Our Team

Mack D. Bissette, III
CEO

Mack Bissette (54) has been the CEO and managing member of Springdale Capital, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia and SRG Homes & Neighborhoods, LLC of Jacksonville, Florida for the past 12 years. Prior to working as an investor and developer he was a MAI and partner with Schultz Carr Bissette & Associates, Atlanta, Georgia from 1978 to 1998. Mr. Bissette’s appraisal career focused on urban Atlanta and Southeastern U.S. properties owned by banks and pension funds. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a finance emphasis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978). He also completed graduate-level coursework in real estate development at Georgia State University. He has been a member of the Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Appraisal Institute, and the Atlanta Metro Homebuilders Association.

Significant developments over the past 10 years include:

• Single Family: Hawthorn Park, Tilson Ridge, Preston Place, The Preserve at East Atlanta, and 250 infill homes in Historic Springfield and East Atlanta
• Hotels: Lodge America in Raleigh, N.C. and Lodge America in Greensboro, N.C.
• Mixed-Use: Commercial Land – Southpointe Mall in Durham, N.C. and East Atlanta
• Retail & Apartments: Numerous limited partnerships acquired in 1989-1993 (RTC era)

With a strong background in market trends, finance, and valuation of real estate and banks,     Mr. Bissette has a unique understanding of intrinsic, investment, and regulatory market value. Early in his career, he was exposed to the 1970’s and 80’s oversupplied real estate markets. In the late 1980’s he and his firm were retained by Trident Financial to evaluate loan portfolios at Savings and Loans in the Dallas and Houston markets. This experience and the RTC mandated valuation processes of the early 1990’s convinced Mr. Bissette that universally accepted valuation and accounting theories were based on efficient market theory and substantial errors in valuation could result. He has invested and developed in inefficient bank and real estate markets since 1991. Since 2000, Mr. Bissette has been especially interested in economic history, psychographics, demographics, new urbanism, and federal mandates related to banks and real estate.

Michael Dees
CFO, COO     CBC #1256619

Michael Dees became a partner in Springdale Capital and SRG Homes & Neighborhoods in 1999. After earning an Accounting degree and Masters of Taxation from Georgia State University, Mr. Dees spent 10 years as a Tax Accountant developing an in-depth knowledge of tax and finance.

Mr. Dees oversees the finance and resource management aspects of the company, and has employed his attention to detail in the development of its uniquely successful construction process. He has managed the flow of resources in the development of more than 1,000 single-family residential units including the Tilson Ridge, Preston Place and Village Park subdivisions.Mr. Dees is a member of the Atlanta Metro Homebuilders Association, the Georgia Society of CPAs and the AICPA and resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Tony Simon – Project Manager

Mr. Simon relocated from New Orleans in 1985 to Jacksonville to expand the Jacksonville Lamp Co. as a District Manager. The great success of the Jacksonville Lamp Co. encouraged him to open his own lighting business in 1994 which he grew until 2001. In 2002 Tony joined the SRG Homes & Neighborhoods, LLC team in the estimating and field superintendent areas of operations. In 2006, he was promoted to Project Manager of the company’s Historic Springfield project and has completed over 50 single family homes. Over the past 8 years Tony has become an expert in Historic, Urban, and Modern residential exterior and interior designs. He has drawn a lot of his inspiration from early 1900’s construction practices to recreate Victorian, Craftsman, and Arts and Crafts elevations that blend seamlessly into the historic fabric of the Springfield community. Tony also assists the sales team and homebuyers with custom interior selections and designs to insure thorough communication is maintained throughout the construction process.

Michael Talkington- Project Manager

As a Project Manager, Mr. Talkington oversees tenant improvement projects, new commercial construction, and asset management projects for SRG Homes & Neighborhoods. He is responsible for all aspects of projects from start to finish, including scope clarification, quantitative takeoffs, construction agreements, permits, and budget management.

Mike began his career in construction in 1999 as a superintendent with SEDA Construction, building residential homes and then focused on neighborhood development. This initial exposure to the industry convinced him to pursue a degree in Construction Management. Soon after his formal education at the University of North Florida, Mike completed a 12-month internship with Toll Brothers, Inc. and was subsequently promoted as a full-time Project Manager. Since joining SRG, Mike has participated in a number of successful projects for clients and has started classes in the LEED® Accredited Professional Certification Program from the U.S. Green Building Council to better implement “green” processes and materials into our projects.

Adam Rule- Estimating & Design

Adam Rule joined the SRG team in January 2008 with a strong background in construction estimating, residential design, and operations management. Mr. Rule started his construction career in 1997 with a local Jacksonville builder Richard R. Dostie, New Home Collection in their Architectural Department while also pursuing a degree in Graphic Design at the Florida School of the Arts. Mr. Rule broadened his construction career with Dostie over the next 6 years by managing their Purchasing & Estimating Department and Interior Design Center. In 2003 Richard R. Dostie, New Home Collection was acquired by Toll Brothers, Inc. and Mr. Rule remained on staff, completed their Project Management Program, and over the next 3 years successfully managed 2 multi-million dollar master planned communities.

Adam directly manages all historical cost data and current project estimates on the entire SRG product line. Adam is also responsible for Residential Design and directs all lot specific changes, building code/ historical requirements, and conceptual design work. He has recently pulled from his Graphic Design background to also assist the company with marketing and website design & maintenance.