Real estate development firm, offering project management, owner’s representation, site selection, entitlements, and public relations/promotional services. ■ Oversee daily operations, including development and construction management and entitlement of single family, multi-family, and commercial developments. ■ Provide site selection and feasibility analyses for apartment sites throughout the U.S.; investigate demographic data, research comparable properties, and provide development/site cost estimates, pro formas, and final recommendations. ■ Coordinate and lead planning teams of up to 50 project managers, engineers, designers, and planners through entitlement, rezoning, and permitting processes.■ Produce site due diligence reports that include a detailed summary of all anticipated site costs, timeline and summary of the entitlement process, area demographics, area map and comparables, and preliminary seller negotiations.■ Serve as primary owner’s representative to plan and negotiate donations, gather political and community support, and handle all issues for development projects. ■ Develop pro formas and cost estimates for development projects. ■ Promote and present projects to Economic Development Councils, Chambers of Commerce, and other community organizations. Key Accomplishments and Projects ■ Served as Master Developer and consultant for a 3,000-acre master planned community that included 4.2 million square feet of commercial space, 15,000+ housing units, and multiple industrial, civic, school, and office space sites.

Real Estate Development, Entitlements, Re-zoning, Project Management, Owners Rep.

Publicly traded $10 Billion national commercial and residential real estate development and management company■ Coordinated day-to-day tasks for the development process on multiple projects, including managing the design team, securing planning entitlements and building permits, and preparing pro formas and budgets. ■ Managed the entire real estate development life cycle: acquisition, design, entitlement, and construction.■ Indirectly supervised teams of up to 30+ employees including engineers/architects, attorneys, and city staff/elected officials.■ Developed regional financial forecasts and coordinated schedules and budgets with consultants and investors.■ Created market studies; reviewed appraisals, title work, and site/cost/economic data to assess financial feasibility.■ Assisted with obtaining financing for all developments, including construction to permanent conversions.■ Arranged waterfall structures for return of investor equity, preferred return hurdles, and cash flow distributions.■ Oversaw construction; tracked progress and milestones against schedule, monitored costs against budget, approved change orders, and issued directives as owner representative.■ Oversaw and assisted with marketing efforts of all company projects within the region.■ Obtained entitlements: re-zoning, permits, environmental clearances, state and local licenses, utility and ingress/egress easements, economic development incentives, and more.

Commercial real estate firm offering services from brokerage to consulting and property management to investment sales.■ Managed multiple office and retail redevelopments, including U.S. Bank Tower and Overland Park International Trade Center. ■ Managed the entire real estate development life cycle: acquisition, design, entitlement, and construction.■ Supervised 12 direct and 50 indirect reports: administrative staff, assistant manager, engineer, and subcontractors. ■ Performed financial forecasting and delivered monthly financial reporting to the owner. ■ Worked with architect, construction team, and leasing agents on tenant buildout and capital improvement projects.■ Coordinated communication between owner, accountants, brokers, legal, and marketing to improve client relations. ■ Negotiated and executed all tenant lease agreements, exhibition hall contracts, and service provider contracts. Key Accomplishment ■ Developed a multimillion-dollar budget for the Chapter 353 tax abatement program that financed building renovations for the U.S Bank Tower, managed all renovations, and successfully raised building occupancy rate.