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Manager Customer Service

Location:
Glen Mills, PA, 19342
Posted:
July 27, 2014

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Kimberly T. Ball

Mobile 678-***-**** E-mail: ******@*******.*** Professional Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktball

S U M M A R Y

The breadth of my experience can be described as being multi

dimensional in scope.

Construction Phase - I've worked through the entire life

cycle of both the Commercial, Residential and Industrial

construction process from land acquisition and site prep all

the way through to post-sales customer service -- and

everything in between (Divisions 1-16).

Industry Sector - I have experience across a broad range of

industry sectors and sub- sectors, including Commercial (

Banks, Retail Malls, Apartments, Hotels, etc.),

Manufacturing/Industrial (Hospitals) Recreational (large -

totaling nearly 100,000 sq. ft. of clubhouses - inclusive of

tennis courts and/or golf course) Residential (High-end

Properties, Detached Homes at all income levels, Town homes,

Multi-dwelling units) and Non-Profit Religious (Chapels).

Functional Area- I have multi-disciplinary exposure across

all aspects of the construction endeavor: On-Site

Construction Management, Land Development, Property

Management and Leasing, Corporate Financial Officer, Closing

Counsel, Architectural Design Consulting, Value Engineering,

and Contract Management.

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

Cost Analyst - Industry professional with proven record of

achieving positive and demonstrable benefits to my employer

and its clientele base. Extensive experience developing

sophisticated Excel spreadsheets and macros to mirror and

reflect associated budget baselines and cost trends; project

cost monitoring experience in terms of cost-to-complete,

run/burn rates, unit cost, historical costs and trend

analyses.

Estimator - Contracts Manager - An aggressive but fair-minded

negotiator skilled at cultivating long-lasting

subcontractor/supplier relationships. Extremely organized and

resourceful; strong goal-oriented work ethic in contributing

to company's continued success. Proficient in development of

accurate and concise proposals, trade scopes of work, and

implementing detailed project specifications allowing for

quick and efficient bid process, cost data, and evaluation.

Supervision of approximately 5 estimators).

Construction Management - Strong communications skills,

including the ability to effectively interface with all

levels of staff and clientele. Exceptional program

development and implementation skills; team focused

philosophy. Supervision and training of 10 field

superintendents.

Architectural Coordinator - Strategic thinker and planner

with proven competency across all sectors of the construction

industry, residential and commercial to implement project

specifications, provide value engineering to produce cost

efficient products.

Property Management - Energetic, organized and customer-

service oriented professional capable of multi-tasking start

to finish and beyond. Management of construction, pre-

leasing and/or sales, design/build assists in tenant build-

out, through to tenant/client satisfaction and continued

daily management.

Financial Officer - Comprehensive proformas and detailed

budgets for new and current projects. Management of the

daily accounting activities, financial statement preparation

& analysis, account reconciliation, supervision of support

staff and special projects.

E M P L O Y M E N T

Co-Owner, Envirogard, LLC 2007-

Present

(RESIDENTIAL - GENERAL CONTRACTING - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT)

Integral position with a residential custom home and

renovation and moisture management company, specializing in

providing clients with full scale architectural, design,

build, construction management complimented with interior

design and color selection for additions, bathrooms,

kitchens, bedrooms, finished basements, decks, pergolas, of

single-family and multi-family homes. Real Estate and

Property Management services provided to investors, and

individual homeowners. In addition company provided moisture

management and mold inspection services to regional builders

and private homeowners.

Resume of Kimberly T. Ball

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Divisional Property Director, Salvation Army National Capital

& Virginia 2010-2011(INTERIM)

(NON-PROFIT: RELIGIOUS - RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL/RETAIL -

PROPERTY MGMT)

Divisional Property Director for the Southern Division

Headquarters, one of four in the U.S. The Salvation Army is

one of the largest religious non-profit organizations. Within

the National Capital Headquarters there are over 31 sites

each with a minimum of 4 properties (Chapel, Office, Thrift

Stores, Residence) totaling over 500 million is property

assets, including the development of a 28 million dollar Ray

& Joan Kroc Center in Norfolk. This position requires not

only extensive knowledge and expertise in construction, but

the aptitude and diplomacy to communicate the objectives to

the Board for approval, while maintaining the core values and

mission of the Salvation Army. This position was an interim

position which I was employed to help facilitate the closing

of the Headquarters Property Department, hire and train

individual site personnel to handle their individual

maintenance and construction requirement. I was recruited for

this task as I was providing contracting and construction

needs via Envirogard, LLC., and Ray & Joan Kroc Center needed

the expertise of a seasoned Construction Manager.

Divisional Purchasing Manager, Stanley Martin Companies

2004-2007

(RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING)

Purchasing Manager for the Western Virginia Division,

responsible for neighborhood development within Loudoun,

Fauquier, Culpepper, Frederick County, and West Virginia,

which included the design of six new single family home plans

implemented for the mid-level home buyer market, and

currently marketed in all of Stanley Martin communities. Set

company trade qualification standard for enforcement of, and

monitoring of the highest quality contractor trade base for

all divisions. Additional responsibilities included

interfacing with architects, trades and land development to

provide accurate feasibility and cost analysis. Established

and managed detailed and precise take-off's, trade

specifications, preparation of bid packages, analyze and

tracked all trade submissions and contract approval for

projects consisting of 30 to 2,000 plus residential units.

