Full responsibility for establishing and meeting the new store and remodel goals for the Cub Foods and Hornbacher's grocery store chains.

Evaluated sites for new Target stores based on physical site suitability, development costs, zoning/political considerations and development team capabilities.• Obtained corporate approval for an average of twelve new stores each year. Stores sited in a variety of locations including malls, power centers, lifestyle projects and urban infill.• Received perfect score on management performance from direct reports. Supervised three development managers.

KMH CONSULTING LLC – St. Paul, Minnesota 2002 – 2004PresidentFormed a real estate consulting practice to provide market and financial feasibility analysis to private developers.

Managed six project managers responsible for the entire affordable housing development process. Formulated plan for expansion of activities outside geographic concentration.• Oversaw pipeline projects valued at over $200 million. Projects ranged from a 14 unit, $2.3 million rehabilitation project to a 400 unit, $80 million mixed-income, mixed-use project.• Encountered and overcame significant community opposition to types of projects CCHT developed including affordable housing, housing for youth and housing for unwed mothers.

Quantified the need for various types of senior housing and crafted the policies and strategies to entice private entities to help the city of Chicago meet those needs.• Developed the scope of services and managed the activities of consultants charged with quantifying the supply and demand for various senior housing options.• Appointed member of Mayor Daley’s Inter-Departmental Seniors Council with stated mission to make the city of Chicago the best city for seniors.

Profit and loss, management and business development responsibility for a staff of ten providing civil engineering, permitting and government approvals consulting services.• Established and grew by 40% account with American Stores Properties, Inc.’s construction of Jewel-Osco grocery stores and Osco drug stores in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.• Conceived of and formed Epstein Golf, a pre-construction consultant for golf course design and development. New contracts signed with utility company and private developer.

• Directed the pre-construction activities of scope and budget definition for the $400 million, mixed-use, University of Illinois at Chicago South Campus Expansion project. • Led development advisory services for the redevelopment of a 140-acre Tax Increment Financing District.• Developed financial and administrative systems for a staff of 40 professionals.Managed the pre-construction activities and consultants needed to implement large, complicated, and publicly funded projects.• Completed a politically sensitive, long range plan to implement a $75 million retail and food/beverage concessions program for O’Hare International Airport.• Managed the land acquisition planning process, building impact mitigation program and economic development strategies for the $775 million Central Area Circulator Light Rail Project.• Obtained all governmental approvals for the $675 million McCormick Place Expansion project including zoning approvals and land acquisition.

Performed and presented market and financial feasibility analysis on private real estate development projects seeking financial guarantee insurance.• Underwrote the $55 million financial guarantee for the first two Hyatt Classic Residence senior housing developments. First time CNA insured independent senior housing.• Evaluated, recommended and gained approval for $30 million of grocery anchored shopping centers to be included in a $100 million equity fund.• Co-developed due diligence procedures for an eight-member team responsible for portfolio management of a $1 billion multi-family and commercial portfolio.