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Kidist Atnafu
Experience 2009 - Current Independent Consultant Houston, TX
Insurance & Financial Services Consultant
The past 2 years I have helped numerous individuals and families
by reviewing their financial goals and providing them with a
detail outline on how to achieve their goal. I have assisted many
employers as well by reviewing their current employee benefit and
offering alternate option on how they can empower their employees
while controlling the ever increasing health care cost. On top of
everything I conduct seminars in underserved communities teaching
financial literacy.
1999-2007 Jones Lang LaSalle Washington, DC
Property Manager
During my eight year tenure with Jones Lang LaSalle I had the
pleasure of working on the following assignments:
1808 Eye Street
1411 K Street
Westech Business Park (consisting of 13 office buildings)
BW Tech @ UMBC (consisting of 2 office buildings)
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue
Duties consisted but not limited to:
Taking necessary measures for recruiting, training and supervising
property engineering and administrative staffs.
Implementing strong interpersonal and communication skills and the
ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in
a diverse community.
Organizing and implementing Tenant Appreciation functions in order
to develop and maintain excellent rapport and communication with
key decision makers
Analyzing and interpreting the needs of tenants and customers and
offer appropriate solutions.
Organizing resources and establishing priorities.
Conducting the contracting process ranging from bid specification
development to evaluating bids submitted by contractors.
Excellent project planning and management skills.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
In-depth knowledge of real estate management principles and
techniques as applied to commercial facilities.
Producing practical annual operating and capital budgets for every
property.
Producing various financial & analytical reports.
Analyzing and interpreting financial data and preparing financial
reports, statements and projections.
Developing and maintaining excellent records.
Implementing all practicable technologies to enhance effectiveness
and accuracy.
During my oversight on some of these properties I was able to
achieve:
Annual Tenant Satisfaction increased from 72% to 95%
Receivables dropped from 22% to 5%
Annual expense variation never exceeded 3% (with the exception of
unforeseen emergencies)
1995-1999 The RREEF Funds Washington, DC
Property Administrator
General office administration
Preparing, distributing, collecting and analyzing annual tenant
surveys
Participated in the Budget, Quarterly Report and Strategic
Property Plan preparations
Prepared Leases and Lease Amendments
Prepared Contractor Service Agreements and maintained certificate
of insurance
Address tenant issues and concerns and delegated to the
appropriate departments
Acted as a liaison between tenants, co-workers and senior
management
Organized and implemented tenant appreciation functions
Worked closely with Property Manager and Vice President
Processed all Accounts Receivables and Payables
Previous AOBA / BOMI
Affiliation ICSC
s WSSC Consumer Advisory Board (CAB)
Computer Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express
Skills Working knowledge in AS/400, JD Edwards
Ability to quickly adopt and learn new software programs and
applications
Proficient in navigating and gathering information and data via
Internet
References Available upon request.