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

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