BEN HUTCHINS

**** ************* **. *********, *.C. 28211 • 704-***-**** (H) • 704-***-**** (C) • e1ngyr@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR Leadership Role, utilizing job cost/budget tracking principles, real-estate land development knowledge, along with project management leadership abilities within the building design construction and engineering disciplines. Value offered to your organization:

Building, motivating, and leading successful construction management teams to exceed customer expectations. Implementing and managing systems to improve performance, increase efficiency, and mitigate risk.

Identifying and resolving contract discrepancies before they become problems. Conducting land use studies, due diligence and zoning representation forums; petitioning and negotiating enforcement of code compliance. Expert witness liaison for the State of NC to mitigate construction contract disputes. Mayor’s office request repeat leadership service on the Zoning Board, a record four terms.

Using technology to facilitate customer communication, data reporting, and project delivery: PowerPoint, Microsoft Office (Excel), Microsoft Projects, AutoCAD, Micro-Station, Primavera; Suretrack, Expedition, Prolog, and other industry project management performance/document data support systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC. - Global Corporate Services, Charlotte, N.C. 2007 - 2010

Regional Project Manager

Lead headquarters project management team on corporate renovation projects, and manage third-party tenant improvements, as well as all relocation assignments within a 7 million sq. ft. portfolio. Manage, recruit, and mentor team. Establish best practices for project management, technical project management and performance management development. Assign all capital plan expenditures for corporate workplace capital projects, unplanned projects and client expense requests on a $95 million capital budget plan. Hold accountability for monthly capital forecasting, project cost tracking and data reporting to meet corporate project management “Hoshin”/KPI recognized goals. Work directly with the client’s project management team, corporate management, county officials, design consultants, and others. Implement value engineering, risk, change and program management systems. Serve on ad hoc teams to provide subject matter expertise in planning/programming strategies for process management solutions and improvements.

Accomplishments:

Restructured the bidding evaluation and analysis process, introducing a quantitative and qualitative format for bid comparison on all GC bids, which intern utilized by CBRE HQ platform across all regions.

Devised a process flow to mitigate project request risk and increase performance execution management through early stakeholder engagement for greater project success.

Challenged design consultant’s deliverables, establishing accountability and speed-to-market, resulting in a monthly internal document review process to achieve documentation consistency. Likewise reduce project design cycle time.

Implement an empowerment leadership style, which improved HQ team moral. Created team subject-matter experts to increase professional accountability and project management leadership performance.

FH REALTY & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INC., Charlotte, N.C. 2005 - 2007

Senior Construction/Land Development Manager

Managed operations, including staff and field project management team. Oversaw land development from the initial site development through the build-out process. Conducted all land use due diligence, including feasibility and demographic studies, zoning representation, and preliminary site development plan for multiple tenants. Prepared construction cash flow analysis, proformas, value engineering, pre-construction cost estimates, project schedules, contracts and change requests, as well review/approval of construction documents. Performed construction feasibility analysis, capital need and facilities assessments for new and renovation construction projects. Identified financing structures for investors. Served as business strategist to increase firm’s marketing/business development of new clients.

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Accomplishments:

Implemented business development strategies to increase the firm’s profits in commercial real estate and mixed-use building markets for a major national development firm of retirement investment mixed-use communities. Applied civil engineering expertise to ease restrictions from building regulatory enforcement, resulting in removal of potential financial hardship to halt development.

Performed site analysis and evaluation for proposed final site selection of a multifamily/mixed-use development in Winston-Salem, N.C. to facilitate positive building/engineering and community economic development support.

BONEY ARCHITECTS (LS3P Associates Architects), Charlotte, N.C. 2002 - 2005

Senior Construction Contract / Quality Control Manager

Managed the construction development/design integrity of large institutional and commercial retail mixed-use projects exceeding $85 million annually. Administered construction contracts; oversaw job costs, shop drawings, RFIs, RFCs, payment applications and direct actions of all professional and support staff on project team. Provided field design solutions during the construction process. Clients serviced included retail developers, corporate owners, various school systems and districts.

Accomplishment:

Selected to review construction design drawings for construction viability on multiple commercial projects with major real estate developer based on expertise. For example: Restored client confidence for project (Blakeney Park) with complex issues involving multiple GCs and retail clients. Again worked with major developer for fast-track project (Northlake Mall) with multiple out parcels.

BINSWANGER, CBB, Co., Charlotte, N.C. 1999 - 2002

Senior Project Manager

Provided project management and program management leadership for rollout of design prototypes from initial site assessment through building construction completion on multiple real estate sites. Execute business development and marketing for management services. Presented site development plans to government agencies. Developed budgets for client financing by forecasting/estimating job cost. Recommended project sites. Conducted due diligence; structured land entitlements; solicited and approved A/E & GC contracts. Coordinated/executed clients’ real estate lease contracts and/or land purchase transactions.

Accomplishments:

Managed over $40 million in new building construction contracts throughout U.S. Built two regional offices within low-performing labor markets in South Carolina and Georgia regions.

Served as lead construction manager for one of the firm’s largest and most profitable Fortune 500 account(s). Consolidated site operations, reducing waste within firm’s real estate portfolio.

ATKINSON/DYER/WATSON ARCHITECTS, P.A. Charlotte, N.C. 1993 - 1999 Senior Construction Project Manager

Promoted shortly after hire to this position based on leadership abilities and construction subject matter expertise. Promotion required successful negotiating of commercial construction contract administration fees and services with one of the firm’s top revenue national accounts.

Accomplishments:

Managed firm’s top client’s real estate portfolio ($100 million+ in construction/real estate portfolio) for new and existing facilities throughout the U.S. Developed construction project administration fee guidelines for commercial retail projects, providing strategy for compensation of services with firm's top client account, increasing account revenues from $0 to $ 1.8 million annually within five years.

Chosen for leadership service as ADA Design Industry Representative for implementation of national laws regarding handicap disbursed seating accessibility in all public-stadium seating venues.

AFFILIATIONS:

Board of Directors, Brookstone Schools; Charlotte Leadership Forum - CLF Active Alumni/Mentor; Construction Specification Institute of America (CSI); American Institute of Architects, (AIA) Associate; Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).

EDUCATION:

Required; Continuing Education / Selective Advanced Professional Development, 2002; Mingle School of Real Estate, 1999-2001; Charlotte Leadership Forum, 1982; B.S. Program, Columbus College of Design

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