Recommendations & Awards

"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand,

as in what direction we are moving." - Oliver Wendall Holmes -

RECOMMENDATIONS:

“Ron is very intelligent, results driven, and passionate about his work. He had one of the strongest work ethics on the team. Ron was very well rounded in all aspects of the homebuilding industry. If I needed something done, I could always count on Ron. It was a pleasure working with Ron and having him as part of the leadership team.” - Ron Martin, Division President, MI Homes Chicago

“Ron and I have worked on a number of projects together and it was a pleasure working with him as he always met or exceeded my expectations on these projects. Ron is definitely a leader as he spearheaded the opening of the Village Builders Design Studio and created a studio that was state of the art and profitable for the Company. Whether it be implementing new initiatives or assisting the Company in the Houston community through projects such as "Project Opportunity" Ron always had a gung ho attitude and was the consumate professional. If you have difficult challenges ahead, Ron would be the individual that I would recommend to lead your team or Company through unsettling times as he would be true asset to any organization. He is a person of compassion and caring and yet at the same time meets the budgetary and timeline demands of the housing industry. Without a doubt, I would want Ron on my team." - Brian Hutt Director-Builder Solutions at Masco Onestep, Leeds, United Kingdom

“Ron is a forward thinking business manager who knows how to lead teams to a higher level of operating efficiency.” - Craig Traxler, Vice President and Practice Director, Integrated Customer Solutions

"His motivation skills were the major key to driving our team... We not only reached our sales goal in a difficult period, but also beat sales and closing in the aftermath of a natural disaster [Hurricane Rita]. While some managers would sit back and rest on their laurels for the final weeks of the year, Ron had us looking to the next year preparing us to embrace broad challenges in our sales platform." - Christy Durrett, Sale Professional, Lennar Homes

"Ron began as a Customer Care Rep for about 6 weeks. His planning and organization skills were outstanding due to his leadership as a captain in the Army. He was promoted to QA Team Leader and then to Area Production Manager in less than 6 months. He is a great communicator and leader of associates." - Joe Barwinski, Director of Construction, Village Builders

"[Ron] has proven to be intelligent, adaptive and highly systematic in his approach to problems. Has taken the challenge of his new job and learned the beginning parts quickly. [Ron] knows the system and how everything functions together, [and] he has been able to coordinate the various people in his department to become more efficient... [Ron] is not afraid to take chances and fail... he will be one of the best operators in the business." - Don Klein, City President, Lennar Homes

"Ron has lead his sales team to the most consistent 3 month period for both sales and closings in our [division's] short 18 month history. Ron has shown the ability to analyze situations and create process that enable his team to perform more efficiently." - Scott Merovitch, VP of Sales, Chesmar Homes

"Ron is and extremely strong leader who can motivate a team to peak performance using various techniques and adapting his style depending on personality... He manages in a a forward-looking manner always anticipating the next step... Ron sets extremely high standards for himself and is his own worst critic. He judges his performance more strictly than that of the people of his team." - Cindy Hinson, Division President, Lennar Homes

AWARDS: (Professional)

2005 Prism Award for Sales Manager of the Year – Greater Houston Builder Association, Sales and Marketing Council (Houston Business Journal article)

Sales and Marketing Council Million Dollar Circle Sales Manager Platinum Award Winner 2005

Top 200 Division Presidents Award – Home Builder Executive Magazine (national level)

(Civic)

Special Recognition – Habitat for Humanity – Houston

(Scholastic)
Distinguished Military Graduate – University of Texas

Lt. Roy Nelson Commemorative Saber – Leadership Excellence

Commandant’s List Graduate (top 1%) Infantry Office training course

(Sports)
Selected for All-State #1 Team (Pennsylvania) – Basketball and Soccer (three years)