24 years of construction management 15 years of multiple teams management15 years contract negotiation25 years of vendor management15 years new product development 15 years business strategy developmentVice President of Construction/Regional Production Manager May 2005-Present Maronda Homes Inc. of Florida Manage regional construction, purchasing, and permitting departments. Additionally, manage divisional accounts payable, warranty, storm water management programs and divisional safety officer.Manage sales/production team meetings and production/customer meetings.Participate by committee in new community Performa’s and new product prototype process.Review and implement all Change OrdersState Director of Purchasing and Logistics Sept. 2003-May 2005 Richmond American Homes of FL, LP (JAX)Crawford Homes, Inc. acquired by Richmond American HomesNegotiate regional and national vendor Contracts. Executed all contracts and addendums, managed and evaluated the quality and strength of vendor base and partnered with National Strategic Sourcing Director on corporate initiatives.Developed new product feasibilities, initiate process re-engineering activities and insured process improvement implementation. Led and managed departmental development, managed workload, priorities, and deadlines of the department personnel.Established Sales pricing for all Options.Participated in corporate college recruiting.Purchasing Manager and Construction Superintendent 1999-Sept. 2003 Crawford Homes, Inc. 1999 – 2000 Construction Superintendent responsible for all phases of construction, warranty and accounts payable.2000 - 2003 In 2000 was promoted to Purchasing Manager. Successfully established the purchasing department managed purchase orders and negotiated all subcontractor and vendor pricing Contracts.Estimated home cost, evaluated and set lot, house, and option pricing per community and reviewed all closed Job costs.