Coastal Builders

Has over 30 years of experience in the Construction and Development industry. Having served over 20 years as Director of Construction for two well established development Companies.

Craig’s background in commercial development includes land development, construction on high-rise, mid-rise, warehouses, restaurants, parking structures, university housing, sports arenas, health clubs, and faith-based projects, mega malls, over 5.5 million square feet of commercial real estate in both the development and interior improvement work.

Craig’s residential work includes close to 3,000 units of apartments, both single and multiple, condominiums, and individual houses, supervising the construction development and managing all subcontractors on all development and tenant improvement work/full tenant build outs.

Craig’s skills and endorsements are in Construction, Construction Management, Property Management, Real Estate Development, Renovation, Contractors, Project Management, Contract Negotiation, Value Engineering, Operating Budgets, Pre-Construction, Project Bidding, and Purchasing.

Served 21 distinguished years as a Civil Affairs Specialistin the US Army. James led over 300 soldiers in Disaster Relief around the world from 1993 until retiring in 2014 with the rank of E-7 Sergeant First Class.

A graduate of University of California – Los Angeles with a Bachelors Degree In Construction Management, 2000 – 2004

James is certified and licensed as a Mold Remediation Contractor, Mold Inspections, and Mold Assessment. He has other skills consisting Of over 10 years of experience in Fire Restoration, Water Damage Restoration, Mold Remediation, Drywall, Construction, Construction Project Management and Coordination, Vendor Management, Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning, Financial Report Interpretation, Negotiation, In addition, he has continued education experience testing highly proficient in the areas of Attention to Detail, Customer Focus & Orientation, Scheduling, Verbal Communication, Work Motivation, First Aid.