DAVID CARPENTERRaleigh, North Carolina

Home (919) 875 9544 dgcarpenter55@gmail.com cell (303) 332 1877

August 11, 2016

To Whom it May Concern:

I am interested in the Construction Management position you have available. Enclosed is my resume for your consideration.

My experience includes over 43 years in the commercial development business, first as a GC owner/ partnership of 20 years specializing in fast food restaurant construction, and then for the last 20 years in construction management for Noodles & Company, Shelco Inc., Red Robin, and Golden Corral Corp. I have managed all phases of development from site selection to predevelopment to surveys to permitting to contracts to construction thru opening. I have successfully managed up to 8 projects at a time while most were in different states. I worked remote for both Noodles & Company and Red Robin. I have completed 171 restaurants as a CPM and also built over 90 restaurants among hundreds of other projects as a General Contractor. I have been a superintendent on many projects as well as asst. super on apartment and townhome projects.

My skills include Estimating Construction and Project Cost, Creating Owner Budgets, Site-work and Building Construction, Ground-up, Tenant Fit-out, and High Rise, Creating and Managing Schedules, Contract Negotiation, Cost, Quality, Timeline Control Management, Architectural Design Review and Control, Extensive Knowledge of all Trades as well as Means and Methods, Concrete, Carpentry, Renovation, Project Management, Multi –Unit Management, Superintendent.

As a self-motivated individual, I am recognized for seeing assignments through to successful outcomes, working independently or as a team member. I welcome new challenges and am confident of my ability to make an immediate and positive contribution to the continued success of your company.

Thank you for your time and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

David CarpenterDavid Carpenter

Enclosure

DAVID CARPENTERRaleigh, North Carolina

Home (919) 875-9544 dgcarpenter55@gmail.com cell (303) 332 1877

OBJECTIVE:To obtain a Construction Management position with a company that recognizes my abilities and efforts tocontribute to its growth, stability, and bottom line.

BACKGROUND:Highly accomplished construction project manager since 1996 successfully completing 171 restaurants among many other commercial projects, superintendent on 4 restaurants from 1995 to 1996, co-owner of a commercial general contracting company specializing in fast food restaurant construction from 1975 - 1995 building over 90 fast food restaurants among hundreds of other projects, and assistant superintendent from 1973 to 1975 for a development company that built and owned apartment and town houses. I provide over 43 continuous years background in construction building restaurants and hundreds of other commercial projects. I am proficient in use of Windows, Excel and Word. I have been skilled in use of Microsoft Projects, Sure Track scheduling software and Earthworks Digital Estimating Systems. I consistently employ a can-do style utilizing strong organizational abilities, planning skills, vision, tenacity, passion and commitment. I have extensive experience dealing with owners, clients, landlords, architects, engineers, general contractors, superintendents, project managers, sub-contractors, city and county authorities, permitting and health department, civil, soil and environment engineers, suppliers and national account vendors. I have excellent knowledge of all trades and job procedures. Have extensive knowledge of the major codes used across America. Have hired, supervised and managed general contractors, superintendents, sub-contractors, and employees. I have managed many union projects. I have a strong background in commercial site work, ground-up buildings, and tenant fit-up. I have been estimating and or creating budgets for commercial projects since 1975.

EXPERIENCE: NOODLES AND COMPANY / Broomfield, Colorado

7/2007 to 8/2016 Construction Project Manager: 2007 – 2016Setup a remote office and operated and traveled from Raleigh NC..

Managed all phases of development – as new site survey team leader, I provided direction for layout and design to designers, architects, and engineers, created budgets for RESAC committee approval, collaborated and managed multiple project teams of Design Managers, Real Estate Directors, Architects, Engineers, and Consultants from kickoff calls, through design review, to predevelopment, permitting, bidding, contractor selection and award, through construction, close-out and opening of 114 tenant fit-up and 1 ground up Noodles & Company restaurants.

Successfully managed development program of projects within my area which included maintaining of up to 20 projects on the development list at any given time,

Managed construction of up to 8 restaurants under construction at a time, Completed and opened the 115 restaurants in 16 states including TX, MN, MI, WI, IL, OH, KY, PA, DE, MD, NJ, NY, VA, NC, TN, FL, & DC

Created and setup many processes and documents. Managed and maintained the construction and vendor schedules for every project. Visited and surveyed over 232 2nd generation or older existing sites prior to creating budgets. Created over 286 budgets of which 167 were approved Made onsite reviews during construction every 3 - 4 weeks on all projects to ensure every project was built per

plan and details, on time, under budget, and per my high standards Managed and approved change orders Reviewed and redlined project construction document, continuously worked closely with several architects

and engineers to upgrade plans Managed the bidding process; bidder selection, contract negotiation; awarded projects Created very detailed punch list and managed them to completion

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EXPERIENCE: SHELCO INC. / Raleigh, North Carolina

8/2005 to 6/2007 Construction Project Manager: 2005 – 2007

Duties included Team member assisting estimator bidding high rise, commercial projects, and tenant fit-out Set-up, documentation and filing of entire project Securing permits Creating budgets, schedule of values and project schedules AIA sub-contract contracts / submittals / owner & sub change orders / monthly job cost reports Schedule updates / owner & sub pay applications / RFIs / weekly sub-contractor & client meetings Onsite review of progress completed and quality of work Supervised superintendents, created weekly work list, ensured that all aspects of construction were

constructed and completed to company policies and per the plans, specifications and my own high standards. Created and managed punch list to completion. Closed out and boxed all projects.

