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.

• 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%