Russell T. Sanborn

**** *********** **. • Tampa, FL 33615 • 813-***-**** • acgrq1@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Broad-based Construction Management executive with strong construction & service management,

marketing, design, & real estate Industry experience:

• Executive Skills in market development, strategic planning, operations improvements, joint ventures, info

technology implementation, risk management, investor relations, corporate budgeting, legal and HR.

• Skills in general construction, construction & project management, real estate procurement & development,

estimating, design and marketing.

• Action oriented, team approach applied from a total-business perspective.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Beazer Pre-Owned Rental Homes, Tampa, FL (Main Office Phoenix, AZ) January 2014 – Present

Recently Sold To American Homes 4 Rent

Field Operations Manager (Field Engineer III)

• Manage all activities in multiple markets to ensure that the renovation progresses as scheduled, and contract

specifications were adhered to.

• Develop and implement best practices, processes and standards for renovations in the Company's current

markets

• Oversee multiple projects at one time, and ensure construction projects are completed on time and to quality

standards. (Never Late)

• Manage vendors, and expanded vendor base.

• Set project goals/deadlines and expectations.

• Coordinate work with Acquisitions to ensure inspections are done to meet purchase time deadlines.

• Coordinate work with Acquisitions to initiate timely renovation starts.

• Coordinate work with contractors for timely completion of projects that meet all Company quality standards.

• Inspect renovation sites

• Saved Rehab costs in excess of $200K first three months on job.

Independent Construction and Real Estate Consultants. Tampa, FL December 2010 – January 2014

Construction and Real Estate Consultant

• Provided consultation and project management services for construction projects and Real Estate

revitalization, Bank Owned Real Estate resolution and refurbishment for market, with marketing strategy

alternatives.

Signal Point Systems, Inc., Kennesaw, GA February 2008 – November 2010

$54 million, nine-locations, SE-US General Contractor, Generator Manufacturer, HVAC & Electrical Contractor

Regional Division-Branch Manager and Sr. Construction Project Manager

• Reported to VP & CEO. Responsible for all financial, management and marketing functions of Division.

• Successfully negotiated and completed preventative maintenance business model which expanded revenues

initially $8 million annually, and was requested by major customer to expand to other geographical regions.

• Initiated and directed the implementation of automated field reporting and invoicing system which reduced

costs and eliminated duplicative administrative personnel at multiple branch offices, while increasing

revenues and improving customer service.

• Expanded customer base with variations of maintenance concept which complimented client construction of

new stores as well as remodel and renovation of client’s existing stores.

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• Expanded and increased new construction contracts within customer base of maintenance clients.

• Created an intricate estimating spreadsheet which was used as a template in order to provide for consistency

of bids to same customers on different but, similar multiple projects.

• Developed and refined statistical understanding of awarded and completed jobs, which provided greater

insight into bids and consistently increased job bid awards.

• Supervise and manage 50 to 60 Construction Managers, Maintenance Managers, Construction

Superintendents, and Maintenance Technicians from Arkansas to South Carolina to Florida responsible for

construction of retail, commercial, wireless, and industrial construction projects (as many as 60+ simultaneous).

• Turned around Division/Branch from two prior years of losses to the most profitable division in

company in my first year.

Russell T. Sanborn Building Contractor, LLC. Tampa, FL June 1984 – February 2008

$4 – 15 million privately held building contractor.

Managing Member, Construction Project Manager/Contractor

• Responsible for all financial, marketing, operational, legal and human resource functions.

• Steered company, as member of the executive team, to consistently increase project volumes, annual

revenues and profits on progressively more complex projects.

• Streamlined and automated estimating.

• Created detailed profitability reporting by customer/job, identifying key profit improvement opportunities.

• Initiated new banking relationships for consistent increased growth.

• Developed strong customer relations for repeat business by current customers, and recommended by current

customers to new customers for future projects.

• Provided construction management for the complete construction of an Estate Home Nationally recognized

with The “Aurora Award” and featured in the 60th Edition of FLORIDA ARCHITECTURE.

WOOD-I-SYSTEMS INC., April 1983 – June 1984

$48 million, privately held manufacturer.

Marketing Manager / Structural Consultant

• Reported to VP, and provided significant input to Marketing Plan & Concept for newly invented building

product creating associated sales and use aids.

• Established the wholesale distribution, including the selection of a Wholesale Distributor.

• Developed dealer network for product sales.

• In conjunction with shop personnel, helped create and develop load tables of newly patented manufactured

structural building component.

• Provided structural expertise to all central and southern Florida County Building Departments to establish

material acceptance and code compliance including presentation of educational product meetings for County

Building Officials.

• Due to product development success Company was sold to Georgia Pacific, and product became a highly

demanded and utilized building component.

General Homes FL, Inc. May 1981 – June 1983

$150 million privately held home builder - third largest residential home builder in the country at the time.

Construction and Sales Manager

• Reported to FL Division President to implement Company expansion from Houston for developments in

Tampa.

• Provided sales and construction management for new developments in Tampa.

• Implemented, managed and monitored quality control services and customer relations.

• Instrumental in the successful development of the first two subdivision ventures in Tampa.

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• Overcame difficult finance market to successfully develop, market, and finance company’s investment

production.

• Motivated and aided sales counselors at model sales centers to succeed at pre-production sales to complete

project successfully.

Davidson Louisiana, Inc., Lake Charles, LA September 1977 – May 1981

$65 million privately held building material wholesaler and component manufacturer.

Marketing Representative and Structural Consultant

• Reported to division VP and Marketing Manager and collaborated in marketing plan.

• Provided sales, marketing and structural consultation to Architects, Large General Contractors, and County

Building Officials in the structural design and erection of wood-steel hybrid framing systems, heavy timber,

laminated beams, and trusses.

• Succeeded in doubling my sales quota in first year and doubled my sales volume every subsequent year.

• Ranked as #1 sales rep out of more than 25 reps most months of my employment.

• Expanded customer base and customer market.

• Requested by manager to mentor other Branch sales reps.

• Consultation often included total project involvement including design, structural layout, construction,

quality control, and pricing on many diversified projects ranging from churches, professional buildings,

schools, and single and multi-family residential construction.

• Intimately involved in the construction of over 12,000 residential units in the Houston and "Golden

Triangle" areas of Southeast Texas as a representative liaison of the owner, developer, or contractor of these

construction projects.

EDUCATION

BS, Louisiana State University, Architecture and Civil Engineering concentration, 1977

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Works/Word/Office/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Project, DeLorme

AutoCAD, Turbo-cad, Timberline, Primavera, Controlvision, Flight Navigation Programs and Hardware

Created programs for Estimating, Bidding, and Budgeting; easily adapt to new software and hardware

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURES

Florida State Certified Building Contractor

Commercial and Private Multi-Engine & Single-Engine, Instrument Airplane Pilot (30+years)

Owned and Managed: KLS Aviation, Inc. (7-passenger single-engine airplane from 2000 to 2013)

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