Manager Management

CONNIE J. KNIGHT

**** ****** **.

Columbia, South Carolina 29210

803-***-**** Cell

abg6gr@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Trust Experience:

. Four years experience in Trust Real Property Management with a

diversified portfolio of 300+ assets located in South Carolina.

. Experience in administering asset and property management functions

related to fiduciary assets for Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts.

. Performance geared to toward relationship management, account

retention, business development, compliance, and risk management.

Leasing:

. Considerable expertise in negotiating, preparing, executing and

administering commercial, residential, multi-family, acreage,

farmland, and timber lease agreements in accordance with local, state,

and federal guidelines.

. Experience in resolving conflicts of interest and liabilities

associated with environmental issues of today. I have a strong working

knowledge of the Fair Housing Act, and American with Disabilities Act

(ADA); experience with owner liability, income returns, and

feasibility studies.

Sales and Acquisitions of Real Estate:

. I have been active in marketing, sales and acquisition of various

types of real property. Background includes executing contracts,

overseeing deed preparation, and environmental studies.

. Accustomed to working in a corporate environment with other

professionals (i.e attorneys, appraisers, geologists).

Multi-Housing & Rental Programs:

. Background includes developing and setting up rental programs for

resorts and apartment communities with experience in market surveys

and needs analyses and to set competitive rental rates and design the

most attractive rental packages. Effective in motivating "team

spirit", monitoring staff / training and creating a fast paced

positive attitude environment.

Maintenance:

. Effective in establishing contractual agreements for minor repairs and

major renovation of residential, commercial, and multi-family

properties as needed.

. Work effectively with maintenance specialist and all categories of

contractors/vendors to insure projects are completed timely and

correctly.

Accounting:

. Experience encompasses budget management, collections, posting and

disbursement of rental revenues to respective owners. Involved in bank

deposits, overseeing security deposits, accounts payables, action on

delinquent accounts, P&L's, and maintaining a general ledger.

Effective in reading and monitoring property reports to increase

operation efficiency.

Licenses:

. South Carolina Real Estate Broker's License, 1995

. Life, Accident, and Health Insurance License, 1995

. Property Managers License, 1987

. Permanent Real Estate License, 1985

Computer Skills:

. Windows- (7, Vista, XP), Excel, Internet/E-Mail. Rental program

software used to include AMSI, Rent Roll, OneSite, and Yardi.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

WRH Realty Services

. Continuing education concerning all aspects of the Multi-Housing

industry.

Southeastern Trust School, Buies Creek North Carolina, 1994

. Elected Class President and served on the Board of Regents

University of South Carolina, Columbia and Coastal Campuses

. Six semesters in Political Science and History Degree Programs

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Property Management Broker, April 2011 to Present

HILTON, HAWK & COMPANY, LLC

. Property Management Development

Property Manager, September 2010 to March 2011

. Willow Creek (Owned & Managed by Phillips Management Group)

. 364 units, conventional

Property Manager/BIC, September 2004 to September 2010

. Three Rivers (Owned & Managed by WRH Realty Services, Inc.) Columbia,

South Carolina. Added The Farrington to manage also June 2009

. Hired to troubleshoot and turn around a newly acquired property that

was performing poorly.

. Involved with extensive renovations interior and exterior

. BIC over Three Rivers, The Farrington, and The Fountains of Edenwood

. Appointed Mentor for Properties located in SC, GA, and Tenn.

. 2008- "Highest Economic Occupancy" Conventional - Three Rivers

. 2009- "Property Manager of the Year" for SC, GA, and Tenn. Region

. 2009- "Lowest Resident Turnover"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Best Performing Property"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Highest Physical Occupancy"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Lowest Bad Debt"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Lowest Bad Debt"- Farrington

. 2009- "Highest Economic Occupancy"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Outstanding Budget Management"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Most Improved Property of The Year"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Most Organized Shop"- Three Rivers

. 2009- "Highest Maintenance Inspection Score- Three Rivers

Insurance Representative May 2004 to October 2004

. Physicians Mutual Life, Columbia, South Carolina

. Life, Long Term Care, Medicare Supplements

Property Manager, January 2004-April 2004

. Stoney Creek (Tax Credit Property), Columbia, South Carolina

. Fee Managed by Intermark Management

Property Manager/ BIC, January 2003 to August 2003

. The Pines at Forest Lake, Columbia, South Carolina

. American Management Services (Pinnacle)

. Hired to get property in condition to sale; Closed on sale September

5, 2003

Property Manager/ BIC, July2001 to December 2002

. Church Hill at St. Andrews, Columbia, South Carolina

. Turned around a newly acquired property that was performing poorly;

. Implemented required renovations and increased occupancy from 70% to

98%

Insurance Representative, August 1995 to July 2001

. Pan American Life Insurance, New Orleans, Louisiana

Property Manager/BIC, September 1999 to July 2001

. Copperfield Apartments (FIC Management, Inc.), Columbia, South

Carolina

. Increased property occupancy 82% to 94% within three months;

implemented new policies/procedures which significantly improved

administrative and management operations.

Site Manager, March 1996 to November 1997

. The Ashton at Longcreek, Columbia, South Carolina

. Peachtree Place Apartment Community, Columbia, South Carolina

. Properties managed by InterMark Management

. Received "Manager of the Year" for 1996

Interim General Manager, May 1995 to August 1995

. Villa Capriani, Condominium Resort Program/Homeowner Association

. IMIC Hotels (Interstate Management & Investment Corporation), North

Topsail Beach, North Carolina

Trust Real Estate Officer, August 1990 to December 1994

. C&S Bank, NationsBank of South Carolina, Now Bank of America,

Columbia, South Carolina

. Managed Real Estate Assets left in Trust, Estates, and Agency Accounts

. Portfolio covered Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston, Beaufort, Myrtle

Beach, Georgetown, Florence and Fripp Island South Carolina.

Property Manager/Residential Lease Administrator, October 1987 to August

1990

. The Waterford, Nooney Management/Allstate Management Company,

Columbia, South Carolina

Affiliations:

. Member of The Greater Columbia Apartment Association (AAGC) - 20+years

. AAGC- Golf Committee member

. AAGC- Programs Committee member

. 2010- AAGC Board Member

. 2011- AAGC Board Member

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