Core Capabilities
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Core Capabilities
Due to our team’s extensive collaboration of talent, we deliver over 200 yr’s of “ground up” construction and project management experience that spans from excavation and utilities through cast in place and superstructure top out. The SDVOSB Group prides itself in being a “Single Source Provider” for projects of any size. Our experience in working closely with the Architects and Engineers of record allows us to Value Engineer and become intimate with a project from its Design Development stage through its completion. Whether we have performed as the primary or sub contractor, our team’s general contracting experience as well as construction management expertise, allows us to provide the detail and efficiency not often found in most Service Disabled companies.
We listen and focus on our client’s demands and needs and are committed to checking our “egos” at the door. Realizing our greatest asset is our ability to communicate effectively and promptly, the SDVOSB Group is always focused on the procurement of productive solution as opposed to getting bound up in the problem. This focus on successful completion of the mission could only be performed by a company whose respective department heads and principals have superior requisite experience in every discipline of construction.
Craig Gallagher - President
Having served as a highly decorated and distinguished Green Beret, Ranger School Instructor, and US Army Troop Leader, Craig was honorably discharged after being wounded while defending the United States as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne in the Middle East. Following his military service, he built and repositioned two manufacturing companies and was the marketing inspiration behind the national campaign and distribution of “pepper spray” for the general consumer.
Currently the President and CEO of the SDVOSB Group, Gallagher Family Homes, and Amber Woods Development Corp., Craig launched his construction and development career with the creation of Lexington Homes Inc., in 1994. Stewarding Lexington to an expansion that included over 2,000 Homes, hundreds of midrise units and over 38 planned communities, he was soon recognized as one of the fastest growing Home Builders in Florida. Though he has often been recognized for his thorough understanding of the intrinsic construction asset and its needs, it is his innate skill as an inclusive motivator of staffs and their collective intellectual resources that defines him. A true leader in his field as well as in the community, Mr. Gallagher was featured as the cover story in the May, 2007 issue of “American Executive” magazine
Most notably recognized as a Featured Builder in 2005 on ABC’s Extreme Makeover, he was gratified by his ability to contribute to the special needs of a selected Florida family, not the accolades he received nationally. In 2006 his controlled sustainable growth plan and leadership of Lexington Homes Inc., led to Lexington being listed as one of the Top 100 Builders in the U.S. by “US Builders” magazine. In 2008 ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover once again requested Craig to assist them in building a church for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Though well accomplished and recognized in his trade, it is Craig’s humanitarian contributions, focus on design excellence, and energy efficient building that he is most proud of. Among his many accomplishment , In 2005, the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, declared May 9th as “Craig Gallagher Day” to honor his leadership in uniting the building community, and the company received a citation from Governor Bush declaring them the “Preeminent Builder in West Central Florida.” His tithing and moral fortitude helped unite 450 organizations from six states to deliver $1.75 million of philanthropic projects including Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Extreme Makeover: Jessica's Playground, Extreme Makeover: Kennel Edition, K-Jobs and supported more than 30 local charities in 2005 alone.
Education
Bachelors Desgree in Marketing - Strayer University
Business Marketing-LIU, at South Hampton
Scholastic All American-1987
Affiliations
Florida General Contractor
Pasco Builders Association
Tampa Builders Association
Hernando Builders Association
NAHB
Awards
2008
Parade of Homes - Best Neighborhood Entrance-Bella Terra
Pasco Parade of Homes - Best Master Plan- Bella Terra
Pasco Parade of Homes - Best Streetscape – Bella Terra
Pasco Parade of Homes - Best Amenities – Bella Terra
Pasco Parade of Homes - Best Environmental Sensitivity Program-Bella Terra
Sales and Marketing Council of the Tampa Bay Builders Association: Awards of Excellence
Awards 2007
May 2007 Cover Feature – American Executive Magazine
Awards 2006
2006 Top 100 US Builders - Builder Magazine
2006 Aurora Award (Energy Efficient Building) - National Home Builders Association
Awards 2005
2005 Bronze Award (Good Will & Community Service) – National Home Builders Association
March 12, 2005 - Craig Gallagher & Lexington Homes Day
(Outstanding Contributions to the Community) - Governor Jeb Bush
2005 Craig Gallagher Days (Appreciation for Community Service)
St. Petersburg, Clearwater,Pasco County
2005 Keys to The City (Community Service) - St. Petersburg and Clearwater
2005 Outstanding Community Service – Tampa Bay Builders Association
Numerous Parade of Homes Awards - Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough,
Citrus, Pinellas, Manatee, and Orange Counties
Numerous Articles of Praise for achievements in the Tampa Bay Journal,
St. Pete Times, Tampa Tribune and others
Youth Organization Recognition (Ten Years of Leadership) – Police Athletic Association
The SDVOSB Group, success through commitment, detail, focus and execution
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