Doug Griffith, 33
Purchasing manager
Winchester Homes, Bethesda, Md.
EDUCATION
BS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Radford University; NVR Production Training Program
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Created field-operations purchasing position to minimize confusion between purchasing, production, and sales, which helped generate over $1 million in cost reductions in six years
Managed 26 community openings and 21 model openings since 2004
Executed comprehensive cost-reduction initiative, eliminating non-performing contractors and cutting costs by up to 25 percent
Two-time Purchasing Manager of the Year, Maryland-National Capital BIA
OFF THE CLOCK
Addicted to reality TV, including “Amazing Race,” “Biggest Loser,” “Deadliest Catch,” “Ultimate Fighter,” “Survivor,” and “Apprentice”
Hobbies include riding his 2004 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail and virtually any outdoor sport
Can’t live without coffee (with two sugars and splash of half and half)
SECRET LIFE
Mother’s bloodline includes Dr. Benjamin Rush, who was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and acclaimed for his bloodletting and calomel therapy that helped cure Philadelphia’s yellow fever epidemic in 1793
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Professional Builder 40 Under 40: Doug Griffith
Doug Griffith, 33
Purchasing manager
Winchester Homes, Bethesda, Md.
Purchasing manager
Winchester Homes, Bethesda, Md.
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