Kevin Baran

Experience

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  Several

  Jan 1987 - Dec 2002

  Senior Project Manager

  Fifteen years in Project Management in the Architectural Woodworking and Trade Show industries.

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  Alliance Real Estate Group

  Feb 2005 - Apr 2008

  Senior Associate

  Commercial Real Estate Leasing and Sales in the Chicago regional market. Visit our website for more details. www.svn112.com

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  Sperry Van Ness

  Apr 2008 - Nov 2012

  Senior Advisor

  Specializing in leasing and sales of commercial office and industrial properties. Collaborated with teams of two to three colleagues to develop marketing strategies to procure agencies. Produced marketing packages and promotion strategies. Prepared proposals and letters of intent for sale and lease transactions, listing and closing seven sales, and over eighty lease transactions.• Worked to develop relationships with clients generating over $50,000,000 in gross revenue closing lease and sale contracts.• Procured and managed agencies for over 1 million sq. ft. of office and industrial space for lease.• Performed due diligence and analysis of financials and features to determine market value.• Created marketing plan for 100,000 sq. ft. of office incubator space in River North neighborhood resulting in a sustained 90% occupancy rate.• Sold several properties after 2009 by accurate property appraisal and aggressive marketing programs.• Consulted on property valuation and tenant improvement projects. Show less

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  Marquette Management

  Jul 2012 - Feb 2015

  Maintenance Supervisor

  Midwest regional property management/maintenance company• Worked closely with residents to provide excellent service and keep satisfaction levels high. Managed all activities related to maintenance and preventive maintenance of a 175,000 sq. ft., luxury apartment building, including low pressure boiler, individual unit and commercial air conditioning units, water heaters, domestic water pressure pump system and a variety of other building systems.• Worked with contractors to prepare for final occupancy certification. Lease up hit 80% within one year.• Prepared maintenance inputs to annual operating budgets. Initiated a lighting modernization project that saved $25,000 in annual electricity costs with a 3 year ROI. • Managed and resolved several emergency water and electrical emergencies through to remediation. Show less

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  3Wire - A Marmon / Berkshire Hathaway Company

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2019

  Technical Support Representative

  Premium provider of genuine OEM parts and technical service for the foodservice and beverage industries • Resolved electrical, mechanical and refrigeration issues. Refined procedures for connecting hot holding units to the Ethernet for third party monitoring system.• Reduced costs by developing libraries and procedural material to reduce troubleshooting and service call resolution times. • Mentored co-workers and new hires in electrical, mechanical and refrigeration.• Highly praised for customer service skills, top performer for resolution and customer satisfaction. Show less

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  C&W Services

  Feb 2021 - now

  RME Tech III

  Mechanical, Robotics, and Facility Maintenance