Management Manager

Sonia Strickland

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Highland Village, Texas 75077

Cell: 214-

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Regional Property Executive

New Construction / Rehabilitations / Market Analysis / Staff Management

A highly skilled property management executive with a solid record of

successful market analysis, new construction, property rehabilitations and

staff management. National recognition for "Property of the Year;"

"Employee of the Year," and Keynote Speaker at a national banquet.

Excellent credentials in market analysis, property design, construction

oversight, and all phases of class A lease ups, marketing and positioning,

leasing, rehabilitation, daily operations, policy and procedure

development, networking and relationship building as well as cost

containment.

Professional Highlights

10/09 - 9/10 AMC Management, Midvale Utah and Dallas Texas

Regional Property Manager

. Managed 1200 units with a team of 20 employees.

. Increased income by 20%.

. Renegotiated all contracts which resulted in a 7% decrease in

portfolio expenses.

. Responsible for all owner and partner reporting.

. Earned Recognition for highest EGI growth 3 out of 4 quarters company

wide.

. Raised occupancy from 82% to 96% on a troubled Forth Worth property of

466 units in 4 months. Increased monthly income from $213,000 per

month to $282,000 per month in 7 months.

. Maintained average of 94% occupancy on portfolio.

05/08 - 09/09 Allegiance Management, Dallas, Texas

Area Vice President

. Managed $120 million dollar in assets.

. Responsibilities include daily oversight of Class A lease up

properties.

. Responsibilities include owner and partner reporting.

. Successfully achieved 12 month lease ups on 3 out of the 4 properties

with the last one on target in the next three months.

. Assisted recently in the disposition of a property, I had leased twice

in 12 months due to hurricane Katrina.

. Personnel total under my oversight is 40.

. Each Property has cashed flowed and exceeded projected NOI by 10% to

20%.

11/2003- 05/2008 Stonemark Management Company, Area Vice President of

Property

Management; Atlanta, Georgia and Texas

Area Vice President

. Responsibilities included acquisitions, management, and disposition of

over $400 million in assets.

. Responsibilities included takeover and supervision of 19 properties

totaling 5,400 units in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada and Florida.

. Successfully managed 168 team members, including hiring and training

of Regional Managers.

. Responsible for the renovation and repositioning of 14 properties.

. Have managed renovations in excess of $30 million dollars.

. Boosted overall cash flow by 30% and exceeded NOI in 2007 by over

$600,000.

. Managed 3 class A lease ups in different phases from start up to

disposition.

. Directed and coordinated all residential management efforts for

Stonemark fee division.

. Responsible for product knowledge, market knowledge, rent schedule,

budget preparations, and all partners reporting.

02/2002- 10/2003 Greystar Real Estate Services, Regional Supervisor;

Dallas, Texas

Regional Supervisor

. Supervised three new, $225 million dollar development assets in Denver

and

successfully managed seven Class A properties in Texas.

. Boosted overall rents and cash flow by 20% and increased profitability

by 30%.

. Developed marketing plans targeting professional clientele through

relocation

agencies, major corporations and local advertising that increased

25% of the occupancy in three months.

. Managed construction and renovations, coordinated with construction

teams to insure

leasing and marketing timetable.

. Indirectly monitored the progress and quality of unit turned over to

management.

. Supervised and trained a staff of 78, including managers, assistant

managers, leasing

agents and grounds/maintenance teams.

. Responsible for partner reporting, forecasting and budget

preparations.

04/2000- 02/2002 Princeton Realty Services - Dallas, Texas

President, Partner and Consultant

. Accepted an invitation from one of Dallas most respected Commercial

Real Estate

Brokers to establish a Property Management company specializing in

multi-family

residential with opportunities in management consulting.

. Responsibilities included all aspects of market and financial

analysis for pending

properties, monitoring due diligence and all pre-escrow

acquisition functions.

. Made presentations to potential investors; assisted in the

acquisition of four investors to

support development.

. Created sales packages and executed due diligence for investors.

. Consulted for underperforming assets for the owners of, AMLI

Residential, Embrey

Partners, The Phoenix Group, SIA Partners, M & M Partners, Pat

Schultz and

International Realty.

09/1996- 04/2000 Cumberland Allegiance Management; Senior Regional Manager

Jacksonville,

Florida Formerly AGI Management

Regional Manager / Marketing - Dallas area

. Recruited as the second employee with responsibility for

spearheading over $100-

million in new construction and development in the Dallas, Austin

and Florida regions.

. Conducted initial market analysis to determine demand, price

structure, amenity

requirements, floor plans and market opportunities.

. Managed over 3,000 units in various stages of construction.

. Prepared management budgets, property bidding, contract awards and

construction

unit turn acceptance.

. Developed marketing strategies to ensure rapid and efficient lease-

ups; recruited,

evaluated hired and trained regional, managerial, leasing and

maintenance team of 48.

. Completed lease-up at $150 above market, minimal concessions and

finished eight

months ahead of projections.

. Was awarded numerous awards for best marketing concepts and

campaigns.

. Management Company was voted top 6 management companies in Dallas

Texas.

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