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Analysis & Strategic Planning for the North American Real Estate Portfolio-Recommendations for store closures and new openings-Major market analysis of current RE position and future strategy-Lead analytical support for ongoing negotiations with landlordsPrepare Presentation Materials for Real Estate Committee & Sr. Leadership Meetings-Own the analysis and presentation of market reviews of the real estate portfolio in all major US markets-Maintain dashboards of key real estate related Key Performance Indicators: Rent per square foot and % to sales, Occupancy cost per square foot and % to sales, Top and bottom store and market performance metrics -Coordinate rent budgets with retail finance Monitor Real Estate Portfolio-1,000+ locations

• Support and organize site selection activities including land and building acquisitions, leasing, site location and selection, and the disposition of underperforming stores through detailed review of performance trends. • Manage the database of current and future Raymour & Flanigan store locations with GIS and demographic data.• Plan and attend Real Estate site selection trips to identify new locations.• Work with stake holders on preparing necessary reports and presentations to clearly analyze relevant data and recent trends related to store performance.• Manage the relationships with third party analytic firms such as Maptitude, Bi-Spatial, and CoStar.• Research, analyze and make recommendations concerning prospective tenants for owned shopping centers based on credit/financing impact, tenant mix, and return on investment.• Canvass, cold call, and qualify prospective national and regional area tenants. Develop and follow through on traditional and nontraditional leasing strategies for owned properties to attract perspective tenants.• Collect financial information, and perform due diligence on prospective tenants and present to senior leadership. • Serve as the liaison between the internal construction team and tenants regarding new buildouts. • Collaborate with property management to ensure that tenants’ requests are handled properly.• Oversee creation and updating of all marketing materials (brochures, flyers, tours, maps, property photos, etc) related to new and existing opportunities through coordination with vendors and internal marketing department.

-Coach the best high school and junior high school players in Central New York -Assist players in their efforts to play college basketball -Prepare detail practice plans focusing on fundamentals-Encourage players to read and react on offense and defense-Demand sportsmanship and positive attitudes regardless of the game outcome

-Supported a team of recruiters and recruiting manager between potential new hires and hiring managers -Coordinated and facilitated meetings with top executives regarding recruiting events-Maintained recruiting database by creating and updating potential new hire profiles -Responsible for preparing over 1700 marketing packets for recruiters to distribute to potential new hires-Planned travel logistics for over 30 recruiting events