STEVEN P. MEYER

*** ******** ***** *****, **********, TX 78633

512-***-****]

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VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION & OPERATIONS

Automotive, New Store/Retail, Ground Up, Development Projects, Remodels, Shopping Malls

Exceptional Leader Skilled in Building & Managing Teams by Transparency, Support & Trust

Analytical Thinker, Risk Assessment, Strategic Planner, Key Budget Manager, Customer Excellence

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Respected and highly accomplished Construction Executive with 25+ years of success managing new built, remodels, occupied commercial, and renovation construction projects including: large senior living communities, concrete tilt-up projects, conventional ground up, and remodels.

Delivered successful projects for local, regional and national chains, hospitals, schools, Federal agencies, and Fortune 500 corporations including: AutoNation, Penske Automotive, Goodyear Service Centers, Bridgestone/Firestone Service Centers, Starbucks, Longs Drug Store, Stanford University, Stanford Research Institute, Stanford Medical Center, Department of Defense, NASA Ames, Ford Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Apple, United Technologies, and IBM.

Directed all areas of construction operations including financing, budgeting, planning, scheduling, procurement, permitting, safety, regulatory control, quality assurance, and customer relations.

Forged and maintained positive client-contractor relations, promoted team building, and developed and managed construction management teams, in-house direct labor, and subcontractors in all construction trades.

Improved construction productivity, reduced costs, maximized profits, and drove improvement across all construction operations using proactive leadership, excellent judgment, and resource planning expertise.

Excellent analytical thinker with persuasive public presentation skills and a talent for influencing positive change using best management practices.

Licensed California General Contractor who is skilled in using Sage Accounting System, View Point, Timberland, MS Word, Excel, MS Project, P6, AutoCAD, American Contractor, RSMeans, Sweets, Plan Grid, View Point, Expesite, Lucernex, Procore, and True-cost.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION & OPERATIONS (02/17 – 05/20)

Trepex Construction - Austin, TX

Partnered with the President and CFO to direct the development, operations, and financial activities of a construction company with projects valued from $10M to $52M.

Provided executive-level operational leadership for as many as six large-scale construction projects simultaneously and managed all construction business operations from initial client and project identification through estimating, Risk assessment and mitigation, construction, client turn over and project close-out.

Established strategic goals to achieve the company’s vision and promoted a culture to drive new growth and worked closely with stakeholders to implement operational business strategies to reduce cost, maximize profitability, and deliver quality construction projects, on-schedule and within budget.

Worked with the CFO to analyze general economic, business, and financial conditions and their impact on Trepex policies, procedures and operations; created the organizational structure to manage on-going activities; and ensured the smooth and efficient flow of information through all departments.

Leveraged construction management expertise to design and execute departmental operating policies, procedures, processes, and SOPs to comply with internal business practices and meet projected growth.

Senior decision-maker on all P&L, daily construction operations, staffing, strategic planning, safety, resource management, new business development, and client relations. Cultivated professional relationships with owners, architects, contractors and vendors and performed weekly project cost review by holding budget fluctuation Q&A calls with each project PM.

Managed projects from initial client / project identification through project estimating, cost analysis, revenue projections, project planning, workforce planning, budgeting, construction, many site visits and close-out.

Developed, scheduled, and managed project management staff; ensured optimum workforce utilization; and used strong leadership to drive individual performance and productivity of 52 employees.

Developed master subcontractor agreements; reviewed and modified owner contracts and maximized profitability on each project. Calculated labor, equipment, material, and overhead costs; and oversaw project budgets, job costing and standardized pricing programs to reduce costs and achieve profitability.

Steven P. Meyer

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

NATIONAL DIVISION MANAGER (08/14 – 01/17)

Embree Construction Group - Georgetown, TX

Trusted to manage a newly established Automotive Division for a construction group with annual revenues of $350M; quickly earned a reputation for being a top-performing National Division Manager; and grew the division’s construction revenues to $80M, a 30% increase in less than three years.

Interacted regularly with the President, VP of Operations, and VP of Finance and actively participated in bi-weekly Division Manager meetings to review on-going and pending projects, policy changes, and internal process improvements designed to drive new growth, add new programs, expand marketing efforts, acquire new client business, meet staffing requirements, and maximize company profitability.

Chaired weekly staff meeting with all Division members to openly review each PM’s project status and provide solutions to project schedules, track billing time frames for submission to client and payment, subcontractor release paperwork and payments, review budget remaining to current percent of project complete to ensure all General Condition budgets were sufficient

Reviewed Job Cost Summaries on a weekly basis accompanied by a job Cost Detail report to confirm buy out was proceeding as directed, all charges were timely processed and coded, and profitability was maintained.

Performed planned and unscheduled site inspection visits and conducted meetings individually with PM’s to review bids, budgets, project status, and staffing to ensure all projects were properly maintained.

Chaired weekly onsite or via conference call project status meetings with stakeholders and management teams of Fortune 500 firms to discuss old and new business and manage client’s expectations.

Directed workforce planning activities including performing final interview of potential project managers, construction admins, and superintendents. Set salary parameters, performance-based bonus structure, and performance review time frames for all Divisional staff .

Held projects management staff meetings to resolve complex project issues including: non performing subcontractors, change order disputes, weather issues, project flow, material and or equipment delivery dates, and quality of construction.

Attended property feasibility meetings with executive management from the Asset Division to assess future development projects considering the property profile, its buildability, assess materials requirements, and review current pro forma. Coordinated from property selection through project completion.

Key speaker at company annual meetings and joined six other Division Managers to discuss the just concluded past year covering projects of note, presented slideshow of projects, reviewed projected and earned total sales and profit for the year. Recognized specific projects for excellence along with employees. Also discuss pocketing for coming year and expected profit.

