James P. Raboin

PO Box ***

Brainerd, MN *****

wjnl0n@r.postjobfree.com

218-***-****

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:

BLUE STONE CONSTRUCTION & PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LLC, Brainerd, MN Co-owner – Chief Manager, February 2005 – November 2010

We entered high-end lake home construction industry at the climax of real-estate market just before economic down turn.

• At our height company had simulatenous projects totaling $2.3M under construction.

• Was sole salesman, customer service and quality control staff for all our high end lake home projects.

• Project profitability increased 14% to 24% through ongoing construction and systemic efficiencies instituted over four year period.

• We developed “The Good Life Magazine” which reduced our company advertising expenditures for full page advertising from $5000 per page down to $500. Strategy was so successful a larger competitor quickly produced their own magazine.

• Marketing team developed targeted direct mail strategy shifting 100% of our customer lead base from competitive bidding situations to projects where we are the only contractor bidding.

• Drove web page design and implementation that produced $386,000 of entirely internet generated business within 12 months.

• We developed a contractual strategy that corrected customer nonpayment risk by instituting a $15,000 cash back incentive to be paid at project completion if all customer payments were made on time.

• Combined sworn construction statement with customer draw disbursement schedule to provide greater fiscal transparency between customer, bank and our company.

• Successfully unified internal administrative and bookkeeping activities between project manager and office manager enabling instant project reconciliation capability.

HEIDMANN CONSTRUCTION, Pequot Lakes, MN General Manager,

January 2002 – February 2005

Owner approached me to transition the company from relying upon owner functioning as lead project manager and lead project foreman to becoming a full general contracting firm that manages and builds projects through skilled management personnel rather than owner himself.

• Directly supervised 1 office manager, 1 architect, 4 project managers and one salesman and was accountable for 20 employees overall.

• Grew company from approximate $3M annually to $6M within 2 years.

• Restructured existing management teams which improved efficiencies and morale that led to 7% increase in profitability.

• Project closings went from two weeks after project completion to being instantaneous.

• Diversified dependence upon sole referral based revenue stream by initiating non-referral marketing campaign which captured $1M orders at Home and Garden Show in 2004.

HEIDMANN/DONOVAN, LLC, Brainerd, MN Development Manager,

February 2003 – February 2005

Owners approached me to set them up and get them into high end residential land development business.

• $2.6M dollar residential development project.

• Management teams exceeded budget and time expectations on each phase of the project as we coordinated all aspects of land acquisition, annexation, finance, plat approval & hard shell recording, road and park construction and marketing of development.

• Negotiated very complex terms with a variety of governmental departments, Brainerd elected officials, planning and engineering staff.

• Achieved positive public support from neighborhood residents and City officials by calling meetings with neighbors, officials and staff designed to develop interest and mitigate negative environmental sentiment.

• Behind the scenes preparation, education and negotiations was so thoroughly executed that annexation process was approved having only spoken seven words publicly through three City council meetings and one of which included a public hearing.

RABOIN & SONS, INC, Fargo, ND Owner Operator,

1994-2002

Working owner of roofing and residential home construction business.

• Led 5 man roofing and carpentry crew.

• Reduced time it took to tear off and reshingle a 24 square home from 3 days to same day.

• Marketing advantages included customers not seeing the mess. We started after customers went to work and completed before they returned home.

• Diversified seasonal roofing income stream by building garages and small additions.

• Started company with $500 and grew it to $700K annual revenue.

RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC, Fargo, ND Chief Operations Officer,

1992-1994

Owners approached me to engineer a fluorescent lamp recycling plant in Fargo and Minneapolis enabling them to enter recycling industry.

• Guided management teams companywide through all aspects of the corporate goals, strategies and operations for manufacturing, shipping, marketing and accounting.

EDUCATION: 2 years Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University

OTHER

SUCCESSES:

US Patents:

• Invented and patented a mobile fluorescent recycling machine.

• Recently wrote and filed a patent that will be the basis for all Intercloud information exchanges within the Internet.

COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT:

• Selected by Minnesota DNR to serve as a member of the State’s Shoreland Advisory Committee.

The 35member committee re-wrote alternative shore land rules for a five county pilot project. (2004-2006)

• Member, Brainerd Lakes Intelligent Growth Committee (regional planning) the Chamber of Commerce facilitated.(2006-2008)

• Member, National Association of Home Builders

• Member, Fargo/Moorhead Builders Association

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