Howard J. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Greater Houston

➤ Assisting clients meet a variety of real estate needs by using my real estate, investment, and sales experience.➤ Helping individuals and families build wealth through real estate by providing investment guidance and mentoring.➤ Producing over $500K annually in residential/commercial investment real estate sales by guiding sellers or buyers.➤ Marketing properties for the right price under the best terms to regularly exceed annual sales target by 11% to 19%.➤ Preparing documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, leases, and deeds.➤ Establishing and utilizing Broker Price Opinion, Short Sale, and REO Real Estate Transactions experience.➤ Helping clients purchase or sell properties including advising them about market conditions, prices, and mortgages.

➤ Directed planning, deployment, and management of real estate, security, and facilities operations across 17 countries.➤ Designed and implemented solutions that captured time/cost savings, improved compliance, and maximized ROI.➤ Negotiated new office leases in partnership with brokers/legal teams, coordinated logistics, and created layouts/spaces.➤ Led and organized multiple global office/warehouse relocation projects and managed buildouts and enhancements.➤ Established new security, real estate, and facilities operational processes following transition to own business segment.➤ Assessed ongoing financial and operational progress to formulate strategic long-term growth plans for the organization.

➤ Led investigations on business and technical operational issues to identify root causes and formulate solutions.➤ Improved efficiency, enhanced communication, reduced the risks of repeat or duplicate issues, and drove compliance.➤ Resolved problems through risk and impact analysis, deployed automated responses, and successfully remediated issues.➤ Drove efficiency, quality, and accuracy of client communication and reporting processes and rolled out trending reports.➤ Launched program to share operational activities from multidisciplinary project teams throughout the organization.➤ Built and managed diverse teams within the Enterprise Technology Group to support multiple business units across US.➤ Assigned responsibilities, assessed staff performance, delivered training, and evaluated the progress at each branch.➤ Eliminated operational gaps and mitigated risks by designing and implementing standards, processes, and protocols.

➤ Led the client services team of this Fortune 500 company including providing integrated technology and service solutions. ➤ Efficiently oversaw National Client Services and Adjustment team with members over 6 remote locations.➤ Worked closely with sales and senior management to drive exceptional client management and service delivery. ➤ Managed team performance and established SOPs to define and prioritize client requests while implementing programs. ➤ Ensured consistent and proactive communication with clients to support retention and drive product/service sales. ➤ Led teams in supporting customized business requirements and the constantly changing needs of technical applications. ➤ Oversaw budget management including driving resource allocation and financial policy development/compliance. ➤ Efficiently managed projects, attended meetings, and coordinated client database reviews and maintenance. ➤ Served as a strong team leader with a natural ability to assess individual strengths and capitalize on unique abilities.

➤ Financial Center Manager – Wachovia Bank (Currently Wells Fargo), Park Ridge, NJ – 08/2004 to 11/2006➤ Branch Manager/Assistant Branch Manager/ATM Area Manager – Brink's, Inc. Chicago, IL and Newark, NJ – 01/1994 to 07/2003