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Serve as the Director of Leasing for Grace Property Management and report directly to the Vice President of Operations, maintaining set company standards. Administer 800+ existing properties across the Denver metro area and ensure renting within 30 days of availability to the most qualified candidates. Drafted comprehensive marketing and leasing plans. Verified incoming applications and other information before accepting lease applications as per Fair Housing Laws. Created proposals, lease offers, and documents for incoming and current tenancies. Kept records accurate, detailed, and fully compliant with reporting requirements to meet state, local, and federal housing requirements. Oversaw monthly collections and maintained high payment rates by building positive relationships with tenants.● Upheld 94% occupancy for 800+ single-family homes and got 68% of submitted applications approved.● Translated 52% of viewings to applications and further 41% to leases.● Awarded ‘Home Run of the Month’ for improvement and ownership of the Leasing DepartmentConfluence Communities, Golden, Co​Jun 2020 – Feb

Served as the leasing team member for the West 8th and Basecamp Apartments; conducted property showings to highlight features, answer questions and redirect concerns to close contracts. Assisted prospective tenants in paperwork completion and other logistics to facilitate smooth move-in and move-out processes. Monitored CRM, Yardi, and Rent Café for all incoming traffic and pending lease signatures. Responded to messages and inquiries from various parties and used well-developed active listening and open-ended questioning skills to promote quick issue resolution. Inspected properties before and after new tenant move-ins to schedule maintenance, cleaners, and other services.● Spearheaded the marketing campaign for Golden’s newest community, Basecamp Apartments, and achieved the leasing milestone goal of 70% within three months of opening.● Assisted in planning and executing monthly resident events and developed the monthly newsletter.● Maintained a closing ratio of above 50%, utilizing optimum sales strategies and providing top-notch customer service.

Fostered and strengthened relationships with both present and prospective tenants. Responded to requests and scheduled appointments for property showings. Verified tenant incomes and other information before accepting lease applications; generated and sent lease agreements via BluMoon. Liaised between property owners and tenants about expectations, paperwork, payments, and other logistics. Kept abreast of the Fair Housing Laws and current market trends to stay ahead of competitors. Supported long-term relationships with property owners and professionals to deliver best-in-class leasing consultation.● Maintained a closing ratio of above 50% and an occupancy rate of more than 86%.

As taproom manager in this new establishment my responsibilities outside of staffing, running daily operations, and securing deposits and cash drawers included creating checklists for bartenders, shift leaders, bar backs and kitchen staff, calculating cost of all food, beverage and merchandise sold at BCBC, creating and maintaining inventory sheets for food, beverage and merchandise, as well as placing merchandise orders. I created the BCBC staff manual, the yearly performance calendar, the daily manager log as well as the grain bill and hop guides for each beer made at BCBC. I also managed and maintained the cash tip payroll for each employee. I was also responsible for maintaining BCBC’s Untappd, creating beer descriptions, maintaining the inventory of BCBC beer via Ekos, attending weekly marketing and event meetings, running the membership program at BCBC and maintaining the POS system, Breadcrumb.

As taproom manager, I was responsible for staffing for daily hours of operation as well as special events such as live music, art shows, local farmers markets, and offsite events. I was also responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the taproom and ensuring that the taproom team members executed tasks related to daily maintenance. I ordered and maintained appropriate inventory such as wine, draft beer, paper goods and cleaning supplies. I managed the brewery’s Untappd account to ensure that the draft list was up to date and I also managed the Square POS system in the taproom to ensure proper pricing and product selection. I was also responsible for securing nighty deposits, petty cash, and the taproom cash drawer. As the lead bartender in the taproom, I was responsible for educating guests on craft beer attributes and providing information and guidance for needs and preferences. I was responsible for training incoming taproom bartenders on our POS system, Crowler filling procedures as well as NC state alcohol laws. As an aspiring brewer, I assisted on many brew days; I have received my certification from the Brewers Association for Brewery Safety Training. During my first few brew days, I assisted the Head Brewer in creating a step-by-step brew day protocol. This protocol outlines the step-by-step process of running and maintaining the 3BBL brewhouse during a brew day. Lastly, I had to opportunity to build and brew a recipe for my favorite style of beer, NE-IPA. The beer was named, Rain(NE) and sold in our taproom.