Robert Colson

3132 Quail Court * Eagle Mountain, Utah 84005

(801) 404-1854 (mobile) *

Talented executive project manager with entrepreneurial drive and an exemplary r

ecord of continual success, enthusiasm and composure in fast paced, high impact
environments

HIGHLIGHTS
* Founded highly profitable, industry leading companies with integrity, loyalt
y, keen negotiation and fierce cost controls.
* Stellar multi-tasker adept at juggling high impact decisions with complex pr
oject management and highly organized resource allocation.
* Obtained financing for speculative construction projects, managed investor i
nterests and insured successful planning and completion of multi-million dollar
projects on time and on budget.
EXPERIENCE
Palmetto Enterprises DBA Sage Schools, Eagle Mountain, Utah
Owner, 2007-Current
Commercial real estate development company specializing in charter school buildi
ng construction. Worked with private investor group and guaranteed 10% to 15% re
turns on investment capital.
Accomplishments
* Rockwell Charter High School. $12m construction project completed on time an
d on budget with 140% profit margin. Clever cost savings and strong appraised va
lue created an opportunity for Rockwell to be the 1st charter school in Utah pur
chased with 501C3 prior to opening. Previous charter purchases required at least
3 years of financial history.
* Merit College Preparatory Academy. $11.5m construction project * also comp
leted on time and on budget despite substantial adverse entitlement issues.
* Weilenmann School of Discovery. Successfully managed affordability concerns
and site challenges including easements and utility relocation for a profitable
project. Negotiated with engineers and contractors to ensure the school board re
ceived the school they wanted within their budget.
Accountability
* Initiated business growth and managed all marketing efforts, resulting in ov
er $500k annual revenue for the past 2 years.
* Negotiated acquisition prices that insured profitable construction projects
and 10 to 15% returns on investor capital.
* Created financial presentations for bank construction financing including de
tailed pro-forma, profit and loss projections and budgets for multi-million doll
ar construction projects.
* Successfully navigated state agencies, municipalities, and related internati
onal building codes for entitlement and compliance.
* Sound and successful reputation from working with school boards from concept
to completion.
Sage Community Management, Eagle Mountain, Utah
Owner, 2003-2007
Sage is a residential real estate development and HOA management company. Financ
ial operations for construction and HOA management included collections, receiva
bles and payables.
Leadership
* Grew the HOA management business from 1 account to 40 . HOA income grew from
 $1,200/month to more than $60,000/month, an increase of 50x.
* Managed multi-million dollar budgets for successful residential developments
and carried them from concept through construction.
* Managed 12 employees including all HR responsibilities.
* Headed all marketing and business development efforts, with substantial grow
th trends and profitability.
Accomplishments
* Worked through entitlement and other municipal obstacles to facilitate profi
table production of multi-million dollar residential construction projects.
* Developed CC&R HOA documents for large (500 home) subdivisions including com
pliance analysis and architectural review.
Colson Insurance, Eagle Mountain, Utah
Owner, 1999-2003
Colson Insurance is an independent agency specializing in property/casualty. Man
aged the entire operation including financials and compliance.
Achievements
* Built the agency from 0 clients to 1,000 in just 3 years by earning trust
with customers and prospects.
* Maintained an exceptional loss ratio by building strong customer relationshi
ps.
* Sold the agency in 2003 to pursue residential real estate development opport
unities.
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University, Business Management