Chris V Barnett Jr

**** ******* ***** ****** *********, CA 91701

Email: acq05y@r.postjobfree.com; Cell: 760-***-****

Career Summary:

Life long real estate developer, entrepreneur, general contractor, architectural designer, project manager, urban planner, department chair, mentor and educator. Envisioning & achieving top quality products, high ethical standards and profitability, along with the ability to spin all the plates-on-sticks at the same time is just what is delivered. We moved to be closer to our children and to teach. I am looking forward to sharing what I am passionate about with a worthy enterprise. I have accomplished what I set out to do at my alma mater. It is time to return to my profession full time.

Professional Experience:

President, Architectural Designer and Senior Project Manager

Chris Barnett Development, Inc. Apple Valley, CA (1988-present)

Second generation builder/developer in both residential and light commercial

development, and an architectural designer with a vast portfolio of over 500 structures.

Pioneered the development of upscale luxury residential gated communities in Apple Valley and Oak Hills, specializing in luxury homes that were each a custom design and build; not repetitive plans, elevations and color palettes

oRiverbend, Quail Run Estates, Quail Valley Estates, Quail Summit Estates and Oak Hills Estates

Successfully developed multiple luxury residential projects simultaneously; farmed and executed all land acquisitions, all while consistentlyproducing structures of the highest quality and value

Retail and office-professional/commercial development; both new and T.I.

Relentlessly steer the civil engineering, state and municipal approval/permitting and infrastructure processes through extensive working knowledge of building and development/planning/municipal codes

Execute all architectural designs and working drawings

Implement Green/LEED technology and principles in projects

Handle all sub-contractor negotiations, selections and contracts

Prepare cost budget/cost breakdowns

Construction scheduling

Daily project management including all invoice approval, adherence to the schedule, site safety and quality assurance

Successfully identify, mentor and train for delegation with follow-up

Inspection scheduling and one-on-one inspector interface establishing trust

Teamup with sales staff on marketing and model home complexes, pre-walk and customer walk-throughs, and oversee the timely warranty process

Foster a climate of a high level of customer satisfaction, many are still friends

Proficient in all construction trades and jargon, actual hands-on skills

Wrote, implemented and facilitated hand-off of CC&R’s for all my communities

Successfully meet benchmarks and deadlines for all stakeholders

Chairman of Architecture & Construction Engineering (ACE) Department

Don Bosco Technical Institute - Rosemead, CA (2010-present)

As the chair of ACE and the architecture, planning & construction management instructor, the goals for students are simple: develop in them a passion and set ofcompetencies for architecture, construction management, planning and civil engineering, through the curriculum highlight more than fifteen different college degree programs and guide them into the university program of their choosing. Being consistently proactive and methodical has been key to successfully achieving:

•A new A–G approved curriculum to reflect a STEM-based, architecture and engineering pedagogy, including Green/LEED instruction

•Introduction and integration of CAD programs including Auto Desk-Revit and

Sketch-Up as the technical foundation upon which everything is built

Successful college guidance counseling and student mentoring with a100% college acceptance rate out of the ACE tech program, financial aid committee member, aid development with grant writing guidance and marketing

Branch Administration Officer (worthy of a mention due to scope of duties)

Bank of America (1982-1988)

Responsibilities below were implemented during the oversight of 10 branches in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties:

Investigated failed branch audits with immediate corrective management measures to restore federal and corporate compliance, including personnel changes, documentation and facilities improvements

Successfully consolidated redundant background functions from branch to regional level, and directed the logistics of content delivery and personnel relocation for those new departments

Managed branch closures/consolidations including personnel redeployment or relocation, records storage preparation and transfer, mothballing of facilities

Education and Licensure:

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Executive Education

ADA for 2015, taught by the original authors of ADA; The Walkable City, taught by the originator of ‘Walkability’; Cambridge, MA

Masters in Business Administration (MBA); Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management; Minor in International Business Management; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Associate of Science in Architectural Drafting and Design Technology; Don Bosco Technical Institute - Rosemead, CA

B-General Contractor License; CA

Computer Proficiencies:

Auto Desk-Revit, Sketch-Up, Microsoft Office-Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Apple iOS-Pages, Numbers and Keynote

Personal:

Happily married for 29 years, blessed with three loving, educated and productive

adult children, spend down time with family and friends, and am in excellent health.

References are gladly provided upon request.

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