Experience

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  Great western bank

  Apr 1987 - Mar 1994

  Vice president

  Managed the REO (Real Estate Owned) portfolio of 4500 single family residences, 5000 multi-family units, 100,000 square feet of industrial, 2.5 million square feet of office and 50,000 square feet of retail space. Hired, trained and managed a staff of 64 people nationally. Established nationwide network of brokers and vendors. Managed in excess of 50,000 real estate transactions.

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  Prudential asset recovery

  Apr 1994 - Mar 1997

  Regional vice president

  Opened western region for this division of the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Responsible for client management, sales, hiring and training staff, contract management and vendor management. Brought in single largest client. Developed broker network for western region.

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  Olympus asset management

  Apr 1997 - Mar 2002

  President

  Outsource management company for lenders non-performing assets nationwide. Provided all asset management services from foreclosure to sale. Start up company. Grew to $3.5M in sales by 2nd year of operation.

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  Washington mutual bank/cb richard ellis

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2009

  Regional portfolio planner

  Planning and strategy of corporate real estate for the eastern U.S. Critical date management for leases, transaction management and site selection. Strategy plan accounted for $2.4M OpEx reduction. Portfolio optimization led to a reduction of 1M sf.

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  Cushman & wakefield

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  Regional services manager cre

  Eastern Regional Services Manager of Corporate Real Estate on the First American Title Insurance Company account. Performed transaction management work for 40 states and provided consulting services on complex facilities related issues. Closed 600 transactions, which included new site searches, renewals, blend and extend and sales.

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  American red cross

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2020

  Director, real estate transactions

  Responsible for program development and implementation of real estate programs and transaction management that led to $3M in OpEx savings and a portfolio reduction of 3.5M sf. Portfolio optimization led to additional savings and better suited locations to achieve the mission.

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  Cushman & wakefield

  Mar 2021 - now

  Transaction manager