PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

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WORK HISTORY

JEFF BENTLEY

■ Naples, FL 34117 ■ 217-***-**** ■ adz9rj@r.postjobfree.com ■ Knowledgeable business owner with 36 years of experience. Skilled at leading crews and subcontractors to carry out high-quality work in line with budget and schedule demands. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Quickbooks, Excel, and industry software BuildIT System, BuilderTrend, Procore, Sage, and Liberty.

Experienced construction manager in both residential building (new multifamily and custom homes) and commerical building with extensive experience in long-term assisted living communities with memory care wings (all under tight timelines and budgets.). Extensive knowledge in land development, TIF and Enterprise Zoning. Managed construction operation with exceptional team supervision, project coordination, and analytical problem-solving skills. Optimized resources used to achieve challenging targets. Diplomatic in resolving disputes and coordinating diverse team. Proficient in making budgets and keeping within budgets, estimating and working with customers; completing minimal punch list items.

Served on the board of the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois serving seven counties for four years, serving as president for two years and as past president for one year.

Oversee and manage design development

process for large single family, multifamily

and commercial developments.

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Manage entitlement and permitting

process.

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Meet and coordinate with all parties

involved, including architects, engineers,

civil and structural engineers, land use

attorneys, and all governmental authorities.

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Excellent problem-solving skills and

abilities.

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Able to work independently on projects and

collaborate as team player.

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Able to develop and maintain courteous

and effective working relationships with

third party consultants, contractors, and

vendors.

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Self-motivated and strong organizational

skills, analytical talent and attention to

detail.

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Exceptional communication skills, including

ability to write effectively.

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Very detail-oriented in working with

customers on change orders and working

with architects and civil and structural

engineers on RFI's and Submittals.

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Experience with BuildIT System,

Buildertrend, Procore, Sage, and Liberty,

Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Quick

Books. Can adapt to other construction

software programs.

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Builds good relationships with customers

on first meeting, give budget price and

follow through to final price with

subcontractor and contractor agreements.

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CONSTRUCTION JOB SUPERINTENDENT 04/2023 to 07/2023 Wichman Construction, Tampa, FL

Building three-story 100,000 sq ft assisted living facility. When I started job was approximately three months behind schedule. Within three months I was able to get job up to within two weeks of original schedule. I did this by rearranging and coordinating subcontractors' work areas. By doing that I was able to increase productivity and decrease downtime and made subcontractors happy to not be working on top of each other.

I was let go after getting job back on original schedule.

• Monitored project milestones and adjusted scheduling to meet deadlines. Developed and maintained relationships with contractors, sub-contractors and stakeholders to support successful project completion.

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Compiled daily field report, detailing all key activities, and took photographs of project and uploaded them daily to Procore.

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 08/2022 to 01/2023

Waltbillig & Hood General Contractors, LLC, Naples, FL Senior Project Manager responsible for Naples Zoo renovation and other small projects. Priced out job. Bought it out. Signed contracts.

Built schedule and timeline for project. Worked with owners and subcontractors. Did monthly draws and payout.

Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.

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Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.

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• Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase. Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 08/2021 to 07/2022

BellaMia Development, Naples, FL

Oversaw construction of two home remodels and four new home construction jobs. Responsible for foundation work and erection of CMU walls ready for trusses to be set on all projects in company. After that some jobs were handed off to other project managers for completion. Four of those projects oversaw to completion. Home prices ranged from $1M to

$5M.

• Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase. Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.

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Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.

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This was a new company. I set company up with their first construction software with BuilderTrend.

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OWNER/PRESIDENT 06/2011 to 03/2021

Bentley Builders Construction & Development, Inc., Champaign, IL Built six assisted living facilities with memory care units attached. Did all land developments, rezoning and annexation into city limits. 1. Carriage Crossing Senior Living Mundelein - Mundelein, IL (120-unit community, 96 AL and 24 memory care units.) Cost $22M

2. Carriage Crossing Senior Living Rochester - Rochester, IL (60-unit community, 42 AL and 18 memory care units.) Cost $13.2M

3. Carriage Crossing Senior Living Decatur - Decatur, IL (60-unit community, 48 AL and 12 memory care units.) Cost $5.2M

4. Welbrook Senior Living Bloomington - Bloomington, IL (80-unit community, 56 AL and 24 memory care units.) Cost $16.9M

5. Carriage Crossing Senior Living Champaign - Champaign, IL (60-unit community, 42 AL and 18 memory care units.) Cost $9.6M

6. Carriage Crossing Senior Living Arcola - Arcola, IL (56-unit community, 42 AL and 14 memory care units.) Cost $7.4M

• Managed day-to-day business operations.

• Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.

• Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations. Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.

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• Managed large budgets, collaborating with other departments to eliminate redundancies. PRESIDENT 06/1992 to 01/2020

Bentley Contractors Corp, Champaign, IL

Built over 500 custom homes and around 50 spec homes, (multifamily homes - condos, zero lot line units, and apartments), mini warehouses, (one 322 units and one 360 units) and office/warehousing.

• Ran daily business operations.

• Developed TIF districts and enterprise zones for development. Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.

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Developed and implemented new strategies and policies to establish long-term business objectives and provide strong and sustainable organizational leadership.

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• Reduced operational costs through strategic cost management initiatives.

• Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility.

• Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization. Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.

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MANAGING MEMBER 02/2015 to 12/2019

Carry Trucking Services LLC, Champaign, IL

Owned and managed dump trucks and OTR semis. Ran 13 local tandems and dump semi trailers. Ran 20 to 25 OTR semis that ran from Mississippi River east and north to New York and south down to Texas and Georgia.

OWNER/MANAGER 04/2006 to 12/2019

Staley Road Storage LLC, Champaign, IL

Managed 48 townhomes, 622 mini warehouse units, 14 office warehouse units

• Managed day-to-day business operations.

Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.

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OWNER/PRESIDENT 02/2014 to 09/2017

Midwest Restoration Cleaning Services LLC, Champaign, IL Restoration and mitigation of water, fire, and mold jobs. $226K 1st year, $738K 2nd year and $1.2M 3rd year. Most companies start out 1st year around $100K, 2nd year around

$200K and 3rd year around $500K.

OWNER/MANAGER 01/2006 to 03/2017

JBR Trucking LLC, Champaign, IL

Ran daily operations of business. Scheduled 13 dump trucks and also scheduled several other independent contractors in business. Used several sub contractor trucks. Scheduled 30 to 35 trucks daily

OWNER/PRESIDENT 01/1984 to 07/1997

Bentley's Floor Covering, Champaign, IL

Installed all types of floor coverings: Ceramic tile, all laminates and solid wood floors, vinyl flooring and carpet. Worked mainly on new construction which led me to start my own construction company in 1992 and after five years of doing both I decided to stop doing floor covering and split contractors up between two of my lead installers. EDUCATION

LEAD PAINTER 01/1982 to 12/1983

Paul & Son's Autobody, Springfield, IL

Foreman of paint shop and lead painter. Supervised other employees in paint shop and did all schedules for each job. Made sure vehicles were completed on time and cleaned up before they were to be delivered to customers.

FLOOR COVERING INSTALLER 05/1975 to 12/1982

Bentley & Son's Floor Covering, Springfield, IL

Started working with my father in the summer of 1975 when I was 13 years old laying floor covering. He taught me the trade as well as my work ethic and the ability to work for myself. In the summer of 1980 after I graduated high school, I began working with him full time until the end of 1982.

High School Diploma : 05/1980

Divernon High School - Divernon, IL

During high school I attended a vocational school for the last two years and completed the autobody trade course.

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