From 1996 to 2001, Mr. McKinzie was the division president of the Los
Angeles Division of John Laing Homes in charge of all operations.
During his tenure, the company became known as a top quality builder
with many accolades from homeowners and the industry for its
commitment to customer satisfaction.
Prior to that, Mr. McKinzie
held various executive positions with Greystone Homes and A-M Homes.
He has been responsible for building over 5,000 homes throughout the
Southern California area, specializing in "infill" development.
Mr. McKinzie graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Economics/System
Science and received his MBA in Real Estate Finance from UCLA's
Anderson School of Management. He is the Founder and past Chairman of
the Los Angeles chapter of HomeAid, which builds housing for the
transitional homeless, and served on the Board for over 10 years
providing temporary housing for thousands of women and children. Mr.
McKinzie also served on the Board of the Building Industry Association
of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties for many years. Mr. McKinzie was
instrumental in working with the city of Los Angeles to develop
development standards for new homes to be marketable, sustainable and
compatible with the existing neighborhoods. He is now involved with
the Home Builders Association of Austin and the Infill Builders
Council in working with the City of Austin on its new development standards.