General manager in charge of day to day running of a medium to large real estate firm. Working with an exciting team as we launch the newest mall in Mombasa town, SBS Markiti Complex. Being versatile learning new things daily and giving real estate recommendations to the Management for purposes of decision making.Managing a staff complement of 20 and ensuring they focus and deliver targets for overall Company success.

Role of General Manager and Real estate and Consultancy Manager with Studio Partners Group where I was in charge of property management for Shujaa mall and Suna apartments as well as overseeing and supervising consultants in the ongoing construction of a new mall in Ngong town. In the property management scope I was responsible for rent and service collection and ensuring provision of office and shop space for tenants, carrying out maintenance and construction projects, preparation of leases, inspection of premises, settlement of utility bills and supervising of third party service providers.

• To ensure that all premises are suitable and conducive for occupation in terms of maintenance conditions, cleanliness and safety • To ensure a healthy working environment in accordance with relevant industry and legislative requirements for persons occupying Company Premises • To ensure that all utility bills are monitored and administered effectively including reconciliation and timely payments • To account for all Company owned land and administer the payment of rent and rates • To ensure that regular inspections on the state of repair of facilities are conducted, all non-compliances reported to maintenance team. • To ensure that all lease agreements are up to date for Company occupations across the network • To liaise with supply chain in sourcing and acquisition of rental space for the Company. • Market Company commercial property to ensure optimum occupancy for revenue generation • Evaluate and manage movable asset needs and asset disposal to ensure maximum utilization of company resources • To prepare and administer tenancy agreements and licenses for tenants occupying Company premises • Selection and administration of contracted third party office services providers to ensure adherence to the contract and SLA’s • Inspection of all facilities to ascertain that cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained• Prepare budget forecasts for inward revenues and outward expenditure.

Nest Homes Apartments, Westlands:• Inspect and report to Directors on progress of Construction work by Main Contractor and sub-contractors for the construction of 42 apartments.• Track progress on programme of work by Contractors and address any unachieved targets and prepare reports on actions.• Attend site meetings with Contractors.• Prepare newspaper advertisements and show around all potential buyers of the apartments and answer all queries with regard to the property.• Direct all interested purchasers to Developers Lawyers for preparation of offer letters and follow up on these until full payments are made.Taipan Properties Limited, Athi River• Attend site meetings with Contractors and prepare minutes with actions for the development of 240 maisonettes• Liaise with relevant Government authorities and obtain approvals and permits for work to progress.• Track preparation of Architectural, Mechanical and Structural drawings and have these submitted for approval.(This project was thereafter postponed by the Developers due to Financial constraints)

• Initially travelling across the country to acquire sites for Celtel Kenya (Now Airtel Ltd) as part of their network development and improvement). Later given supervisory role of coordinating field work reports and attending meetings with the clients. Acquisition of sites involved- Selecting an ideal site from 3 possible options based on proximity to Nominal site Negotiating on best rental rate for the site Arranging for Technical site visit by Engineering team to the site Preparing Licence agreement for the site and following up on execution by the landowner Ensuring all requisite land ownership documents are available and are authentic.• Also involved with on a similar basis with Ericsson Kenya Network Projects for Econet/Yu and Telkom Ltd.

• Selling and letting of Kenya Reinsurance’s Villa Franca Estate (Off Mombasa Road). The project comprised over 300 apartments, bungalows and maisonettes which we managed to sell in a span of 12 months. Key tasks included: Showing potential buyers the units available and assisting them select units that are ideal for their requirement and budget. Preparing letter of offer and following through with relevant payments. Advising property developers of repairs required in the various units.

• Management of various Commercial and Residential Properties including: Norwich Union House, Kimathi House, Development House, Apic Centre, Rank Xerox House, Vedic House, Heritage Court, Oasis Villas, Electricity House, Protection House, Shell & BP House.• Tasks undertaken included-: Preparation of budget for individual property highlighting recurrent and capital expenses to be undertaken during a financial year. Collection of rent and parking fees and onward transmission to respective landlords on agreed due dates. Pursue defaulters by sending reminders and enforcing all available measures to target collection. Key here was to ensure that clients paid their rents on time to avoid debt exceeding deposit paid. Ensure that all available space within the building was leased out to ideal tenants and prepare letters of offer for their execution and thereafter facilitate handover of premises to them. Inspect premises with tenants prior to departure date and agree on all required repairs and ensure that all rent and utility payment were settled before refunding security deposits Regularly inspect properties to identify routine maintenance work and capital projects and advise landlord of these. Organize promotion events for the malls especially during Christmas period to optimize business opportunities for the tenants.