About M Squared

• Responsible for creating and sustaining a successful residential construction company for the past 13 years
• Recipient of numerous awards including Builder of the Year, Builder Director of the Year, finalist in Orange County’s Sustainable Business of the Year, and Parade of Homes Awards
• Non-discriminatory leader of over 50 diverse subcontractor/vendor teams in the production of each complex custom home and remodeling project
  Designs, develops and executes detailed plans and specifications for new homes and remodeling projects
• Oversees the technical and aesthetic requirements of company projects, as well as (delete “the”) financial health, marketing direction, government liaison, and customer relations
• Founding Chair and current council member of Green Home Builders of the Triangle, an organization leading the building industry in our state in a new, important direction

• Successfully closed 15 single family dwellings, 4 town homes and 2 duplexes in ten months
• Responsible for all field activities including scheduling and coordination of the trades, managing direct and indirect budgets, conducting code and quality inspections, interacting with customers and sales agents, and troubleshooting issues during construction phase
• Assisted in lot evaluations, conducted pre-construction meetings and customer walks, and interacted with city building inspection officials regularly

Durham/Wake Technical College, 1994-1995:
Student-Light Construction Program and Environmental Science/Chemistry

Department of Defense, Engineering Services Contractor, 1979-1994:
Career spanned over 15 years in support of the U.S. Naval Air, Sea and Electronic Warfare Commands

• Supported a variety of high profile, research and development and production programs including the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft, helicopter night vision goggles, avionics suite design for all Marine helicopters, Aegis cruiser and amphibious warfare ships, satellite communications, and introduction of fiber optic installation on both aircraft, ships, and military facilities
• Grew in management responsibilities from the oversight of one employee in 1980 to over 200 in 1993
• Took control of 25 troubled projects and converted them into profitable contracts
• Developed expertise in contract and financial management and organizational behavior
• Became heavily involved in employee development, team building and right sizing, and transitioning technical talent in new directions during a time of constant Navy program budget reductions
• Formulated and led the business development process for over 100 proposal efforts and successfully obtained $45 million in new business
• Was selected to attend the Defense Systems Management College, an honor for any member of the services industry
• Received awards and bonuses throughout career for outstanding project management and business development efforts

• Assisted in review of residential and commercial building plans and specifications for code conformance
• Interfaced with public, builders, residential and commercial engineers, and government officials daily

• Numerous building science classes offered by Advanced Energy, Duke, and Progress Energy
• Durham Technical Community College, Light Construction coursework, 1994-95
• Wake Technical Community College, Environmental Science coursework, 1994-95
• M.S., Management, Central Michigan University, August 1994
• Defense Systems Management College, Program Managers Course, 1988
• National Center for Paralegal Training, certificate in Civil and Criminal Litigation, 1976
• B.S., Liberal Studies, Radford University, 1976