Steve Cannavaro

About Steve Cannavaro

Results-driven residential construction management professional with over 30 years experience in residential construction management in the Washington, DC area, Charleston SC, Savannah GA, Melbourne, FL, Boise, ID, Lake Tahoe, Salt Lake City, Jackson Hole and Big Sky MT. Have worked in all phases of construction including feasibility studies, budgeting, purchasing, architectural design, land development, field construction, field management, management training, sales, marketing, recruiting, customer service, and safety training. Expertise in creating rapport with clients, team members, and other affiliated construction professionals. Excellent persuasive selling, negotiation, teamwork, and construction field knowledge. Experience with closings, mortgage companies, legal teams, arbitrations, and insurance companies. The strongest emphasis has been on residential SFD and SFA as well as multi-family construction management. As a Division Manager in Savannah GA. I served in an executive-level role responsible for complete P&L, bank relationships, mortgages, sales, marketing, accounting, and construction. Developed the \"Lunar Build\" Program at Lennar that challenged all divisions nationwide to construct all-new model homes in 31 days or less while maintaining cost controls and expected quality. Developed and implemented the \"S.W.A.T.\" Team program to immediately respond to serious and unusual customer service issues to reestablish a positive Lennar image: Working within medium to larger companies to establish teams, build relationships, and establish systematic approaches to consistent building cycle times, maintaining a high level of quality standards as well as staying within budget. Excellent training and teaching abilities based on experience. Successful, comfortable and effective public speaking skills to municipalities and community groups Negotiating with trade partners, vendors, and suppliers; diffusing and mediating difficult situations to reach a constructive outcome. Working with customers both pre- and post-construction, providing successful problem-solving on design issues and operations management, as well as personnel issues. Establishing systems and protocol for efficient operations, meeting goals and deadlines, and making things happen. Working within companies to break down Silos and develop effective interdepartmental communication and collaboration. Making things happen!

Experience

1. Director of Construction Operations

   Hubble Homes, Llc

   Sep 2022 — Present · Boise, ID, US

Education

• George Mason University

  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

• Northern Virginia Community College

  Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies