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Tallahassee, Fl

Leon County is a county subdivision of the State of Florida. As of the 2012 Census, the population was 283,769. The principal city in the County is Tallahassee, which serves as the county seat and also serves as the state's capital. Leon County is home to two of Florida's major public universities, Florida A&M University and Florida State University. Residents of Leon County have the highest average level of education among Florida's 67 counties.My current position is responsible for the administration of the real property owned by Leon County, reporting directly to the Director of Real Estate Management. The real property owned by the County consists of over 454 locations spread throughout the county, ranging from vacant land to buildings of over 525,000 square feet. The position is responsible for all obligations related to management of this real estate portfolio, with liaison with project and facilities management teams.* Successfully reviewed and evaluated the real property portfolio, tracing ownership of each of the parcels back to the original conveyance instrument.* Redesigned the database that the County was using to tract their property, reorganizing the data and providing more detailed information for the end user.* Located and evaluated all of the tenant leases, properties leased by the county, establishing a management program for the future tracking of all the County's leasing activities .

Volunteering as time permitted

SUNTRUST BANK 1984 - 2009Financial services company that operates a branch network in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and also serves customers in selected markets nationallySunTrust Bank/Fort Lauderdale, FL 2004 - 2009Fully responsible for the management and lease administration of a $239 million real estate portfolio, consisting of over 338 locations throughout South Florida, ranging from 1,000 to over 250,000 square feet. Fully responsible for all obligations related to management of this real estate portfolio, with liaison with project and facilities management teams managing real estate projects from inception to end-user turnover* Successfully generated over $4,000,000 in annual revenues for five years through tenant leasing and management * Evaluated 35 new branch locations for South Florida directly contributing to 5% increase in revenues* Participated in program to reduce expenses related to Corporate Real Estate corporate wide by $75 million* Directly involved in disposition of over 45 locations by sale partial leaseback and sale net leaseback* Successfully managed both South Florida and Southwest Florida Regions for a year while replacement candidate was indentified and hired for Southwest Florida Region* Managed four full time employees

Real Estate Asset Manager, Winter Haven, FL 2000 - 2004Fully responsible for the management and lease administration of a $150 million real estate portfolio, consisting of over 194 locations throughout Southwest Florida, that included retail locations and office space. Fully responsible for all obligations related to management of this real estate portfolio including project and facilities management teams managing real estate projects from inception to end-user turnover.* Successfully assembled team to manage properties from several different groups.* Successfully contributed to team assimilating 25 properties acquired from Huntington National Bank into SunTrust real estate portfolio* Vital to successful sale of 15 surplus properties acquired from Huntington National Bank resulting in $1,000,000 net profit.* Managed five full time employees

Mid size commercial bank affiliated with SunTrust Bank located in the Central Florida marketReported directly to the CEO & Chairman of the Board, maintained full business operations and P&L, responsible for all financial planning, financial statement preparation, including monthly/quarterly reports to Board of Directors, financial forecasting and regulatory compliance for a bank with total assets of over $1 billion including $65 million investment portfolio. Director of a cross-functional team that was responsible for the management of the deposit operations, totaling more than $765 million. Also, responsible for the maintaining the bank’s facilities, valued at over $50 million.• Oversaw outstanding growth during 16 years as CFO from $200 million to over $1 billion in assets, an impressive 11% annual return• Served as Chairman of Bank’s Asset / Liability Committee• Directed construction of $10 million, 65,000 square foot headquarters building and 360 space parking garage for Mid-Florida affiliate• Coordinated relocation of over 100 employees from various locations within Mid-Florida footprint to new location• Managed four direct reports responsible for 17 full time employees

B.S., Finance

Post Graduate (Non Degree), Accounting