Start-Up Real Estate

Ron Martin

Professional Resume

As a Senior-Level owner, executive, and manager, I offer proven success in maximizing productivity and improving profit margins. My work spans companies and business units at various stages of growth, including start-up, established, and turnaround settings.

Believing profitability requires strong revenue generation and cost controls, I monitor budgets and sales performance closely to identify areas for improvement. I am known for enhancing overall performance through technology upgrades, advanced employee training, staff management, material procurement, cost containment and implementation of best practices.

Examples of my work include:

•Drove 3 successful launches of start-up companies by hiring talented teams, defining product/service development plans, and leading go-to-market strategies to achieve multi-million dollar revenue streams with trend setting margins within two years.

•Managed daily operations of a statewide company that provided a complete suite of repair solutions in the Florida market and improved profit margins from 9% to over 40%.

•Proved vital to reorganization leadership that cumulated in a 30% productivity improvement in the field production and an 18 million dollar overall annual savings.

•As a consultant I have helped pull several struggling franchises from the brink of bankruptcy.

Owning and managing business in the construction, insurance, and real estate industries.

As an exceptional leader and team builder, I am confident I will prove valuable to your company and respectfully submit my resume for your review. I would also like to request a personal meeting to discuss your upcoming goals and how I can help you achieve them. I will make myself available at your convenience and look forward to your call. Thank you for your consideration.

I Have established and managed several start-up restoration firms

Former Agency Owner

Created multi-million dollar revenue streams as an Owner as well as a VP/GM

Established a national ERP program for several high profile national vendors and property management companies.

Full suite of Microsoft Office

Job management software: Dash, Restoration Manager, PSA

Computer Estimating: Xactimate

Commercial / Multi-Family Construction

Residential Construction

Communication

Customer Service

Business Management

Computer

Developed comprehensive contractor/adjuster training curriculum

Established training schedule and began monthly training sessions for adjusters, roofing companies, and construction companies

Extensive AAA arbitration and Mediation experience related to HO, Commercial and CD Claims

IICRC Certified

WST

FSRT

OCT

CMRS

FEMA certification

General Contractor

Roofing Contractor

OSHA Safety Training

Morgantown Flight Academy

Licensed AL Real Estate Agent

Rahn’s Concrete certification

Many others unlisted

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2016-2021

Complete Restoration Inc.

President

Complete fire and water restoration services

Fire and Water mitigation

Mold Remediation

Contents cleaning

Roofing

Complete reconstruction service

2014-2016

Rapid Response Team

Regional Operations Manager

Oversee all North Florida Branch Operations including approx. 100 employees, 5 branch managers, 11 Project managers, 8 estimators, approx. 80 technicians and office staff.

Establishing management software to provide efficiency in job profitability, job tracking and management, as well as customer and carrier performance standards.

P&L Accountability for overall regional profitability.

Increased production through thorough evaluation and elimination of excess/un-productive staff as well as hiring new capable, qualified candidates

Established weekly staff WIP meetings to improve office communication and personnel cooperation.

Updated current office equipment adding server-based calendars/software to bring office sharing and networking capabilities to date.

Added mobile capabilities to include paperless field data collection, signature software for forms including field capable data entry for mitigation and re-construction.

Added field capable integration of sycorp technology for increased efficiencies in program input and entry parameters.

Increased gross margins on reconstruction projects from 9% to 46% average through personnel, vendor and sub-contractor changes and management.

Implemented PM, ESS, and technician trainings to improve production and labor efficiencies.

2013-2014

PuroClean

Branch Operations Manager

Oversee branch operations.

Establishing management software to provide efficiency in job profitability, job tracking and management, as well as customer and carrier performance standards.

Full financial accountability for overall branch profitability.

Increased production through thorough evaluation and elimination of excess/un-productive staff as well as hiring new capable, qualified candidates

Updated current office equipment adding server-based calendars/software to bring office sharing and networking capabilities to date.

Added mobile capabilities to include paperless field data collection, signature software for forms including field capable data entry for mitigation and re-construction.

Added field capable integration of xactanalysis for increased efficiencies in program input and entry parameters.

Increased gross margins on reconstruction projects from 11% to 48.8% through personnel, vendor and sub-contractor changes and management.

Increased revenue through training of staff to handle soft goods in house.

2011-2012

Zipco Cleaning & Restoration

Vice President/GM

Started the Restoration division from scratch, establishing everything from HR process and procedure, ordering and setting up equipment, creating necessary forms, hiring and training staff including office staff, project managers, contents personnel, field techs etc. Implemented the ERP program for commercial disaster restoration planning. Implemented the involvement of Zipco in five preferred vendor programs as well as several preferred vendor lists. Established marketing goals and created a marketing program to market agents, adjusters, property managers, etc. Designed and created company website, marketing brochures and material, established an SEO campaign to optimize web presence. Implemented membership and involvement with several trade and industry associations such as PLRB, BOMA, RIA, EPA, IICRC and more.

2003-2010:

Damage Consultants LLC - President

Fire / Water Restoration

Contents Inventory and pack out

Construction consulting

Foreclosure Inspections

1993-2003

R & B Martin Construction

Owner/President

Pre-engineered steel buildings

Commercial and Residential Construction

New Custom Homes

Spec homes and developing some small sub-divisions

Property Management

Started R & B Martin Construction as a concrete and masonry sub-contractor. Residential & Commercial

1990-1993

J.P. Lehr Masonry

Project Manager for all types of commercial jobs. From Malls to Schools

1989-1990Morgantown Masonry

Commercial block & brick mason

Education:

Oley Valley High School Oley, PA

Diploma 1986

Business Administration RACC 1990

825 Timothy Dr. Oxford AL 36203

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