Michael Lam
Crozet VA
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An accomplished Executive Level Leader with experience in Marking, Fundraising, Business Development, Financial sales and nonprofit Leadership both as an employee and a consultant.
(I am in the process of relocating to the Richmond and aggressively looking the right place to land)
WORK HISTORY
Owner Manager Lam Construction 2018-Present
Project manager and lead on all jobs
Consulted with prospective clients for job lay out consulting, pricing, time frames and closed contracts
Tracked expenses, established a PO Invoicing system, produced employee tax records and reporting requirements as well as all payroll accounting
Actively worked on site producing roofing, siding and remodeling on existing homes
Sales & Project Representative Clayton Homes 2015- 2018
Received the Circle Award for sales in my second quarter of employment. (top 10% sales nationwide) and received the President’s award 6 times (top salesperson of a close)
Produced and managed site design, building zone and health permit requirements per state and county codes
Produced a weekly project manager report on ongoing projects home center wide
Established good working relationships with all stakeholders including contractors, lenders, county permit personal and land developers
Submitted prospective clients mortgage applications and assisted mortgage brokers in producing the best approval possible for my clients
Did monthly home center audits and raised the corporate audit score from 72-96 (top 5 % nationally) in just 3 months
Lead Pastor and Executive Leader Revolution, 501 (C) (3) 2009-2015
Successfully planed, organized and implemented major fundraising campaigns using both mid to large events, donor base strategies and high net-worth donations to acquire facilities
Lead weekly services which included managing ministry leaders and public speaking
Developed a network of community focused nonprofits, independent Ministries and churches in which I consulted on projects which offered Church growth plans, Marketing campaigns, Capital improvement programs, Fundraising and Leadership development
Founded and lead Revolution Church community programs for affordable housing, Career coaching, at risk youth and a hot dinner program that feed and average of 75 families weekly
Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch 2012 -2013
Using network meetings (community, nonprofit, and corporate events), private market information events, my own business leadership events and public speaking) to onboarded 47 new clients and 69 new accounts in the first 8 months
Advised, educated, and sold clients banking and financial products
Unobtained my series 65 to establish a fee based personally managed book of business
Lead an investing group in which I researched and managed invested assets for a high
net-worth only Sophisticated Investments Group
Financial Advisor Edward Jones 2008-2011
More than 35 hours a week prospecting to establish a new book of business with over 10 million in managed assets in the first 12 months.
Established a new local retail Investment office in which I recruited, trained and managed staff
Researched and analyzed investment products for client financial plans.
Performed monthly internal audits and successfully passed two SEC surprise audits and quarterly corporate audits
(Relocated to Virginia and MBA program from 2006-2008)
Executive & Lead Pastor Freedom Point USA 501 (3) (C) 1995 to 2006
Successfully transitioned from a church-based program to an approved 501 (C)(3) organization that offered programs including low income housing, job core training, at risk youth intervention, college placement coaching, drug intervention programs, low to no pay childcare and crisis counseling.
Established Freedom Point Consulting and raised over 3.5 million through donor bank programs and coordinating mid to large scale events for church facilities campaigns nationwide
Managed and lead logistics for external events for three 2000+ person events and 12-16 smaller events yearly
Averaged over 250 yearly public speaking engagements at churches, large conferences, and business leadership events
Internally planed, advertised and lead over 50 seminars/conferences focused on startup business, success coaching, leadership, fundraising, and Church growth
SOFTWARE & TRAINING
Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Prospector, Act Database, Seraphim, Quicken, Fund Manager, Portfolio management programs, Sales Entry System, Government Grant writing programs
EDUCATION
MBA concentration in Organization Change and Leadership, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
MS Church Growth and Evangelism, Southwester University, OK
Bachelor of Arts, Biblical Studies/Psychology Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, GA