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Eden Prairie, MN

• In this position, I work directly with senior HID business leaders and strategically direct the global corporate real estate portfolio management and governance process in 31 countries within the North America, Latin.
• Delivered $13.68M YoY real estate savings over the last three-(3) years (FY2019 – FY2021)
• Developed corporate real estate governance model with transactional approval, site optimization, and sustainability processes while providing greater efficiencies and transparencies
• Continue to enhance corporate real estate governance model to include a more comprehensive senior level approval process flow and business unit centric reporting mechanisms
• Provide leadership for the company’s financial plan (FP) through forecasted updates (FC1, FC2, FC3) and full year FY financial planning
• Instrumental in creating increased top to bottom accountability, resulting in greater focus and strategic direction with all corporate real estate decisions and transactional approvals

Eden Prairie, MN

• Led consolidation of all process documentation for North American operations.
• Operated in a highly secure and confidential environment analyzing existing process documentation.
• Interacted with functional leads to determine process documentation completeness and accuracy.
• Provided findings, implemented updates, and created transformation work rules.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Led staff of real estate professionals (Nine direct reports with additional support staff of seven) charged with strategic management of real estate portfolio consisting of 95-plus million square feet of retail store.
• Generated $11.5M in full fiscal year from retail facilities rent, CAM, and real estate tax savings.
• Recognized NPV savings of $3.0M in rental obligations, $2.9M in capital, and transfer of major maintenance responsibilities to landlord by negotiating lease renewal/amendment for major East Coast distribution center.
• Realized $19.5M in incentive dollars during most recent fiscal year through development and implementation of company’s government incentives program. Plan is $25M for current fiscal year.
• Created long-term distribution center real estate strategy by conducting extensive review of existing distribution center real estate values, logistics challenges, market and load center positioning, and labor contract.
• Recognized annual savings of $550K by transitioning decentralized field office portfolio management to centralized model creating efficiencies, synergies, and development of effective cross-training program.

Corinth, Texas

• Led strategic real estate development initiatives for independent business owner clients. Developed tools necessary for clients to evaluate and execute short and long term real estate strategies and positions.
• Developed operational P&L pro forma tool for independently owned and operated retail businesses that produced forward looking 7 year projection.
• Directed business valuation and succession planning process for clients. Process gave clients tools and metrics to strategically plan and make proper cross-generational business decisions.
• Created and marketed client-based market analysis, consumer research, and project feasibility models for new and existing retail locations.

Massillon, Ohio

• Led all aspects of real estate, retail store, and market development for independently owned and operated retail supermarket and pharmacy customers. Negotiated lease/sublease agreements on behalf of $19B enterprise.
• Negotiated $1.7M lease termination fee and full release from future lease liability for closed retail store. Exceeded target figure by $650K. Value of future lease liability represented net gain to company exceeding $6M.
• Led cross-functional Retail Services team that included: Real Estate/Store Development, Retail Accounting, Store Engineering/Planning, and Retail Store Set Merchandising functional areas.
• Directed retail store/market development for large independently owned supermarket chain in Michigan ($130M annual sales), and directed process of redeveloping 60% of retail facilities.

Massillon, Ohio And Lewisville, Texas

Led real estate and retail store development efforts for geographic area including Great Lakes and Southeast United States regions.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration And Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Business Administration And Management