Embedded, not outsourced.
We work inside your existing team and tools — assess, recommend, implement, then hand off a system your people can run without us.
Four steps, every engagement.
- Assess — Walk the operation, review the numbers.
- Recommend — A prioritized plan, not a slide deck.
- Implement — We build it alongside your team.
- Hand off — Documentation your team owns.
24+ years in production homebuilding.
Philip Squires spent nearly 20 years with a single company lineage. He joined a Raleigh-based production homebuilder in 2006 as a superintendent overseeing field activities for two upper-end communities, then joined purchasing, working his way up to divisional vice president, continuing in that leadership role through the company's acquisition by a top 20 national homebuilder.
He spent the final five years as Corporate Vice President, Sustainability & Procurement, responsible for construction, procurement, health & safety, insurance, warranty, sustainability, and customer satisfaction across every U.S. division, before founding Hemstad Homes. He is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
What "corporate VP" actually covered.
- $1B+ in annual procurement spend managed at the corporate level.
- 30+ national manufacturer and supplier contracts negotiated.
- 3–6 direct reports, 25–30 indirect reports across corporate and divisional teams.
- #1 nationally for 1-year warranty satisfaction, per Avid Ratings.
Business, design, and building — covered.
- B.S., Business Administration — a working knowledge of every area of the business.
- M.S., Sustainable Architecture — combines plan design with sustainability for more holistic implementation.
- Licensed Building Contractor — North Carolina.
- AI for Leaders — certificate, Harvard Business School.
Case studies
A sample of engagements and their outcomes.
| No. | Focus | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Incentive plan design | Designed and deployed updated field incentive plans, and built the reporting needed to verify they hit their stated goals. |
| 02 | Sustainability reporting | Built sustainability reporting across multiple companies that passed third-party audit review — the first time a residential builder in North America cleared that bar. |
| 03 | Purchasing systems | Served as implementation lead for three different purchasing software systems, driving efficiency and profitability gains. |
| 04 | Customer satisfaction & warranty | Led the customer satisfaction strategy that took the organization to a #1 national ranking for 1-year warranty satisfaction (Avid Ratings), backed by new training and accountability systems across warranty and field teams. |