CAREER SUMMARY

A leader in the commercial real estate industry experienced in creating value through insightful operations, organizational effectiveness and client service. Actively involved in the acquisition, disposition and operations of Class A office properties.  Held leadership roles in a national real estate investment trust, a privately-owned retail real estate brokerage firm, a major downtown mixed-use development and a start-up company. Effectively utilizes strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills to build positive relationships with customers, clients, service providers, contractors and colleagues. Successfully executes company initiatives and high standards of operation. Commercial real estate highlights include:
 

• Led regional restructuring efforts to centralize management and leasing operations in one office per city, consolidating customer service centers into one location per region, streamlining and standardizing vendor/contractor relationships and procurement, restructuring customer account management, and capitalizing on economies of scale to reduce operating costs by over $2 million nationally
• Led the region’s acquisition and integration of thirteen properties of 5.8 million square feet and the disposition of more than twenty-seven properties of 8.7 million square feet.
• Delivered the highest customer satisfaction scores compared to nine other regions of Equity Office.
• Built an effective management team in five cities of the Southwest region with a reputation for quality results, effective operations and positive financial performance.
• Focusing on the operational aspects of the retail brokerage company, allowed the two principals to increase their effectiveness in deal-making, resulting in the company’s highest gross income in 2007, an increase of 35% over the prior year.