• Oversee and review all budget estimates for entire purchasing department• Manage purchasing functions such as bidding out and maintaining contracts with trade-partners • Recruit new contractors and create vendor relationships through networking • Manage and develop detailed estimates, scopes & schedules for residential renovations with strict deadlines• Manage negotiations with trade-partners (national production builder pricing) while maintaining high quality of production• Ensure payments are submitted and paid on time to trade-partners• Creatively source new products to reduce construction cost, streamline processes and improve quality/aesthetic appeal of homes• Conduct field audits to ensure quality performance meets contractual specifications• Update property database and reports to track construction progress• Update and maintain the Unit Price Worksheet database, product book specifications, settlement checklists, training manuals, tests and procedure manuals for Settlements, Construction and Purchasing• Train all new employees in the field, purchasing and settlement departments• Acting Director of Construction:o Run weekly staff construction meetings with field and purchasing teams• Acting Manager of Settlements:o Run monthly property visits to individual homes in production with field and purchasing staffo Run weekly staff Sales & Settlement meetingsAchievements: Construction Employee of the Year 2016, Created multiple checklists, product design documents, training & procedure manuals, tests for new employees.

• Buy material for all depts: Installations, HVAC Service, Plumbing, Electrical, Geothermal• Negotiate pricing and audit costs for industry standard pricing• Supervise 3 Indirect reports in the Warehouse and Purchasing• Maintain material stocking levels for shop and trucks, staging material for jobs when needed• Manage and maintain templates (Excel, SAWIN, Physically in Warehouse)• Reporting: Inventory turnover, truck stock value, slow moving material, PO stats for both daily qty and qty of POs still open• Complete projects requested by President, COO, Manager as requested (Excel stats)

• Estimate plumbing for track & custom/renovation builders• Cold call builders for business after researching their company first• Complete all other duties as assigned by manager including answering phones

Purchasing Manager​​​​​​​​​ June 2006 - May 2009• Whole project estimating and purchasing from permits through landscaping• Manage neighborhoods throughout Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun, and Fairfax counties• Negotiate pricing and develop good relationships with trade-partners• Hire trade-partners who have a history of quality performance• Write product specifications• Handle all Hardwood/Carpet/Vinyl and Tile matrices• Analyze job costs for budget conformance and fair market value• Review architecturals for accuracy at preliminary drawing stageAssistant Neighborhood Construction Manager​​​​​​ January 2006 - June 2006• Schedule Trade-Partners for all stages of work from Drywall through Quality Walk• Ensure homes are built to specifications and scopes of work• Run pre-construction and homeowner pre-drywall meetings• Enforce safety on the job site• Build homes within budgetEstimator​​​​​​​​ ​ October 2001 – January 2006• Create and maintain takeoffs and unit pricing for multiple trade material types• Maintain scopes of work and master product book for assigned trade material types• Analyze and document the lumber and plywood marketContracts Assistant​​​​​​​​ February 2001 – October 2001• Maintain budget estimates, neighborhood option lists, subcontractor and vendor database • Create and maintain color selection sheets• Enter contract costs into exhibit A’s for suppliers and subcontractors• Create and maintain contract files and reports• Assist director of purchasing• On-Call for front desk coverageAchievements: Award of Merit “Pro’s Award” ’05, Employee of the Quarter, 2nd quarter ’04, (4) We Applaud You Awards: November ‘01, January ‘02, February ’02, June ‘01