Beau Finklang P.O. Box 1031 Pebble Beach, CA 93953 www.homescapescarmel.com 831.917.2691 [email protected] Overview Enthusiastic, accomplished, hands-in manager, with deep experience in management, procurement, property maintenance, customer relations, inventory management, journeyman-level carpentry, repairs, building project management and operations; general contracting, interior renovations, gardening, contracts and negotiation. |
Professional Highlights- Abbreviated
Homescapes Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 1993-present
Owner- partner/ General Manager
Responsible for daily operations and management of this highly successful home interiors company
• Founded the multi-award winning business with partners in 1993
• Managed, with partners, the renovation of the iconic Grove building; did the actual construction and renovations
• Procurement and selection of inventory (high end furnishings, plants, curios, art)
• Home interior staging, innovative building designs, plantscaping and maintenance
• Multiple locations purchased, renovated, managed, staffed, and opened for retail business
• For more information, see website above
Design One Environments, Monterey CA 1988-1993
General Manager
Interior plantscaping for high-end accounts. Responsible for inventory, nursery, interior plantscaping, approximately 15 to 20 employees, over one hundred accounts, requiring weekly maintenance.
Burien Toyota, Burien, WA 1982-1988 Assistant General Manager
Promoted from lead painter, to assistant service manager, to assistant general manager. Responsibilities included overseeing the day to day operations of all aspects of the dealership, and managing over seventy employees. Additionally, managed customer relations department, including grievance resolutions for human resources and customer complaints.
Accomplishments and Awards
• Exalted Ruler, Monterey Elks, 2012-2013; past Knight- includes managing staff, inventory, promotions, charitable disbursements
• Award, California Association of Architects, for the outstanding reuse of a historically significant building.
• Negotiated a valuable, successful water deal with California Water Board
• Five national Gifts and Dec magazine awards for Homescapes Carmel/The Grove Homescapes
• Numerous local awards for outstanding achievements for Homescapes Carmel/The Grove Homescapes
• Accomplished musician, multiple instruments
Additional information and references available upon request