Jackie Garcia

*** **** ****** ***** ****, Unit C

Bradenton, FL 34209

850-***-****

Skills:

• Extensive real estate experience in commercial, multifamily and investment projects.

• Very familiar with real estate transactions and lending.

• Proficient with a wide variety of software.

• Aptitude and experience with accounts payable and receivable, numerical analysis, database and

spreadsheet format and operation.

• Management and supervision experience; strong coaching and motivating skills

• Licensed Florida Real Estate Sales Associate.

August 2012 - July 2014

Grain Communications

Sarasota, FL

Contract Administrator

Responsible for closing purchases of communications towers, including escrow and title coordination,

preparation of closing statements, document handling, and financing. Review incoming due diligence,

contracts, and prepare estoppels as required. Order and review all title reports, surveys, and additional

third party reviews as needed. Maintain database of documents and provide all required services for

existing tower inventory. Extensive contact with lenders, title companies, outside counsel, vendors, and

all internal staff.

June 2010 - August 2012

Sellstate Gulf Coast Realty

Pensacola, FL

Negotiation and Contract Coordinator

Handle all incoming offers and conduct negotiations with REO sellers. Extensive contact with agents,

asset managers, contractors, and closers. Responsible for all client-requested repairs, property

maintenance, and some corporate accounting, including agent commission payment, A/P, A/R,

Quickbooks entries, and balancing company books. Strong working knowledge of many REO seller

platforms and procedures.

Aug. 1998 - Dec. 2009

Sares Regis Group

Irvine, CA

Transaction Manager

Worked closely with Managing Director and Director of Finance in coordinating real estate transactions.

Heavy work with escrow, title, outside counsel, investors, and lenders, including title review and

preparation of final documents for execution.

Maintained permanent files on all transactions. Participated in forming single asset entities, and

completed necessary Secretary of State filings for over 350 individual entities. Prepare corporate minutes

and resolutions, and act as Assistant Secretary for all corporations.

Completed and maintained all licenses for company operations. Coordinated all litigation with outside

counsel, including preparation of interrogatory responses.

April 1998 - August 1998

The Estrin Organization

Los Angeles, CA

Senior Paralegal

Team Leader on a variety of large scale, document intensive litigation cases and real estate closings for

Top 50 law firms and major corporations. Designed and managed client databases. Trained and

supervised teams of attorneys and paralegals in real estate document review. Prepared closing binders.

July 1995 - April 1998

Emling & Associates

Long Beach, CA

Paralegal, Intellectual Property

Supervised and trained paralegal assistants and support staff.

Duties included trial preparation, litigation assistance, correspondence, discovery, noticing and

scheduling, subpoenas, skip tracing, interrogatory responses, case management. Heavy document

production, trial exhibits, indexing, imaging; proofing, correcting, filing and service of all pleadings.

Formatting and service of appeal briefs, with table of authorities and table of contents.

Extensive deposition summarizing; responsible for identifying and assembling supporting evidence for

attorney briefs and motions, including statistical analysis in support of pleadings.

May 1993 - July 1995

Nevada Federal Savings & Loan

Las Vegas, NV

Mortgage Loan Processor and Underwriter

Processing, credit evaluation and underwriting mortgage loans for all programs; extensive client contact,

and title review.

November 1991 - May 1993

Bank of California

Los Angeles, CA

Vice President, Construction Loan Disbursements

Supervision of centralized disbursement center, approving construction funding for Western U.S.

Extensive interaction with clients, work with loan officers and outside counsel in evaluating appropriate

loan amounts for projects under construction. Extensive work on drafting loan documents, including 90-

page loan agreement used as standard governing document for entire portfolio. Also wrote title and

escrow requirements, and guidelines for dealing with building inspectors and municipalities for planned

community compliance. Managed loan administrators, and instituted landmark training system.

June 1984 - November 1991

Western Federal Savings & Loan

Marina del Rey, CA

Workout Officer and Asset Manager

Managed properties acquired by the bank in foreclosure, and restructured $6.4 billion dollar portfolio for

FIRREA compliance. Recommended reserve amounts for Federal Regulators, sold properties at profit to

lender, and reported bank strategies and earnings to FSLIC. Property portfolio included residential,

commercial, medical, hotel/motel, and planned unit developments. Other positions held include Loan

Service Manager and Major Loan Underwriter.

Education: Loyola Marymount University, Psychology/Business Administration

References: Available upon request

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