Wright Group & Wright Hotel Development is a nationwide development and construction company specializing in hospitality, Senior Living, and Multi-Family projects. Hospitality projects include prototypical franchise hotels, hotel renovations, boutique hotels, and casino hotel projects for Native American Tribes. Senior living projects include high acuity residential care & dialysis facilities as well as middle market, for-rent, independent living, multifamily communities. With 38 years… Show more Wright Group & Wright Hotel Development is a nationwide development and construction company specializing in hospitality, Senior Living, and Multi-Family projects. Hospitality projects include prototypical franchise hotels, hotel renovations, boutique hotels, and casino hotel projects for Native American Tribes. Senior living projects include high acuity residential care & dialysis facilities as well as middle market, for-rent, independent living, multifamily communities. With 38 years of fully-integrated development and turnkey-design-build general construction, Wright Group & Wright Hotel Development has built all types of buildings including wood frame, cast concrete, post-tension concrete, block and plank, structural steel and light gauge metal frame from 1 to 10-stories. With projects located in 35 states, they have earned a reputation for best client relationships, best quality, best price, and quickest to market as a one-stop real estate company. Show less

Worked directly with the three Co-Founders and the Executive Team. Responsible to promote the company across 10 states and 3 offices. This included vision sessions, new market identification and pursuit, branding, identity, marketing and business development strategies and activities. Campaigns included logo standards and placement, fleet vehicle graphics design and installation, all print and electronic collateral (brochures, flyers, ads, etc), social media platforms, production of media press… Show more Worked directly with the three Co-Founders and the Executive Team. Responsible to promote the company across 10 states and 3 offices. This included vision sessions, new market identification and pursuit, branding, identity, marketing and business development strategies and activities. Campaigns included logo standards and placement, fleet vehicle graphics design and installation, all print and electronic collateral (brochures, flyers, ads, etc), social media platforms, production of media press releases and secured company-centric articles via reporter recruitment, project profiles, project photography, convention and expo campaigns and participation, client maintenance, corporate events, RFQ/RFP production, employee training, founder/executive team reports and presentations and heavy travel. Created and implemented a promotional campaign for the relocation of the corporate HQ’s along with all branding and identity strategies for the new location and space. Worked with the President to open the company's 2nd satellite office in Seattle, WA and provided business development strategies, creation and implementation resulting in over $300 million in project estimates. Recruited, hired and utilized a Marketing Coordinator who reported directly to me. Working with the founders as part of the executive team to advertise, brand and promote a mid-size commercial general contractor has been clearly demonstrated. Show less

Worked directly with the Founder and Principals. Responsibilities included promoting/advertising the firm, client maintenance and attracting new clients through business development strategy, collateral creation and campaign implementation. Led efforts to create a new corporate logo and branding campaign while updating the identity of the firm across all platforms (forms, contracts, web site, marketing collateral, events, RFP/RFQ production, social media presence, project profiles, promotional… Show more Worked directly with the Founder and Principals. Responsibilities included promoting/advertising the firm, client maintenance and attracting new clients through business development strategy, collateral creation and campaign implementation. Led efforts to create a new corporate logo and branding campaign while updating the identity of the firm across all platforms (forms, contracts, web site, marketing collateral, events, RFP/RFQ production, social media presence, project profiles, promotional swag and anything with a Myhre Group Architects logo). Produced media press releases and secured articles via reporter recruitment. Created convention and exposition campaigns and firm participation and corporate events. Created and implemented a promotional campaign for the relocation of the firm's corporate HQ along with all branding and identity strategies for the new location and space. Utilized an assistant who was a direct report for all branding and marketing production and activities. The firm was recognized for a diverse range of commercial project types including senior living, high-density multi-family housing, mixed-use, places of worship, and hospitality. Working with the founder and principals to promote and secure work for a large architectural firm was clearly demonstrated. Show less

Worked directly with the Founder as part of the Executive Team. Led all property and business development activities for the HOPE Campus commercial development. Recruited a design and construction team that included GBD Architects and Hoffman Construction. The team collaborated for an intensive design process including entitlements, programming, project scope, project cost estimating and project schedule. This effort was captured in a 38-page Master Plan Study Booklet for both private and… Show more Worked directly with the Founder as part of the Executive Team. Led all property and business development activities for the HOPE Campus commercial development. Recruited a design and construction team that included GBD Architects and Hoffman Construction. The team collaborated for an intensive design process including entitlements, programming, project scope, project cost estimating and project schedule. This effort was captured in a 38-page Master Plan Study Booklet for both private and public investors. The 11.5 acre, $92 million HOPE Campus design consisted of 15 buildings with 383,160 total square feet with 494 parking stalls of which 124 were underground. The HOPE Campus concept is eco-friendly with the campus grounds and its buildings designed to meet the LEED Platinum ratings. The program includes the re-purposing of 5 existing structures for office, flex-use and gym uses and 10 new structures including the YMCA/Church mixed-use building, an Academic Building for Warner Pacific’s Adult Degree Program, an Events Center, Worship & Wedding Chapel, Mausoleum, Retirement Housing, Transitional Housing and Child Development Center. It was a development designed for meeting people's needs from cradle-to-grave. This was a 100% pro-bono, non-profit community development project. Working with the founder and leading an executive team for a start-up development company has been clearly demonstrated. Show less

