Billy Whipple

Experience

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  Raftery & Sons Construction

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  Carpenter's Apprentice

  Assisted carpenters in general home building and remodeling tasks.Managed tool inventory and maintenance.Material procurement and delivery.Laborer

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  AmeriCorps

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2010

  Construction Crew Leader

  Served over 1700 volunteer hours.Lead and trained groups of volunteers on the construction site.Kept inventory and delivered building materials.Attended leadership and professional development seminars.

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  Austin Habitat for Humanity

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2013

  Project Manager

  Manage logistics of 23 new single-family residential homes per year.Hire and train staff to become functional home builders and leaders.Responsible for meeting all city, green building and third-party inspections.Member of Values & Solutions Task Force. Created a new build schedule that increased efficiency by 25%.

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  Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury

  May 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Ensure all goals and standards regarding quality of construction, customer satisfaction, budgeting and house closings are met.• Manage construction activities to ensure that target costs are realized. This includes validating all cost changes to plan, evaluating elevation and community costs as needed, and reviewing invoices and purchase orders.• Acquire Gift in Kind materials and insure proper allocation of cost and recognition of donations.• Identify and research new products for the design, construction and finish of homes.• Prepare estimates for all new plans, elevations and structural options while also updating bids to reflect changes resulting from field variances.• Ensure all permits are acquired and adhere to all local/state codes.• Part of the Site Selection Committee in the search, evaluation and acquisition of suitable properties to build Habitat homes. Show less

  • Director of Construction

    May 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Community Engagement Manager

    Mar 2014 - May 2014

  • Volunteer and Donor Coordinator

    May 2013 - Mar 2014
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  Austin Habitat for Humanity

  Jan 2016 - now

  As the Chief Impact Officer at Austin Habitat for Humanity, my main priority is to steer the organization toward positive social outcomes by strategically developing and overseeing impactful programs. This involves combining Client Services, Real Estate acquisition and planning, Construction, Home Repair, and HomeBase, while providing leadership and fostering collaboration among each department. Most importantly, we serve clients together to ensure they receive the best possible service. I help the funding, volunteers and trades come together and make dreams come true.• Provide leadership to Home Repair, New Construction, & the Warehouse.• Collaborate with Senior Leadership to develop cohesive strategies to achieve Habitat’s mission.• Generate build schedules from an annual overview down to day-to-day actions.• Operational management of construction warehouse facility and truck fleet.• Oversee all aspects of post-land development construction process.

  • Chief Impact Officer

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Senior Vice President of Construction

    Mar 2020 - Feb 2024

  • VP Construction

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2020