BIOS MaintenanceAbout Howard Reed

Bios Painting & Maintenance

66 Far Horizons Drive  Shelton, CT 06484

203.520.2808  Howie@BiosMaintenance.com

 

 

 

Painting & Construction Manager

Impressive Record Of Delivering Clients To Businesses And Quality Services To Clients

Dynamic professional contractor with 30 years experience managing all varieties and aspects of commercial and residential projects, from focused home remodeling projects to broad college facilities restoration to large-scale commercial development. Highly skilled supervisor and manager with prolific hands-on technical background. In-depth product, industry and safety knowledge. Effective communicator and passionate leader. A career spent seeking and cultivating new, lucrative business opportunities by establishing a reputation of high-caliber work and impeccable service.

Core Expertise

  •  Business Development

  •  Contractual Negotiations

  • Key Client Relationship Building

  •  Efficiency & Cost Saving Measures

  • Estimating

  •  Bid Preparation & Scope Interpretation

  • Multi-site Operation Management

  • Profit & Loss Management

  • Sales & Marketing Strategies

  • Safety Training & Oversight

  • Extensive Trade & Technical Skills

  •  Increasing Revenues

  • Customer Service & Accountability

  • Vendor Relations

  • Scheduling & Prioritization

Professional History

Painting & Decorating, Inc., New Britain, CT June 2003 – Oct. 2007

Executive Project Manager

Managed more than 1,200 projects from conception to completion. In the face of a sluggish economic climate and fierce external competition, increased personal sales to $1.5 million annually. Repeatedly delivered 35-45% profit margins on highest-grossing endeavors of the year – upwards of $350,000 on individual projects for company whose average job is $25,000.

Executed estimates and prepared bids, steadily bringing in new business while scheduling and supervising numerous existing projects. Established and maintained extremely positive relationships with customers and distributors. Instituted creative cost-saving measures across organization, while enforcing high standards of safety and quality.

Selected Accomplishments:

  • Established fruitful long-term partnerships with critical suppliers like Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams and ICI paint companies.

  • Implemented new warehouse measures amounting to 15-20% energy savings: installed motion sensors, computer thermostats & energy-saving light bulbs.

  • Augmented change orders to increase revenues by10%.

  • Administered major company purchases with emphasis on value and savings, from vehicles to lift equipment.

  • Streamlined use of company construction equipment by instituting maintenance records to ensure efficient repair and avoid downtime.

  • Excelled in role as OSHA safety compliance officer, establishing and overseeing in-house 10- 30 training program.

  •  Introduced weekly “tool box talks” with foremen & and painters, encouraging safety awareness on job sites.

Westwood Painting Company, Inc., Shelton, CT Jan. 1980 – Nov. 1997

President & Owner

Founded, expanded and operated well-respected residential-commercial painting and home-repair business. Achieved 90% client retention rate, establishing Westwood Painting as the go-to painting contractor for myriad residential building contractors in Fairfield County. Single-handedly operated a small business grossing upwards of $200,000 per year.

Selected Accomplishments:

  • To diversify client base, expanded services to include full-time carpentry, floor sanding, interior design and home maintenance.

  • Created highly profitable demographic- and data-based marketing strategy to expand business among first-time homeowners, increasing annual revenues by 10-15%.

  • Developed various educational and product-literacy seminars for full-time employees.

  • Coordinated regular appearances at major trade and home shows, consistently improving sales.

  • Implemented unique discount customer referral program resulting in our impressive client retention rate while augmenting new customer base by 10% annually.

Primeland Builders, Stamford, CT Sept. 2001 – Nov. 2003

Project Manager

Managed complex, high-end residential remodeling projects with average value of $1 million. Satisfied a demanding customer base by efficiently directing and supervising daily subcontractor activities and responding compassionately and promptly to client requests.

  • Chaired weekly meetings between architects, designers and primary subcontractors, enforcing weekly job reports for all parties to increase productivity.

  • Interpreted detailed drawings and equipment cut sheets for custom designs, coordinating with specialty suppliers.

  • Performed meticulous cost analyses, estimates and detailed bid proposals for custom new homes.

Sunlight Construction, Inc., Avon, CT Jan. 2000 – Aug. 2001

Site Manager

Coordinated and scheduled daily subcontractor activities for 2 subdivisions. Purchased materials and designed kitchen and lighting schemes.

  • Completed outstanding warranty issues for punch-lists for more than 20 homes, appreciably improving customer satisfaction.

Toll Brothers, Inc., Danbury, CT Oct. 1999 – Dec. 2000

Construction Manager

Established remote office and oversaw grand opening of 40-lot Westville Estates subdivision.

  • Premiered award-winning, beautifully appointed model home in record time.

Education

Boston University, Boston, MA 1976 – 1978

Gateway Community College, Sustainable Business Development Current

Activities

Baseball Umpire, Greater New Haven Baseball Umpire Association

Football Official, New Haven Football Official Association

Volunteer Set Carpenter, Youth CONNection & Shelton High School Drama Club

Member, Painting & Decorating Contractors of America

 

 Painting   Power Washing  Carpentry  Wallpaper  Window Washing Gutter Cleaning  Deck Restoration  General Contracting

SERVING:   Real Estate Agents     Lenders     Investors    Insurance Claims      Home Owners      Business Owners

 

203.520.2808  Howie@BiosMaintenance.com