Client-focused consultant specializing in retail and restaurant real estate, including representation of expanding businesses, project leasing for developers and property owners and the acquisition and sale of owner-user and investment properties.

• Responsible for a regional portfolio of 50+ retail shopping centers, with more than 6 million square feet, throughout Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.• Directed corporate and joint venture partner leasing teams and hired and managed third-party brokers in the marketing and lease negotiations for existing assets and new developments.• Oversaw and approved all new leases and renewals in the region, including financial review, deal structure, and legal negotiations, as well as drafting and executing certain leases on behalf of the company. • Collaborated closely with the development and construction teams on the due diligence, feasibility analysis, tenant merchandising plan, site planning and building design for new retail developments and redevelopments. • Negotiated REA’s, OEA’s and other agreements for new developments and redevelopments.• Managed the integration of a six-property, 780,000 SF portfolio acquisition with several in-progress developments, which included managing the third-party leasing team, and negotiating master-lease and earn-out provisions with the seller.• Set annual leasing budgets for existing, acquisition and new development properties.• Coordinated and attended “global meetings” with national retail chains.• Presented to Weingarten Sr. Management on a regular basis; reviewing regional operating results, leasing progress and strategic growth plans. • Coordinated with the corporate IT department on the design and implementation of a custom Microsoft CRM system.• Worked closely with property managers on capital budgets, maintenance items and tenant issues.• Acted as the primary liaison with joint venture partners for asset management issues and leasing negotiations.

• Responsible for the leasing of a continually changing portfolio of shopping centers throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. • Consistently recognized as one of the company’s top producers in deal production.• Negotiated Letters of Intent, lease agreements, renewals and pad sales.• Completed over 300 long-term leases totaling over 800,000 SF and over 375 renewal agreements.• Coordinated buildout requirements and construction estimates with in-house construction managers and external general contractors. • Managed priority tenant accounts, handling all new deals and renewals throughout the central region.• Represented the leasing department on an IT committee that designed an interdepartmental deal sheet system for tracking deals from prospect through rent commencement.• Completed market analysis and competitive research for acquisitions and developments.• In addition to personal production, hired and trained new leasing representatives for the company.

Represented both tenants and landlords in commercial property leasing.Listed and sold commercial land.