Giacomo "Ya'akov" Real
Missouri City, Texas 77459
Cell# 281-***-****
Email: *************@*****.***
* SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION:
* Respected leader with excellent team building, communication, and
interpersonal skills.
* Diverse experience working with the public.
* Exceptional capability to multitask: manage numerous projects,
superior customer service.
* Thrive in dynamic environments while remaining pragmatic and focused.
* Professional values and work ethics.
* Superior communication skills
EDUCATION
University of Houston, College of Technology, Houston, TX
. Bachelor of Technology in Technology Leadership and Supervision
- May 2013
. Minor in Global Business Management and Accounting - May 2013
. Blue Ocean Strategy, December 2011
. Corporate Entrepreneurship Certificate, December 2011
University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering, Austin, TX
. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - 1999-2004
HONORS
. Elite & Presidents Club 2010, 2011, Wells Fargo
. Ordained Minister 05/2011, Sugar Land, TX
. Elite Gold in Sales Q3 11/2011, Wells Fargo
RELEVANT PROJECTS
River Haven Place 69, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX -Began 08/2012 -
Final CO-05/13
. Project Manager - 69 senior duplex villas in Illinois, budgets,
Planning, complete a buyout, manage change orders, point of
contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports directly to
owner.
Gardiner Place 82, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 08/2012 -
Final CO-05/13
. Project Manager - 82 unit 3-story apartment senior complex in
Illinois, budgets, Planning, complete a buyout, manage change
orders, point of contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports
directly to owner
Pebble Creek 21, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 03/13
. Project Manager - 21 unit duplex senior complex in Iowa,
budgets, Planning, complete a buyout, manage change orders,
point of contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports directly
to VP of Construction
Oswego 63, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 02/13
. Project Manager - 63 unit, 14 buildings, 7 are 5-plex and 7 are
4-plex senior complex in Illinois, budgets, Planning, complete a
buyout, manage change orders, point of contact for CM,
Engineers, Architects, reports directly to VP of Construction
Pebble Creek 118, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 05/13
. Project Manager - 118 unit single family spec senior homes in
Iowa, budgets, Planning, complete a buyout, manage change
orders, point of contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports
directly to VP of Construction
Hunter's Chase 82, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 05/13
. Project Manager - 82 unit, 3-story senior apartment complex in
Texas, budgets, Planning, complete a buyout, manage change
orders, point of contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports
directly to VP of Construction
Wuakee 82, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 05/13
. Project Manager - 82 unit, 3-story senior apartment complex in
Iowa, budgets, Planning, complete a buyout, manage change
orders, point of contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports
directly to VP of Construction
Gulf Port 140, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 05/13
. Project Manager - 140 unit, 35 building, 4-plex senior homes in
Mississippi, budgets, Planning, complete a buyout, manage change
orders, point of contact for CM, Engineers, Architects, reports
directly to VP of Construction
Aurora 600, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX-Began 05/13
. Project Manager - 600 unit, four 3-story, 150 unit podium senior
apartment complex in Illinois, budgets, Planning, complete a
buyout, manage change orders, point of contact for CM,
Engineers, Architects, reports directly to VP of Construction
PetroLink, Directron, Houston, TX, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
. Project Manager: Design, build, test two 24 core Virtual Servers
for PEMEX which is Mexico's proprietary oil and gas company.
The Methodist San Antonio, ETS, Houston, TX, Summer 2012
. Project Manager: Planned, developed and participated with the
build out of 140 hospital Ergotron medical carts.
Baptist Healthcare System San Antonio, ETS, Houston, TX, Summer 2012
. Project Manager: Planned, lead, developed the installation in
the Adult ER 17 HD Combos and successfully deployed our techs
and manager to complete the job under budget.
