Rich is a Senior Vice President in Collier’s East Bay Multifamily Investment Services Group. Specializes in assisting clients with a wide array of investment requirements specific to listing and selling apartment properties throughout the East Bay. In addition, works with multifamily developers and residential home builders to source and sell land throughout the Bay Area.Extensive experience working with investors to complete successful 1031 exchanges, and provides focused and targeted searches for both multifamily and development opportunities throughout the Bay Area.

Hired to identify and contact commercial property clients and owners of investment properties in order to gain listing opportunities. Work with clients to identify and procure replacement properties through 1031 tax deferred exchanges. Perform extensive prospecting, market analysis, value evaluation and presentations of findings including property analysis, property cash flow and return on equity. Implement individual property marketing strategies and negotiate all contracts.

Opened first Northern California location for this Nationwide Franchisor of Sports Performance Training Centers. Sold company in January 2005.

IT Solutions Provider focusing on networking, storage and information security solutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Led all startup activities and daily operations including finance, sales, marketing, strategic growth planning, human resources and operations. Held full P&L responsibility including management operating and captial budgets. Developed and managed startegic vendor partnerships and oversaw business model developement/change functions. Grew business to over $53M in sales. Sold company in 2002.