RESUME’
BENJAMIN A. MUSGRAVE
Naples, Florida 34114
EDUCATION: Montgomery College – Civil Engineering
AFFILIATIONS/LICENSES: Maryland – Real Estate Brokers License
EXPERIENCE:
10/07 to Present Land Development Consultant
8749 Querce Court
Naples, Florida 34114
All land acquisition and development issues specializing in the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Market analysis, due diligence. Feasibility studies, budgets. Supervision of consultants to achieve the most cost-effective land development possible.
2/03-10/07 Land Acquisition Manager – Richmond American Homes
Maryland Division
6200 Old Dobbin Lane
Columbia, Maryland 21045
All land acquisition functions including identifying markets, particular properties and negotiating land purchase contracts with land owners, land developers and other builders. Preparing project pro-formas, conduct due diligence studies, negotiate close of escrows, prepare budgets, land development entitlements and schedules, and handle community sureties. Also, my responsibilities include supervision of and value engineering of engineering consultants. I also coordinate with corporate counsel as well as work with the Land Acquisition Committee in Denver.
4/01-2/03: Project Director - KHovnanian Homes
1802 Brightseat Road
Landover, Maryland 20785
Responsible for all entitlements, land acquisition feasibility studies, contract negotiations, engineering management, agency approvals, bonding, permits, and bond release for all areas of Maryland.
9/00-4/01: Project Manager – Miller and Smith Land
8575 Kingsway Drive
White Plains, Maryland 20695
Feasibility, engineering management, permits, bonding, construction contract administration, field supervision and bond release for a large residential land development project in Charles County (Kingsview), as well as feasibility studies of other projects in Maryland.
2/98-9/00: Associate Broker – Moore Warfield & Glick, Realtors
11085 Cathell Road, Suite 100
Berlin, Maryland 21811
Residential sales of new and existing homes as well as sales of lots.
11/92-2/98: Broker/Owner – Beacon Real Estate
88 Boston Drive
Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811
All types of real estate sales, including land for development, HUD foreclosures, and auctions, commercial sales and leases.
10/89-11/92: Director of Planning/Project Manager – Land Services Group
(Currently: Landtech)
147 Old Solomon’s Island Road, 4th Floor
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Total project responsibility from feasibility through construction. Supervised designers, draftsmen, and engineers during the design process, coordinated with miscellaneous agencies for approvals, bonding and permit processing. Worked on all types of land development projects including single-family homes, town homes, condominiums, retail, warehouse and office buildings.
8/85-10/89: Director of Development – Konterra
P.O. Box 719
Laurel, Maryland 20707
Land acquisition, feasibility studies, pro-formas, coordination of engineering, processing approvals with agencies, permit acquisition, bidding and awarding construction contracts, field supervision of contracts.
5/83-8/85: Vice President/Land Development – Poretsky & Starr, Inc.
6845 Elm Street, Suite 211
McLean, Virginia 22101
Land acquisition, feasibility studies, pro-formas, processing approvals with various agencies, permit acquisition, bidding and awarding construction contracts and Field Supervision.