Oversaw the property management responsibilities of a 60 property, 2.8 million s/f retail portfolio for a third-party client. Directly managed five property managers located in Northern and Southern California, Arizona and Texas. Oversaw preparations of Budgets, CAM Reconciliations, mid-year reforecasts and monthly financial reporting. Acted as primary liaison between Riverrock and the client when making recommendations on operational, cap/ex and procedural issues. Ensured compliance with Riverrock’s policies & procedures.

Oversaw the Property Management Division of ICI Development Co. Directly responsible for the daily operations of eight open-air, retail properties totaling approximately 1.9 million sf with over $36 million in annual billings, as well as all in-house functions of the department. Supervise two in-house property managers, one administrative assistant and two 3rd party management companies. Handle all tenant legal issues, tenant CAM audits, perform property inspections, oversee all accounting functions of the department (A/P, A/R, Budgets, CAM Reconciliations, variance reports, etc), as well as provide direction and support for the department. Interface daily with the Owners to keep them updated on property issues. Review all tenant lease assignment and rent relief requests and made recommendation to Owners. Worked with in-house leasing agent on new deals; upon completion of deals, handled all aspects from delivery of premises to store opening. Responsible for generating add’l/specialty income for the property.

Responsible for managing a $150 million portfolio of neighborhood retail centers. Portfolio consisted of seven open-air centers totaling in excess of 700,000 sf., located in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura and Kern Counties. Contributed in the planning, development, renovation and disposition stages, as well as oversaw all aspects of property management, construction management, marketing and financial analysis for the portfolio. Responsible for ensuring the portfolio’s annual NOI goals were achieved. Additional responsibilities included coordinating and implementing all capital related work (asphalt, roof replacement, HVAC replacement, etc); oversaw and managed all hazardous material issues (ACM, UST’s, dry-cleaners, etc); negotiated all lease renewals for my portfolio; review/approved tenant improvement plans and sign submittal requests, as well as oversaw their build-out process. Prepared, implemented and monitored annual property operating budgets, quarterly reforecast analysis and 5 Year capital plans, as well as prepared all monthly and quarterly financial reporting to senior management; negotiated all vendor service contracts and review/approved year-end CAM reconciliation billings. Managed a Property Management Assistant and on-site personnel.

Responsible for the daily operations and management of REIT owned and Third Party managed industrial portfolios consisting of 29 buildings, totaling 2.5 million sf. Responsible for ensuring the portfolio’s annual NOI goals were met. Oversaw all capital improvement work including building painting, parking lot asphalt work, roof replacements, seismic retrofits, HVAC equipment replacements and tenant improvement build-outs. Implemented an Environmental Audit and Management Program, which was designed to monitor tenant activities and assist them in developing better housekeeping practices, as well as ensure that all MSDS paperwork was kept current. Property Management responsibilities included developing vendor scopes (landscape, HVAC, etc). Prepared and presented annual operating budgets and business plans to senior management and 3rd party owners, as well as prepared year-end CAM reconciliation billings and monthly operating reports. Managed a Property Management Assistant and interfaced with our off-site accounting staff.

Managed a $20 million real estate portfolio consisting of approximately 20 trust properties, including retail and industrial projects located in Los Angeles, Orange & San Diego counties. Produced property sales analysis for the Bank’s investment group and assisted with the implementation of the best possible investment strategy for the client. Analyzed the productivity of the trust assets, and made recommendations/decisions accordingly. Oversaw the 3rd party management companies that managed the trust assets. Performed annual reviews of the assets for presentation to senior management. Negotiated all leases, extensions, renewals and vendor service contracts. Responsible for the hazardous remediation of four commercial properties totaling 100,000/sf (soil, asbestos, UST’s, etc). Interviewed and selected brokers to represent the Bank in all sale and leasing transactions.

Responsibilities included overseeing the daily operations of a 650,000/sf regional mall anchored by JC Penny, Montgomery Ward and Buffums. Directly supervised the operations staff including in-house engineering as well as the contracted security and janitorial personnel. Coordinated, monitored and oversaw all tenant construction. Solicited bids to contractors and supervised all maintenance, construction and tenant improvement work being performed. Negotiated all specialty and temporary leasing. Prepared various accounting/financial reports including variance analysis, occupancy, and aging. Prepared the annual operating budget and 5 year capital plan. Approved all accounts payable and monitored its impact to the budget. Oversaw the insurance claims process.

Assisted in the daily management of five retail community centers totaling approximately 1 million/sf. Prepared financial analysis and accounting reports using Lotus 123. Assisted in the preparation of the annual operating budgets and produced the year-end CAM reconciliation billings. Prepared lease summaries and monitored enforcement of various lease provisions. Responsible for tenant relations and handling emergency repairs. Managed two property assistants.