Site Selection, Acquisition, and Development of Culver's Restaurant sites.

Site selection, acquisition, and development of new Convenience Stores.Acquisition of existing Convenience Stores.Raze and rebuilds of Convenience Stores.

Site and market consulting for Convenience Store Chain.Commercial brokerage.

Major Responsibilities:Performed site selection and/or market studies in 10 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.Managed the purchase, lease and build-to-suit acquisition process from identification to document negotiation to building permit to closing of transaction.Complemented and provided direction to the Construction Department and their engineers and contractors.Sale-leasebacks, renewals, relocations, and closures.Marketing/disposition of excess properties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.Portfolio property management, including eminent domain takings.Interfaced with franchise community and related site work: franchisee site reviews and/or site acquisition in Missouri, Alabama and Georgia.Two direct reports: Area Real Estate Manager, Administrative Assistant.Key Accomplishments:Leader in production of high volume sites.Researched and penetrated eight new markets: Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dayton and Columbus Ohio; Jacksonville, Fort Myers-Naples, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida. Acquired 90 new sites resulting in $165M of new annual sales.Focused on cost savings including negotiating rent reductions in existing leases.Developed company Signage Approval Procedure.Team Leader for New Site Approval Process.Presented the Steak ‘n Shake Company and their site criteria at the National Convention of NAI Real Estate Brokers in Las Vegas.Established high degree of credibility and maintained relationships with many developers and brokers.