Ryan Prazen

Experience

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  Washington Mutual

  Jan 2003 - Apr 2005

  Financial Service Rep. / Investments

  Financial Product Sales, Cross-selling, Advise bank clients on full service banking products including but not limited to Consumer Banking, Business banking, Consumer Lending (Mortgage & Personal), Business Lending, Mutual Funds & Insurance Products (CA Insurance Licenses, Series 6 & 63 Licensed, Notary Public)

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  One Mortgage Network

  Apr 2005 - Apr 2006

  Loan Officer

  High Volume Office, Sales, Analysis of Qualifications and Placement of Potential Client with appropriate loan product, transaction coordination, LTV/DTI Ratios, escrow & title review, analysis, closing, marketing & client retention.

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  San Diego Realty, Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2011

  Broker-Associate/REO Specialist (SDREOS)

  Increase client base by selling our liquidation real estate services to C level bank executives. Managed and Maintained superior Customer Service. Over first two years increased client base by over 400% which increased inventory and sales volume substantially. Negotiated contracts & managed files for risk management. Over 1,000 REO properties sold totaling approximately half billion in sales over 4 year period.

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  Keller Williams - SDREOS Team - Broker Associate

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2011

  Broker Associate

  (SDREOS affiliated with KW) Increase client base by selling our liquidation real estate services to C level bank executives. Managed and Maintained superior Customer Service. Over first two years increased client base by over 400% which increased inventory and sales volume substantially. Negotiated contracts & managed files for risk management. Over 1,000 REO properties sold totaling approximately half billion in sales over 4 year period.

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  RP Realty Group

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Broker & Owner

  Marketing, Sales, Lead Generation, Prospecting, Appointment Setting, Market Valuations, Creative Solutions, Management and all aspects of running a business. Over $10MM in sales volume.

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  Kazork Asset Management (KAM)

  Mar 2011 - May 2014

  Sr. Asset Manager/Team Lead

  Increase Monthly Sale Quotas. Maintain relationships with C level bank executives to increase sales, inventory and maintain superior customer service. Manage, train, hire & fire asset managers. Manage, monitor & reporting with third party vendors to ensure proper maintenance of real estate assets nationwide. Increased sales and production by 300% within 6 months. Expanded team from two asset managers to six asset managers in less than one year to accommodate increase productivity. Manage & review contracts. Resolved escalated issues with borrowers and vendors. Reviewed and updated internal policies regarding state real estate laws and requirements regarding foreclosure & short sale in order to maintain legal compliance. Prepared assets for marketing, reviewed and resolved title issues, reviewed and approved vendor repairs & maintenance bids for accuracy and completeness. Show less

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  Homevana.com (Subsidiary of KAM, Inc.)

  Jan 2012 - May 2014

  Consumer Relations / Technical & Operations Development

  Start-up Technology Company – SaaS. Worked directly with the web development team, CEO and attorney to update software systems based on real time user feedback. Researched laws regarding real estate disclosure requirements and advise with legal team. Created marketing materials and customer tutorials. Implemented processes and design flows for web and software development teams. Generated leads, explain features and sold benefits of software to end-users. Cultivated the first group of live users for beta testing. Excellent customer service and support. Show less

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  RPGandCo & Century 21 Award-Superstars

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Broker / Sales & Team Manager

  Recruit, train, coach and manage a team of 20+ real estate agents and back office support team. Monitor and track all lead generation systems & budgets. Set goals, manage expectations and execute daily plans to meet and exceed goals both short and long-term goals. Review contracts & address contractual issues with team agents & co-agents/brokers. Resolve difficult contractual conflicts and situations with team agents, clients & co-agents/brokers. File reviews & contract management to ensure broker compliance. Show less

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  Consumer 1st Financial - Mortgage Financing

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Co-Owner

  In order to server our customers better and offer simplicity with an amazing consumer experience we started our own mortgage company, Consumer 1st Financial. We partnered with an experienced mortgage organization who's been successful in the mortgage space for nearly 15 years. We're now averaging 10+ loans per month while providing our team and our customers a superior all around real estate transaction and experience.

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  Home Bay

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2021

  Director of Product Development & Agent Operations / High Growth Start-Up

  PropTech early start-up employee. Lead multiple teams (Sales, Customer Service, Product Development, etc). Raised +$20M in funding. Coordinated systems, procedures and headed expansion into 6 states outside of CA (TX, FL, GA, IL, CO & WA). Grew team from 5 employees to over 50 employees. Increased revenues over 10X.

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  Renovation Realty

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Broker Associate & San Diego Team Manager

  We are a Full Service Real Estate Brokerage and Construction Company. We provide our clients true and tangible value during the sale of their home so that they can get top dollar at closing. We sell a lot homes without doing any construction or modification - these clients just simply prefer having peace of mind during their escrow & inspection periods. We also sell a lot of homes for our clients that we have added a tremendous amount of value from simple cosmetic upgrades to complete gut and renovations. Our no up front cost renovation services are top notch. Please contact me for more information or to schedule a no obligation review of your home. Show less

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  Home Bay Financial (Subsidiary of Home Bay)

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  Sr. Sales Manager - Mortgage Financing
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  Zonda

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2023

  Director Of Business Development
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  J.D. Power

  Apr 2023 - now

  Group Account Manager, Business Development