Regional project leadership for the building of dialysis clinics from conception to post occupancy across LA, MS, East TX, AR and West TN.

Lead Instruction for course SRED 6560: The Business of Real Estate Development (graduate-level course in real estate development project management open to MBA, Master's level architecture and historic preservation, and Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development degree candidates).

The Lewison Group is a full-service real estate development company. Based in New Orleans, LA, we buy, renovate, and hold multi-family properties. We also provide a rage of residential and commercial real estate development consulting services, including market, site and financial analysis, development strategy, federal and state historic preservation tax credits, and direct project management.

Comprehensive real estate development project leadership including site selection analysis, pro forma modeling, due diligence, test fit, design management, FF&E procurement, contractor selection, timeline and budget controls, permits, licensing, construction management supervision, turnover of space to restaurant team. Management support for unit growth pipeline strategy including evaluation of existing process and strategic needs, identification and vetting strategic growth partners, developing strategic relationships, general and specific strategy mapping, execution and reporting.

Comprehensive development and construction administration for a New Orleans-based restaurant chain with a rapidly growing national footprint. Focus on project level budget creation, reconciliation and cost containment, construction timeline controls, project identification, financial models and psychographic analysis, design and AutoCAD drafting of interior build-outs, management of FF&E installation standards, procedures and instruction.

Comprehensive project management, general operations, and business development support for a residential real estate development company. Focus on historic rehabilitation of vacant, blighted single family homes, with experience in new construction. Directly responsible for leading all phases of the real estate development process, including: • Project identification, financial models and analysis• State historic tax credit applications and portfolio management • Pre-development finance, permitting and design• Contract administration• Construction management • Project and operational cost containment• Post-construction inspections, approvals, lease-up and disposition• Direct management of in-house bookkeeper to ensure accurate and timely accounting andreporting

• Provided comprehensive day-to-day case management for numerous Social Security Disability claims• Interfaced with clients to retain necessary records, explain procedures, set expectations and maintain relationships• Critically analyzed sometimes incomplete information to effectively problem solve and determine courses of action both independently and as part of a cross functional legal team• Filed applications, appeals, medical record updates, representation forms and other necessary legal documents in a timely and efficient manner• Served as a liaison between clients, the Social Security Administration and internal teams to ensure consistent flow of accurate and timely information essential to favorable case outcomes• Balanced competing demands to meet and exceed expectations for multiple internal and external constituencies• Served as an active member of company-wide client and employee experience advisory board to evaluate and improve people-centered corporate partnerships, procedures and commitments

• Supported fifth grade teacher and whole-class instruction in math, writing, and reading • Provided specialized, planned literacy tutoring for five at-risk fifth grade students performing below grade level• Mentored three behaviorally challenging fifth grade students through character development, extracurricular support, and behavioral goal setting• Monitored attendance of ten kindergarten-fifth grade students at risk for accruing absences in excess of the school mandated maximum and communicated with respective families about student attendance• Provided homework tutoring and after-school enrichment activities to fifty third through fifth grade students • Evaluated and improved team services through capturing and examining data and directing team efforts to adapt to trends witnessed in data