Michael Brennan Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Portland, Oregon Area

Englewood, Colorado

s a broker on one of Colorado’s top real estate teams, I work to empower clients throughout their real estate transactions by helping them clarify their needs and goals and by providing market and home insight, so they can make the best decisions for their future. Through service that places my clients at the center of the transaction by establishing their.

Centennial, CO

• Started as a GPS Field Surveyor and received a promotion to Field Operations Manager after two years of successful independent field work. As Field Operations Manager, managed all GPS survey projects and surveyors.
• Focused on project profitability by identifying metrics to assess a surveyor’s productivity across diverse project types and created a system for tracking requisite data in Excel. This system better enabled management.
• Reduced project costs by implementing expense standards and performing detailed reviews of invoices.
• Learned clients’ needs and technical specifications by reviewing project contracts and meeting with sales team and data analysts prior to commencing projects.
• Planned projects by tasking appropriate surveyors, detailing equipment needs and site specific factors, such as property access, which often required consultation with the client.
• Executed projects through daily review of surveyors’ work and consistent communication with surveyors to both elicit and provide feedback to ensure all projects were completed on time and within budget.

Greater Denver Area

• Assisted the Investment Manager in daily operation of 14 multi-family properties featuring 380 units. Duties included bookkeeping, leasing, coordinated work orders with maintenance and ensured resident satisfaction and.
• Performed daily bookkeeping duties and processed security deposit disposition upon lease termination using Timberline property management software.
• Supervised staff members in the absence of the Investment Manager and ensured Fair Housing Laws were understood and observed by staff members.
• Oversaw leasing activities as well as provided tours, followed-up with potential residents to generate applications and reviewed applications upon receipt. Maintained nearly 100% occupancy in this role.
• Worked with residents to generate payments for balances past due and facilitated eviction of delinquent residents, when necessary.
• Worked with the Investment Manager to set unit rates to maximize revenue for each property.

The Inn At Auraria, Denver, CO

• Directed all operations at Auraria Student Lofts, a 439-bed, multi-unit apartment building located in a 30-story highrise in downtown Denver. Oversaw $3.3 million budget and staff of 10 people, as well as all leasing.
• Increased occupancy from 62% to 82% between October and January, the off-season for leasing student housing.
• Exceeded revenue projection for FY2010 16% through increasing occupancy, fee collections and reducing costs.
• Implemented a marketing plan that developed brand awareness within the greater Auraria Campuscommunity. Strategies included online and print advertising, consistent follow with prospective residents and cultivation of.
• Met weekly with owner’s representative to provide reports on occupancy, operating budget andongoing projects.
• Developed customer service training program for staff and implemented staff mentoring and team building programs. Focused on topics such as Fair Housing Laws and cultivation of strong staff – resident relations.

Asbury Green, Denver, CO

• Hired as a leasing agent during construction of the property and was promoted to Asst. General Manager in August 2009 upon opening Asbury Green, a 355-bed, multi-unit apartment building. Directed leasing operations.
• Achieved 100% occupancy during first year of operation.
• Trained and managed four-member student staff by providing daily mentoring with focus on leasing goals, excellent customer service and residence life programs.
• Drafted and implemented building operation practices necessary for US Green Building Council Gold Level LEED building certification, resulting in successful completion of certification process.
• Conducted community outreach and carried out building procedures necessary to maintain LEED certification.
• Met with residents to discuss and address their concerns as they arose.

Denver, CO

• Worked with company partners to identify and secure single-family home redevelopment projects, and operated a residential deconstruction service. Focused on raising capital, financial planning and oversight, marketing.
• Redeveloped, managed and leased single-family rental property in Denver’s Washington Parkneighborhood for 3 years.
• Created pro formas for redevelopment projects and raised capital from private investors to finance property acquisition and capital improvements.
• Directed daily deconstruction services through recruitment and oversight of subcontractors,communication with clients and coordination of staff.
• Developed and implemented marketing strategies by establishing presence on the web, attending industry expositions and presenting services to potential clients.

Boonton, NJ

• Provided open space preservation consulting to county and municipal governments. Managed and facilitated Partners for Parks Program, which placed corporate volunteers in public open spaces throughout northern New.
• Consulted with municipalities and not-for-profit organizations on open space and historic site preservation; led municipal committee meetings and public presentations; developed strategic plans for preserving open.
• Led groups of as many as 60 corporate volunteers from companies such as Goldman Sachs, UPS and Toyota-Lexus to improve facilities and the natural environment in parks and open spaces.
• Solicited donations from corporate partners including Pfizer, Merck, UPS and Toyota-Lexus.
• Managed 200 acres of preserved open space held by Conservancy.