Contracts Manager, Levitt and Sons

2002-2003

(RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING)

Contracts Manager for one of the largest, and oldest multi-

family production home builder in the United States.

Primarily responsible for project budgeting, architectural

design and construction documentation management, cost

estimating and control, bidding and contract negotiation.

Provide coordination of commercial and residential work,

maintenance of quality control and workmanship, scheduling,

selection and management of all construction subcontractors

for all inclusive communities (large commercial recreational

facilities with tennis and/or golf course amenities.

Employed by the Corporate Offices to renegotiate the

contracts of all South Florida projects from Palm Beach, to

Naples/Tampa, to Orlando totaling over 1,000 residential

units annually, bringing a new energy and vitality to the

corporation.

Powertech Interiors Inc. and Renaissance Estates, LLC

1998-2002

(COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING)

Responsibilities were split between two corporations. In the

absence of my partner and the owner of Powertech Interiors, I

was solely responsible for the daily operations of a

commercial (tenant design and build-out) of executive office

space, the international construction management of an off-

shore banking facility and office complex, production

contracting and a high-end interior drywall contractor, which

completed homes for Jeff Gordon, Celine Dion, Wayne Huizenga

and others ranging from 5,000 square feet to over 30,000.

This entailed purchasing, scheduling, budgeting, and cash

flow analysis of approximately twenty ongoing projects.

Partner in a newly formed luxury ocean front estate builder

with the purpose of design, permitting with State and Count,

and the negotiation and contracting for the construction of

two 15,000+ square foot residential homes.

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Contracts Manager/Corporate Financial Officer, Puder Homes

1991 - 1997

(RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING - PROPERTY

MANAGEMENT)

Executive Purchasing Agent with full authority to negotiate

and contract for several mixed use communities, consisting of

single family homes, town homes, apartment buildings, coach

homes, and club house/recreational facilities.

Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, new

project budgeting/estimating. Developed and implemented

trade specifications, trained and supervised field personnel

for the coordination of construction schedules, and the

administration of unit changes. Cost Analyst for job

specifications for both commercial and residential units.

Directed the architectural designs of the sales models based

on current market condition analysis. Acted in the role of

Corporate Financial Officer which included payroll, tax

remittances, accounts payable and receivable, HUD-1

preparation and approval and overall closing coordination.

Director of Sales and Leasing, R.K.G. Enterprises, Inc.

1987- 1990

(COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING - PROPERTY

MANAGEMENT)

Played a central role in the construction, management,

leasing and supervisory aspects of three commercial shopping

centers. These duties included securing the crucial anchor

tenant (Food Lion, Houston's, Pier One, Original Pancake

House) and subsequent tenants, then maintaining and

developing strong business relationships with said tenants as

well as vendors and the business community at-large.

Coordinated tightly between tenants, building authorities,

attorneys, architects and subcontractors to ensure schedule

and cost compliance. Duplicated our success in the

commercial sector by graduating into multi-million dollar

residential waterfront estates.

E A R L I E R P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N S

. McCarthy Construction Company (COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIALCONTRACTING)

. Metler's Crane and Erection Service (COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL-

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING)

. Royal Trust Bank (FINANCIAL)

I N T E R E S T S & A C T I V I T I E S

. Gold Coast Builders Association - Board of Directors

Member

. Gold Coast Builders Association Ambassador -Committee

Chairperson

. Northern Virginia Builders Association - Associate

Member

. International Builders Conference and Southeast Builders

Conference - annual attendance for over the last 10

years

C O M P U T E R S K I L L S

.Word Perfect - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Word - Microsoft

Projects - Outlook - Lotus - LotusNotes QuickBooks Pro -

Timberline -McCosker - RS Means

L I C E N S E S

.Florida Real Estate License (expired-non renewal due to

relocation)

. Virginia Contractor's License

.Maryland Contractor's License (pending)

P R O J E C T L I S T & R E F E R E N C E S

.Attached

KT

Kimberly T. Ball

Mobile 678-***-****) E-mail: ******@*******.*** Professional Profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ktball

References

Tom Falls Sales/Carpenter Contractors of America

Cape Coral, FL

239-***-****

Mario Disorbia Owner/Century Tile and Marble

Pompano Beach, Florida

954-***-****

954-***-****

Daniel Woodward VP/Patner Construction

Fairfax, VA

703-***-**** Office

571-***-****

Jim Birch, Sr VP/McCrea Heating and Air Conditioning

Temple Hill, MD

301-***-**** Office

301-***-**** Cell

Steve Turner Owner/Atlas Plumbing

Manassas, Virginia

703-***-**** Office

Bob Burk Sales/Builders First Source

Culpepper, Virginia

540-***-**** Office

240-***-****

Bill Garfinkel Owner/Architectural Trim Products

Capitol Heights, Maryland

301-***-**** Office

703-***-**** Cell

Jerry Yantis Owner/Sutton Yantis Architects Associates

McLean, Virginia

703-***-****

Angie Urick Co-Worker/Stanley Martin

703-***-**** Cell

NOTE: Reference above I have known for at least 5 years up to 30 years.

Most know me professionally as KT.



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