Leads, mentors, trains, and manages the Project Development and Construction divisional teams of Blue Sky. Develops and implements organizational policies, procedures and best practice guidelines. Builds relationships with consultants, architects and contractors and negotiates contracts. Oversees the pipeline, sets goals, and monitors company portfolio.

Job Responsibilities: Led teams of interdisciplinary project consultants to develop multi-family housing projects from initiation to closeout. Performed pre-development due diligence and managed the effort to secure related permits, licenses, zoning, entitlements and jurisdictional approvals. Established expectations and confirmed proper communication is maintained.Key Achievements:•Championed, applied for, and obtained the following approvals: Master Plan and Conditional Use Permit, Orlando; Downtown Development Review Board, Jacksonville; Development Review Commission, St. Petersburg. •Created the project management plan for five projects guaranteeing a successful launch through pre-development. •Co-presented with a City of Orlando Commissioner during a community outreach effort that had 40+ attendees.

Job Responsibilities: Managed the total development cost. Coordinated lender draws and monitored the accounting team to ensure a timely release of funds. Ensured contract compliance and high quality work product with third parties. Launched PM logs, including the risk register. Performed close out duties and ensured a smooth loan conversion and operational handoff.Key Achievements:•Successfully achieved four developer fee payments through final pay due diligence for two projects totaling 360 units.•Led the design & permitting effort on three projects totaling 355 units with minor deviation from initial projections.

Job Responsibilities:Managed stakeholder relations throughout the project lifecycle by facilitating communication and ensuring client satisfaction. Established development team expectations and educated stakeholders. Prepared various federal and state financial applications and monitored program changes. Developed cost estimates resulting in financially feasible project budgets. Lead the closing process, managed due diligence, reviewed contracts, loan, and legal documents. Procured and reviewed various deliverables from third party professionals. Evaluated contractor pay applications for accuracy and prepared investor capital contribution requests. Ensured project schedule and regulatory compliance goals were met. Verified project closeout requirements and provided asset management for the ongoing operations.Key Achievements:- Improved communication processes by establishing customer interaction protocol. The enhanced customer relationships resulted in repeat business and a 100% increase in revenue year over year from 2014 to 2016.- Closed projects using a highly complex financing mechanism by connecting private investors with non-profit developers. Use of this methodology represented 65% of annual revenue.- Established best practices to enhanced cross-functional department efficiencies. Created and developed standard template documents including RFP proposal and marketing materials.* Successfully designed and implemented the company financial cost model that created a streamlined approach to financial analysis and quoting.* Managed a cloud-based server and conducted other IT Specialist functions. This work resulted in the reduction of $25,000 in annual expenses through the elimination of outsourcing.

Job Responsibilities:Conducted financial feasibility analysis and developed risk management plan for projects averaging $7.5M. Ensured projects remained in compliance with state agencies, investor covenants and the IRS. Provided on-site trainings to educate various stakeholders in program requirements. Administered and supervised project coordination, construction administration, scheduling, budgeting and cost management for development and architectural clients. Prepared plan, cost, and capital needs assessment reports as part of due diligence activities. Monitored company portfolio to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and investor requirements. Developed, mentored and managed construction services staff responsible for management and administration.Key Achievements:- Improved organization workflow by using process improvement and planning techniques.- Ensured maintenance of new business pipeline. Consistently achieved annual sales target of eight new projects per year from 2009 through 2013. Projects under purview met or exceeded investor expectations by 15%.- Solicited, marketed and received investor approval on new reporting package that resulted in increased revenue and profit. Reporting package included Plan Review Reports, Cost Review Reports and Investor Monitoring Reports.- Developed and implemented company policies and procedures to improve flow of business functions.- Became company expert in Microsoft Excel, cost estimation and regulatory concerns through autodidact motivation.- Developed, coached and mentored staff. Provided feedback, insight and support to ensure business success.