William Raveis Jr. Resume


Education

1963 - Roger Ludlowe High School, Fairfield, CT

1967 - University of Dayton, Dayton, OH B.S.Business Administration

1970-71 - University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT Fordham University, New York, NY - course work towards Masters of Business Administration

1974 - Graduate of the Realtors Institute (GRI)

1979 - Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) RNMI Charter Member

1984 - Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB)

Experience

1968 - United Technology, Stratford, CT Systems Analyst

1970 - Westinghouse International, New York, NY Senior Systems Analyst

1972 - Westinghouse International, New York, NY Supervisor for system design and analysis. Responsible for computer systems and their worldwide operations.

1974 - Opened first real estate office

Professional Memberships and Awards

  • 1988 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Ernst & Young company
  • National Speaker - PHH Homequity Convention, NAR Convention
  • Articles Published - Fortune Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Real Estate Today, Real Estate Business, Inc. Magazine
  • Co-Founder and Treasurer of Fairfield County MLS
  • Co-chairman of Connecticut Committee of the Regional Plan Association
  • Board of Directors - Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
  • The Greenways Committee - Appointed by former Governor Lowell Weicker to a 25 member committee to develop Connecticut's recreational land
  • Board of Overseers - Connecticut Audubon Society; former member Board of Directors; member and chairman, Connecticut Audubon Mission'90 Capital Campaign
  • Advisory Board - Environment/2000 (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection)
  • Board of Directors - Institute of American Entrepreneurs
  • Corporate Advisory Board. The Nature Conservancy, Connecticut Chapter
  • Chairman Environmental Committee, Fairfield County 2000
  • Board of Directors - Music Foundation for the Handicapped of Connecticut
  • Chairman - Advisory Council of PHH Homequity
  • Appointed Governor Rowland's Task Force on Open Space Land
  • National Association of Realtors Large Brokers Advisory Council
  • National Association of Realtors Strategic Planners Group
  • Board of Trustees - The Horace Bushnell Society
  • Honored by "Save The Sound" for leadership and inspiration in protecting Long Island Sound
  • Chairman and Founder - Home-Link Services, Inc.
  • Chairman and CEO - William Raveis Real Estate
  • Founder - American Mortgage Services Company
  • Originator of Home-Link concept - US Government patent
  • Elected to the 2002 Hall of Fame, Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut
  • Designated by Real Trends (Industry Newsletter) as one of "The Most Admired Individuals for 2000"
  • Recipient of the "2003 Community Leadership Award" from The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and the Greenwich/Westchester Committee for Montefiore Medical Center for contributions to programs that promote the health and well-being of both children and adults in the metropolitan area.
  • Honored by Town of Guilford, CT (2006) with a plaque and proclamation in town hall as a token of appreciation for significant contributions made towards improving town residents' quality of life.
  • Honored by UCONN in 2006 as a CT Family Business of the Year
  • Ranked #1 Family-Owned Real Estate Company in the Northeast in 2008 sales volume by REALTOR® Magazine
  • Ranked #3 Family-Owned Real Estate Company in the nation in 2008 sales volume by REALTOR® Magazine
  • Designated 10th Largest Real Estate Company in the nation in 2008 sales volume by REALTOR® Magazine
  • Honored in 2008 by the Health Center at UCONN for the support given to fight breast cancer by dedicating and establishing the William Raveis ACS Navigator Care Program
  • Recipient of the First Place Gold Award in the MA "Banker & Tradesman's Best of 2008" Readers Poll as the Best Residential Real Estate Company
  • Recipient of the 2009 First Place Gold Award in residential real estate in the MA "Banker & Tradesman's Best of 2009" Readers Poll
  • Honored with the First Place Gold Award as the "Best Real Estate Company in Connecticut" in The Commercial Record Readers Poll 2009
  • Recipient of a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Innovation Prize (silver) for the RSS and widget innovations exhibited on raveis.com, 2009
  • Honored with the first place Gold Award as the best residential real estate company in MA according to "Banker & Tradesman Best of 2010" Readers Poll
  • Selected as #1 Place to Work in MA by the renowned Boston Business Journal's "Best Places to Work of 2010" survey


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