Managed construction of several projects including

Brown Orthopedic Surgery, a 9400 sq. ft. medical office building Barclays Capital Data Center, a 46,000 sq. ft., third floor demo and new tenant fit-up Rooms to Go Beds, a 9600 sq. ft., one and a half acre site and building HSMM architectural office, a 9200 sq. ft. tenant fit-up AAC regional home office, a 8000 sq. ft. tenant fit-up Stock Building Corporation regional headquarters office, 100,000 sq. ft. tenant fit-up Several small projects including new vestibules in parking decks.

EXPERIENCE: RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL / Denver, Colorado

12/2003 to 07/2005 Construction Project Manager: 2003 – 2005

Setup a remote east coast office and operated and traveled from Raleigh, NC.

Managed construction of nine ground-up – 6,350 sq. ft. Red Robin Gourmet Burger restaurants located at Wilmington, NC; Raleigh, NC; Virginia Beach, VA; Chantilly, VA; Waldorf, MD; 2 in Chesapeake, VA and 2 in Charlotte NC.

Contractor selection and qualification, bid solicitation and review, award projects. Responsible for taking the project from onsite pre-construction meetings through construction

complete, punch list and turnover to operations in 120 days. Building and site plan red-line review management Responsible for weekly job progress review, weekly schedule review and updates, Made a minimum of 6 to 8 onsite review inspection visits per project. Managed national account vendors and suppliers Issuance of work directives, change order and pay application management.

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EXPERIENCE: GOLDEN CORRAL CORPORATION / Raleigh, North Carolina

06/1995 to 11/2003 Construction Project Manager: 1996 - 2003

I managed the development program of new store construction; from site selection review process, to creating budgets for approval, to pre- development study, through building and site plan engineering, to permitting, to construction, through close-out and opening. Ensured restaurants were built to Golden Corral plans and standards, within schedule, and under budget.

Successfully completing 47 new ground-up restaurants nation-wide with as many as 6 projects under construction at any given time. Managed 5 to 7 Golden Corral superintendents to ensure each project was built per plan and specifications, under budget, within the standard 120 day schedule, and per my high standards.

Created all construction budgets for site and building for pre-development and construction approval. Managed and maintained a pool of traveling trades as well as all material suppliers Created and managed all construction schedules Conducted field inspections during construction and gave direction to correct to any deviations

observed. Advise VP of Construction of all elements of construction progress and concerns for all projects.

Responsible for projects during all phases of permitting process. Attended any planning and/or city council meetings as required.

Visited 73 new proposed ground sites, conducted 69 pre-development studies and created 83 project budgets for development. Part of site selection team.

Responsible for the Remodel Program which involved six major store remodels. In the last 30 Golden Corral projects that I opened from 2000 through August 2003 the total cost of

$21,081,035 was actual building cost which was $375,240 under budget and the site work actual cost was $9,545,515 which was $825,578 under budget.

The last 30 projects averaged $69 / sq. ft. actual building cost. They ranged from $64 to $76 / sq. ft. Of the $30,626,550 total actual cost of these 30 projects, there was a total of $1,200,818 savings

under budget. Proven record of consistent on-time completion of 98% of all project openings of 90 days or less

from slab to opening. Created a road map Project Schedule Booklet on “How to build a Golden Corral”.

EXEMPLARYACCOMPLISHMENTS: GOLDEN CORRAL CORPORATION / Raleigh, North Carolina

While being the only CPM at Golden Corral’s Construction Department, in 2000 I started bidding on and building new ground-up Golden Corrals for the franchisees community as well as building all company restaurants. I maintained and managed a corral of superintendents and traveling sub-contractors and managed all aspects of construction. The Thirteen highlighted projects of the following 47 projects are the Franchisee restaurants that I bid on against general contractors and won the contracts and then we built them for the Franchise.

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GOLDEN CORRAL RESTAURANTS I THAT I MANAGED ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION

In 2003 through August when I left the company, five restaurants had opened and two more under construction. Projects were in Lafayette, LA, Joplin, MO, Keller, TX, Joliet, IL and Robinson Township, PA. Kingman, AZ and Westland, MI were under construction at the time I left the company.

