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Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Director of REO department of all foreclosed, bank-owned distressed special assets. Sold 800 assets and $240 million of office, industrial, residential, land, retail, fractured condominiums, hotels, apartments, marinas, and partially built developments. Full cradle-to-grave responsibility for asset strategy, marketing, valuation, decision making, management, legal matters, and disposition of all properties. Achieved $17.5 million in PROFIT through re-positioning assets long term and… Show more Director of REO department of all foreclosed, bank-owned distressed special assets. Sold 800 assets and $240 million of office, industrial, residential, land, retail, fractured condominiums, hotels, apartments, marinas, and partially built developments. Full cradle-to-grave responsibility for asset strategy, marketing, valuation, decision making, management, legal matters, and disposition of all properties. Achieved $17.5 million in PROFIT through re-positioning assets long term and value-add efforts, via rezoning requisitioning, and, and smart value-add improvements. Show less

Miami, Fl

Managed REO department of all foreclosed, bank-owned assets. Led marketing, valuation, management, strategy, and disposition of all properties. Directed team of analysts overseeing portfolio. Sold just under $200 million of REO assets in first 20 months, increased sales from $6 million to $10 million per month, and reduced cost $6 million. Managed over $360 million in assets. Portfolio included office, industrial, residential, land, and partially built developments. Provided strategy and… Show more Managed REO department of all foreclosed, bank-owned assets. Led marketing, valuation, management, strategy, and disposition of all properties. Directed team of analysts overseeing portfolio. Sold just under $200 million of REO assets in first 20 months, increased sales from $6 million to $10 million per month, and reduced cost $6 million. Managed over $360 million in assets. Portfolio included office, industrial, residential, land, and partially built developments. Provided strategy and recommendations to the Board of Directors. Show less

Miami, Fl

Directed acquisitions and dispositions of single assets to multi-million dollar portfolios. Led due diligence, strategy, underwriting, and discounted cash flow analysis for client assets over $1 billion in value. Successfully repositioned distressed assets achieving “value add” bonus income from assets ranging from $2 million to $20 million in added revenue. Specialized in land use/entitlement density up-zoning, portfolio strategy valuation/management, and real estate consulting.

Atlanta, Ga

Managed day-to-day project coordination, including research, financial analysis, tracking, and reporting on all aspects of the development process. Led underwriting of five residential towers with a construction value of $600 million. Performed due diligence for new acquisitions and prepared financial reports for construction funding. Assisted in the pre-development of 2,553 condo units and 2 luxury hotels throughout southeast.

Atlanta, Ga

Represented Fortune 500 firms in corporate real estate transactions and leases. Led financial analysis totaling over $1 billion. Negotiated commercial office leases and build-to-suit developments for new construction.

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