RICHARD H. LESLEY

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Construction Management
Field Operations - Architectural & Engineering Designing - Strategic Planning
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Accomplished General Contractor and Project Manager with a 24- year track
record of successful strategic and tactical leadership within the construction
industry. Expertise in value engineering and management to achieve a
maximum cost effectiveness and timely completion of work. Demonstrated
ability in developing skill team members and conveying the project objectives.
Effective planning, organizational and communication skills, as well as an
solutions-oriented approach to problem solving. Able to perceive clients
objectives and formulate design concepts to meet their goals, thus providing
a one-stop-shop effect in which the client is free from the burdens of seeking
out additional professionals in order to obtain their goals. Available for travel.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Leadership Abilities Processing permits Public Relations
Negotiating Contracts Site and Building Layouts P & L and Accounting
Cost Estimation CAD in Arch. & Eng. Disciplines Code Comprehension
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Construction Design Associates Inc. - Myrtle Beach, S.C. ----------1997 Present
Privately held design/build corporation.
President and CEO

From conception to completion of all projects was my main objective. To have a strong
hand in the project development stages ranging from the architectural concept, cost
analysis, negotiating of the contracts and the satisfactory completion of the construction.
To produce a quality product while maximizing profit for the company. To establish a
strong customer base to allow for repeat business and establish a good reputation.
Management and Leadership Achievements

Implementing an in-house architectural and engineering program to have
control over design concepts and cost of A & E fees. Controlling design portion
of the projects save the company up to 50% of the normal A & E fees. These
savings on the A & E gave the owners confidence in allowing the company to
build their projects without competing with other contractors.

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This design / build approach led to 6 hotels, 2 child development
centers, 2 medical centers and 1 business office complex being built
during the first 5 years of my tenure as president. Total of $62 million
in gross income.
The value engineering approach to cost estimation help trim operating
expenses, time and materials which promoted savings of 8% to 12%.
Hiring of staff who had knowledge and skills in areas that were different
from mine allow the company to have a better continuity and free up time
to develop new clientele bases.
To enhance the job performance of the company crew members, Training
courses were developed in different types of construction techniques.
Productivity increased 20% over 1st year after training course were initiated.
An incentive program for supervisory level personal in field operations was established. Supervisory personal were awarded a bonus based on 10% of every
dollar that they could be saved on the set budget . This program held a 3-fold
benefit 1. the control of waste 2. motivated employees 3. The company made
additional 90% on every dollar that was saved.
Code analysis and research built strong understanding of the building codes.
Leading to a better relationship with building officials. This relationship with
building officials lead to fewer delays with inspections and processing of permits.
All supervisor personal where required to have copy of the building codes
and the corporation sponsored code classes to help them understand the codes.
Enforcement of O.S.H.A. regulations and teaching of safety protocols and weekly
meetings were mandatory. The company has never had a O.S.H.A. negative
inspection.

Technology and Engineering Achievements

In-house A&E design work led to new construction techniques in the building
of 3 and 4 story structures. The concept of using pre-engineered metal buildings
for the structural framing led to considerable savings and faster building time
over the standard structural steel. This innovated approach to constructing
buildings of this type and size had not been used before on the eastern seaboard.
Savings up to $500,000 in the overall cost per building were realized.
The use of pre-engineered metal buildings led to changing an entire chain
of convenience stores from standard construction. This change allowed the
construction time to be reduced by 30%.




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The use of underground water infiltration systems became an archetypical with the
corporation. Designing under ground storm water storage systems done away with
dangerous and unsightly water retention ponds. The use of these systems were not
widely accepted at first, but due to engineering data proving such system did work
and also the architectural landscape work we could perform over such areas led to
acceptance, specially in cities where land area was a premium. Insurance companies
openly accepted these systems as that ponds led to higher liability for owners.
New in-place piling system design was produce for support of cement storage dome.
This system openly displace the load bearing support of the dome and its product.
This new double ring piling design reduce the foundation cost by 45% over old
traditional piling placements.

Additional Career Experience
Eastern Coastal Cement LLC - A & E and Building consultant
Lesley Company Inc .Vice President of Operations
Worsley Companies Inc.- Senior Designer & General Contractor


EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
Coastal Carolina University
Associates in Civil Engineering Technology
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Mary Brewer Insurance School of Adjusters

PROFESSION LICENCES

From State of South Carolina: General Contractor Lic. # 100246
Classifications: BD5, BR5, CT5, GD5

Construction Manager Lic. # 377
Classifications: BD5, BR5,CT5, GD5