EXPERIENCES

• Corporate manager and sales executive for over 15 years
• Diverse experience as a buyer, seller, investor, developer and marketer of residential real estate
• Founded and manage a design-build development company since 1991
• Developed preliminary design schemes for a commercial and residential design competition
• Design and construct residential housing throughout metropolitan Chicago
• Represented the developer in final phase of construction of two twelve-story mid-rise and one forty-story high-rise commercial & residential complex in downtown Chicago
• Daily site management, trade coordination, supervision, and project scheduling
• Final punch-list reviews, walk-through and certificate of occupancy inspections
• Building code and zoning analysis
• Land and property research for investment or real estate developments
• Proforma analysis, land acquisition and project financing
• Architectural design and construction document production
• Interior finishes selection
• Project timeline and coordinated budget analysis
• Property traffic sales reports and follow-up reports
• Contract Administration
• City building permit approval and acquisition
• Trade bidding and contract negotiations
• Daily site management, trade coordination, supervision, and project scheduling
• Project financial management and accounting
• Title company escrow procedures and bank site inspections
• Construction budgeting and fiscal reviews
• Creation and implementation of the marketing campaign and advertising strategies
• Sales negotiation and Contract Execution
• Client contract negotiation, change orders and contract accounting
• Client project interaction and project updates

RECOGNITIONS

• Habitat for Humanity Housing a Community Design Competition, Honorable Mention
• Chicago Institute for Architecture and Urbanism: Gallery Exhibition of Design Project
• Henry Adams Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Graduate Studies
• American Institute of Architects/American Architectural Foundation Scholastic Award           
• University of Illinois School of Architecture Faculty Citation for Excellence in Design
• Hubert Award for Excellence in Research
• Chicago Tribune Magazine, April, 2002
• Chicago Tribune, April, 1999
• Chicago Tribune, March 1999
• Chicago Tribune, May 1998
• Chicago Tribune, November 1998

EDUCATION

• Illinois Real Estate Broker's License                                                                                
• Illinois Real Estate Agent's License                                                        
• Masters of Architecture, University of Illinois Chicago, Cum Laude                     
• Doctorate Program, Ergonomics (40 hrs), University of Illinois Chicago
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Cincinnati, Cum Laude  

SEE MY DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE AND THE QUALITY OF THE WORK I HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS.

MY EXPERIENCE + RECOGNITIONS+ EDUCATION ALL EQUATE TO QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A CONSISTANCY IN EVERYTHING I DO AND THAT INCLUDES MY WORK FOR YOU