Worked directly with the President, Principals, and Executive Team. Responsible to identify, cultivate and maintain new client relationships over a broad spectrum of foreign and domestic institutional communities while advancing the overall recognition and promotion of the firm. Utilized a face to face consultative sales approach to make initial contact, to conduct follow-up and nurture potential and existing client relationships. It was imperative not to be perceived as a “salesperson” through… Show more Worked directly with the President, Principals, and Executive Team. Responsible to identify, cultivate and maintain new client relationships over a broad spectrum of foreign and domestic institutional communities while advancing the overall recognition and promotion of the firm. Utilized a face to face consultative sales approach to make initial contact, to conduct follow-up and nurture potential and existing client relationships. It was imperative not to be perceived as a “salesperson” through the entire relationship building process. Used passion for the built environment, love for people and ability to create loyal relationships as the basis for the business development strategies and activities. Weekly responsibilities included collaborating with the principals and shareholders to provide insight, strategy and vision for new business development campaigns, gather potential client intelligence, work with the marketing team, assist in proposal writing and interview preparation and design and create marketing/brand/identity collateral. Working directly with the president and principals as a firm ambassador while bringing awareness to their 45-year global reach and history was clearly demonstrated. Show less

Returned for an encore at Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects as the 180th employee to lead a new hospitality client account called Trendwest Resorts based in Redmond, WA. (became CTRG and then Wyndham while working with the client). That account led to other accounts across the nation. As a Managing Principal/ Partner and the Principal in Charge of Hospitality, oversaw 215 hospitality projects in 17 states and 3 countries for both private and publicly traded companies. Client recruitment… Show more Returned for an encore at Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects as the 180th employee to lead a new hospitality client account called Trendwest Resorts based in Redmond, WA. (became CTRG and then Wyndham while working with the client). That account led to other accounts across the nation. As a Managing Principal/ Partner and the Principal in Charge of Hospitality, oversaw 215 hospitality projects in 17 states and 3 countries for both private and publicly traded companies. Client recruitment included Starwood, Hilton, Marriott, Embassy Suites, Kimpton, Hyatt, Sunterra, Diamond Resorts, McCormick & Schmick's and many private companies. Types of projects and studies included eco resorts, hotels, vacation ownership resorts, fractional resorts, timeshare, casino condo-hotels, spas, brew pubs, restaurants, standard guideline creation, prototype/branding concepts and sales offices. Recruited, hired, and led a team of 30 architectural staff and 20 in-house interior staff at its peak in 2007. While in the Managing Principal role, achievements included the direct co-management of a quickly growing firm that became the largest in Oregon with a staff of 325 in Portland, OR. and Seattle, WA. locations. The ability to manage multiple clients, multiple staff, a large professional firm, and “an office within an office” has been clearly demonstrated. Show less

Founded and directed all facets of a start-up company. The idea was a membership-based business club similar to airport business rooms like Delta Airlines’ Crown Room, but located in metropolitan cities across America. Accomplishments included the business plan, focus group validation, a branding/marketing campaign including all web, print and logo creation, trademark and copyright compliance and registration, sales and marketing collateral, establishment of a “C” Corporation, recruitment and… Show more Founded and directed all facets of a start-up company. The idea was a membership-based business club similar to airport business rooms like Delta Airlines’ Crown Room, but located in metropolitan cities across America. Accomplishments included the business plan, focus group validation, a branding/marketing campaign including all web, print and logo creation, trademark and copyright compliance and registration, sales and marketing collateral, establishment of a “C” Corporation, recruitment and direction of a highly accomplished and recognizable board of directors and an advisory board. The team secured accredited investor seed funding and second round bridge financing in excess of $1.1 Million, recruited a sales team, recruited a well-known President with liquidation experience and prepared for the launch. Entrepreneurial spirit, leadership, action and results of creating a start-up company have been clearly demonstrated. Show less

Founded a consulting business and was the sole practitioner. The largest client was Natural Resources of Oregon (NRO) a Nikken Independent Distributorship with annual sales exceeding $200 Million. The focus was the development and implementation of marketing and sales plans and various types of collateral including brochures, tapes and CD’s. While in this role, sales for NRO increased 30% per year. Entrepreneurial spirit, action and self-employed success was clearly demonstrated.

Hired right out of college as an Intern Architect and the 29th employee. Responsibilities included assisting project Architects, physical scale model making, photography, and "whatever needed to be done" for all phases of a diverse range of commercial project types including senior living communities, multifamily residential, hospitality, aviation, religious, ski lodges, corporate office parks, auto sales show rooms and business centers. As Lead Designer and Project Architect, practice… Show more Hired right out of college as an Intern Architect and the 29th employee. Responsibilities included assisting project Architects, physical scale model making, photography, and "whatever needed to be done" for all phases of a diverse range of commercial project types including senior living communities, multifamily residential, hospitality, aviation, religious, ski lodges, corporate office parks, auto sales show rooms and business centers. As Lead Designer and Project Architect, practice concentrated on condominiums and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) for seniors. Lead Designer and Project Architect roles for the senior independent living project called Skyline Plaza at Rouge Valley Manor in Medford, OR. for Pacific Retirement Services was the highlight. The firm became a leading multi-discipline, award winning practice with a staff of 145 people. Personal achievements included passing the State of Oregon Registered Architect license exams and joining The American Institute of Architects. The ability to manage multiple clients, multiple staff and large complex projects has been clearly demonstrated. Show less