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Core Competencies ESTIMATING ● MARKET DEVELOPMENT ● PROJECT MANAGEMENT ● PROCESS DEVELOPMENT ● FINANCIAL

REPORTING ● DATA ANALYSIS ● PURCHASING ● CUSTOMER SERVICE ● STRATEGIC PLANNING

Professional Experience

American Homes 4 Rent – Dallas, TX ▪ Las Vegas, NV ▪ June, 2014 – Present Construction Manager

◊ Directing all construction activities for the Dallas-Fort Worth market comprised of 3,900 single family rental units - completing

approximately 100 home turns per month within 7 calendar days.

◊ Structured, developed, & implemented a unit price model for the DFW market, reducing construction costs by 22% and reducing

bid times by 7 days.

◊ Tasked to develop & implement process control workflow in effort to improve operational efficiency.

◊ Responsible for all Home Turns, contractor management, in-house maintenance technicians & resolving resident concerns.

◊ Team leader for Dallas County auction - Coordination of team, settling, and bidding.

◊ Tapped to implement a national vendor management/maintenance platform for AH4R corporate office. This included creating

national vendor policies & procedures, product specifications & performance based vendor scoring matrix.

HOM Solutions, Inc – Las Vegas, NV ▪ January, 2010 – January, 2014 Sr. Project Manager

◊ Managed all construction activities for REO Business unit, operating in Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico & Arizona.

◊ Oversaw all estimating, scheduling, material procurement & contractor management within respective markets & specific client

portfolios.

◊ Awarded Regional Contractor pilot with Freddie Mac – securing Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado & Arizona markets.

◊ Managed all Project Managers, Construction Superintendents, Construction Coordinators & Contractors for New Mexico,

Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada.

◊ Developed & implemented process workflow for REO/GSE client portfolio to improve operational efficiency & increase project

profitability.

◊ Procured multiple national Private Equity & GSE clients; creating a $15MM annual revenue stream within the organizations REO

Construction Division.

◊ Developed market based pricing model - executed RFI’s, negotiated trade contracts & deployed product specifications across (4)

state region.

US Mortgage Source – Las Vegas, NV ▪ 2006 – 2010 Loan Officer

◊ Approved loans within specified limits & and referred loan applications outside stated parameters to senior management for

approval.

◊ Meet with applicants to review loan process, vet background & begin lending process.

◊ Analyzed applicants' financial credentials, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.

◊ Educated clients on various lending products and credit options available, as well as associated terms & requirements of these

products & services.

◊ Marketed bank products to individuals and firms, promoting services that may meet customers' needs to secure their business.

◊ Submitted completed applications for underwriting, communicating with clients on lending status, coordinating escrow with

associated parties, discussing options, and ensuring closings occur as anticipated.

Certifications and Software Skills

Yardi Voyager | @task | Share point | Appfolio| Salesforce | Exactimate, Microsoft Dynamic | Microsoft Visual Basic HTML |

Advanced Microsoft Office – Excel Powerpoint, Word, Publisher , Microsoft Windows | Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator

Education

B.S. Economics (2017 candidate) – University of Texas, Arlington

Associates in Business Management – College of Southern Nevada ▪ Graduated - 2012