Builder Partnerships and Shinn Consulting founder Charles C. (Chuck) Shinn Jr. has been focused on improving management standards and profitability within the home building industry for 50 years. He has led management training programs across North America, helping home builders cut costs, improve operations, and increase profits. Chuck also has worked with manufacturers as cochair of NAHB's Leading Suppliers Council. He holds a BA in economics and an MBA and PhD in business administration.
Emma is a CPA with an MBA in accounting from the College of Business Administration at American University in Washington, DC. She is the author of Accounting and Financial Management for Residential Construction. Emma has the unique ability to explain accounting and financial principles to non-accountants to allow them to utilize these concepts in the management process. She is a regular speaker at management seminars and national and regional conferences. Since 1993, Emma has conducted an annual financial and operational survey and analysis of more than 100 home builders.
Terry administers all day-to-day operations and administrative activities of Builder Partnerships. He works on project implementations, manages relationships with our manufacturers, builders, and vendors. Terry has a B.A. in Business Administration and prior to his coming to Builder Partnerships, Terry had 15+ years of experience in the financial services industry. His roles have varied from CFO, VP of Finance, Financial and Operations Principal, Controller, and others in firms with revenue streams up to and exceeding $500 million. Terry has been with Builder Partnerships since 2015 and is originally from Colorado.
Emma Jane coordinates the logistics for our seminars, trade shows, builder group meetings and virtual events. She manages Home Builder University (HBU) and Webinar Wednesday. Emma Jane also provides support for our consultants and assists with meeting facilitation. Emma Jane has been with Builder Partnerships since 1998 and is originally from Colorado.
Lisa manages registrations and materials for our educational events. She manages our award program and our Builder of Choice and Employer of Choice performance review survey program. Lisa is involved in the administration and tracking of Shinn Consulting initiatives. She is the editor of our Monthly Briefing newsletter and develops many of our marketing campaigns and materials. Lisa has been with Builder Partnerships since 2017 and is originally from Colorado.
Dalila reconciles the manufacturer and builder payments. Additionally, she works in the website and provides general accounting support with the billing and payments functions. Dalila has been with Builder Partnerships since 2012 and is originally from El Salvador.
Chris is our main contact for information technology systems design and support. Chris also assists with help desk and server support, cyber security, email support and hardware purchasing and upgrades. Chris has been with Builder Partnerships / Shinn Consulting since 2003 and is originally from Colorado.
Zac works to connect and support our manufacturer members with our builder members, to gain personal relationships between the two. He also works with our manufacturer members to provide them with our up-to-date information, builder list and special reporting. Zac assists our new builder members with: the sign-up process, rebate submissions, special rebate program set-up and outreach for new programs. Zac has been with Builder Partnerships since 2017 and is originally from Maine.
Megan works with our builder members to maintain our ongoing excellent relationships we have with them. She inputs builder rebate submissions into our database, personally reaches out to our builders to keep them well-informed about their accounts and updates our builder contact information. Megan has been with Builder Partnerships since 2020 and is a native to Colorado.
Ed excels at helping builders reduce direct construction cost, streamline operations, and guide product design towards efficiency and cost control.
Jim specializes in helping builders implement effective management systems with a focus on disciplined leadership and performance excellence to increase revenue.
Dave is passionate about Unit Price Measurement (UPM) and helping builders improve the accuracy of their estimates to reduce direct construction cost.
Rich has built and sold two software companies, Simpad and Kova Solutions to MiTek USA. Simpad's Blackpoint software was focused on CAD options and materials information from BIM, and Kova Solutions provided full Operations Management Software. Presently, Rich is the Division President of BIMaire, providing digital marketing software, estimating and BIM Solutions.
Carrie has vast operational experience, from land acquisition to warranty service. Helping builders streamline their operations to grow and improve profitability is her specialty.
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