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North Charleston, Sc

Cityvolve is a development, brokerage and consulting company focused on redevelopment, adaptive reuse and urban infill projects within districts that are poised for reinvestment and revitalization. Cityvolve's expertise is unlocking value in distressed, overlooked, and undervalued assets.Specific responsibilities include, Provide key marketing, sales and brokerage support, and development management assistance.  Manage leasing opportunities for owned assets and tenant representation for additional leasing opportunities. Assist team in realizing value in distressed and undervalued assets for owner groups.  Source assets for purchase, investment opportunities and end users to occupy assets.

Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island, Sc

Director for Crown Advisors, Inc., a retained executive search firm specifically targeting the commercial real estate industry, concentrating on client research, market conditions, connections and relationship building in identifying ideal candidates to suit client needs.Crown Advisors is a leading provider of management talent and executive leadership for the real estate industry and related financial services businesses throughout North America. Since its founding in 1996 Crown’s team of experienced, retained executive search professionals has placed hundreds of executives in senior positions around the country in virtually all sectors of the Real Estate industry and related sectors. I specialize in searches for executive and senior level professionals for leading commercial real estate companies. Responsibilities include: Manage recruiting mechanics, account management with emphasis on quality of the search process, speed of execution, client satisfaction, targeted research.  Employ insight to identify over-arching search requirements, guiding clients in fully articulating technical, cultural aspects for each position. Match candidates to organizational needs, using sound research and vetting practices to target candidates that are the “right fit”.  Nurture existing client, candidate relationships, cultivate new connections to identify new business opportunities, build extensive industry network.

The Noisette Company, LLC, was redeveloping the 350-acre Navy Yard at Noisette as one of the nation’s largest, sustainable urban renewal developments. As a member of the senior leadership team, I focused on strategic development initiatives, sustainable property management practices, management and execution of overall leasing for existing properties, as well as developing sales and marketing strategies and internal communications practices for The Noisette Company and the Navy Yard at Noisette. I also led collaborative efforts for community redevelopment aggregation of arts/culture, government, community, built-environment, and other industries. These efforts assisted in a ripple effect of economic and business improvements and renewed community awareness.

• Revamped firm’s 39-year old marketing strategy to triple architectural and interior design opportunities. • Directed proposal efforts resulting in new projects for firm.• Managed entire marketing effort through qualifications processes, to fee proposal development and project interviews.• Held ownership position. As a member of leadership team participated in creating new direction within project management processes and achievement of acceptable profitability benchmarks, setting employee attraction and retention strategies.

• Led marketing efforts to double annual revenues. Secured major clients such as Accenture, The Coca Cola Company, SunTrust, UPS, and Turner Properties.• Developed and implemented marketing strategies including the supervision and integration of project managers into core business development activities. • Participated in industry organizations to develop a brand awareness of firm; roles included multi-year board membership with Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). Served as CREW President, Board Trustee with National CREW Foundation.

• Developed and directed marketing efforts to secure new private business increasing profit margins, reducing reliance on bidding public projects.• Successfully helped grow company revenue from $17 in first year to $30 million second year.• Initiated branding strategies to elevate company to strategic business opportunities.

• Repositioned business development focus from Atlanta office buildings to regional malls where holiday decorating contracts were larger and more profitable.• Doubled revenues by seeking business outside Atlanta including Washington DC, Detroit, Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Diego. • Responsible for project management: scheduling, contracts, crews, punchlists, installation, maintenance and take-down.

• Over 10 year employment span, rose from an Administrative Assistant to Property Manager, Director of Property Management and eventual ownership position as Vice President.• Responsible for management of leasing/tenant representation, oversight of conceptual planning and interior construction, management of property management operations, new development strategy.• Achieved 90% retention rate. Limited operating cost increases to 3% - 5% annually.• Managed staff of 20 in various capacities for properties totaling over 1 million square feet. • Personally supervised prospective tenant’s progress during lease negotiations, space build-out, move-in and throughout leases term. • Selected architects and approved subcontractors proposed by general contractor. Managed all construction budgets and schedules.

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