Mr.

W. Chris Emde

**** *** *** ***, **. Pleasant, South Carolina 29466

Telephone: 864-***-****

E-Mail: **********@***.***

Experienced, Results-Oriented Business Professional

seeking a challenging position utilizing strong skills in the following areas:

◙ Real Estate Brokerage

◙ Property Management

Profile: Real Estate Development

• Background encompasses extensive professional experience in the following key positions of responsibility: Owner/Broker in Charge; Division Vice President; Land Development Manager; Division Manager; Senior Facility Engineer; Engineering and Land Development.

• Strengths: Proven leadership/managerial abilities (able to motivate personnel to reach desired objectives); dynamic personality – brings enthusiasm to daily tasks; excellent communication/interpersonal skills; self-motivated; strong work ethic; works well independently or in a team environment; skilled at multi-tasking; strong skills in problem solving; adaptable.

• Computer experience: Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Internet.

Areas of Expertise:

● Land Acquisition/Development ● Property Management/Administration

● Hiring, Training, Supervision, Employee ● Developing Sites for National Builders

Motivation, Performance Evaluations & ● Packaging/Brokering Fully Entitled Properties

Terminations ● Budget Creation/Management

● Profit and Loss Responsibility ● New Product Introduction

● Creating/Implementing Standards for ● Initiating/Implementing Advanced Stormwater

Community Features, Landscape Inspection and Reporting Programs

Standards and Amenity Scope & ● Project Master Scheduling

Budgets ● Implementing Stage Report System

● New Facility Construction Management ● Site Selection

● Engineering Management ● Directing Civil and Architectural Improvements

● Problem Solving & Decision Making and Expansions

Selected Accomplishments:

• Division V.P., City Manager, D.R. Horton, Inc.: City Manager, Directed land acquisition, development and new product introduction for division closing over 700 homes per year; developed over 47 communities, 6,000 home sites and $1 billion of residential units in five market areas; grew acquisition and development volume 20% each year.

• Land Development Manager, Centex Homes: Acquired and developed $50 million of residential projects in three markets.

• Division Manager, Landmark Construction Co., Inc.: Procured, managed and completed largest single construction contract in company history.

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Professional Experience:

► Primrose Properties, LLC 2004 to Present

Greenville, South Carolina

Owner/Broker in Charge

• Created real estate brokerage, development and consulting company to supply needs of commercial and large residential builders in the Carolina markets from the mountains to the coast; successfully acquired and developed numerous single family communities for national builders throughout the Carolinas; formed various subsidiary LLCs as managing partner to developed sites for large regional and national builders, or to package and broker fully entitled properties; projects ranged from attached entry-level, active adult, neo-traditional, to detached luxury.

► D.R. Horton, Inc. 1996 to 2004

Greenville / Columbia, South Carolina

District Manager (Greenville Market)

• Directed all land acquisition, development and new product introduction for division closing over 700 homes per year; thirty-two active communities with P&L responsibility; created and monitored acquisition and development budgets and schedules; initiated, planned, and developed Division’s first Mixed Use “Active Senior” and multi-family communities; created and implemented minimum development standards for community features, landscape standards and amenity scope and budgets; initiated and implemented advanced stormwater inspection and reporting programs.

► Centex Homes 1994 to 1996

Greenville / Columbia, South Carolina

Land Development Manager

• Acquired and developed residential projects in three markets; managed development activities, project master planning and construction; refined and expanded use of sitework and lotfit matrices to minimize site work and foundation cost overruns; implemented use of development stage report system to track development schedule, predict project outcome and indicate need for preemptive actions.

► Landmark Construction Company, Inc. 1990 to 1994

Greenville, South Carolina

Division Manager

• Start-Up Manager for Greenville Division of industrial and commercial general contracting firm; directed division to highest annual profit ratio per project in company history; procured, managed and completed largest single construction contract in company history.

► Robert Bosch Corporation 1984 to 1990

Charleston / Anderson, South Carolina

Senior Facility Engineer

• Corporate real estate, site selection, site planning, engineering and new facility construction management; member of Bosch Anderson Plant real estate acquisition and factory expansion team; directed civil and architectural improvements and expansion in Charleston and Anderson, South Carolina facilities.

► Various Civil/Environmental Engineering and 1976 to 1984

Land Surveying Firms, Columbia / Charleston, South Carolina

Engineering and Land Development

• Principal and Manager in several civil and environmental engineering and land surveying firms specializing in subdivision master planning, civil and water/wastewater treatment design and build and sitework engineering; managed day-to-day operations and activities of over 40 engineers, technicians, land surveyors and support staff.

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Education:

• MBA Studies in Marketing and Finance, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Marketing Minor, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

• Associate of Science Degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Orangeburg Tech., Orangeburg, South Carolina

Licenses / Professional Memberships:

• South Carolina Real Estate Broker

• South Carolina General Contractor, unlimited; buildings, water and sewer facilities, highways, grading and drainage

• Board Member, South Carolina Land Development Council

• Member, Home Builders Association

References:

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