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Washington, DC, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Leesburg, Virginia, US

The Building People integrate technology, buildings, and people to deliver the future of facilities today.We solve the complex challenges facing building owners, tenants, and stakeholders by maximizing the workplace experience and reducing costs.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Provide strategic asset planning and portfolio management for Federal Clients:
• Execute strategic plan, national site selection, and workforce planning.
• Drive acquisition schedule and prepare internal approval deliverables.
• Work across lines of business, technical teams, and third party consultants to prepare and approve: lease funding, design, location, and special requirements.
• Negotiate tenant improvements & tenant allowances.
• Execute long term leases and operating agreements with the General Services Administrations (GSA).

Washington, DC, US

• Responsible for two portfolios: 400,000 SF of fully leased class A office buildings, and a 42 owned building locations leased to public/private partnership charter schools. Negotiated long term leases and business.
• Worked with architects and civil engineering firms to determine scope, budget, and design documents for leasehold improvements and capital improvements projects for DC owned assets. Provide feedback on optimization for.
• Worked with legal counsel to prepare leases, purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, amendments, renewals, abstracts, and various documents that require District Council approval.
• Routinely worked across functional agencies and 3rd parties to deliver a quality work product.
• Disaster response: Worked with D.C. Mayor’s office and the Health Department to implement Covid- 19 education literature to disseminate to portfolio and created a cleaning protocol of high contact surfaces in.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Executed the site selection and acquisitions strategies in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia for a $105 Billion in annual revenue grocer.
• Defined trade areas and originated purchase and lease opportunities based on the company’s investment and demographic parameters. Responsible for the acquisition and entitlement of 7 Lidl locations worth a completed.
• Completed over 50 site feasibility studies, due diligence reports, and entitlement timeline estimates that were packaged into investment proposals for Lidl International Board approval.
• Project managed third party consultants including: land use attorneys, engineers, consultants, and developers, to successfully move deals through the various phases of the design, and entitlement process.
• Train new analyst and managers on effective site selection strategies. Create reporting documents to effectively communicate new deals and transactions in various stages of the pipeline.

Richmond, VA, US

• Virginia Community Capital is a state chartered Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and banking entity with assets of over $120 million.
• Responsibilities involved expanding the banks regional footprint from Richmond, VA to Northern Virginia by building out the commercial lending products for the rapidly expanding community bank. Originated annual loan.

• The Financial Services Corporation (FSC First) is state chartered Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and banking entity with a $100 million loan impact.
• Originated working capital loans, accounts receivable financing, real estate loans, mixed used projects, hospitality financing.
• Created program materials and vetted applicants for a $50 million dollar Economic Incentive Loan program for Prince George’s County.
• Maintain successful banking relationships that leverage public and private funds to stimulate investment.
• Program manager and workout solutions specialist for government contract financing program

• Determined appropriate financing products and services for potential loan candidates.
• Conducted business cash flow assessment for accounts receivable financing.
• Completed file audits of loan portfolio with $50 million in assets.

• As an evening dispatcher with rush hour volume of over 500 calls, calmly resolved issues and complaints.
• Scheduled pick up and deliveries of corporate and individual accounts.
• Provided expert customer service

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Finance & Information Systems

Master Of Science - Ms, International Real Estate

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)

Education record