Commercial development manager with a focus on investment evaluation using strong construction experience with Certified Commercial Investment (CCIM) knowledge. Designing projects for retail space in the 20,000 to 150,000 sq. ft size for national tenants. Monitoring construction. Responsibilities include site evaluation and selection, design and permitting, legal parameters and contracts for both GC and tenant requirements, cost evaluation and budgeting, and general contracting oversight. Management of purchase process, obtaining financing and value- adding solutions to increase internal returns on investments. Project experience ranges from standalone lease space construction to large lifestyle/power center investment and purchase. Cash flow evaluation based on IRR-driven investment ARGUS modeling for the purchase and acquisition of existing properties with value added potential either from addressing existing management issues, vacancy or out parcel development.

Senior project manager for two large mixed-use construction development residential/commercial/office park projects. Oversight of two large general contractors working side-by-side during construction/development. Senior Design/build development and construction manager for both 150-acre and 84-acre projects managed simultaneously. Management of construction supervisors, full-time administration employees and sales/lease staff for various construction and development projects. Created estimates, budgets and schedules for various operations and construction projects for the two master-planned communities/development projects, single and multi-family residential construction budgets and operations/maintenance management team schedule and budgets. Liaison with lenders and financial institutions managing draws and cash flow requirements (short-term lines of credit) to maintain necessary cash flows for operations and construction projects.

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