Chad Collins

Current

• President at Collins Design-Build, Inc.

Past

• Consultant at Collins Design-Build Properties, LLC
• Managing Member at Collins & Fisler, LLC

Education

• Central Carolina
• Orange High School

Recommended

11 people have recommended Chad

Connections

223 connections

Industry

Construction

Chad Collins’s Summary

As a business manager and team leader, I have developed and delivered products that maximize financial, operational, and customer value.

Throughout my career, my reputation for exceptional quality, business results, and customer engagement has been founded on integrity and responsiveness. As a result, I have expanded business opportunities with established and potential clients. I excel in attracting, mentoring, and leading high-performing, results-focused teams.

For example, at Torrey Homes, I introduced training and team-building processes that set clear, attainable goals, tied them to company objectives, and ensured accountability. I also developed a number of organizational and scheduling processes that cut annual costs, improved ROI and profitability, and significantly reduced project completion times. Perhaps, the best testament of my ability to cultivate quality teams is that many of my key team members have followed me as I moved to other companies.

Under my leadership, my company and former employers have been recognized among industry peers and business organizations for outstanding market performance, winning numerous awards. I have opened new markets for companies that led to rapid revenue recognition, once again winning awards for sales and revenue production.

While working in other companies, I paid close attention to processes, approaches, and products that worked well, listened to customer needs, and observed how companies responded to customer requests. I was able to leverage these experiences into a competitive advantage in a market not always known for exceptional customer experiences.

I have proven results in all facets of management, I believe your company represents an excellent opportunity to apply my skills and knowledge in new areas and contribute to your strategic market, customer service, and business goals.

Chad Collins’s Specialties:

www.collins-design-build.com

Chad Collins’s Experience

• President

  Collins Design-Build, Inc.

  (Construction industry)

  1995 — Present (14 years )

  Oversee sales, marketing, advertising, project management, financing, and all daily operations. Hire, supervise, and schedule 100+ subcontractors engaged in projects for major national and regional builders. Negotiate contracts ranging from $300K to more than $600K. Develop relationships with and take leadership roles in community, business, and industry organizations to identify and capture new business opportunities.
  
  • Achieved NIBT of 40% of sales through innovative marketing strategies, customer-driven relationship management, and stringent cost control.
  • Designed two-time award-winning direct marketing brochure.
  • Developed and maintain visible record of success against target for each project, marketing / ad campaign, and other business development activities, which includes concept, ad copy, design, execution, target market, and financial results.
  • Created processes and cultivated relationships that result in competitive, lowest cost supplier contracts.

• Consultant

  Collins Design-Build Properties, LLC

  (Real Estate industry)

  2006 — 2009 (3 years )

  Senior Business Manager with 18+ years of experience driving revenue and profit growth in competitive, volatile markets. cost control, operations management, and relations. Won numerous top industry awards for relationship management and marketing excellence. Innovative, collaborative, solutions-focused leader with excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, presentation, and team-building skills.

• Managing Member

  Collins & Fisler, LLC

  (Construction industry)

  2001 — 2009 (8 years )

  Manage all facets of operations, including land acquisition, sales, marketing, estimating, contract negotiations, product development, accounting, payroll, permitting, scheduling, purchasing, and customer, supplier, and subcontractor relations. Collaborate with Frank Betz and Associates in product design and development. Portfolio consists of speculative homes valued in excess of $4,000,000.
  
  Manage from 7 to 10 projects simultaneously. Write a monthly column for North Carolina Builder, the official magazine of the North Carolina Home Builders Association.
  
  • Won 2007 and 2008 MAME (Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence) Building Company of the Year awarded by the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council and the 2007 Builder Director of the Year awarded by the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties.

Chad Collins’s Education

• Central Carolina

  1991 — 1992

• Orange High School

  1987 — 1991

Additional Information

Chad Collins’s Interests:

A licensed general contractor since 1997, custom home builder Chad Collins has been transforming clients’ dreams into elegant, fashionable, timeless homes while building a reputation for skilled craftsmanship, superior quality, and incomparable client service. Chad’s commitment to excellence has earned Collins & Fisler numerous top industry awards, including the coveted Triangle Sales and Marketing Council’s MAME Building Company of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

Chad Collins’s Groups:

Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties
Home Builders Association Wake County
Home Builders Association of North Carolina
National Association of Home Builders
Triangle Sales and Marketing Council
Hillsborough / Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Triangle Community Coalition
Orange High School Carpentry Construction Advisory Committee

•    National Association of Home Builders NAHB
•    New Homes Professional Network
•    National Green Building Certification
•    Green Remodeling
•    Building Industry Association, an affiliate of NAHB
•    Hillsborough Orange County Chamber
•    Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
•    Home Builder Network
•    BUILDER
•    NAHB Associates
•    Bull City Business Leaders
•    RTPconnected
•    Green Home Builders of the Triangle
•    Commercial Mortgage Network
•    The National Sales and Marketing Council
•    Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
•    NAHB Remodelers
•    Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce

Chad Collins’s Honors:

2008 MAME Builder Of the Year
2008 Parade of Homes Bronze Award Winner for $514,000 - $550,000
2007 MAME Builder Of the Year
2007 Builder HBADOCDirector of the Year
2007 HBADOC Recruiter of the Year
2007 HBADOCAffiliate of the Year
North Carolina STARS Award winner
North Carolina Outstanding Achievement Award
2006 HBADOC Recruiter Of The Year
2005 HBADOC Recruiter Of The Year
HBADOC 2005 Presidential Service Award
NAHB 100d Lucite Award
NAHB Lifetime Royal SPIKE Award