By the time I was ten years old, I was already working along side my Dad and learning the plumbing, heating, and electrical wiring trades in residential and commercial sites. Growing up in a classic New England Victorian home that was built in 1728, I was surrounded by architecture and construction that were true examples of artisan craftsmanship. At 17, I was a crew foreman supervising on the job installations, and ever more fascinated with how truly great homes were built. My love affair with housing and architecture was already part of my life.
Two years later I joined IBM at 19, and was one of 20 employees selected to attend their full time 3.5 year Manufacturing Technology Training Program. During that time I also completed my Associates Degree in Applied Electro-Mechanical Technology, and later completed my undergrad work in Electrical Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
After eight terrific years with IBM, working in Advance Manufacturing Engineering, I formed and incorporated Van Winkle Builders, a residential and light commercial construction company. Our mission was to provide outstanding custom design and build services, as well as to provide for all facets of home construction and repair.
Building in planned communities, individual properties and at commercial sites, Van Winkle Builders was known for its ability to translate an owner's vision of how they wanted to live, into that Dream Home reality. Quality, Service, and an absolute dedication to customer satisfaction were our hallmarks. As President of the company I was responsible for all Customer Sales, Customer Satisfaction, marketing, banking relationships, Community relations, and more. As our reputation for Great Homes and Great Customer Satisfaction grew, an at one point we were the largest Builder in one of the largest planned communities ever in New Your State. During that time I also served as the Secretary, Vice President, and President of the Greene County Builders and Contractors Association. It was in these many roles that I learned that my true talent was really using my technical knowledge to build and implement solutions. In residential housing that meant help define and refine the customer's Dream ...and then build it for that customer, on time and in budget.
So when you need real home design and construction knowledge, you know that I have it, not only from books, but from years of experience! Yes ...As your Realtor I can make the home construction process run smoothly for you.... from Builder selection to finishing touches.
In 1979 I sold the Van Winkle Builders and joined Digital Equipment Corporation, as a Sales Account Manager responsible for major accounts in locations in and around the Albany and Schenectady, New York area. Over the next thirteen years, I, along with my teams, built many successful sales, marketing, support and integration teams, all of which were recognized not only for their business achievements, but also for their record of outstanding customer service and satisfaction.
It was at Digital, working with some of the most demanding U.S. and International Fortune 100 and 500 customers, and a team of great employees, that I honed my sales and marketing skills, dedication to customer satisfaction and business management skills. Years later when I was managing a $120,000,000 per year organization, the model was still the same.....take the customer's vision..... use our very best skill sets and make it a reality. Weather our customer was a Wall Street Brokerage House, a State Agency, or a Small Business, or a Fortune 10 international conglomerate, inviolate ethics, quality service, hard work and dedication to customer satisfaction were again the hallmarks of these organizations.
Recruited by Silicon Graphics to run the New England Region in 1993, and then later by Shiva Corporation as OEM Sales Manager, and then as VP of Sales for an Internet Software Company, I was now involved with the leading edge technologies that were building out the internet we know today. Internet Marketing and Sales was at the heart of my business, and to this day, that foundation of experience gives me.....and my Clients a real edge in the latest marketing mediums and methods, and the advantage of getting your home properly and fully exposed to all markets today.
Even though I truly loved my work..... the yearning to get back to my true love ....residential housing and Dream Homes, was growing, still on hold, but growing each day. Eventually that opportunity to return to Real Estate did come, and shortly thereafter I found Harbour Point Yacht Club and worked with my builder to refine the design and supervise the building our new home. We have lived on Lake Lanier for fourteen years now, and love the Lake, our community, the people, and this area of Georgia!
Licensed in Georgia the goal is still the same..... Every Real Estate Engagement must produce a Delighted Client and a Delighted Customer!
Yes.... an unusually broad range of knowledge and experience that I bring to each and every Client and Customer engagement. And that knowledge and experience is coupled with ethics, expertise, drive, and determination to provide simply the very best in Real Estate Services to you.
When you want and expect the best ....I hope you will consider me for all your Real Estate needs.
Peter Edwards
678-549-2770
Pete@OnLanier.com
