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Rubenstein Vallo

Taguig City

Summary

Dynamic leader with extensive experience in business development and technical services at Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. Proven track record in strategic planning and relationship building, driving significant growth. Adept at coaching teams and enhancing operations, leveraging critical thinking and negotiation skills to achieve results.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President of BD & Technical Services

Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
03.2022 - Current
  • Headed the Business Development Group of Vista Land for Northern and Central Luzon.
  • Headed the Technical Services Group of Vista Land nationwide.
  • As BD, was in-charge of curing raw land inventories in preparation for project launch, working side by side with other departmental teams from legal, to planning and engineering design, marketing, as well as finance, making sure every aspect is covered.
  • As Technical Services, was in-charge of all compliance requirements of projects launched. Made sure all national & local ordinances and laws are followed.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders within and beyond the organization, including vendors, brokers, as well as government regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.

President

Vertex Premier Builders, Inc.
02.2019 - 03.2022
  • Literally started and built Vertex as an in-house surveying and geotechnical company from scratch with the goal of supporting the needs of its parent company, Vista Land.
  • Hired and managed, mostly civil and geodetic engineers, with some even geologists and geotechnical engineers. All while training staff and support crews on best practices and protocols on the trade of surveys and geotechnical studies.
  • Streamlined the internal processes of Vertex which increased productivity and even surpassing the competencies and capabilities of other similar third party companies providing the same services to Vista Land.
  • Continuously worked on improvement and expansion of services through research and collaboration with the scientific and academic community, as well as with government partners especially with the DENR.
  • Led the research & acquisition of advanced technologies & equipment, i.e. GIS, advanced drone tech, advance soil sampling and testing, for the accuracy and precision of output data which increased customer satisfaction while balancing cost efficiency and revenue.
  • Streamlined external processes for better customer service.

Technical Services Manager

Camella Homes
09.2017 - 02.2019
  • Headed the Technical Services Team for South Metro Manila, Cavite, and Laguna.
  • Was in-charge of compliance requirements of projects for launch. Made sure all regulatory permits & requirements, national & local ordinances, and laws are followed and secured.
  • Led the team coordinating with interdepartmental functions for the launch of a project.
  • Tracked dozens of projects, each being carefully monitored for choke points and technical issues before they happen or cure each as they arise.
  • Maintained professional working relationships with government regulators for more efficient exchanges and resolutions.
  • Created reports, monitoring spreadsheets, as well as maps for higher management.

Business Development Manager

Camella Homes
03.2009 - 09.2017
  • Headed the Land Acquisitions team of Camella for its Northern Luzon operations.
  • Responsible for the acquisition of most of Camella's launched projects in Northern Luzon.
  • Scouted, evaluated, conducted technical and legal due diligence of properties for raw land acquisition.
  • Regularly coordinated with the legal, planning, and engineering departments in the conduct of due diligence.
  • Worked with government agencies for regulatory requirements, local and national ordinances, and other third party companies for surveys, water, and soil studies.
  • Handled negotiations and communications with countless raw land owners and brokers alike.
  • Created reports, maps, and presented prospective raw lands in new cities and/or municipalities directly to senior management for acquisition and/or land banking.
  • Cured, both legally and physically, previously acquired problematic raw lands enabling these to be eventually launched.
  • Trained staff while also continued getting self training from friends and colleagues in the industry.

Senior Production Engineer

Camella Homes
05.2007 - 03.2009
  • Led the production team of Camella's North Mega Manila operations, that is, Caloocan City, Valenzuela City, and San Jose Del Monte City.
  • Was in-charge in the land development and house construction of numerous subdivisions.
  • Closely coordinated with the planning and engineering departments for design specifications.
  • Closely coordinated and managed different contractors of land development and housing construction.
  • Performed monitoring and progress billing of contractors and other site suppliers.
  • In-charge of the cleanliness and condition of a subdivision project, making sure it is of the highest standards, both for marketing as well as people who have already started living in the community.
  • Coordinated with the marketing and admin departments for site and house turnovers to actual buyers.

Asset Management Staff

Carissa Homes Development & Properties, Inc.
11.2004 - 05.2007
  • Handled long-time, problematic and often neglected, acquired raw land assets in San Jose Del Monte and Rizal.
  • Trained in the ways of real estate, the ins-and-outs, from documentations, to contracts, taxes, etc.
  • In-charge of compiling documents, researching and analyzing data, much like detective work for these long forgotten and often problematic assets with the goal of curing the problems.
  • Developed close working relationships with the legal department and as a consequence was trained in little legalities concerning real estate.
  • Coordinated with different government agencies and entities for the updating of taxes and other government requirements, as well as physical site control and security.
  • Coordinated with different physical and security contractors for the physical upkeep maintenance and of these assets.

Education

Civil Engineering

University of The Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Relationship building
  • Decision-making
  • Critical thinking
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Client relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Results-driven
  • Operations management
  • Business development
  • Customer service
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Process improvement
  • Negotiation and persuasion
  • Presentations
  • Training and mentoring
  • Risk management

Accomplishments

  • Responsible for the acquisition of the majority of properties of Vista Land, both launched and land-banked from Ilocos and Cagayan Valley in the north, to Central Luzon, all the way to Rizal and Laguna in the south.
  • Developed comprehensive spreadsheets to monitor and track raw land acquisitions as well as post-acquisition obligations and responsibilities.
  • Extensively monitored and tracked compliances of hundreds of Vista Land's launched projects, nationwide, both vertical and horizontal.
  • Personally created a large scale mapping system of raw land inventories for higher management strategic decision-making.
  • Documented and resolved technical and legal impediments which led to the launching of different projects.
  • Identified critical issues before they happen and cured them immediately before or as they happened.
  • Supervised a nationwide team of more than a hundred core members.

Languages

English
Ilocano
Pangasinan

Timeline

Vice President of BD & Technical Services

Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
03.2022 - Current

President

Vertex Premier Builders, Inc.
02.2019 - 03.2022

Technical Services Manager

Camella Homes
09.2017 - 02.2019

Business Development Manager

Camella Homes
03.2009 - 09.2017

Senior Production Engineer

Camella Homes
05.2007 - 03.2009

Asset Management Staff

Carissa Homes Development & Properties, Inc.
11.2004 - 05.2007

Civil Engineering

University of The Philippines
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