Blackwood Construction, Inc., is a commercial General Contractor serving several states and growing. Our clients are small mom and pop restaurants and large publicly traded companies building retail spaces all over America. We can help you get small repairs handled and we can build your company a whole new retail, therapy, store or office space.

Securing the future with real estate since 1997.

As a Commercial Project Manager ground up builds are my assigned projects. Utilizing my experience and knowledge and ability to read and understand site plans, site elevations, underground construction for water supply, pressurizing and chlorination practices, sanitary sewer, volume control systems, underground utility installations, concrete foundation principals, and grading. Working knowledge of CCDD materials procedures and processes are key to having a solid foundation for a ground up build.• Communicating professionally and effectively with clients, architects, engineers, design partners, subcontractors, trades and internal team members.• Managing the day to day activities of commercial project sites and ensuring top-quality results through effective management of resources before, during and postconstruction.• Maintaining a safe work site by implementing good housekeeping regulations and safety requirements, enforcing safe work habits and observing OSHA and any state-level agencies' regulations• Overseeing and Inspecting work in progress against designs, plans, specifications, subcontracts/scopes, shop drawings and overall craftsmanship.• Reducing project risk by reliably documenting and managing job site details, reporting on daily progress, conducting weekly site meetings and inspections and managing the overall schedule.• Maintain client relationships by meeting and managing client expectations, professionally addressing any concern or escalating issues as appropriate.• Ability to produce innovative solutions to complex challenges• Results-driven ability to effectively manage and follow-up on multiple priorities• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously• Proven supervision and management skills to motivate/manage people and teams.Participated in high end build out restaurant finish in Naperville, IL. Budget: $1,000,000.00Managed ground up build of a new restaurant in Schaumburg IL, Budget: $3,500,000.00

NMLS 231725; AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, MA, ND, OH, OK, TX, UT, WA

NMLS 231725; AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, MA, ND, OH, OK, TX, UT, WA

As a Project Manager completed tasks hand in hand with various real estate investors for their projects assigned. Tasks would include building work scopes, proposed budget, contract negotiations/procurement for the work. Work site safety and timetable management. As well as: • Collaborating with clients to produce a budget • Produce scopes of work • Work with Architects and Engineers for drawings • Holding bidder meetings and presented projects to sub-contractors via PowerPoint • Apply for building permits with various municipalities • Building and managing project schedules and milestones • Manage day to day progress of project, attended weekly update and performance meetings • Job cost control, problem solving issues to get the project completed professionally and quickly as possible while being budget conscience • Division 3 certified, Division 9 certified. Managed Projects: • Full gut rehab of a severely fire damaged home in Bellwood, IL. Budget of $90,000 • Full house rehab, kitchen, bathrooms basement full exterior in Bellwood, IL. Budget $75,000 • Full gut rehab of a home built in 1896 in St. Charles, IL Budget $125,000 • New Water Supply, Sanitary, and Electrical service in St. Charles, IL. Budget $10,000 • Mid-level remodel Kitchen Baths and open concept in Bellwood, IL. Budget $70,000 • Room addition and kitchen remodel in Downers Grove, IL. Budget $50,000 • Kitchen remodel and wall removal for open concept plan in Lisle, IL. Budget $15,000 • Basement refresh and bathroom remodel in Joliet, IL. Budget $7,500 • Home residing and install brick veneer face in Naperville, IL. Budget $16,000

As a Project Superintendent responsibility included: managing budget, procurement, scheduling and safety risk. Producing contractor bid requests, presenting job scopes to contractors at bidder meetings, awarding bids, scheduling projects and coordinating the schedules with the Community sales team and most importantly the residents of the community, as well as managing various capital improvement projects at newly acquired Apartment Community: • Complete renovation of the Community Clubhouse Budget $330,000 • Remodeling of the interior pool, the sales office, the clubroom room for the community, the computer stations, the community kitchen, as well as planned and built a fitness facility and a package shipping/receiving center for the residents. • Parking lot blacktop repairs Budget $105,000 • Managed the trimming and pruning of 18 acres landscaped hedges, trees and bushes. Budget $45,000 • Installation of storm drain lines underground Budget $16,000 • Planned and managed a whole community LED lighting retrofit on the pole lights, wall-packs and garage lighting, Budget $105,000 • Design and construction of new dog park. Budget $45,000. • Mitigation of Flooding and Ice buildup areas throughout the community Budget $13,000 • Coordinating the Exterior painting of 29 residential buildings and their garage buildings Budget $824,000 • Planned and managed replacing roofs on all 29 housing buildings and their garage buildings, Budget $1.5MM • Planned and managed concrete repairs and sidewalk lifting where needed. Budget $66,000 Once we had completed the Clubhouse renovation my next major task was the complete renovation of 435 apartment units as they were turned over by tenants. Budget $6.8MM • Planning and supervised the rehab of 435 apartment units with a 14-day build cycle, rehabbing up to 40 units simultaneously • Sourcing contractors for the various jobs

IDFPR Managing Broker of Record, Leasing Manager - responsible for training, coaching and guiding leasing agents to their monthly goals. Responsible for occupancy and coordinating efforts with the construction and maintenance team to turn homes on schedule and lease them out. Co-authored the HAP/HUD Section 8 voucher policy and procedures for the company. Worked closely with the Property Manager to bridge the deficiencies between the operations staff, the maintenance staff and the leasing staff. My main priority was to successfully navigate the firm through the IDFPR examination process for 2016, as well as increase occupancy by motivating and guiding the leasing team. Successfully maintained a 92.8% occupancy while we had over 100 evictions and cash for keys offers in a 45 day period. Met company goals for leases signed as well as improved the pull through from application to move in from 50% prior to my employ to 78% at month end of September 2016.With the new policies in place we realized an immediate drop in turn time for voucher applicants. The turn time prior to the new policies averaged 60+ days from application to move in.After the new policies were deployed we achieved a stunning estimated 24 day turn time from application to move in on voucher applicants. was successful at cutting this turn time by over 60%.

Educating borrowers on the home loan process.Deepening Relationships with realtors to increase production and referral based business relationships.Top Produding MLO with a 15+ year track record. Multi State Licensed; (Illinois, California and Wisconsin) Licensed Real Estate Managing Broker, Illinois.Extensive experience educating borrowers in: Purchase, Refinance and Real Estate for Investment.

Educating borrowers on the home loan process.Deepening Relationships with realtors to increase production and referral based business relationships.Top Produding MLO with a 15+ year track record. Multi State Licensed. Licensed Real Estate Managing Broker, Illinois.Extensive experience educating borrowers in: Purchase, Refinance and Real Estate for Investment.