Project Manager Real Estate

JERRY WHITAKER ********@*********.***

*** ******** **** 706-***-****

Bogart, Georgia 30622 706-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE: SITE ACQUISITIONS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: REAL ESTATE EVALUATION/ ANALYSIS/ ZONING/

NEGOTIATIONS/ CONTRACTOR COORDINATION- COMPLIANCE

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Over twenty years experience in operations

management and land acquisition with Fortune 500 companies. Ability to

identify and understand key operational issues and implement sound cost

controls. Expertise includes Wireless Site Acquisitions, contract

negotiations, land acquisition, project management, cost control, land

development, budgeting, regional management, inventory control, procurement

and leasing. Consistently recognized for improving operations to enhance

profitability and shareholder value.

. Developed $15 million water front community exceeding time and quality

expectations while being $550k under budget.

. Negotiated contracts yielding over $700k in profits.

. Leased large numbers of cell tower sites at below budget cost and on

time.

. Expanded operations while saving over $850k in cost.

CAREER SUMMARY AND KEY PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

FLORIDA LAND AND RANCHES, 2005 - 2009, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.

Land acquisition and project management on $15 million water front

community. Responsible for all zoning, permitting, contracts, development

and construction of Pointe Shores, a private gated community on Lake

Thurmond in north Georgia. Real estate evaluation and acquisition of

property in north Georgia for development.

PREFERRED SITES, LLC, 2000 - 2004, SITE ACQUISITION MANAGER. Directed

leasing of sites for the wireless communication industry. Identified and

leased cell tower sites through out the southeast, meeting stringent zoning

requirements. Negotiated complex contracts between landowners, local

governments and parent communications companies. Work included zoning and

permitting and collocation negotiations along with some project management.

W.T., INC., 1990 - 2000, PRESIDENT. Founded start-up company which

achieved $2 million in annual sales and 23% gross profit margin in land and

timber brokerage. Directed all operations including procurement,

logistics, cost control, P&L, budgeting and forecasting. Negotiated

contracts for purchase of land and timber. Coordinated acquisition of land

with investors, developers, real estate companies and contractors.

FEDERAL PAPER BOARD, INC., 1982 - 1990, DISTRICT OPERATIONS MANAGER.

Supervised plant and site construction. Directed long range planning,

budgets, procurement, logistics, and inventories for fortune 100 company.

Instituted management systems/ procedures that increased production volume

by 14% and saved $550K in raw material costs. Directed the development and

operation of a start-up wood products plant including planning,

construction, contract negotiations, and staffing.

GILES AND KENDALL, INC., 1978 - 1982, VICE PRESIDENT. Responsible for all

raw material procurement, inventory control, production, land management

and staffing. Supervised plant operations. Developed cost control and

procurement procedures that doubled production volumes while increasing

costs by only 3%. Instituted the retrieval and sale of plant waste which

yielded $700K initially and over $200K annually there after.

MEAD CORPORATION, 1974 - 1978, DISTRICT MANAGER. Managed regional

operations including staffing, logistics, inventory control, procurement

and cost control.

EDUCATION: BS in Natural Resources at Mississippi State University.

President's Scholar, Dean's List, Xi Sigma Pi scholastic achievement.

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