Professional Resume of

ROBERT J. TURI
(760) 723-7466 - home
(760) 505-7968 - cell
(760)731-1125 - fax
rtc02102@westpost.net - email
http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertturi
Introduction:
Summary
Robert Turi is a results-oriented, 25 plus year real estate executive with a rep
utation for launching successful and profitable master plan developments and hom
e-building division operations as well as successfully turning around numerous t
roubled projects into profitable ventures. Robert has a unique talent to carry o
ut management responsibilities cost efficiently along with a skill in recruiting
effective and skilled individuals for required positions and tasks.
Robert effectively analyzes and acquires land opportunities that have repeatedly
become successful selling communities by nature of their planning, design and l
ocations. Architecturally astute so that design architecture always meets market
demands and as a homebuilder, always stays within budget while delivering even
flow production product with high customer satisfaction and low warranty call ba
cks.
Effective interpersonal, communication skills, along with excellent negotiation
abilities in land acquisition, venture capital procurement and complex entitleme
nt processing and resolution. P & L management responsibility with a proven reco
rd of accomplishment in profitability and raising equity capital. Adept at leadi
ng multidisciplinary teams for multiple projects covering several states.
Work history geography covers cities and counties in the states of California, O
regon, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, N
orth & South Carolinas, and Florida.
Please visit Robert Turi's profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertturi for
more experience history and details.
Specialties
- Consulting & Development Management
- Start up Specialist
- Master Plan Developments
- Infill Development
- Single and Multi-Family Homebuilding Operations
- Project Management
- Land Acquisition and Development
- Land Feasibility and Planning
- Infill and Master-planned Projects
- Entitlement Processing/Conflict Resolution
- Sales and Marketing Operations & Programming
- Financial Analysis and Value Engineering
Experience
President
The Summit Land Group
February 2009 - Present
With over twenty-five (25) years in the Real Estate development and Home Buildin
g Industry, Mr. Turi owns and operates a master plan development management comp
any and consulting service. Responsibilities include land acquisition and financ
ial feasibility analysis, assisting lenders or investors in managing existing la
nd portfolios dealing with land stewardship, entitlement preservation and resolu
tion, land development construction, purchasing, due diligence and developing lo
an underwriting documentation and support.

Corporate Vice President Land & Development

RWR Homes
November 2005 - February 2009 (3 years 4 months)
Manager for all land acquisition and land development operations within the comp
any. Responsibilities included hiring/managing of staff, consultants and contrac
tors, establishment of budgets and cost estimates, select/negotiate land acquisi
tion terms, develop land acquisition presentation packages for approval totaling
6,000 units of land, direct due diligence operations, establish broker relation
s spanning 7 states, assist in developing corporate business plans, direct entit
lement and land development construction activities totaling over $100MM in cost
s and 2,500 lots. Senior Executive Manager for company's 1500 unit residential m
aster plan in Riverside California called Spring Mountain Ranch.
Senior Associate - Planning-Development Manager
Stantec Consulting Inc.
October 2003 - December 2005 (2 years 3 months)
Profit/Loss Managing Responsibility for Planning and Development Management depa
rtment, which provided consultant, based services to clients in California, Neva
da and Utah. Services included Development Management, Land Acquisition, Land Pl
anning, Entitlement/Forward Planning, Financial modeling and Feasibility analysi
s reporting, project programming, development phasing concepts, development of l
oan underwriting documentation and support.
Successfully secured contract services for planning and project management follo
wing acquisition of over 3,000 lots in Utah and Las Vegas. Directed and develope
d national land acquisition package for international investor covering top ten
market areas in the country including specifically identifying target sites, mar
ket analysis and supporting financial feasibility analysis that resulted in the
acquisition of over 35,000 acres of land in the United States.
Senior Forward Planner, Land Due Diligence
KB Home
2002 - 2003 (1 year)
My position at KB Homes was unique and spread across both forward planning and l
and acquisition dealing with larger parcels of land, which were outside the norm
for KB Homes for acquisition takedowns. I was tasked with managing exploring ea
rly on deal negotiations and the property in question characteristics (upside an
d downside issues), developing preliminary development cost analysis, entitlemen
t analysis and strategic objective plan for successful entitlement procurement,
outlining regulatory hurdles and associated costs, and working with Land VP depa
rtment head and the Regional President on deals.

Regional Director - Land Development

Catellus Corporation
November 2000 - 2002 (2 years)
Managing Director for land development operations in the western United States f
or commercial and industrial master plan developments. Responsibilities included
managing/hiring staff, consultants and contractors, development of budgets, man
agement of site acquisition and due diligence, directing entitlement procurement
or resolutions, managing onsite and offsite land development construction inclu
ding demolition, hazmat remediation and/or removal.
Projects included brown field sites such as Kaiser Commerce Center in Ontario Ca
, the Alameda Naval Air Base in California, former oil refinery sites in Richmon
d and Hercules California as well as habitat sensitive projects in Portland Oreg
on and Fremont California.

Regional Vice President - Nevada Operations

Sunrise Colony Company
July 1998 - November 2000 (2 years 5 months)
Regional Vice President of Operations and Senior Manager responsible for develop
ment and construction of two (2) golf course master plan communities in Summerli
n Nevada totaling approximately 3,200 residential units called Sienna and Red Ro
ck Country Club including one Schmidt-Curley 18 hole championship golf course an
d 2 Arnold Palmer championship courses at a cost of over $750 million in costs a
nd over $1 Billion in revenue
Managed, hired and directed all in house staff consisting of architecture, purch
asing, land development and homebuilding field operations, design center, golf o
perations, forward planning departments as well as managing architectural, engin
eering, landscape, architectural, and golfing consultants.
Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor Science School of Architecture - Real Estate Development/Construction M
anagement
1977 - 1983
Concurrent studies:
3 years Architecture
3 years Business Management
3 years Business Law
Activities and Societies: ROTC, Soccer - Cal Poly, Semi Pro Club team Azul-SLO