Jennifer L. Potts-Gruber
Brooksville, FL 34601
********.******@*****.***
I am searching for a full time career position that will benefit myself and the company with whom I become associated by combining my skills to serve as an asset to my company/organization.
CORE COMPETENCIES
● 16 years Experience in
property ownership and
management- both
residential and
commercial
● 16 years Experience as
General Contractor - land
site to turn key (including
equipment, & sub-
Contracting)
● Completed requirements
for Real Estate
Certification in PA
● Experience working with
municipality & Utility
supervisors, engineers,
inspectors, workers, and
committees.
● Detail oriented, self
reliant, team player able
to motivate & lead
● Master’s Degree in
Education
● Personable, enthusiastic,
poised & professional
with strong verbal &
written skills.
● Able to prioritize and
coordinate different
tasks
● Innate ability to “think
on one’s feet” & change
tone or direction
spontaneously.
● Comfortable in
regimented, relaxed,
professional, athletic, or
unique situations and
surroundings
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Field Related:
Gemstone Communities - Property Manager
May 2022 - April 2023
Duties Include: Selling, processing and closing homes. Enforcing the Fair Housing Act at all times. Running a partial RV Park along with mobile homes. Processing evictions when necessary. Showing homes and the communities I managed. Obtaining new prospects and following up on leads. Collecting funds, using data to drive my delinquencies and occupancy. Using occupancy trends and market values to continue to monitor the rates for the different communities. Scheduling of my office assistant, cleaning teams, and maintenance technicians. I also worked with many outside vendors as needed when the job was above the knowledge of my maintenance team. Worked along with the maintenance team when needed. Read and report meter reads for monthly charges. Weekly meetings with the Southern Region and Regional Manager to discuss delinquencies, community development and marketing plans.
Best Western Cortez - Assistant Manager
August 2020 - May 2022
Duties Include: Knowing the front desk system for reservations. Working with on-line sites to accept and coordinate reservations made on-line. Planning hotel wide events for groups coming in. Working and sending weekly reports to Corporate Lodging for guests coming in under their accounts. Scheduling front desk clerks, maintenance, housekeepers, and breakfast waitresses. Adjusting rates according to occupancy.
Project Manager - Grayhawk Systems
August 2019- August 2020
Duties Include: Supervising & Overseeing Sub-Contractors from job site to site. Working with homeowners to plan, adjust and follow through job specs., maintaining accounts and ensuring supply orders are made & fulfilled with supply companies, maintaining and inspecting job sites daily for safety, organization, job scope scheduling, and homeowner satisfaction. Keeping records of job expenses and expense reports.
Owner & Supervisor General Contractor Rosselle Enterprises, Inc. 16 years Sold and built custom log homes. The number one dealer throughout the United States 5 years in a row. Building log homes and conventional on undeveloped land to turn key. Extensive project management experience in day to day operations at construction job sites of building crew and separate road crew. Financial decisions include and not limited to which sub-contractors to employ with full time crew based on materials, bids & quality work. Ran all general business operations. Placed bids, worked with customers, maintained excellent relationships with city officials, police officers, firemen, surveyors, building inspectors, and all other municipal employees from waste management to the Mayor. Oversee full time crew restoring concrete, asphalt & landscaping in 27 different municipalities, this included restoration on city, state, & township roads. Installing driveways, sidewalks, steps, & curbs. Following and abiding by municipal and state laws and requirements.
August 2017 -August 2019 Fourth Grade Teacher
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MANATEE COUNTY
Permanently Relocated to the Sarasota area after teaching 11 years from Pittsburgh, PA Resigned to move closer to family.
Implemented District Directives according to District Improvement Plan Successful student academic growth and Huge gains were made with students who had prior IEPs & Behavior Plans.
Within 3,1/2 months students with behavior issues from Other classrooms were placed in my classroom permanently. After 2 weeks and remainder of year showed unprecedented growth both physically and emotionally. All Core Competencies Above and Classroom expectations and procedures below in long term position.
May 2006 – August 2017 Elementary Teacher K - 6
KISKI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Fourth Grade Teacher (5 Years to Present)
Kindergarten Teacher 4 years, First Grade Teacher 2 years Full Time Substitute Teacher Prior to Contractual Employment
● Strategic Planning used to create and implement standards-based lessons that are meaningful and engaging to each individual learner.
● Differentiate lessons based on each learner’s individual needs & abilities.
● Establish short & long term goals based on each learner’s styles, special needs, and backgrounds.
● Maintain an organized, safe, and positive learning environment.
● Plan and prepare Assessments that correlate to state standards at an obtainable level and modality that enables each learner to succeed.
● Continuously interpret data for instructional planning, enrichment, and interventions.
● Use of multimedia and equipment to utilize a wider variety of content and instructional subject matter.
● Collaborate and communicate effectively with professionals and parents to establish and maintain a successful learning environment.
● Develop and Implement IEPs, GIEPs, and Behavior Plans.
● Serve Voluntary Committees to continue to promote growth and success. EDUCATION:
2013 Master of Science Degree in Education Walden University Elementary Reading Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006 Bachelor of Science Degree in Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania Elementary Education Certified K – 6 Indiana Pennsylvania 1992 Degree in Travel and Hospitality Sawyer School of Business Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST