President
Westfalia Real Estate Services
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Oversee all real estate activities for a German Investment Group with real estate assets in excess of $100,000,000. Developed this company into a full -service real estate firm with institutional, individual and corporate clientele.Achievements:Generated profits/value increase in excess of 10% annually for client firms through redevelopment and repositioning of assets.Established construction company to better control work completed for the German Group; then, initiated outside 3rd party business, profitably completing projects totally more than $50,000,000. Projects included office, residential and industrial buildings.Handled permitting, architecture specifications, construction and leasing of multiple office buildings in Tampa/Clearwater market.Built controlled firm working with major international client into an independent provider of construction, development and property management/leasing services to a variety of clientele. Properties included hotels, industrial, office, and retail.Negotiated significant modifications to government approved development plan to allow project to maintain competitive market position in changing environment.Investment Real Estate BrokerageResponsibilities: Acted as a real estate broker for investment real estate properties prior to working in a managerial capacity overseeing all brokerage activities with profit and loss responsibility. Employers include Marcus and Millichap as well as Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate.Achievements:Personal brokerage activity levels in excess of $100,000,000.Managed most profitable office in the first full year with Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate.Established the first real estate brokerage training manual for L.J Hooker International (successor to Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate).