Laura Sand Email & Phone Number

United States

• Provides strategic insight analysis on the market, customer and competitive landscape in the broad maritime industry. This highly visible position interacts directly with board level/executive management of the company in providing high quality, accurate work products within tight and competing time-frames related to strategic corporate commercial priorities.

• Knowledgeable of competitive commercial office market and sub-market trends• Drive revenues through managing margins and developing strategic pricing plans• Lead generation via key relationships with commercial brokers, building landlords, developers, chambers, and city officials in the Phoenix market• Personally ensured full customer satisfaction and loyalty in highly competitive market with steadfast integrity, candor, a positive attitude, and professionalism

• Oversee portfolio of 11 Class “A” business properties with over 300,000 square feet of commercial office space in the Arizona market• Strategic planner adept at looking at the big picture in order to exceed desired results in operations, sales, customer service, and retention• Directed portfolio of properties to ensure each General Manager achieved their goals within their business units to include sales, operations, financial performance, customer service, and team-member morale.• Collaborated with finance team in the budgeting processes; providing short term and long term forecasts and areas to reduce costs and increase revenues. • Leadership qualities with the ability to thrive in multiple task operations that demands clear thinking, decisive action, and timely resolution.• Adept at creating an environment of superior delivery of service and atmosphere, with the assurance that all company operational standards are met, through motivational leadership that is innovative and passionate

• Managed multiple facility operations in order to deliver well maintained, safe environments while delivering exceptional service standards for our clients.• Accountable for the overall sales and operations of each commercial property with total profit and loss responsibility along with hiring and training top talent to operate each business unit.• Selected as General Manager to open new property at Hayden Ferry Lakeside in February, 2007. Successfully filled property to 100% occupancy in 3 months and exceeded budgeted EBITDA targets by 20%