Building Industry Experts

Building industry veteran Michael Vairin is the driving force behind Builders Development Group, Inc., a new cutting-edge collaborative that brings top industry talent together to work in partnership on construction management, real estate consulting and distressed real estate management. Builders Development Group is structured to provide the highest level of construction and building industry expertise through partnering with outside resources in all areas of the industry. This concept enables BDG to draw upon the best of the industry for the most efficient solutions for each project, while at the same time controlling operating costs in order to provide the most competitive cost basis in providing services.

Executive & Project Management

Michael Vairin - President & Founder (Full Profile)

A natural leader with a gift for identifying, cultivating and motivating exceptional talent, Michael founded Builders Development Group (BDG) in 2010 after a successful 30-year career with Fieldstone Communities, Inc., and Deer Creek Development Company, and serves as the company’s President

Larry Smith (Full Profile)

Larry has 30 years of experience in the real estate development and homebuilding industry with some of the industry’s most recognized companies. Larry can attribute much of his success to his ability to understand market trends and target successful/profitable development opportunities.

Design & Engineering

Hunsaker & Associates - Civil Engineering (Full Profile)

Hunsaker & Associates offers a complete range of planning services including research, feasibility studies, general plan amendments, zone changes, preliminary design, due diligence cost estimates, and tentative maps. Hunsaker & Associates also supports our clients by acting as liaison with local planning commissions and review boards.

Alta California Geotechnical, Inc - Soils Engineering (Full Profile)

Alta California Geotechnical, Inc., provides soils engineering/geologic consulting services for feasibility/due diligence reports, detailed geotechnical investigations, plan reviews and observation and testing of grading and construction, including reinforced concrete inspection, for any type of residential, commercial or public works project. Our commitment is to provide cost-effective, highest-quality fieldwork with ample, hands-on support from our experienced principals.

Andy Suzuki - Architecture

Andrew Suzuki AIA, founded Suzuki Designs with the commitment to Principal involvement in every project it undertakes. Mr. Suzuki is a 38 year Building Industry veteran with over 100 Gold Nugget and National Design Awards for projects he has either personally designed or were under his direction at firms for which he was Director of Design.  Suzuki Designs provides planning and architecture for residential or mixed use projects with an emphasis on market driven solutions provided by innovative and cost effective design and planning concepts.

Project Feasibility & Cost Analysis

Moote Group

The Moote Group is a full-service construction management firm providing land development solutions throughout the western United States that can assist with every aspect of your development project, from entitlement to finished product, with special emphasis on engineering feasibility, costs estimates and all phases of development.

Fernando Dutra

Fernando brings over 25 years of direct home building experience. He has worked for two of the top national home builders managing all construction and development. Fernando approaches project needs with the full understanding of all home and land development challenges.

Marketing & Communications

Market Profiles

Market Profiles offers a full range of residential and commercial/industrial consulting and research services. We can easily custom-tailor services to meet clients' special requirements. Market Profiles operates in three dimensions, merging a keen sensitivity to corporate objectives with consumer needs/desires and the hard realities of the marketplace. Starting with your description of the problem, we end with a prescription for its solution. The marketing and research services Market Profiles provides are project-oriented, result-driven, practical and cost effective.

Julie Senter (Full Profile)

Julie Senter is a principal with Senterline Communications, a full-service public relations consultancy specializing in social media strategy and digital content for small businesses and associations. A former award-winning journalist, Julie founded Senterline Communications to help small businesses and associations create an active presence within social media communities, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and gain favorable coverage in traditional media and blogs.

Construction Management

Purchasing - Julie Taverna

Julie has been in the home building industry for over 30 years with extensive experience in procurement, negotiations, and supplier management. Julie has the unique capability of building strong partnerships with the trades, while at the same time, insuring that each project gets the highest quality scope of work at the best value.

Land Development Management - Steve Stout

Steve has a broad level of experience in land development. His experience comes from owning and operating his own dry utility company to supervising and managing a large planned community with over $50 million in master community infrastructure.

Site Supervision - Jay Cates & Mario Gonzalez

Jay Cates and Mario Gonzalez both have extensive experience in construction management and site supervision, which have involved hundreds of production homes, land development, and customer service interface.

Administration & Support

Accounting/Finance - Allyn Roberts

Allyn is the owner of Allyn Roberts Consulting, which specializes in operating system management and development, with focus on accounting and reporting systems. Allyn was previously a division controller for a major home building company and has over 16 years of direct experience in the home building industry.