NATHAN B. LAUSCH 4255 Faber Place Drive #404 * North Charleston, SC * 29405 +704.361.1336 nate.bulldog96@juno.com * nl13ae0a4@westpost.

net OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE With proven cross-functional experience in achieving corporate goals by identifying current and potential threats, minimizing schedules and maximizing company net profit. PERSONAL INFORMATION U.S. Citizen * Single * No Dependants CORE COMPETENCIES & CAREER KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Extensive travel and foreign project experience. Willingness to travel and relocate. * Highly motivated Critical Thinker who balances Caution and Patience with a High Sense of Urgency. * Completed multi-million dollar project in Liberia, West Africa * Completed in-country survey and costing analysis to form Joint Venture with Saudi Arabian company for manufacturing of building materials and high-volume housing construction. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE VP for Global Operations and Planning 2005 - PRESENT Global Building Solutions, Charleston, SC Responsible for numerous international projects for several companies under corporate umbrella, to include: Director of Operations Collaborated in the initial startup and development of a Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) manufacturing and construction company. Oversaw operational procedures for global project coordination. Manage all internal processes in regard to Quality Control, Purchasing, Scheduling, Inventory Control, Shipping, Job Specific Design and Estimation of Plans, Jobsite Training. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Conducted AIA continued education classes to introduce architects to the benefits of LEED and Energy Star approved green energy building product. * Established and grew professional strategic relationships with local framers and electricians in order to familiarize them with the new product. * Authored all quality standards for manufacturing, installation and warranty of product. Country Operations Manager for Liberia, Gabon and Saudi Arabia Responsible for the strategic planning of all aspects of an eight year foreign project which would develop 3,000 acres and construct 15,000 housing units in Central Africa to include establishing budgets and cash-flow expectations for purchasing, logistics, staffing, security and expatriate living operations. Initiated and managed the construction and operational start-up of a 20,000SF manufacturing facility for Joint Venture with existing local

Saudi company. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Manage company operations for Africa and Saudi Arabia and the interactions with the US office. * Initial "Deep Dive" assessment of existing Saudi Arabian company to develop a strategy to become a high volume construction company capable of delivering several thousand houses each year. Member of corporate expatriate team that built the $20 Million RLJ Kendeja Resort in Monrovia. Upon the company's completion of the 22 building, 80 room resort and site infrastructure, developed and implemented a transitional strategy to convert existing company operations in Liberia from a single-project-based presence to a permanently-based Liberian company. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Oversee all tender processes and submissions * Risk Assessment and Financial Development for the Company based on a 2/3/5 Year Plan * Manage the relationships and interaction of Major Clients * Responsible for implementing all corporate processes as appropriately required for the health, safety and financial well-being of the company and its employees. Development Manager 2007 Craft Development, LLC, Monroe, NC Position created by company with strong emphasis on operational management and oversight for Edgewater in Lancaster, SC a 1,500 acre (3,500 lot) master planned lakeside community and golf course (www.edgewatersc.com). Reported to the VP of Operations. (position held during hiatus from Global Building Solutions projects) KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Worked with engineers and architects to create and review plans for 5 amenity structures. * Directed golf course build-out process, meeting critical windows of opportunity for sprigging and sod installation, and managed against exceptional activity risks. * Demonstrated an average of 15-20% cost savings through leveraging volume and value engineering revisions. * Positively influenced relationships with municipal planning and building authorities, as well as utility providers, to expedite plan approval and project completion. Land Development Project Manager 2000-2005 C.P. Morgan Homes, LLP, Charlotte, NC Started out with company in newly developed position as Expeditor / Assistant Construction Manager in their Indianapolis offices, responsible for writing training manuals and training six new hires to fill positions within six months. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Six month objective completed within three months. * Promoted to Assistant Field Construction Manager.

Promoted to Operations Supervisor, initially in the Indianapolis offices, and then transferred to the Charlotte offices, with complete responsibility for scheduling and completing annual total of 2,600+ foundations across 17 projects. Managed and nurtured business relationships with company owners of trades involved in the foundations phase of construction. Revised all Corporate Quality Standards pertaining to foundation construction trades as needed. Special assignment tasked with relocating to new corporate division in North Carolina. Identified and reported directly to the corporate VP Operations, identifying and providing closure recommendations for all existing gaps between corporate standards and division-wide practices through written action plans. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Observed and reported on the current regional practices for foundation production as they applied to topography and regional climate, as compared to the practices and conditions with which the company was familiar in Indiana, and submitted recommendations for change in regional or corporate standards as needed. * Trained and certified new hires to regional operations team to ensure competency and buy-in to corporate standards. Promoted to Land Development Project Manager, correcting lot conditions of developed lots purchased from outside developers to meet builder's criteria. Established and grew strategic relationships with external developers, municipalities, and trades from whom the company bought lots, and influenced successful schedules and quality of those projects. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Successfully supplied over 1,200 ready-to-build lots to the homebuilding department. * Established a cross-training program for the Homebuilding Construction Managers to build competency regarding lot-specific drainage and erosion control methods. Project Manager 2000-2001 Sark Custom Homes, Cicero, IN Development Coordinator 1997-1999 Inner City Impact, Chicago, IL Intern for Research Summer 1995 U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Technology, Washington, DC

EDUCATION The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina 1996 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Emphasis Pre-Law)