Hal Jones
President

Hal Jones, native Texan, was raised in Houston and San Antonio with a love for the outdoors. Jones started his career after attending North Texas State where he pursued his second passion: aviation. After obtaining his pilot’s license, Jones transferred to the University of Texas at Austin where he studied economics and finance.

Beginning in 1986 Jones joined Ohmstede, the family’s heat exchanger business in Beaumont, Texas. There he gained valuable experience, which he was later able to capitalize on.

In 1991 he embarked on his first entrepreneurial venture founding Gamefisher Rod Company, based in Boca Raton Florida, which he ran for four years and eventually sold in 1995. In 1996, Jones came back to Houston where he saw the opportunity to roll up the fragmented industry that he identified while working for Ohmstede. Originally against his father’s wishes, Jones convinced his two brothers and his father to join him in a venture appropriately named United Industrial Services. Through acquisitions and spin-offs, today the company is better known as Universal Plant Services which will gross over 50 million in sales from the power and petrochemical industries. After 9 years as CEO of the company, Jones stepped aside to be co-chairman of the board with his father Harry Jones, a well-respected real estate developer. Driven by his love for the outdoors and following in his father‘s footsteps, Jones moved to the Austin area in 2006 and set his sights on real estate development with a focus on the Texas Hill Country and the Texas Coast.

 

Clint E. Jones
Executive Vice President
& General CounSEl

In previously serving as Regional General Counsel for a Fortune 200 National Home Builder and working for one of the largest international law firms, Mr. Jones has overseen numerous commercial and residential developments. He brings significant real estate and business experience, dealing with the most complex transactions from a shopping mall in downtown Chicago, an industrial park in Austin, retail anchor stores across the United States to numerous single family and multifamily developments.

While at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Mr. Jones worked with some of the largest private equity funds, major retailers and developers in assisting in their commercial and industrial developments throughout the country. Mr. Jones served as the Regional General Counsel for Centex Homes. He oversaw all aspects of single family and multifamily residential developments in the Texas region.

With such an extensive background in all phases of commercial and residential development, Mr. Jones brings a great deal experience to the Hal Jones Development team. He is currently working as the Team Leader on the Wolf Creek, Colorado development. Mr. Jones continues to bring a wealth of knowledge to our entire portfolio of developments.

Jennifer Proffitt
Vice President of
Legal Affairs

Jennifer Proffitt has a proven record of accomplishment as an administrator of real estate and development transactions. As a real estate paralegal for a Fortune 200 national homebuilder, she was involved in all aspects of land acquisition and development, including reviewing contracts, titles, and surveys, and coordinating closings. Ms. Proffitt has worked in the financial services industry, earning her broker’s license while working as a contract manager and executive administrator to the CEO of a Dallas trading firm. She has also served in a managerial capacity for a financial services provider where she oversaw daily financial, accounting, and human resource functions.

 

Donnie Garcia
Vice President
of Construction

After attending the University of Texas of Austin and a brief stay in Dallas, Mr. Garcia relocated back to Austin to begin his career as an entrepreneur in development and hospitality.
Mr. Garcia is the brain-child of Fiesta Ranch, an 80-acre ranch that specializes in large corporate picnics and special events. He worked on all aspects of the planning from building design, property layout and structural construction. From 2000 to 2007 he built and owned several businesses in the hospitality industry, including a corporate ranch in Houston called Regal Ranch. Additionally, he became involved in the design and construction of spec homes in a Rockport, Texas development.

In 2007, Mr. Garcia joined Hal Jones Development as Vice President of Construction. He currently oversees the day to day management of our communities’ construction and amenities. He is also in charge of the design & development of the McCombs Sunshine Kids Camp, opening in the spring of 2009.

 

Amy Garcia
Vice President of Marketing

Amy Garcia graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in liberal arts/english. She worked in advertising and public relations while living in Dallas, and after her move back to Austin she owned a series of event facilities and hospitality ranches. In 2004, she earned her residential real estate license and specialized in relocation. She received numerous awards and became a multi-million dollar producer her first year with Prudential Texas Realty. In 2008, Ms. Garcia joined the team at Hal Jones Development in marketing and special events. She is expanding her role in 2009 by creating and implementing a membership program for our communities.

Mike Brooks
Marina Manager

We are proud to announce that Michael Brooks joined the Reserve team in October as our Marina Manager and Landscape Architect.

Michael attended Texas Tech University where he received a Bachelors of Science degree in Landscape Architecture. Michael has worked in the Central Texas area for fifteen years and spent nine years in the Pacific Rim, where he discovered his love of water and boating. While overseas, Michael worked for a Japanese development company constructing large scale resorts, shopping centers and water parks. Particularly, Michael has been involved in Hawaiian Outrigger Canoeing since 1997. This passion for the sport of outrigger canoeing has taken Michael to many beautiful lake, river and ocean locations, and is what sparked his interest in Marina management.

Since his return to Texas, Michael has worked in the Landscape industry. His work includes many wonderful residential and commercial projects throughout the Hill Country. His passions for nature, the water, and people have brought Michael to The Reserve. Commitment to quality and customer service have always been critical to his work. Providing a quality Marina service and a fun, relaxed community is what The Reserve marina is all about. Please come out and visit Michael at the Marina and see for yourself what we have to offer.

 

Clay Gourley
Field Manager

Clay Gourley is a local Austin native and brings with him over 30 years of electrical experience and field knowledge. He grew up on Lake Travis and spent his summers jet skiing and boating with his family.

After graduating from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, he joined Fox Service Company where he obtained his unrestricted journeyman’s license for the City of Austin. While working in the downtown Austin area for high-rise tenant finish-outs, he obtained his Master Electrician’s License and Electrical Contractor’s License for the State of Texas in 2003.

In 2003, he started his own electrical business, Clay Electric, which specialized in residential, commercial and service work. He worked on large projects from downtown Austin high rises, to the 4-story Hampton Inn Hotel, in Boerne, Texas.

In 2009, he joined the Hal Jones Team as Field Manager. Clay brings with him a wealth of knowledge of working on large-scale commercial projects as well as working with county inspectors and subcontractors, to architects and property owners. We are glad to have his professional skills as a part of the HJD team.