Memorial Hermann (TMC), ETS, Houston, TX, Summer 2012
. Project Manager: Negotiate and manage the installation of 127
commercial grade TV's
EXPERIENCE
Project Manager, Evercore Companies, Houston, TX 2012 - 2013
. Directs: Construction management, job costing, budgeting,
buyouts, punch lists
. Problem Solving: Pay applications, Change Orders, Contracts,
PSA's
. Evaluate: bid spreads, take-offs, suppliers, vendors,
subcontractors
. Critical path: Manage scheduling, permits, CO's
. Communication: with owners, executives, architects, engineers,
teamwork, team-building
Operations Manager, Entertainment Technology Solutions (ETS),
Richmond, TX
. Purchasing: Managed all purchasing functions, received orders,
grant approvals, negotiated prices and net terms to reduce cost
and improve quality.
. AP/AR: Managed all AR/AP functions, timely vendor invoices,
maintained accurate records and control reports, and provided
daily report for CEO.
. Account Management Manager: Managed and developed clients for
Memorial Hermann, The Methodist Hospital System, MD Anderson,
Baptist Healthcare System of San Antonio, and Ergotron. I
managed a sales staff to meet with operational needs and assign
client segments.
. Logistics: I managed the transportation of goods and services,
vendor selection, distribution, and inventory control for the
warehouse and staging areas.
. Business Development Director: I directed, established,
maintained, and planned the overall policies and procedures and
goals for the overall business development vision.
. IT Project Manager 3: I coordinated the completion of projects
and oversaw all aspects of the project. Set deadlines, assigned
responsibilities, monitored and summarizes progress of the
projects. Maintained a teamwork environment and reported to the
CEO.
. Operations Director: Directed and oversaw the organizations
operational policies, objectives, and initiatives. I evaluated
current and proposed systems and technologies for risk analysis
and implemented changes as necessary.
. Chief Operating Officer: Planed and directed all aspects of
ETS's operational policies and I was fully responsible for the
short term and long term financial and operational goals.
Lead Teller, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Sugar Land, TX, 04/2010 - 05/2012
. Elite Gold President's Club, Top Performer in sales and customer
service
. Managing 5 tellers customer deposits, withdrawals, payments, and
finances
. Supervising balancing cash drawer and cash shipments
. Handled vault and night drop activities
Corporate Information Technology/Systems Sales, Directron, Houston, TX
02/2009-04/2010
. Provide networking/desktop support
. Procurement of federal, state, city, education, and corporate
technology contracts
. Purchasing, Quoting, Tracking using SAP
. Server/computer design, configuration, and implementation for
oil & gas companies.
District Store Sales Manager, Bally Total Fitness, Atlanta, GA,
10/2004- 08/2007
. Leveraged strengths in persuasive communication management, and
corporate sales.
. President's Club Top Performer in sales and management
. Performed profit and loss analysis, train staff,
wholesale/retail operations
. Performed supply chain management and inventory control
functions
Managing Partner Texas Cement Experts (TECEX) - Stafford, TX, (2012-
2012)
. He sold the company for profit and was successful at building
and leading a high performance concrete and cement
organization for the Texas region.
. Experience developing strategic partnerships for state and
local projects.
. Combined strategic/tactical financial expertise with strong
qualifications in business development, operations, and P&L
management.
CEO Innovative Technologies - Alpharetta, GA, (2006 to 2009)
. He sold my company for profit, was successful at building and
leading a high performance sales and technology organization
for a regional technology consulting, and service company.
. Exceptional leadership and motivational skills.
CEO Real Investments - Houston, TX, (2009 to Present)
. Invest in middle market and global companies in area of multi-
family construction, automotive, business services, financial
services, hospitality, healthcare, industrials, media, oil
and gas, and technologies.
. Empower and build the best executive management team to
create competitiveness within a niche market using strategy,
talent, capitol, and speed to maximize profits.
COMPUTER SKILL:
Languages Operating Systems Software
HTML Windows 9x/NT Adobe CS3
XML Microsoft Server 2003 Microsoft Office
Network/Database
JavaScript Sage/Timberline QuickBooks
PHP Mac OS9/X SAP
Wordpress BidMagic Crestron
Foundation Timber Line Revit
LANGUAGES
. Bilingual (Spanish) speak, read, and write fluently.
. Hebrew - Read for religious purposes