At The Krueger Group, we believe in the art of thoughtful design, underpinned by collaboration, expertise, and a united vision.For 45 years, construction has been the foundation of our business, a foundation that has allowed us to systematically evolve into the premier commercial contractor and development company that you see today.Founded as a close-knit family business that clients chose because they trust that we’d take care of them like our own, not much has changed in that respect as we close in on 50 years in business. We remain firmly rooted in relationships; propelling our influence across northeast Ohio as we are constantly establishing partnerships with municipalities and jurisdictions.Our technical knowledge, agility, and creativity offer a competitive advantage. And our proven track record, and client-driven solutions to complex real estate opportunities allow us to execute development opportunities across a wide spectrum of projects.Simply said, we are visionaries that are passionately committed to every project and the results speak for themselves.

• Managed all contracting, and budgeting responsibilities associated with cabinets, driveways, final clean, insulation, kitchen countertops, landscaping, masonry, roofing, siding, trash removal, and vanity tops.• Contributed to overall savings of $5,000 in direct costs per house on several active communities through strategic contractor consolidation, spec reduction and option evaluation.• Initiated development and implementation of interfaces to Orleans option master that optimized the most commonly executed tasks of generating bid sheets and creating new options.

•Responsible for maintaining complete quantity takeoffs for all assigned commodities through developed standardized unit pricing structure.•Prepared cost comparison and bid recaps to verify village and scope of work compliance across new and active communities.• Responsible for negotiating all contract pricing per commodity.• Conducted bi-monthly field visits to all communities within assigned region to meet with construction managers.

• Responsible for entire bidding process from invitation to contracting.• Coordinated contract extensions and revisions to existing contracts.• Responsible for rebate reporting totaling $50,000 for 2006.• Researched and proposed Collaboration tools “Buzzsaw,” “E-Builder,” and “Citadon/CTSpace” for use as Construction Project Extranet for Lakewood Homes.

I worked at the 3 Lakewood Communities:Lakewood Falls - Joliet, ILLakewood Trails - Minooka, ILLakewood Prairie - Romeoville, ILMy responsibilities were the following:• Coordinated the workflow and activities of multiple trade contractors in a high production environment.• Inspected houses during all phases of construction.• Acted as troubleshooter and monitored quality standards of building practices of trade contractors.• Conducted pre-key walk through and final inspections on a timely basis.• Responsible for passing certificate of occupation inspections.

Oversaw the Cura Personalis program, a program designed to assist students who have mild learning differences. Typical responsibilities included providing tutoring, structured study time, and administering extended time for test taking.