Responsible for the facilities and construction management of a 22 acre, 300,000 square foot luxury lifestyle mixed use shopping center, Promenade at Coconut Creek. This property is a Leeds Silver certified development as well as an IREM certified sustainable property. Oversees a capital improvement budget ranging from $1 million to $4+ million annually. Holds all onsite vendors to an A+ level of service and inspects daily what is expected from each vendor. Develops scopes of work for all contract bidding and RFP's. Annually bids out major vendor contracts, looking for economies of scale to reduce CAM costs and increase NOI. Very involved in the annual operational and 10 year capital budgeting process. Identifies areas that need improvement via either capital or common area dollars and obtains budget bids for such work. Supervises a direct staff of 3 as well as the onsite supervisors for each vendor.Construction management projects have included full buildout supervision for The Cheesecake Factory, a 9,166 sf anchor restaurant, Sephora, a 4,519 sf beauty products store and Naked Taco, a 5,796 sf upscale Mexican restaurant, among many others. Additionally, acted as owner's onsite representative during the ground up construct of a 45,937 sf Silverspot Cinema, a 12,236 sf Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant and multiple buildouts for the 47,496 sf 3 story office component, among others.Capital improvement construction projects have included a $500k common area upgrade for an urban living room seating area for patrons, a $400k 39 space parking lot with a Silver MAXI award winning community mural project and sidewalk trellis accents. regular sealcoating and striping of the surface parking which involves a 12 phase mobilization and regular three year, 3 phase $330k repainting of the entire center, among others.

During the sales process of Promenade at Coconut Creek, was personally recommended for transferring over to the Hill Partners, Inc. team by the Senior Acquisitions Manager for AEW Capital Management.

Due to the collapse of the subprime markets, engaged with Circle Mortgage as a retail mortgage broker. Successfully solicited mortgage loans from the retail market. Worked to pre-qualify for loan program eligibility, graded credit for eligibility, quoted rates and terms, and submitted to underwriting. Managed and negotiated details and approval process between the retail borrower and underwriting/closing departments to ensure the loans were closed and funded.

A top rated National Subprime Wholesale Mortgage Lender founded in 1988. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (NYSE:FBR) in 2006. The company ranked 19th largest out of 250 by the NMBA (National Mortgage Brokers Association), topping out at just over $8 billion in funded mortgage loans in 2006. Successfully marketed, approved, and brought in mortgage broker firms, as well as established strong and successful ongoing relationships. Effectively solicited loans from mortgage brokers. Worked to pre-qualify for loan program eligibility, grade credit for eligibility, quote rates and price, and submit to underwriting. Managed and negotiated details and approval process between the mortgage broker and underwriting/closing departments to ensure the loans were closed and funded.During my tenure, was continually ranked in the top 2% - 5% of over 1,000 account executives for wholesale mortgage production. My average monthly production was $3 million, twice the company wide minimum requirement of $1.5 million. Awarded as a President’s Club Winner every eligible year, averaging $36 million in annual production, exceeding the corporate minimum requirement of $25 million by 144%.

A national subprime wholesale mortgage bank, a division of FIRST UNION National Bank. Successfully marketed, approved, and brought in new mortgage broker firms, as well as established strong and successful relationships. Effectively solicited loans from mortgage brokers. Worked to pre-qualify for loan program eligibility, grade credit for eligibility, quote rates and price, and submit to underwriting. Managed and negotiated details and approval process between the mortgage broker and underwriting/closing departments to ensure the loans were closed and funded.Continually ranked in the top 6% of wholesale mortgage production. My average monthly production was $2.5 million, more than double the company wide minimum requirement of $1 million. Awarded as a President’s Club Winner every eligible year, averaging $30 million in annual production.

National retail mortgage lender/ national subprime wholesale mortgage lender. FIRSTPLUS was nationally recognized as an innovator in the mortgage industry. FIRSTPLUS innovated the 125% home equity loan, which was widely used by lenders.Successfully marketed, approved, and brought in new mortgage broker firms, as well as established strong and profitable ongoing relationships. Effectively solicited loans from mortgage brokers. Worked to pre-qualify for loan program eligibility, grade credit for eligibility, quote rates and price, and submit to underwriting. Managed and negotiated details and approval process between the mortgage broker and underwriting/ closing departments to ensure the loans were closed and funded. Designed and implemented public relation incentives and incorporated viable marketing strategies.Top producer in the South Florida market for 12 consecutive months. Closed an average of 18 loans per month, exceeding the company average of 10 loans per month. In January 1998, was transferred to the Wholesale Division to open the South Florida market. Withing 3 months, was recognized as the top Account Executive in Florida (1st out of 8) and ranked as the 20th out of 80 Account Executives nationally.