Construction Manager
Resume:
BRYAN BRADY
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Uniquely diversified construction and development executive management professional with cross-platforms of experience in all areas of commercial, multifamily, student housing, senior housing, and single-family housing – on both the construction and development/ownership sides. Worked within all levels of senior and executive management for national General Contractors and Real Estate Development companies on various types of projects across the United States.
• Oversaw the programming, design, development, and construction management of over $300 million in student housing assets in Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina.
• Collaborated with the Owner to start a new student housing development company, and tasked with overseeing the programming, design, development, and construction of a $40 million off-campus student housing development at Texas A&M in Bryan, Texas for the Culpeper Family Trust.
• Completed over $500 million in projects – including HUD/LITC apartments, market-rate apartments, townhomes, high-rise condominiums, structured concrete parking garages, student housing, senior living, office, restaurant, retail, and hospitality projects across the United States.
FOUNDER/CEO
CAL BLU COMPANIES – PROSPER, TX 1/2009 – 09/2020
Cal Blu Companies is a boutique construction management company with its primary focus on providing turn-key development, construction management and design-build services for tenant improvement, interior fit-up, building renovation, building addition, and new ground-up construction projects.
• Successfully started and operated a commercial construction and development company that has Engaged in the design-build and construction of retail, hospitality, student housing, and restaurant developments that encompassed interior construction, exterior renovations, and new ground-up construction projects across the DFW Metroplex.
• Oversaw and directed a staff of business developer, office manager, project manager, and project superintendent during the course of the company’s existence over the last 11 years.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE, VICE PRESIDENT, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY HOUSE COMMUNITIES (FORMERLY INLAND AMERICAN COMMUNITIES) – DALLAS, TX
SUBSIDIARY OF INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP. (FORMERLY INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST) 3/2015 – 6/2016
UHC was the development arm of a REIT that specialized in the financing, development, construction, and management of off-campus student housing. UHC had over $1 billion in student housing asset holdings, which was acquired by SCION GROUP and the construction management and development divisions dissolved and UHC was officially closed in mid-2016.
• Lead the Construction Management Division, and provided programming, design, development, and construction management of over $300 million in student housing assets in Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina.
• Assisted the Development Division with overseeing all aspects of development projects, including due diligence; market analysis; budgets and capital structures; design and entitlements and negotiation of development agreements/contracts with partners, lenders, municipalities, third-party vendors, and general contractors.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE, VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
SERVITAS GROUP (FORMERLY COLLEGIATE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) – IRVING, TX 12/2011 – 06/2013
Servitas is a real estate development firm that specializes in the programming and development of campus facilities, student housing, senior housing, and university master planning.
• Created preconstruction, construction management, and development management departments – hiring new key employees for the start-up of Servitas Group.
• Oversaw the programming, design, development, and construction of a $40 million off-campus student housing development at Texas A&M in Bryan, Texas for the Culpeper Family Trust.
SENIOR MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
COLLEGIATE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES – IRVING, TX 10/2006 – 1/2009
CDS was a real estate development company that specializes in the programming and development of campus facilities, student housing, senior housing, and university master planning. This company was shut down in January 2009 due to financial impacts caused by the recession.
• Oversaw the programming, design, development, and construction management of 8 off-campus and on-campus student housing developments in multiple states across the US with combined development costs totalling more than $80 million.
SENIOR MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CM&D INTERNATIONAL, INC. – DALLAS, TX 1/2005 – 10/2006
CM&D is a real estate consulting and program management firm for high-profile, high-risk projects that are in desperate need of corrective program and construction management services to bring them to completion successfully.
• Provided program management for the design, development & construction of a $50 million 26-story high-rise office building conversion to 183 luxury condominium apartments and a 7-story cast-in-place concrete parking garage with pool, hot tub and green space on the top level.
• Provided construction management for the Metropolitan Condominiums project with Turner Construction as the general contractor, whereas successfully mitigating over $1 million in scope/cost changes initiated by Turner Construction during demolition & construction of the Metropolitan Condominium project.
• Performed acquisition/investment analysis, program analysis, capital budget review, project evaluation, property condition reports and due diligence for clients like: DC Limits, Billy Bob Barnett, Watermark, Lehman Brothers, TriMont Realty Advisors, Bank of America, AIG, French Quarter Hospitality, Harvest Partners, HSB Professional Loss Control, HVS International and PM Realty.
• Performed program and financial analysis for the Park Lane Development, La Torretta Del Largo Resort, Hilton Dallas Lincoln Center, Las Colinas Live Entertainment Complex.
EDUCATION
MBA – FINANCE
BSBA – ACCOUNTING
University of Phoenix
Las Colinas, Dallas, Texas Campuses
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (INCOMPLETE)
University of Oklahoma
School of Architecture
Norman, Oklahoma
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, 1991 – 1995
Corporal, Non-commissioned Officer
Honorable Discharge, Disabled Veteran
Maintained Top Secret Security Clearance
Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Available Upon Request
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