Steven Halford

Experience

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  Lennar

  Feb 2002 - Apr 2005

  Customer Care Tech

  Customer Care Tech. I conducted pre-closing walk-throughs with homeowners and address concerns they have with the condition of their new home. I also handled all service requests from homeowners post-closing and arranged trades to fix problems in their home. In my time in the company, we faced 3 hurricanes in one season and I dealt with double the workload usual and became expert in water intrusion and storm damage, always delivering my repairs in-budget while maintaining customer satisfaction at a time when the homeowners were facing stress and anxiety. Show less

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  KB Home

  May 2005 - Jan 2006

  Construction Manager

  Construction manager. Overseeing the construction of up to 24 homes at a time (double the company standard at the time) from start to closing, managing the building trades and keeping the community in line with KB and government standards. I built a community on Clermont’s steepest hill. I was also the storm water manager.

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  Christian Ministry

  Jan 2006 - now

  Pastor/Minister

  I have served in a number of roles throughout the community. For 8 years I was a lead pastor at a local church in the U.K.I lead teams to developing nations to work with indigenous peoples and help them start and run their own community projects such as clean water initiatives and land reclamation farming.I have extensive experience project managing community events with footfall of tens of thousands of people.

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  Toll Brothers

  Jan 2006 - Jul 2006

  Construction Manager

  Residential construction manager. Overseeing the construction of semi-custom homes from start to closing, managing subs, ordering materials, scheduling, payments and keeping the community in line with Toll Bros. and government standards. Setting myself apart with superior customer service skills and capabilities with technology. I was renown for overseeing the building of double the amount of homes of others in my role and, for this reason, was consistently head hunted by other companies. My regional manager said of me that I was "the best construction manager I've ever had". Show less

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  Santander UK

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2008

  Mortgage Specialist

  Supporting mortgage brokers by educating them on the Santander mortgage products and selling Santander mortgage and insurance products. I underwrote mortgages up to £500,000.

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  CM Solutions

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  Skip Tracer (financial fraud investigator)

  Working with banks, police, and local governments to find people and organisations who had committed acts of financial fraud and didn't want to be found. I had a 75% success rate which is 15% higher than the industry standard and the highest success rate in the company.

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  McCulloch Masonry & Construction

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  Project Manager

  Overseeing staff, superintendents, subs and work closely with GCs, customers and business owners to deliver projects from residential remodels to large commercial new-builds. I take an active role in the bidding process, permitting, customer interactions, ordering, scheduling and management of our subs while keeping an eye on budgets and project profitability.

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  David Weekley Homes

  Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  Builder

  As a builder, I plan, schedule, implement & coordinate the building of homes from development through final construction. I oversee the scheduling, delivery & use of materials, the quality of construction, worker productivity & compliance with building/safety codes. I maintain safe, clean and compliant job sites. I track & control construction costs against the budget in order to avoid cost overruns. I locate, negotiate pricing, obtain insurance info and scope of work for various labor needs. I schedule and manage subcontractors and sub-contractor relationships and conduct Home Buyer Meetings with Customers. Show less

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  Beazer Homes

  Feb 2020 - Sept 2021

  Commercial superintendent building multi-family homes within the Lake Nona area. Construction manager/builder overseeing the construction of about 15 two story homes at a time from before ground scraping, to delivery to the buyer and then some.This is a customer facing role with a pre-construction meeting, weekly updates, final walk through and closing all within the allotted time frame and budget.

  • Commercial Superintendent

    Feb 2021 - Sept 2021

  • Builder

    Feb 2020 - Sept 2021
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  Total Care Central Florida

  Sept 2021 - now

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for a custom home & renovation builder in Central Florida. I oversee high end custom home renovations from beginning to end and involved in every aspect of the project from design to completion.