ABOUT US
Corporate Headquarters: Raleigh, NC
Founded: August 28, 2003
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Windjam is a progressive, future-focused, privately-owned company that is at the cutting edge of its industry. Windjam's high level of integrity and dedication have made the company one of the most respected leaders among NC developers.
Rex Vick, Jr. and Craig Glass met nine years ago and immediately recognized the similarities in their entrepreneurial styles. With a fresh approach to land development, Rex and Craig quickly found success working together to establish Windjam Development Group in 2003. Their mutual understanding of the needs of the homebuilder and a comprehensive background in sales and marketing establish a strong foundation for solid stewardship in land development. Windjam's strong capital reserves have allowed it to achieve an estimated build-out in excess of $170 million in its portfolio within just a few years. Whether single family subdivisions, or large master planned communities, Windjam's development team possesses the expertise to land plan quality projects.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
REX VICK, Jr.
CEO
(rvick@windjamdevelopment.com)
Rex Vick, Jr. graduated from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Chapel Hill, NC) in 1993 with an emphasis in real estate followed by an advanced degree in mortgage banking in College Park, MD. Obtaining his real estate broker’s license in 1991 before graduating from Carolina established his interest in real estate transactions. He immediately entered the world of financing post-graduation, filling executive positions in three large national banks in North Carolina in his first five years out of school. During this time, he worked on large credit exposures, which included large planned developments and presented them for approval to the Bank’s board. In addition, he issued numerous construction lines of credit to some of the Triangle’s most respected homebuilders. It was through these credit extensions that he fostered long lasting personal and professional relationships with the area’s reputable builders, whom continue to build in Windjam’s communities. In the past eight years, Rex founded a mortgage lending operation, a building company, a builder marketing company, and has invested in various regional golf courses. Because he was born and raised in Wilson, North Carolina, and has lived in the Triangle since 1989, he feels a special attachment to the area and its growth. Rex is committed to Windjam as a “developer of the Carolinas.” His background and contacts with local government agencies and community planners allow Windjam to resolve challenging development issues and specialize in developing premium communities.
REX VICK , Sr.
Chairman
(rvicksr@windjamdevelopment.com)
Rex Vick Sr. serves as Windjam's Chairman. He is one of the original founders of Republic Mortgage Insurance Company (RMIC) (www.rmic.com) based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He co-founded the company in 1972 and it has grown to become the nation’s fifth largest independent mortgage guaranty group in the nation. RMIC operates in all 50 states providing residential mortgage guaranty insurance to mortgage bankers, commercial banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. In 1980, RMIC became a subsidiary of Chicago-based Old Republic International (ORI), which is among the nation’s 50 largest publicly held insurance organizations. Currently, RMIC has approximately $100 billion Insured and over $2 billion in Net Admitted Assets with $1.7 billion in Contingency Reserves. Additionally, his leadership and financial contacts throughout the Southeast are invaluable to the company’s long term growth.
CRAIG GLASS
President
(cglass@windjamdevelopment.com)
Craig Glass is a career homebuilder and licensed contractor with more than twenty years of experience at all levels of the homebuilding industry. Craig moved with his family to the Triangle area in 1979, when the economy flourished and development opportunities were abundant. He began working, shoulder to shoulder, with his father, and there began his passion for excellence in homebuilding. Craig worked for the largest privately owned homebuilder in Raleigh where he started as a superintendent of construction and quickly moved into executive management positions. His corporate experiences have also been extended by his tenure with one of the top five homebuilders in the nation. Here his responsibilities included land acquisition and development, sales/marketing, and homebuilding. With his knowledge of the Triangle area and his cultivation of key industry relationships, Craig is instrumental in the success of Windjam.
STEVE YOUNG
Land Acquisition, Marketing, and Sales (syoung@windjamdevelopment.com)
Steve’s Real Estate education is through Howard, Perry, and Walston (HPW) (2006). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Bible College (1983), a Master of Divinity from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (1986), and a Master of Arts in Communications from Wheaton College (1994). Steve brings to the table over 11 years of executive management experience on the national and international level. His experience in management covers the process of planning, collection, analyzing data, and cost-benefit analysis. In October, 2007, Steve retired as a career Army Officer with 25 years of Active Duty service as a Finance Specialist and Army Chaplain. His final military assignment was at the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Pentagon, Washington, DC, where Steve headed up national level ventures for the United States Army.
