Project Manager Real Estate

James E. Nelson Jr.

**** ********** *****, *****, ** 33635 727-***-****

Qualifications for Real Estate Development/Management

Professional Profile

A hard working and dedicated professional with over 30+ years in Real

Estate and Project Development; also experience in permit acquisition,

ground up (new) and remodel construction, space planning and interior

finish construction, budget administration, and contract administration.

This comes with many years of progressive project and managerial experience

in my work career as a manager. I am a team player who motivates personnel

to meet and exceed the organizations goals, in a timely manner with a

strong interpersonal problem solving, technical, and decision making

skills; along with computer and overall project management skills.

Areas of Expertise

Account Management Process Improvement

Client/Vendor Relations

Contract Negotiations Permit Process & Acquisitions

Site Selection & Review

Budget Preparation Facility Management

Vendor Management

Management: Personnel

& Project

Professional Responsibilities

. Coordinated Developers activities in the development of sites

across a wide geographic area doing field surveys.

. Prepared real estate site plans and due diligence reports,

architectural and civil plans, for a real estate selection

committee. Coordinated all designs issues to ensure corporate

design goals are achieved.

. Managed the site plan approval and permit acquisition process after

the site plan approval from committee to the start of construction.

. Managed Developer Project Manager and General Contractor's PM's to

ensure the companies design imperatives and construction time lines

are achieved to finish the project on time and in budget. So that

operational goals can be achieved.

. Coordinated store completion with Operations and Store Fixturing

groups to move the store to full operation and opening with no

permit or licensing issues.

. Manage the facility for the first 90 days until transferred to the

Facilities Group.

. Manage major remodel initiatives as directed by the company, in

regions in and outside normal group territories.

. Maintain communication to all stakeholders (architects, engineers,

consultants, vendors and client groups) of each project in such a

way that these stakeholders are knowledgeable to the issues that

are of concern to each of these stakeholder groups from project

birth to project completion.

. Maintain control of long lead products identified to meet the

projects time line parameters.

. Manage a formal bid selection and bid process to ensure that the

process is fair and that the ultimate outcome is the lowest price

for the project.

. Perform contract administration, along with day-to-day project

management of multiple field projects for large corporate divisions

across large geographical areas.

. Continue to manage GC and vendor selection and relations to ensure

knowledge of current market conditions.

. Motivated and supervised a construction staff, to meet all

corporate goals and objectives. Worked to expand the company's

revenue.

. Provide facility maintenance of retail outlets in addition to

maintaining responsibility for site maintenance.

. Managed a new construction division for a GC and retail group,

including motivating employees, obtaining new clients, and

expanding revenue bases.

. As an Administration and Supply Officer for a helicopter squadron

in the USMC in Hawaii and ensured that all training, facilities,

and equipment was accounted for, maintained on station and at sea.

In addition, I was the acting Dean for Embry-Riddle at sea college

and high school programs, to include professor selection, facility

selection, and student management.

Professional Accomplishments

. Managed the selection and construction of 25+ new sites in the Florida

market for CVS.

. Managed 3 Fee for Service Developers, in site selection for sites in

Florida over 3 years, within budget and time lines, giving back

additional sales weeks on nearly all store completions for additional

company revenue to the CVS bottom line.

. Managed the assigned store acquisition projects within the company's

specific goals and time parameters (Long's Drug acquisition in CA.).

. Maintained a 99% customer satisfaction rating over the past three

years as rated by the CVS Operations customer.

. Completed numerous new retail banks with the highest of customer

satisfaction.

. Worked with a team to develop the new Wells Fargo prototype for the

Texas market and built the first 3 new prototype stores, reducing

Wells Fargo's overall development costs by 10%.

. Worked with new building products early on to define what Green

building would be for Wells Fargo in Texas.

. Managed the re-stacking and space construction for numerous Bank

operation groups in Wells Fargo's main business location in downtown

Dallas.

. Worked on the design and construction of two call centers for Wells

Fargo and two call centers for a Developer, assembling the design and

IT groups to integrate all needs and build with in the aggressive time

frame needs for all Operational groups with in the budget developed.

. Upgraded petroleum installations for more than 1000 locations for 7-11

in the western US and Texas to meet government requirements before

deadline and fines could be imposed.

. Achieved a 15% drop in petroleum installation expenses, increasing gas

profits by 12%, and provided a solid influence on 7-11 store and

petroleum installation design and equipment.

. Consistently ranked in the top 10% of project managers throughout the

Mobil Oil Corporation, winning awards three out of four years they

were offered.

. I was the youngest command pilot in my squadron on my last deployment

which went to Beirut in 1983-84. Went on the Pensacola as a Flight

Instructor for the US Navy.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Construction Management & Environmental Design

Texas A & M University, May 1979

Master of Project Management, Villanova University, August, 2006

Professional History

. Real Estate Development Manager, CVS/Caremark: 2007 - Present

. Senior Project Manager, Wells Fargo Bank: 2000-2007

. Construction Project Manager, Workplace USA/The Amend Group: 1998-2000

. Development Manager-Partner, M.I.T. Engineering & Construction: 1997-

1998

. Project Engineer, The Southland Corporation/7-11 stores: 1993-1997

. Vice President - RKA & Associates, Inc: 1991-1993

. Project Engineer II - Mobil Oil Corporation: 1985-1991

. Construction Manager - Toys "R" Us Corporation: 1987-1988

. Captain United States Marine Corps: 1979 - 1985

Willing to Travel - References Available upon request

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