About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 531824
VP OF LAND OPERATIONS | LAND ACQUISITION, ENTITLEMENTS & DEVELOPMENT
Core Expertise
- Leading land acquisition, entitlement, and development functions for residential and multifamily communities.
- Managing departmental P&L, budgets, and delivery of shovel-ready lots on schedule and budget.
- Directing due diligence, zoning reviews, permitting strategies, and municipal approval negotiations.
- Overseeing horizontal site improvements: earthwork, utilities, stormwater, and roadway construction.
- Building high-performing teams, managing consultants, and leading new community startups.
- Developing proprietary land management systems to streamline pipeline tracking and approvals.
Project Background
- Delivered and managed pipelines exceeding 1,500 lots with projected land revenue over $100M.
- Secured approvals and contracts for 3,000+ homesites through multi-jurisdictional entitlement processes.
- Led turnaround of over-budget, stalled projects to completion through cost controls and re-planning.
- Coordinated earthwork, utilities, stormwater management, roadway construction, and contractor performance.
- Negotiated land acquisitions, prepared complex pro formas, and managed feasibility analyses for developers.
Key Skills
- Land acquisition, negotiation, and deal structuring for residential development
- Entitlement strategy, municipal permitting, zoning reviews, and public hearing presentations
- Financial underwriting, pro forma modeling, and budget / P&L oversight
- Horizontal site development: earthwork, utilities, stormwater, roads coordination
- Consultant and contractor management, procurement, and construction closeout coordination
- Proprietary land management systems, database development, and pipeline tracking tools
- AutoCAD, GIS, and permit tracking systems for plan production and submissions
- Leadership: team development, cross-functional coordination, and stakeholder communication
Education
- Master of Science, Real Estate Development & Construction Management — Drexel University
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture — State University of New York College
- Associate in Applied Science — Morrisville State College
Awards & Recognition
- Real Estate License
Why Interview this Candidate?
They combine 20+ years delivering large-scale residential and multifamily land projects with proven P&L leadership and entitlement expertise. Experienced in acquisitions, municipal permitting, pro forma underwriting, and horizontal site delivery, they built proprietary systems to streamline approvals and turned around over-budget projects to on-time completion. A strategic operator who can immediately lead land development teams and accelerate community delivery.
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