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Founded consulting firm to provide real estate advisory services.

Senior executive for corporate real estate, facilities management and procurement at a regional $13B bank through a period of 400% growth. Acquired seven banks and sold, subleased or terminated leases for 77 excess properties. Design and construction of an 82,000 s.f. Class A office building and renovations to existing 60,000 s.f. Operations Center. Invented new retail branch format and location strategy to emphasize high-value advisory services. Outsourced facilities management to reduce expenses, improve service levels and support continued business expansion.

Senior executive responsible for portfolio of industrial, retail and office properties of 25MM square feet for the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the U.S. Mitigated lease liabilities of $75MM (90%) for three closed warehouse facilities and $32MM (67%) for 26 surplus supermarket sites. Raised $250MM through sale-leasebacks of five distribution centers. Secured entitlements, government incentives and tax abatements for development of 2MM s.f. of new facilities and expansions. Achieved over $10MM in savings through comprehensive program to contest tax assessments.

Chief audit executive for privately held grocery wholesaler and distributor with annual sales in excess of $30 billion.

Manage real estate portfolio for privately held grocery wholesaler and distributor with annual sales in excess of $30 billion.

General real estate practice with emphasis on commercial leasing and mortgage finance.