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Indianapolis, Indiana

Due Diligence/Entitlement-Perform due diligence of potential and held land acquisitions.-Site design and master planning.-Interact with municipal staff during entitlement process for zoning and plan commission approvals.-Coordinate economics incentives process.-Lead the creation and documentation of easements and CC&R's.-Create predevelopment cost budgets and schedules.Development-Manage third-party design consultants and construction activities.-Support executive team during RFP and lease negotiation process.-Monitor and report on the status of design and preconstruction schedules, budgets and scope.Construction-Report on project status including schedule performance, contingency usage, quality issues, allowance status, and change orders.-Review/approve monthly development draws.-Participate in turnover process to property management.-Assist in acquisition and disposition process.

Zionsville, In

ESS Planning & Design, LLC provided the following services to the commercial real estate industry:-Site master planning for industrial and office parks.-Speculative and build-to-suit site planning for industrial and office buildings.-Programming and space planning services for industrial and office tenants.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

-Provided business park master planning, speculative and build-to-suit site and space planning on over 500 real estate transactions and over 10 million square feet of build-to-suit and spec building projects.-Improved lease-up of vacant units by 50% with efficient project management and organizational skills.-Contributed to business unit strategy by reviewing past performance, improving processes, and analyzing industry trends.-Provided technical expertise to property management team to ensure integrity and longevity of buildings.-Hired and managed administrative staff, including performance reviews.

Zionsville, Indiana

Owner/Architect of full-service architecture firm for commercial, office and municipal projects.-Secured repeat business from past clients and earned new business by providing innovative design solutions and superior customer satisfaction.-Developed project programs, budgets and schedules.-Assisted clients in site selection and entitlement process including: zoning, variances, use permits, roads, utilities, and site requirements.-Prepared and negotiated consultant agreements.-Managed projects from Preconstruction through Project Closeout.-Designed buildings, completed construction documents, wrote specifications.-Coordinated civil, structural, and mechanical/electrical engineering disciplines.-Reviewed and approved contractor pay applications; managed change order process.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Studio Manager: January 1995-August 2000Responsible for overall performance of professional team, including staffing, resource scheduling, and financial management.-Recruited and developed high-performing team of 25 professionals including architects, interior designers, civil engineers, and administrative personnel.-Participated in business development effort including presentations, fee proposals, and Owner/Architect agreements.-Lead team to create firm's Production Standards Manual to ensure consistency, quality control, and professionalism of work product, including drawing and correspondence standards.-Improved quality and performance of professional staff by implementing new hiring and performance review procedures.Project Manager: June 1987-January 1995Served as lead Project Manager on many of firm's high profile projects.-Project programming, budget, schedule development.-Project management from preconstruction through project closeout.-Consultant management/coordination.-Building design, construction documents, specifications.-Bid phase management.-Construction administration.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bs Architectural Studies, Architecture