Aspiring Sustainable Real Estate Developer

Melissa Farr

************@*****.*** **** Taft Avenue #3

713-***-**** Houston, TX 77019

Objective: Use my financial background to facilitate financial aspects of a company.

Work Experience:

Baldridge Landscape Houston TX

Bookeeper November 2008 – Present

• Manage all accounts payable and receivables via Quickbooks

• Maintain all client files and records

• Create Item Specific Invoices for each client job

• Collect overdue Accounts Receivable

• Communicate and Understand owner’s schedule and needs

Southern Trends Construction and Design Firm Houston, TX

Project Manager May 2008 - Present

• Review contract documents and estimates

• Plan Job Start and Status Meetings with Owner

• Create and Maintain project budget

• Meet with subcontractors and client on site to review progress

• Shift material purchasing and practice to green building materials

• Create company website www.innovativegreenmaterials.com

AIM Investments Houston, TX

Financial Analyst January 2001 – January 2007

• Generate all quarterly reports for Retail Marketing Product Information internal website

• Update fund return numbers and index comparisons in marketing literature and presentations

• Quality Control for new funds on external website

• Review all marketing literature for numeric accuracy

• Maintain quality relationships with third parties such as Standard and Poor’s and internal clients

• Evaluate all area procedures to insure maximum efficiency

• Provide premium customer service interaction with numerous departments

Kumon Learning Center Houston, TX

Supervisor Reading department October 1996- September 1998

• Evaluate test scores to help place students in program

• Teach students who have questions or need assistance

• Log grades in student record book

• Create reading/journal program for students with special needs

Education:

Texas A&M University-School of Architecture - Urban Planning Department College Station, TX

Master of Science in Land Development August 2008

Related Courses and Projects

• Residential Practice course, Financial Pro-Forma, Infill and New Urbanism concepts

• Site Analysis course – project Redevelopment of Downtown Bryan, TX

• Market Analysis course – analysis of demand for single family residential in College Station, TX

• Sustainable Development and Sustainable Urbanism

• Financial Team Leader for Trinity Industries development project

• Alton, TX skate park project liaison between economic development council and students

• Negotiations Management Mays School of Business

Houston Baptist University

Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Fine Art May 2000

Software Skills:

Argus - completed training Dec 2007

MS Office – Advanced Excel modeling

Bloomberg – stock market monitoring software used for data reports

Memberships:

Professional School

Urban Land Institute TAMU Real Estate Development Assoc – Treasurer

Congress for New Urbanism Graduate Student Council – Representative

US Green Building Council Aggie Honor Council – panel member

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