As QCDC's Commercial and Retail Development Strategist with a laser focus on identifying and fostering commercial, retail, and mix-use development opportunities within the agency's footprint of: Kenwood, Oakland, Douglas, and Grand Boulevard. This work's critical components include supporting existing commercial property and business owners by guiding them through funding opportunities, physical property selection and improvements, lease negotiations, and other construction-related matters.

• Master Developer of the IDA B. Wells former housing project 99 acre transformation site• Manage pre-development due diligence processes, design development and site planning• Implementing reset of Chicago Housing Authority strategic master plan

• Managed project development and budgets• Planned project phase expansion• Managed project support and sales staff

• Supervised land planning and project design• Supervised project Pre-development

• Established and implemented construction budgets and contractor bidding for emerging residential development firm and construction company• Supervised development land planning and project design• Community and Public Officials liaison

• Maintained and upgraded existing facilities• Initiated redevelopment plan of former St. Anne’s 7-acre hospital campus for adaptive re-use as a small business incubator, senior housing, children’s day care center and conversion of the historic St. Anne’s Chapel, into a community theatre• Managed and coordinated the construction of new senior housing and adult day care centers per master plan

• Responsible for coordinating preparation of construction documents, implementing construction and updating existing facilities including health clubs, gaming and hotel division

• Coordinated and managed the preparation of construction documents for various commercial, institutional, and retail projects

• Coordinated individual tenant design and construction of retail spaces in major regional shopping centers• Coordinated redesign, construction and expansion of major regional shopping centers