FRANK R. VESPI MBA
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Naples, Florida 34109
25+ Years of Accomplishments in Construction Project Management, Commercial/Industrial/Residential Building including Road and Sewer Work, Projects up to $20 Million in value.
Recognized Authority with a Lifetime of Immersion in All Phases of the Construction Industries
Company President, General Manager, with Lifelong Commitment To Excellence And A Career Record Of Completing Projects On Time and On or Below Budget. Over $100 Million Worth of Projects Completed.
Achievements
CONSUMMATE AUTHORITY WITH A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE as a project manager, and general contractor
Proven skilled and accomplished negotiator, effective communicator across special fields such as architects, engineers, sub contractors and government officials
Experienced in a wide range of construction-management project sizes from very small, i.e., $50K to the multimillions of dollars, i.e., $20 Million
Consistency. Never missed a day of work in 30 years.
Safety. Never had a single safety issue in entire career, expert in resolving safety issues.
General Contractor on a $20.2 Million 48 unit condominium project
Constructed $11 million self-storage/commercial facility totaling 82,000 sq.ft.
Constructed 96 units of residential rental apartments totaling 89,280 sq.ft. and valued at $13.8 million
Renovated a 240 seat high end restaurant and constructed and an adjacent banquet hall with 350 seats valued at $5.5 million
Constructed 9 high-end custom homes in Canada and the United States, ranging in value from $500,000 to $2,500,000
Project Manager on many residential, commercial and industrial renovations, values ranging from $50,000 to over $700,000.
Coordinated and managed the construction of commercial tenant lease hold improvements.
Increased business at approximately 15% annually for a holding company with projects as large as $20 million and as small as $50,000
General Manager and Estimator for road building, sewer and water main company in Toronto, Ontario, worked on projects for developers up to $1 million in value.
Responsibilities
Consistently held P&L accountability Construction Site Logistics
Understanding of timelines, critical paths Site Supervision
Construction budgets Staffing
Experienced in day to day operations Estimator
Sales and Marketing Business Development
Key Skills & Expertise
Accounts payable/receivable
Bidding
Budget preparation/administration
Construction site logistics/supervision
Contract negotiations
Project control
Contractor/tenant/customer relations
Cost controls
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Customer service/retention
Design and construction
Estimating
Expense and inventory control
Facility planning and design, Construction and start-up
Field operations
Financial analysis/management
Financial projections & modeling
Logistics
Marketing and maintenance
Negotiations with labor unions, material suppliers, and subcontractor trades
Operations management
P&L
Problem solving on a construction site
Project planning/design/engineering
Proposal preparation
Risk management
Sales
Sales management
Scheduling
Scope of work
Site development
Staff recruitment & training
Staff supervision
Staffing
Career History
VRB Holdings, Inc. dba Banyan Homes/ Banyan Construction, Naples, FL
(President and General Manager 1995 – present)
General Contractor involved in residential, commercial and industrial construction. Including warehousing, self-storage, strip center plaza, commercial business center, tenant lease hold improvements, mid rise condominiums, rental apartment communities, single family custom homes, high rise condominium renovations, single family home renovations and additions.
Town Paving Ltd. / Roydin Holdings Inc. Oakville, Ontario
(General Manager and Estimator 1981 – 1995)
Road building, parking lots, subdivisions, site development, sewer and water mains, curbs and sidewalks, commercial and industrial building construction, and restaurant and banquet hall construction
Education, Licenses and Citizenship
Master of Business Administration, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida
Undergraduate Studies in Civil Engineering and Macroeconomics, McMaster University, Canada
Certified General Contractor, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation License #CGC1504735
Citizen of the United States and Canada