Robert (Bob) C. Congdon II
Hampton Roads, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
35 years of entrepreneurial real estate adventure

1997- Present		Home Restoration Consultants, LLC, Richmond, VA Founder & Managing Partner Restoration/Renovation Consultant for Older and Existing Buildings Energy STAR, Earthcraft HERS rater
1996- Present		The Home Company, LLC, Richmond, VA Founder and Managing Partner Renovation and Adaptive Reuse General Contractor Energy STAR, Earthcraft Builder
1994- Present		Congdon & Congdon, Inc., Alexandria, VA Co-founder & President Consultant for Urban Revitalization and Brownfields Redevelopment Wrote and published the "Pre-Purchase Survival Checklist"
2000-2002		WRVA's Home Improvement Show, Richmond, VA Host and Co-Creator Advised on a wide range of homeowner issues for a local call-in show Commentator on urban topics and revitalization of cities
1974-1994		The Clarendon Co., Inc., Clinton, NJ President & Founder Organized and developed vertically integrated, project specific, construction & development organization (Project size-100K to 3.5mil) Project Conceptualization and Feasibility Analysis and Planning Land Assemblage Developer, negotiated government approvals, environmental and Wetlands issues Handled site plan approvals and tax credit renovations for redevelopment New Home Builder & Renovation Contractor Acted as a Project Supervisor, Construction Manager and Property Manager
1969-1973		United States Army Captain, Army Corps of Engineers

EDUCATION

2006	Graduate of Southface Virginia Sustainable Building Network & HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Urban Studies Program
2002	Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Urban Studies Program
1996	R.J. Moore Home Inspection School, Annapolis, MD Became a Certified Home Inspector and member of ASHI
1970	U.S. Army Engineering Officer School, Ft. Belvoir, VA Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant
1968	University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN BS in Civil Engineering

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Urban Land Institute - Development Training Courses

National Association of Home Builders - Graduate Builder Courses

National Association of Realtor - Graduate Realtor Institute Courses

Member of the Appraisal Institute - Training Courses

American Society of Home Inspectors - Continuing Education

Inspection Training Associates - Courses in HUD 203(k) Consulting,
Commercial Inspections and Commercial Electrical Inspections

Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Courses

Virginia Commonwealth University - Courses in Adaptive Reuse, Planning
and Affordable Housing

Hope in the Cities - Racial Facilitation Training

MEMBERSHIPS

Virginia Sustainable Building Network, Energy STAR

National Association of Home Builders


Preservation North Carolina

National Trust for Historic Preservation

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Distinguished Graduate of U.S. Army Officer Candidate Course, Ft. Belvoir, VA

Graduate of the U.S Army Airborne School and U.S. Army Ranger School

Service as a Green Beret, Lopuri, Thailand

German Mountain Division Winter Warfare Training, Mittenwald, Germany

German Mountain Division Mountaineering Training, Mittenwald, Germany

Selected to Participate in First U.S. Army European Race-Relations Forum