Wm. Allen Brown, PLS

**** ********* **** * *******, NC 27604-1606

ablpy9@r.postjobfree.com _ 919-***-****

OBJECT I VE

Site Acquisition Project Coordinator, bringing 12.5+ years of site development skills and

expertise obtained in managing multiple $500,000 construction contracts, including

acquisitions, negotiation of contracts, budgets, expenditure approvals, project timeline

t racking, change orders, final approvals

● Self Starter ● Leader ● Motivator ● Results Driven ● P roblem Solver ● D iplomatic ● Team Player ●

Obtained unprecedented approval letter from Johnston County to proceed with clearing and grading

p rior to construction plan approvals f rom the USACOE, NCDENR, NCDOT and the County. Positive

relationships t rust and respect allowed grading to start 6 months prior to final approvals, permits or

bonding. I solve problems.

Renegotiated 3 contracts bringing reductions totaling $50,000 (17% of existing contracts). A senior

manager remarked to a consultant that this “meeting was the toughest meeting I’ve ever been in” .

Being tenacious, I keep an eye on the bottom l ine, always factoring in quality and time. Time being of the

essence.

● Passion for Learning and Training ● C reative ● I nquisitive ● Good Sense of Direction ● L istener ●

I am a Construction/Project Manager and a registered Land Surveyor in three (3) states. As Project

M anager, I have managed a $ 70 million land development project (2006 -2009), with expenditures of

a bout $6 million per year . Individual subprojects ran in the $250 to $750,000 range.

I n my roles as a project manger I have taken many projects from pre-startup to full build out. I have

i nherited a few difficult projects as well. I have i ndentified and confi rmed real estate for purchase,

completed preliminary analysis and recommended a go ahead or no go based on profitabili ty. Ordered

and analyzed t itle reports and binders for potential site problems. Created complete and accurate

p reliminary to final drawings and reports for p lanning and zoning approvals as well as the assembly of

permits, studies, reports, and presentations as required for r egulatory State, Federal and local

environmental and utility permitting i n Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina . Obtained client

approval of construction drawings as well as zoning/permit applications. Routinely t racked progress of

p lan approval.

Subsequent to the final plan approval, I ensured that all regulatory requirements were followed. I

coordinated individual subproject startup scheduling and monitored the ensuing construction. I initiated

t he final acceptance with the associated agencies. I submit ted bills as necessary and a pproved

expenditures of services rendered. I have prepared p roposals, cost estimates, budgets, developed and

( re)negotiated contracts. I have been a real estate agent and have worked with leases and other legal

documents. I am Microsoft Office friendly, being an above average Excel user. I have used Build links

and M icrosoft Project construction management software.

● Successful ● I mproviser ● Patient ● V isionary ● Public Speaker ● Event Coordinator ● Positive Thinker ●

WORK H ISTORY

Registered Land Surveyor, North Carolina Owner 2009 to

P resent

Project Manager, Land Development Carolina Craftsmen, Inc. 2006 to 2009

Registered Land Surveyor, Virginia Owner 1991 to

2006

REG ISTRAT IONS

North Carolina P rofessional Land Surveyor # L -4850

Virginia R egistered Land Surveyor # 1770

Qualified as expert witness i n VA Circuit Court 2006

Maryland Property Line Surveyor # 299 (not renewed)

Virginia Real Estate L icense (not renewed)

● E ntrepreneurial Spirit ● A nalytical ● I ntuitive ● Resourceful ● D rive to Surpass Goals ● Detail Oriented ●

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