NATIONAL SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (05/11 - 08/14)

AutoBuilders, Inc. - Dallas, TX

Managed a multi-phase, $40M, 47K square foot construction project across 13 developed acres for a Hyundai automotive facility in Austin, Texas for the Penske Automotive Group, one of the company’s most important clients. Specifically chosen by the client to be the Senior Project Manager and exceeded expectations across all areas of construction for a project encompassing demolition of existing facilities, a complete campus site upgrade, PDI building, collision center remodel, and Penske accounting office. Also directed Project Management teams responsible for the remodel of Round Rock Toyota, Round Rock Honda, and a Toyota project in Surprise, Arizona for the Penske Automotive Group.

Delivered all projects on-time and within budget and maximized project profitability using hands-on industry expertise and an in-depth knowledge of construction techniques and materials, facilities maintenance, and building support systems.

Supervised all field operations and oversaw quality control and administration, design inspection, and follow-up. Supervised, assigned, and directed field work and primary decision-maker on personnel evaluations, subcontractors, material schedule, and expediting.

Fostered teamwork with clients, crews, and subcontractors; prepared vendor scheduling for the expeditious distribution of material and services to site; and motivated teams to exceed performance goals using effective troubleshooting, tactfulness, and diplomatic supervision.

Maintained safety across all work areas and successfully completed OSHA – 30 hours certified Occupational Safety and Health training. Also trained in Construction Safety & Health.

Updated and maintained well documents project records using Microsoft Word, Excel, Micro Soft Project, Timberline Project Management.

Steven P. Meyer

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REGIONAL SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - TEXAS REGION (05/08 - 05/11)

Valli Construction, Inc. - Los Gatos, CA

Aggressively recruited and hired to manage more than $50M worth of new ground up and store remodel construction projects in a Texas Region for the company’s largest client, Auto Nation.

Met daily construction management challenges on projects ranging from complete new car dealerships (collision center, service, showrooms, parking lots, etc.) to renovation and expansion of existing facilities.

Profitably managed as many as 13 construction projects simultaneously in Corpus Christi, Houston, and Austin, Texas and directed single projects with values up to $22M.

Primary decision-maker on all construction operations including all construction scheduling, site logistics, material planning, procurement, budgeting, cost control, safety, regulatory compliance, and quality control.

Produced as much as $1M in General Motors Corporation completion incentive bonuses to AutoNation by meeting critical completion schedules for new built and store remodel projects.

Coordinated new built and remodels with AutoNation’s National Director of Corporate Real Estate, seven General Managers, corporate Facilities staff, Architects, Engineers, and numerous stakeholders.

Managed multi-million budgets, controlled expenditures to adhere to each construction budget, issued all subcontracts and supplier purchase orders, and produced cost savings across all areas of construction.

Monitored manpower requirements daily to achieve crucial construction completion schedules and led a team of five Project Managers, 11 Superintendents, and up to 70 Foremen, Supervisors, and subcontractors.

Interacted daily with the project design team, timely resolved design change problems, and performed value engineering on project plans to produce major design change cost savings.

Planned and coordinated all construction work with the client’s Architectural firms; cultivated friendly relationships with City Managers; and worked with Building Department, Utility District, County Review Boards, and other government entities to secure entitlement, building permits, and final inspection approval.

Qualified subcontractor and supplier bid proposals, performed reference checks, coordinated daily subcontractor tasks, approved or denied subcontractor/supplier change requests, and monitored quality of all subcontractor work. Reviewed daily job reports from Field Supervisors.

Maintained a safe work environment; analyzed construction data and generated, logged, and tracked all RFI’s, RFQ’s, Change Orders, disciplinary action, delay notices, transmittals, submittals and MSDS books.

VICE PRESIDENT / PRINCIPAL (07/01 - 05/08)

Swan Builders - El Dorado Hills, CA

Formed a partnership to launch a new company specializing in commercial construction and high-end custom homebuilding and executed business strategies to rapidly deliver annual revenue gains.

Controlled costs, maximized profits, and improved project management, architectural design work, material planning, purchasing, contract administration, QA, safety, regulatory compliance, and customer relations.

Formed a new in-house commercial construction department and secured contracts to perform TIs for local, regional, and national chain commercial clients including Mikuni’s Japanese Restaurants.

Recruited, selected and managed direct labor and subcontractors to achieve project goals.

Developed project budgets; secured financing up to $1M; and scheduled in-progress payments.

VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS (01/04 - 07/07)

RTS Development - El Dorado Hills, CA

Established a new real estate development partnership and led efforts to research, identify, purchase, and develop residential properties throughout Northern California.

PRESIDENT - RMO (05/96 - 06/01)

Bay Commercial Construction, Inc. - Rancho Cordova, CA

Built and managed a construction company serving school districts, high tech manufacturers, public works organizations, and Fortune 500 corporations including: Lockheed Martin, UTC, IBM, Apple, Starbucks, LSI, Vanier, Tech 5, Quester Technologies, Folsom Recreation Services, and various local school districts.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER / ESTIMATOR (05/89 - 05/96)

Demerick Construction, Inc. - San Leandro, CA

Promoted to manage a multifaceted construction project for the company’s most important commercial client, Lockheed/Martin. Also managed projects for IBM, San Jose State University, Carsgill Salt, and UTC.

SUPERINTENDENT (05/87 - 05/89)

Lyncon, Inc. - San Leandro, California

Superintendent on multiple construction projects for Apple Computer, Lockheed Missiles and Space, and UTC.

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