SUMMARY

Driven professional with a diverse operations and project management background. Bring proven strengths in areas including new business startups, strategic business planning, forecasting, business analysis, negotiations, budget administration, financial management, cross-functional staff leadership, quality control, and strategic growth.

Operations Management:

• Directing the start up and growth of a successful real estate development company and increasing revenue and profit through effective operations management and marketing efforts.
• Supervising, scheduling, training, and delegating assignments to employees as well as providing the leadership and motivation to maintain employee efficiency during high-volume workloads.
• Maintaining strict compliance with U.S.local, state, and federal regulations.

Business Administration:

• Designing forecasting methodologies, conducting cost element forecasting and reporting, and making senior recommendations on business plan and strategy development.
• Creating and administering multi-million dollar budgets purchasing materials and equipment and negotiating volume contracts with vendors to reduce costs.
• Streamlining workflow efficiency and reducing costs by analyzing and restructuring operations and implementing process/procedural improvements, new business systems, and financial controls.

Project Management:

• Providing full project life-cycle management, including contract negotiations, early planning, estimating, design, construction, contractual approval, scheduling, budgeting, and final inspection.
• Monitoring project progress and maintaining open lines of communication with clients, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and crew members to relay project status information.
• Implementing project control systems to keep on time and within budget.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Senior Atmospherics Manager, Atmospherics Manager, Senior Reports Analyst, Atmospherics Program

• Managed team of 6 analysts and 58 Afghan local nationals in the Consolidated Stability Operations Center CSOC and RC- Capital in a joint fusion cell environment. Handled data analysis/management, reporting, logistics, and program development/management duties while coordinating projects with the Defense Intelligence Agency DIA and other government security organizations including the US Defense Intelligence Agency.
• Responsible for recruiting and hiring Afghan local nationals to work as information collectors
• Simultaneously working as a Senior Reports Analyst with duties that include:
• Analyzing and managing data received from military analysts, Afghan advisors, and local nationals.
• Preparing analytical products for the military on any information related to political, law enforcement or government corruption, public sentiment, and terrorist activity.
• Liaison tasked with briefing analytical reports to top ranking US and Coalition military and government officials.
• Confidential
• As an Intelligence Analyst, Biometric Enrollment Technician, and Database Administrator:
• Prepared, analyzed, and submitted a range of reports e.g., serious incident, weekly activity, armed contractor activity, project reports to senior US military and government officials.
• Assisted in coordinating government contractors and served as a liaison with US and international military forces, the US Embassy, and the Afghan Government regarding policies, programs, and management initiatives for over 25,000 armed contractors throughout Afghanistan.
• Created and administered a Biometric Screening Program that enabled the collection of biometrics e.g., iris recognition, fingerprints for all armed contractors in Afghanistan.
• Monitored and managed multiple databases.
• Trained and authorized to carry weapons.

Confidential

Managing Partner, Residential Real Estate Development and General Contracting

• Directed the start up and growth of this real estate development company focused on the design and construction of residential subdivisions across the region.
• Hold project management responsibilities over residential developments with up to 200 subcontractors.
• Direct all aspects of residential real estate development ventures, including land analysis, feasibility studies, land acquisitions, contract negotiations, purchasing, zoning, permitting, and profit and loss.
• Work with engineers, local and state government officials, and utility contractors to coordinate permits/approvals and facilitate the land development process.
• Currently managing an 11.6 million development project upon completion, project will exceed 5.0 million in lot sales, with home sales exceeding 25 million.
• Completed 10 subdivisions or phases of subdivisions over the last 18 years.
• Successfully negotiate pre-sale of all building lots to national and large regional builders.
• Prepare proposals for multi-million dollar development projects for financial institutions and potential investors.
• Conduct research to determine market conditions, competitive landscapes, and project schedules.
• Manage all aspects of project execution and completion, including scope/master planning, bid solicitation, subcontractor selection, procurement, constructability reviews, architect/engineer/contractor/vendor/client interface, design approval, scheduling, budgeting, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate closely with home buyers to implement their vision for desired projects and address and resolve comments/concerns to ensure satisfaction.
• Prepare all tax documents associated with payroll, including W2's, 1099's, State and Federal Unemployment and Withholding Reports.

Confidential

Content Specialist

• Team leader for the online product catalog group responsible for developing a builder-friendly search tool to support an e-commerce hub directly linking builders with vendors.
• Collaborated intensively with BuildNet cross-functional groups: marketing, IT and Product Management to best address client's expectations regarding the web catalog.