Ira Paul Wintermute
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Irvine, CA 92620 Cell: 714-***-****
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Executive Profile
A commercial and corporate real estate management and brokerage
professional. Background and qualifications include:
. Director of asset management at a large, publicly held company
. Bottom line responsibility for several large, institutionally-owned,
national real estate portfolios
. Investment officer at two nationally-recognized insurance companies
. Board member of numerous real estate-related companies
. President and COO with profit/loss responsibility at a publicly held
company with 150 employees in five states
. Seasoned professional with hands-on experience in a wide variety of
property types and geographical markets
. Multi-state real estate broker with significant acquisition, sales and
leasing experience
. Strategic and analytical thinker
. Proven leadership ability with numerous MBA-level direct reports
. Advanced computer skills
. Graduate degree, post-graduate studies and professional certifications
. Credentialed California Community Colleges Instructor
Specialties
. Strategic planning for value enhancement
. The application of EVA (Economic Value Added) to real estate
. Development of corporate-level operating procedures and management
policies
. Business/corporate risk management
. Portfolio allocation and risk analysis
. Real estate marketing, repositioning, and redevelopment
. Real estate and corporate accounting, and financial reporting
. Lease and sales contract negotiation
. REO/OREO management, sell versus hold analyses, turnarounds, and
disposition
. Environmental remediation
Professional Experience
October 2009 - June 2010 (9 months)
Senior Vice President, Charles Dunn Real Estate Services, Inc., Irvine, CA
Regional Manager based in Irvine, California. Responsibilities included
oversight of all asset management, property management, facility
management, leasing, construction, and receivership services performed in
the Orange County Region.
January 2001 - October 2009 (8 years 10 months)
Private Investor, Irvine, CA
Private investor with focus on commercial real property, commercial real
estate-related securities (both equity and debt), and real estate-related
private placements. Also successfully traded S&P futures contracts,
numerous other derivatives, and various currencies for several years.
Strong working knowledge of fundamental and technical analysis, floor
trader pivot points, transaction cost analysis, quantitative analysis, and
algorithmic trading.
January 1996 - December 2000 (5 years)
Vice President, Asset Management, Transamerica Realty Services, Inc., San
Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA
Investment Officer, Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company and
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
Member, Board of Directors, Transamerica Realty Services, Inc., Bankers
Mortgage Company of California, Pyramid Investment Corporation,
Transamerica Minerals Company, The Gilwell Company, and Ventana Inn & Spa,
Big Sur
Responsible for all Transamerica Corporation owned real estate equities in
the United States. Portfolio consisted of virtually all property types,
including class "A" and "B," CBD high-rise office buildings, suburban mid
and low-rise office buildings, industrial and office parks, large
distribution centers, hotels, both urban and suburban apartment properties,
a wide variety of retail properties, from neighborhood "strip centers" to
"anchored" regional shopping centers, public storage properties, and
undeveloped land. Supervised staff of three, officer-level asset mangers.
Position terminated due to AEGON N.V.'s acquisition of Transamerica.
. Consistently achieved results in top quartile of applicable NCREIF
Property Index
. Created more than $100 million of "economic value added" (excess
shareholder value after cost of capital)
March 1990 - December 1995 (5 years 10 months)
President, COO and Director, Transamerica Real Estate Management Co., San
Francisco, CA and Los Angeles, CA
Chief operating officer with P/L responsibility for Transamerica
Corporation owned subsidiary that specialized in fee asset management,
property management, and brokerage services for institutional owners of
distressed and investment-grade commercial, industrial, retail, and
residential real property. Clients included numerous insurance companies,
banks, S&Ls, private investment firms and partnerships, FDIC, and the
Resolution Trust Corporation. Company was an Accredited Management
Organization that operated in five western states (California, Arizona, New
Mexico, Colorado, and Texas) and employed more than one hundred and fifty
employees.
. Achieved fifty percent or better return on shareholder equity annually
. Expanded Company from five to nine and one-half million square feet of
office, industrial, and retail properties, and from fifteen hundred to
more than six thousand apartment units under management
. Promoted to Vice President, Asset Management when Transamerica exited the
property management and leasing business in late 1995
January 1987 - February 1990 (3 years 2 months)
Vice President and Regional Manager, Transamerica Real Estate Management
Co., Los Angeles, CA
Directed all property management and leasing activities within largest
region of Company, which included Arizona, southern California, and Texas.
Portfolio consisted of several million square feet of fee-managed office,
industrial, and multi-family residential properties owned by various
institutional clients.
July 1986 - December 1986 (6 months)
Asset Manager, Transamerica Realty Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Managed Transamerica Life Companies' portfolio of two and one-half million
square feet of investment grade and REO properties located in southern
California and Texas.
March 1983 - July 1986 (3 years 5 months)
Property Manager, Centre Properties Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Heitman Properties, Ltd., Los Angeles, CA
Managed a portfolio of three million square feet of retail and industrial
properties owned by two large, internationally recognized pension funds.
March 1981 - March 1983 (2 years 1 month)
Property Manager, Murdock Development Co., Los Angeles, CA
Assisted on-site property managers with the opening of three new, class "A"
high-rise office buildings located in west Los Angeles.
March 1976 - March 1981 (5 years 1 month)
Manager, Facilities, Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach, CA
Managed all aspects of facility maintenance at one of America's premier
private country clubs. Supervised a staff of twelve full-time employees on
a 24/7 basis.
Education
Certificate in Real Estate with Concentration in Marketing, 1988
UCLA Extension
Master of Arts, Philosophy, 1976
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 1974
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Certifications & Designations
Real Property Administrator, 1989
Building Owners and Managers Institute International
Community College Instructor Credential, 1976
The California Community Colleges
Licenses
California Real Estate Broker, 1986 to present
Arizona Real Estate Broker, 1991 to 1996
Colorado Real Estate Broker, 1990 to 1996
New Mexico Real Estate Broker, 1992 to 1998
Professional Affiliations
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate,
Association for Investment Management and Research
Urban Land Institute
Building Owners and Managers Association