In 2002, opened eight restaurants located in Erie, PA, Gastonia, Asheboro & Wilmington, NC, Carbondale, IL, Houston, TX, Florida City, FL, and Myrtle Beach, SC.

In 2001, opened nine restaurants located in Blue Springs, MO, Wichita, KS, Gallup, NM, Dothan and Pelham, AL, Boone, NC, Knoxville, TN, Morristown & Johnson City, TN.

In 2000, opened eight restaurants located in Cary, NC, Winchester VA, & Bristol, VA, Texarkana & Meadows Place, TX, Lafayette and Kokomo, IN and Kingsport, TN. Started building stores for franchises this year.

In 1999, opened eight restaurants located in Laurinburg, NC, Henderson, KY, and two stores in Jacksonville, FL, two stores in Evansville, IN, Tulsa, OK, and Ft. Wayne, IN.

In 1998, opened four restaurants located in Muskogee, OK, Lexington, Morrisville and Reidsville, NC. Also in charge of six major remodels in 1998.

In 1997, opened five restaurants located in Corpus Christi & Conroe, TX, Enid & Duncan, OK and Kansas City, MO. Also spent three months traveling nationwide to locate and solicit new national account suppliers. Also was responsible for several special projects.

SIGNIFICANTACCOMPLISHMENTS: GOLDEN CORRAL CORPORATION / Raleigh, North Carolina

Visited 73 new proposed ground sites, conducted 69 pre-development studies and created 83 project budgets for development. Managed all construction thru opening on 47 restaurants nationwide. Part of site selection team.

SERVED AS ONLY PROJECT MANAGER FOR GOLDEN CORRAL FROM… 8/96 TO 8/03

EXPERIENCE:

07/1995 – 1996 SUPERINTENDENT: 1995 - 1996 / GOLDEN CORRAL CORP.

Served as superintendent for new ground-up Golden Corrals restaurants located in Clinton, Raleigh, and Sanford, North Carolina.

Project buildings ranged from 7780 to 9954 square foot buildings with 2 acre sites. The final building costs on these restaurants ranged from $62 to $66 per square foot. Site cost on these three projects ranged from $235,000 to $325,000.

Negotiated subcontractor contracts and issued purchase orders. Reviewed subcontractor payment and processed invoices. Scheduled work to meet construction date. Responsible for material takeoffs and material purchasing. Supervised up to 60 on-site personnel.

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EXPERIENCE: TEXAS COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION CO. / Ft. Worth, TX, -Columbus, OH, -Washington, DC

1975 – 06/1995 GENERAL CONTRACTOR OWNER AND PARTNER w/ DAD - 1975 – 1995

As a family construction building business with my Dad and three younger brothers, I specialized as owner, customer relations, estimator, project manager, project coordinator, superintendent, heavy equipment operator, and carpenter. I excelled in all phases of carpentry, site and building layout, ceiling systems, floor tiles, machinery operator, site-work, and concrete. I supervised personnel, ran and managed the daily operations of a commercial general contracting business, and estimated jobs from 1975 to 1995.

EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: TEXAS COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - 1975-1995

Built over 90 restaurants including numerous remodels. Some of which are included but not limited to: 42 Pizza Huts - 13 Taco Bells - 7 Little Caesar’s Pizza – 6 Braums Ice Creams - 3 Wendy’s International - 3 Jack-in-the-Box - 1 Roy Rogers - 9 Arthur Treacher Fish & Chips - 3 Jerry’s Subs – 3 Del Taco - 25-30 Pizza Hut remodels - 6 Friendly Restaurants remodels - 8 Roy Rogers remodels - 400+ Taco Bell Specialty Projects - 10 Wendy’s remodels – 1 Mc Donald’s remodel – 3 Red Lobsters additions, several Taco Buenos remodels, 6-8 Braums remodels.

EXPERIENCE: DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CORP. / Dallas, Texas

1973 - 1975 ASSISTANT – SUPERINTENDENT: 1973 – 1975

Worked on a 38-unit apartment job and a 300-unit townhouse project. Scheduled sub-contractors and checked work quality of all trades. Supervised 25 hourly concrete crewmembers. Work with surveyor to layout projects. Made material take-offs. I purchased, ordered, received, and stocked materials.

EDUCATION:

Building Trades I and II: Mechanical Drawing - 1969-1973 - Mt. Pleasant High School, Mt. Pleasant TX. Estimating Course – 1980 - Tarrant County Jr. College, Ft. Worth, TX. Estimating Institute Systems Courses / workshops on Quest Estimating Systems: Earthworks. Project Management, Productivity, Underground Utilities, and Site-Work classes --- July 2000 / April 2001 / January 2002 – Sarasota, FL. Sure track scheduling training in April 2007. Forty-three continuous years of being very hands on construction professional.

FAMILY:

Married to Sue for 11 years and have a daughter, Amber (35), son Marc (28), three grandkids - Haley (18), Shane (11), Addison (7), and another on the way.