within a variance of 1%. Provided purchase orders per backlog and distributed accordingly. Shopped for highest quality and best-priced material and labor. Maintained all scopes of work, subcontractor agreements, and insurance information for all subs. Processed change orders quickly and provided base house, option pricing and sales literature to sales staff.