Administration, Permitting, Starting New Homes, Homebuilding

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Splendora, TX 77372 ************@*****.***

TARA D. BOOKER

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a direct Project Coordinator role within a well established institution. PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES

Great organizational skills, vibrant personality and a superior professional demeanor. Responsible, dependable, and dedicated to continually learn, advance and succeed. Very direct, effective, and responsive in communicating and/or conversing with fellow constituents. Able to interface effectively at all levels, and with multiple applications.

EXPERIENCE - SKILL SETS

Proficient in all Microsoft Office & Works applications including Excel. Quickbooks 2009, Adobe Acrobat 6.0 – 10.1 reader and writer, MarkSystems, Brix, Buildpro, New Star Sales, New Star Enterprise, Lotus Notes, JD Edwards, and Ebix, Inc. Blueprints, Recorded Plat Maps, Residential Master Plan Review, Site Plan Review, Easement readings, Preparation of Annexations and Deed of Gifts, Mortgage Status Reports, Cost Tracking Reports, and Construction Stage Reports. Knowledgeable of Deed Restrictions, Architectural Review Committee guidelines and building standards. Managed Insurance Compliance for multiple vendors and engineers. Correlate Mailbox/CMU Layout requests with the United States Post Office. Worked closely with numerous county appraisal districts and community associations. Efficiency in permitting with multiple county and city Municipalities. Texas Certified Notary Public. Technically inclined, systematic, analytical and innovative in problem solving and alternative solutions. Dynamic aptitude and sense of company goals, protocols, and procedures. EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Arts in May 2012

EMPLOYMENT

February 2004 – October 2005Lennar Homes /

Administrative Coordinator

Responsibilities included supporting the Division President, the Division Controller, Marketing Coordinator, and Community Coordinator. Support roles consisted of typing letters and company memos, introducing new hires to division offices and notifying departments of pertinent information. Preparing sales and delivery reports, misc. accounting projects, and creating company newsletters and monthly calendar of company events.

October 2005 – December 2006 Lennar Homes /

Starts Coordinator

Responsibilities included reviewing and approving build orders. Completing applications for new home and water tap permits with numerous surrounding county municipalities and the City of Houston. Preparing land plans and thumbnail sketches for mission statements. Assisting with business plans, balancing bank statements, reviewing and approving cash receipts, reviewing and approving sales contracts, reviewing sales tracking reports, setting up new communities and cost codes, creating stage home reports, reviewing master budgets and solving purchasing issues, special accounting projects, running job cost overrun reports, and assisting with misc. requests from corporate as needed. Rewarded Company Tops Award 2006 Honorable Mention.

December 2006 – July 2007 Lennar Homes /

Community & Warranty Coordinator HAC

Responsibilities included overseeing community build orders for the Division President. Releasing new homesite build orders, creating panel sheets, ordering, reviewing and approving plot plans. Preparing and distributing home site lists. Obtaining Director of Construction approval for plot plans. Submitting master plans in new communities for developer approval. Reviewing and approving floor plans. Initiating a brick log for brick vendors. Completing applications for new home and water tap permits with numerous surrounding county municipalities and the City of Houston. Filing impact fees annually. Coordinating all lot purchases between divisions, developers, and title companies. Setting up and maintaining land files. Monitoring all developer take down schedules and ensuring all is up to date. Maintaining a 24 month land planning schedule. Requesting and keeping all alarm permits current for model homes. Reviewing FHA approval for new sections and communities. Rewarded company TOPS Award 2007 Honorable Mention.

July 2007 - November 2015 Friendswood DevelopmentCo. (A Lennar Company) Architectural Review Committee Administrator

Responsibilities included assisting Community Development Managers in promulgation for applicable ARC guidelines. Coordinating activities for the division Architectural Review Committee (ARC) for ongoing Residential, Custom, and Commercial Projects. Functioning as point of contact for owners, builders, and homeowner associates by working through the ARC process. Reviewing and approving all Residential and Custom builder plans and elevations for over 30 Residential communities and Master planned projects. Managing all builder variance requests. Initiating and keeping track of all payments received by builders for plot plan review. Maintaining division MAP Files (plats, civil site plans, easements). Driving communities monthly to inspect and ensure builder compliance is met. Supporting land development. Coordinating weekly ARC meetings to discuss new submitted Custom and Commercial plans. Knowledgeable of all ARC Residential, Custom, and Commercial guidelines and deed restrictions. Member of ARC board and active member of College Place Association Board. November 2015 - June 2020 Friendswood DevelopmentCo. (A Lennar Company) Engineering Administrative Assistant

Responsibilities included assisting Project Managers and Engineers in various assigned community projects. Managing insurance compliance for multiple vendors and engineers. Correlate mailbox/CMU layout requests with the United States Post Office. Purchase sections for new upcoming community developments. Inputting contract information for every specific assigned vendor and engineer project. Sending copies of required contract documents to the assigned title company to record and return to MAP files. Texas Certified Notary Public.

August 2022 - October 2024 Anglia Homes, LP

Area Project Coordinator

Responsible for executing all permitting and starts process functions for 30+ Residential community projects. Collecting all plot plans, engineering, and architectural plans for each home. Ordering permits through various county and city municipalities. Requesting Lot Differentials from appointed Construction Managers and Area Managers. Submitting homes to the assigned developers for Master and ACC Approvals. Managing variance requests for Master and ACC approvals. Compiling all information required to set up and start construction in new communities. Working closely with the Vice President and Managers to update and plan prospective projects and starts. Preparing several reports each week reflecting the updated sold, started, and spec homes. Assembling all start packages for homes scheduled to start. Initiating payments for permits, water/sewer taps, and ACC approval review fees. Scheduling all courier service requests for sending permitting packages to the specific municipalities. Ordering insurance as homes are sent to the bank. Assisting the Purchasing Manager with modifying the cost budget report to reflect updated price changes.

October 2024 - April 2025 Century Communities (formerly Anglia Homes, LP) Starts Coordinator

Responsible for managing the entire start process from the start to finish. Producing all county and city permits for 30+ Residential community projects. Overseeing lot count for communities to ensure a steady starts process for each community. Worked closely with the Vice President of Purchasing and Purchasing Agents to correspond the plan, elevation, and structural option choices that the Area Sales Managers requested from their specific sales teams. Controlled the ordering process of all plot plans, architectural, engineering, and windstorm plans for each home. Updated the start tracker report on a consistent basis to reflect the correct dates for ordering plans, permits, and submitting ACC Approvals. Directed all Master Plan and address specific ACC submittals to the assigned developers for review and ACC Approval. Organized all the start packages for the homes scheduled to start each week. Released and uploaded all the plans in Buildpro for weekly home starts.

REFERENCES:

Sam Sanders - Clay Residential

Vice President of Construction Operations, 832-***-**** Jeff Johnson - Chesmar Homes

Division President, 281-***-****

Rebecca Pillitieri - First America Homes

Purchasing Assistant Manager, 832-***-****

Linda Schafer - Lennar Homes

Starts Coordinator, 281-***-****

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