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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmman, Matthew J Matthew J. Amman, P.E.  20 Dockside Drive Savannah, Georgia 31410 (912) 898-9993 mattamman28@yahoo.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A community development executive with proven leadership skills specialized in land development, community planning, real estate valuation, entitlement negotiation, civil engineering, jurisdictional policy implementation. A proficient, self-starting professional, with a successful business background who has demonstrated competency in: Civil Engineering Budget Development Agency Relations Emergency Management Strategic Planning Operations Permitting Consultant/Budget Management Contract Negotiations Asset Management Technical Training Public Speaking Planning Compliance Surveying Staff Management Mr. Amman has over 14 years of professional, decision-making experience with successful civil and public land development projects. He most recently held the position of Executive Vice President for Core Communities of South Carolina, which owns and develops Tradition Hilton Head in South Carolina. With a career specialized in community development and civil engineering, Mr. Amman grew his professional business experience with an industry-leading, land development firm focused on mixed-use, community development projects. His professional management experience includes acquisition, entitlements, strategic planning, master planning, design engineering, project scheduling, facilities development, market analysis, value engineering, staff management, construction management, public/private negotiations, site permitting, business to business marketing/sales, supply chain management, procurement, break-even analysis, and public/private infrastructure financing. He has been involved in developing community/municipal infrastructure districts responsible for over $100M in public bond sales necessary for civil infrastructure projects including interchange improvements, internal roadway construction, master drainage projects and water/sewer/irrigation development. Key responsibilities have included strategic and financial planning, valuation analysis, operation management, contracts, business negotiation, agency relations and corporate reporting to both Core Communities and Woodbridge Holdings, in addition to managing all aspects of infrastructure development associated with over 10,000 acres of entitled real estate. Mr. Amman was instrumental in creating and implementing the overriding government policies for growth management in Jasper County, SC and the City of Hardeeville, SC. He has been the lead civil engineer for all three of Core Communities’ master-planned developments and has been a key team member for large land acquisitions. As a public engineer, his experience includes site design, capital project management/design/finance, public outreach programs, public presentations/speaking and permitting. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida and will complete his M.B.A. with Florida State University in the Fall of 2010. He holds an active professional engineering license and real estate license in Florida, is T.W.I.C. Certified and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Florida Engineering Society. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Core Communities, LLC; Hardeeville, SC11/01 – 11/09 Executive Vice President for subsidiary to nationally recognized, multi-million dollar publicly-traded corporation.  Executive Officer for 5,300 master-planned project known as Tradition Hilton Head with an asset value of approximately $200M including 25 full-time employees  Directly responsible for property entitlements, civil infrastructure development, government negotiations, land development, and site permitting/construction activities  Responsible for business development and professional staff management/training  Intricately involved in corporate reporting to parent company in Florida for asset changes and strategic planning operations including land development turnover, sales projections, market trends and competitor studies  Licensed civil engineer responsible project oversight, consultant management, contractor bidding/selection and permitting modifications  Assisted City of Hardeeville with long-range development approval process, annexation policy, zoning policy and impact fee guidelines for governing city-wide planning district Director of Development for subsidiary to nationally recognized, multi-million dollar publicly traded corporation.  Lead team member for total site development for 10,000 acre master-planned community known as Tradition Florida – including master plan layout, site permitting, site design and scheduling  Responsible for consultant/construction management, plan review, contract negotiations, permitting, agency coordination, budgeting and cost control, due diligence, strategic planning and department coordination for civil engineering activities in excess of $40M  Assisted CFO and President with analysis of future land acquisitions, project valuation models and risk management  Designed, analyzed and reviewed alternative solutions for infrastructure design and construction  Senior manager responsible for land development team supervision and new employee evaluation. City of Port St. Lucie; Port St. Lucie, FL06/99 – 11/01 Project Manager for the Engineering Department in one of the fastest growing municipalities in Florida.  Civil Engineer in direct responsible charge of design staff and construction plan permitting  Responsible for consultant/construction management, staff supervision, project administration, project scheduling, public safety, budgeting, MOT operational control and development plan review for multi-million dollar public improvement projects  Managed development plan approval and permit process for all levels of city-wide infrastructure projects  Involved with development and operations for emergency management program including transportation network, traffic patterns and stormwater maintenance/operation  Worked closely with City Manager and department heads for various levels of public service including capital projects budgeting/scheduling, emergency response, infrastructure improvements and public awareness programs  Instrumental in developing long-range capital project schedules/budgets for City growth plans.  Hosted local government television show URS Griener, LBFH, IHW; Orlando, FL; Palm City, FL and Denver, Co12/95 – 06/99 Held increasingly responsible civil engineering positions with three nationally recognized consulting engineering firms.  Project civil engineer involved in site development for residential and commercial developments, interchange justification reports, traffic capacity model valuation, highway capacity and signage.  Direct client coordination and management with the Florida Department of Transportation, Orlando International Airport, South Florida Water Management District, Walt Disney, Universal Studios, private developers and numerous local municipalities  Supervised junior engineers and AutoCad technicians for design and construction administration for civil/site projects and highway engineering facilities  Permitting and agency approval  Site construction management, project scheduling, overhead allocation and budget review  Instrumental in growing practices for all three companies EDUCATION University of Central Florida, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1996 Florida State University, Master of Business Administration, 2010 REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS  Registered Professional Engineer #57379, State of Florida  Urban land Institute  Board Member of Technical College of the Low Country 2007-08  Licensed Real Estate Salesperson #3020306, State of Florida  Licensed US Coast Guard Captain, w/TWIC Certification  Florida Engineering Society  Leadership St. Lucie, 2001-02  Professional Baseball Players Association, Pittsburgh Pirates REFERENCES Available upon request from both the private and public sectors