Cheryl Steigerwald Email & Phone Number

Degreed Architect with 26 years of experience in real estate and design project management. Expert in organization, planning, scheduling, product positioning, & permitting for multi-family/ retail developments.Real Estate Project Design Management, Email: steigerwaldcj@gmail.com, 216.618.9742My unmatched organizational skills, & strong architectural design background have allowed me to excel at managing a multi-billion-dollar development portfolio. Versed at juggling the competing demands of projects in all phases from land planning to construction administration. In coordination with the Developers, general contractor, and management I provided upfront design direction, & decision making to the outside design consultants for an on-time delivery that meets the owner’s intent. Having lead site planning efforts, and looking at over 100 deals a year, I can quickly evaluate new opportunities in days. Advancing them through due diligence, product positioning, & preliminary pricing. My proven skills aid the Developer on all technical aspects of the deal so they focus on acquisition & political support. Well versed in managing teams of staff in various regions, all working on diverse product types, I have been able to support portfolio wide consistency & regional flexibility. Managing remote teams, I have learned to use tools, resources, & software for extreme efficiency.Core Competencies:• Project management • Yield studies & land planning.• Process, standardization, & document control.• Consultant choice, & contracting• Cross-discipline teams• Entitlements & permitting.• Multi-family/ tax credit development.Accomplishments:Built a team of 12+ architects to lead design project management across 12 states, closing 15-20 deals a year. The team managed the architect, interior designer, landscape architect & others. Further, I implemented standard operating procedures, design standards, & training programs for this high functioning team. Spearheaded with the IT, development of an internal software to streamline project data, decisions, requirements, & scheduling into an online project hub. Software that offered effective communication between all parties & continued to evolve under my leadership with the changing business needs. Lead design of a workforce housing product that was designed for efficiency, low-cost basis, speed to market & repeat use. Collaborated with cross functional stakeholders to gain buy-in on the baseline Prototype and its roll-out. Contact me for an expert in the real estate and design project management. email above