Professional Manager

Overview A professional manager having over ** years experience in

business and industry; A successful track record in

profitability, on-time delivery, and end-user satisfaction;

Experienced in all phases of management, finance, development,

and personnel.

Experience

2008-Present Boy Scouts of America, Alabama-Florida Council, Dothan, AL

District Executive, Camp Director, Climbing and High Ropes

Director

. Grow, support, and maintain membership, volunteers,

funding, training, and operations of a 5 county area in

south Alabama.

. Have increased membership and financial contributions in

each of the last 2 years.

. Led Camping Operations to be fully nationally accredited

(meeting both BSA and ACA standards) with perfect scores in

2011 and 2012.

. Restructured Camp operations resulting in a net financial

surplus and a 21% increase in camping attendance.

o Implemented controls to correct deficit revenue flow

and convert to a positive flow - from a three year

average of a negative $5,500 to over $25,000 net

income.

o Streamlined dining operations to maximize traffic

flow, control portions, reduce waste, and increase

revenues.

o Expanded the water safety program by partnering with

the Red Cross to instruct swimmers at all levels from

beginner to lifeguard.

o Added a High Adventure program that certified 7

Scouts as PADI Certified Open Water Divers, 24 Scouts

have experienced Discover Scuba, and 46 Scouts have

certified in BSA Snorkeling.

. Recruited, trained, and enabled a climbing instructor team

that maintains a zero incident safety record.

o Trained instructors in proper procedure and equipment

needed to work at heights up to 120' vertical on both

natural and man-made venues.

o Developed high-angle operation and rescue procedures

for natural and man-made situations.

o Implemented the C-4 (check, check, recheck, and check

again) and CHECK (clothing, hair, equipment,

carabineer, knots) safety systems that apply to staff

and participants. In 4 years, this team has never

had a reportable safety incident and only 6 near

misses (splinters, pinches, rope burns, etc.) in over

1,200 participants.

o In 2010 and 2011 received a perfect score during ACCT

accreditation (the most stringent in the industry).

. Developed and implemented a camp safety program:

o 100% of the staff trained in First Aid, CPR, AED, and

blood borne pathogens.

o 100% of the staff trained in Weather Hazards - how to

recognize and react to hazardous weather.

o Developed and wrote a Health and Safety Plan for each

job description on Camp. HSP included risk factors,

mitigating risk, use of appropriate PPE, emergency

action plans, and proper procedures for responding to

an incident.

o Completely replaced the MSDS HAZCOM data camp wide.

o Conducted safety drills with Staff and Campers in

lost swimmer, lost camper, hazardous weather, and

forest fire.

2005-2008 Woodall Enterprises, Andalusia, AL

1997-2002 Vice President, License Holder, Project Manager, Lead Estimator

. I worked for Woodall Enterprises twice in my career in the

same roles listed above.

. The Point Manager for transforming a small residential

construction firm into a regional Residential/Commercial

Contractor and Land Developer.

. Spearheaded licensing and growth into the Commercial sector

with projects in excess of $500,000.00 in the first year.

. Estimated, bid, and closed residential projects in excess

of $1 million. Average project load was 1-4 Custom homes

and 5-12 Production/Spec homes, increased gross revenues to

over $5 million.

. Received the maximum refund possible for safety from our

Worker's Compensation carrier from 2005 to 2008.

2004-2005 W. G. Yates & Sons Construction, Gulf Shores, AL and Florida

Gulf Coast

Project Manager, High-rise condominium and custom residential

. Took over a project left in turmoil by previous management.

Installed corrective measures to turn project around and

successfully started closing units on a scheduled

timetable.

. Expanded the contractor's project scope to build more units

simultaneously.

. Full responsibility of scheduling, cost tracking,

correspondence and interaction with Owner and Architect,

pay applications, and receipts.

. Average unit cost is over $1.2 million.

2002-2004 Aronov Homes, Montgomery, AL and Alabama Gulf Coast

Project Manager

. On-site management for the second largest homebuilder in

Central Alabama.

. Total control over each home from permit to closeout.

. Always maintained profit margins in the mid to upper teens.

. Average load was 10 - 20 houses and personal gross volume

for FY2003 was in excess of $3.5 million.

1991-1997 Lowe's, Enterprise, AL & Ft. Walton, FL

Department Manager, Estimator

. Managed daily operations of 28 people in the Building

Materials, Millwork, Commercial Sales, and Outside Lumber

departments.

. Accounted for Inventory and stock levels to insure in-stock

conditions and accurate inventory controls.

. Maintained an unprecedented top gross sales position store

wide and consistently exceeded profit margin quotas.

1988-1991 AutoZone, Opelika, AL & Albertville, AL

Location Manager

. Implemented outside sales program resulting in over $18,000

of maintainable weekly sales increases.

. Increases resulted in obtaining the #1 store for net profit

in the southern district.

Education

2007-2008 Faulkner University, Bachelor of Business Administration

1985-1990 Auburn University, Major: Building Science; Minor: Business

Management

1996-2004 Home Builder's Institute, Certified Graduate Builder

Licenses and Certifications

. American Red Cross - Certified Instructor - First Aid,

Adult/Child/Infant CPR, AED, Bloodborne Pathogen,

Wilderness and Remote First Aid

. Boy Scouts of America -

. National Camping School - Camp Management and

Administration - Certified to operate any and all

camping operations within the BSA structure (Day

Camp, Resident Camp, Long-term Adventure Camp, Family

Camps, Unit Camping) as well as instruct in operation

of camps.

. Director, Instructor Developer - Climbing,

Rappelling, Project COPE - Certified to train

instructors (the trainer of the trainers) to teach

climbing, working, and operating safely at heights -

PPE, inspections, ropes, safety best practices,

riggings, safety tie-off management, OSHA

requirements.

. Association of Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) - High

ropes inspector, director, and instructor

. Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) -

Certified Rescue Diver

. OSHA 30 Hour Construction Safety and Health Certification

. City of Andalusia - Licensed Electrical Contractor

. Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Board - Journeyman Plumber

. State of Alabama General Contractor's Board - Licensed

General Contractor

. State of Alabama Home Builder's Licensure Board - Licensed

Home Builder by Exam

. ADEM - Qualified Credentialed Inspector (Construction

Stormwater Management)

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