Michael R. Klingl Email & Phone Number

1400 E Touhy Avenue, Suite 215 Desplaines, Il

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Carmel, In

My responsibilities include site selection, site acquisition, contract negotiations, prepared and managed project proforma, due diligence, entitlements and consultant and tenant management.

Development manager for Meijer locations in Wisconsin and Illinois, Mainstreet in Indiana and Texas, Home Depot's in Texas, Illinois, North Dakota and Ohio and for commercial developers Inland, Key Development Partners, Arista Development and Pine Tree Commercial.

Assess potential deployment locations. Collect and analyze existing municipal codes. Supervise/manage installation of client kiosks.

· Grew a department of three (3) to a staff of nine (9) members over the course of 18 months. · More than doubled the department revenue from $430,000 - $960,000 over a one year period. · Monitored project succession, scheduling, budgets and monthly invoicing. · Prepared project proposals, marketing departmental and cross discipline services to potential clients, and maintained client relations. · Managed multiple commercial projects for single users as well as medium and large scale retail developments. · Presentation of various projects during public hearings. · Directed the collection of project due diligence through interpretation of jurisdictional codes, online research, and face to face meetings with municipal and governmental staff. · Coordinated with team members outside of the office responsible for architecture, geotechnical and environmental exploration, survey, real estate and legal aspects of the project. · Clients include; various real estate developers.

· Primary client contact to Wal-Mart with the responsibility of managing client relations, manage/disseminate client directives and prototype revisions, and oversee active projects. · Managed nine (9) civil engineering project managers in four (4) offices. · Assist project managers with public hearing presentations before Zoning Boards, Plan Commissions and City Councils. · Review monthly invoices and assist in the collection of outstanding billings. · Project managed entitlement/site plan approval processes for ground-up construction and remodel projects for Kohl's.GreenbergFarrow

· Managed the development of over 80 Home Depot projects in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois in an eight year period, opening as many as 21 locations in a single year.· Directed entitlements and approvals for more than 15 Charter One Branch Bank locations in Michigan and Ohio.· Primarily assisted client real estate managers and construction managers.· Coordinated the research and collection of all due diligence information for each market location, analyzed and assisted the client in determining the best location based on information collected for feasibility, timing and cost implications.· Negotiated development approvals with municipal staff and Plan Commissions.· Assisted the client in reviewing lease and purchase agreements to insure the correct owner/client scope allocations were identified and proper durations for necessary approvals were provided.· Managed an in-house team of six (6) members consisting of due diligence coordinators and site planners.· Assembled and directed outside consultants consisting of geotechnical, civil and environmental engineers; architects; landscape architects; zoning attorneys; traffic engineers; and noise consultants.· Responsible for generating consulting fees in excess of $2.5M on a yearly basis.· Promoted to a Senior Associate of the firm.

· Managed a staff of six (6) landscape architects, land planners and CAD technicians.· Responsible for the design and approvals of single and multi-family developments.· Lead Land Planner/Landscape Architect for a 1500 acre mixed use development (Gregg's Landing) with 18 hole golf course (Deerpath Run).· Reviewed and approved monthly invoicing.

· Responsible for residential and commercial land planning and landscape design.· Planning consultant for the Villages of Lisle and Lake Zurich. Advised Plan Commissioners on code issues and interpretations.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Landscape Architecture

Associate'S Degree, General Studies