J. Raymond Construction - Johnson Development

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

JOHN RAYMOND SOFARELLI, OWNER / PRESIDENT

A S OUR P RESIDENT , J OHN SETS THE TONE FOR OUR COMPANY . H E CREATES THE VISION AND DIRECTION , LAYS OUT THE PATH OF EXPECTATION , AND KNOWS HE CAN COUNT ON HIS TEAM TO FOLLOW THAT PATH . I N ADDITION TO THE STRONG PERSONAL ETHICS THAT DRIVE J OHN , HE HAS A COMPELLING BACKGROUND AND LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS . H E GRADUATED FROM THE U NIVERSITY OF F LORIDA WITH A B ACHELOR ’ S OF S CIENCE DEGREE FROM THE C OLLEGE OF A RCHITECTURE , S CHOOL OF B UILDING C ONSTRUCTION IN 1981. H E IS A 4 TH GENERATION CONTRACTOR WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE .

H E IS A C ERTIFIED G ENERAL C ONTRACTOR , AND HOLDS A S TATE OF F LORIDA R EAL E STATE L ICENSE . H E WAS AWARDED THE 2002 D ISTINGUISHED A LUMNUS A WARD FROM THE U NIVERSITY OF F LORIDA C OLLEGE OF D ESIGN , C ONSTRUCTION AND P LANNING . H E BECAME V ICE P RESIDENT OF T RIBBLE & S TEPHENS C OMPANY AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS , AND MANAGED OVER 2 MILLION

SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL , OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL WORK . H E FORMED J. R AYMOND & A SSOCIATES , I NC . IN 1988.

J OHN CONTINUES TO SET AN EXAMPLE WITH HIS UNCEASING DEDICATION TO BOTH THE COMPANY AND ITS CLIENTS , WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A ROBUST AND ACTIVE PERSONAL LIFE THAT INCLUDES BOTH HIS FAMILY AND HIS COMMUNITY . H E IS GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME AND GETS SATISFACTION FROM HELPING THOSE IN NEED . A CCORDING TO J OHN , THE BLEND OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL COMMITMENTS WORK HAND - IN - HAND . J. RUSSELL SUDDETH, OWNER / SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

A S OUR S ENIOR V ICE P RESIDENT , R USS FOCUSES ON THE DAY - TO DAY ISSUES THAT KEEP THE COMPANY ON TRACK TO PERFORM WITHIN THE VISION THAT HE AND J OHN HAVE CREATED . R USS IS PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN EACH COMPANY PROJECT FROM BEGINNING TO END , AND APPLIES THE EXPERIENCE HIS HAS ACHIEVED THROUGH HIS SIGNIFICANT QUALIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS . H E IS A S TATE OF F LORIDA G ENERAL C ONTRACTOR .

H E GRADUATED FROM THE U NIVERSITY OF F LORIDA WITH A B ACHELOR OF B UILDING C ONSTRUCTION DEGREE FROM THE C OLLEGE OF A RCHITECTURE , S CHOOL OF B UILDING C ONSTRUCTION AT THE U NIVERSITY OF F LORIDAY , AS WELL AS ACHIEVING SEVERAL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE R INKER C OMPANIES F OUNDATION AND T HE G AINESVILLE H OME B UILDERS A SSOCIATION . H E WAS AWARDED “P ROJECT M ANAGER OF THE Y EAR ” AFTER JOINING T RIBBLE AND S TEPHENS C OMPANY , JUST 3 YEARS AFTER GRADUATION . H E PARTNERED WITH J OHN AT J. R AYMOND IN 1989. R USS CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDES STRONG , UNWAVERING LEADERSHIP TO THE COMPANY , TO HIS FAMILY AND TO THE COMMUNITY BY GENEROUSLY OFFERING HIS TIME AND TALENTS WHEREVER HE FINDS NEED .