DEBRA PLAISANCE-WALKER
*** *********** *** ( Ocoee, FL 34761 ( 407-***-**** ( 407-***-****
EMPLOYMENT
FLORIDA RETAIL DEVELOPMENT, LLC - MAITLAND, FL
Development/Construction Coordinator, October 2005 to October 2009
Acquired and maintained electronic/hard copies of all critical due
diligence reports/documents required for the acquisition of properties
by the Company.
Compose Site Investigation Reports for all projects which consisted of
heavy Municode research via the internet, calling and/or personally
meeting with Officials at Jurisdictions. Travel to jurisdiction for
DRC meetings and permit expediting.
Assisted with new construction budget at interim of project and thru-
out construction to ensure project remained within budget.
Initiate new project due diligence reports (i.e., zoning letters,
surveys, asbestos and environmental reports) from outsourced
consultants.
Assist Project Engineers and Architects in obtaining final site and/or
building permit approvals.
Prepare all construction Bid Packages for distribution to General
Contractors including supplemental information/instructions. Prepare
and maintain RFI, directive, addendum, and drawing log.
Compose General Contractor AIA Contracts, Notice of Commencement and
Notice to Proceed.
Coordinate with Tenant and General Contractor all construction
milestone date changes to project schedule.
Review all Change Orders (maintain change order log) and Requests for
Payment; Obtain Architect approval; Secure and maintain records on
lien releases as related to progress payments. Secure the necessary
required close-out documents before final payment is released to GC.
Compose weekly status reports for Tenant. Travel to job site for
final tenant walk thru; ensure Punch List items are completed by GC.
Coordinator between Tenant and GC all warranty repair items for a
period of one (1) year post Certificate of Completion.
LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY - ORLANDO, FL
Assistant Property Manager, October 2004 to October 2005
Customer Service - Respond to tenant service requests, coordinate
assigned employees and vendor work orders and place follow up calls to
tenants.
Lease Administration - Fully understand parameters of Lessee/Lessor
responsibilities by project, prepare tenant/owner correspondence,
coordination for new tenants, monitoring rent collections and
billings, preparation of legal documents and tracking tenant
insurance. Prepare Leases in Skyline.
Property Maintenance - Maintain inspection reports, procure bids for
vendor services, monitoring vendor performance, schedule walk throughs
with vendors and review fire safety program.
Travel to properties to meet with tenants, vendors, maintenance staff
and train new employees.
Reports - Prepare monthly reports for manager comments, collate final
reports for ownership and maintain corporate master file.
Budgeting and CAM Reconciliations - Assist manager in preparation of
annual budgets, contact vendors for input of expense assumptions and
enter all revenues. Update prior CAM reconciliations with new tenants,
verify parameters of expense pass thru by tenant.
Accounting - Code payables to match budget, verify invoice totals,
review current charges for billings and prepare lease termination
forms. Prepare financial reports using Skyline and JD Edwards and
information provided by Finance and Accounting.
TERANEX, INC. - ORLANDO, FL
Office Manager/Executive Assistant, February 2001 to April 2003
Executive Assistant to CEO and CFO. Responsibilities included
designing general correspondence, memos, charts, tables, graphs,
business plans, created and developed visual presentations, expense
reconciliations, schedule and organize complex activities such as
board meetings, travel (Board Members and visiting Sr. Executives-
domestic/international), conferences and department meetings. Act as a
liaison with other departments and outside agencies, including
executive staff while maintaining the highest level of
confidentiality. I was also responsible for transmitting bi-weekly
payroll and administering the company's health benefits and 401k.
EXPOEXCHANGE, LLC - ATLANTA, GA
Executive Assistant, November 1999 to February 2001
Provided executive support to the President and Executive Vice
President. Responsibilities included maintaining calendars,
organizing meetings, event planning, phone management, expense
reporting and scheduling all travel (domestic and
international).
SHELL OFFSHORE, INC. - NEW ORLEANS, LA
Executive Assistant/Knowledge Management, July 1998 to November 1999
Executive Assistant to the Drilling Department Manager, which
consisted of general clerical and heavy meeting/event calendar
scheduling, as well as handling accounting for all rigs in the Gulf of
Mexico utilizing SAP. Promoted to Knowledge Management Analyst.
Responsible for training the department on the use of Livelink,
established and maintained an electronic file storage system to be
utilized globally, troubleshoot user software problems, and organized
Vendor Lunch & Learns.
ATLAS ENGINEERING, INC. - HARAHAN, LA
Senior Secretary Supervisor, February 1996 to July 1998
Responsibilities included document and report creation, handling
travel arrangements, telephone management, fax directing, filing,
document control, front office clerical supervisor, and direct
administrative support to ten (10) Sr. Executives.
HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK - METAIRIE, LA
P.M. Central Teller, July 1995 to February 1996
Responsibilities included internal control of vault, supervisory
controls, all banking transactions, and cross selling bank services.
ARMOR SYSTEMS, INC. - METAIRIE, LA
Data Entry Clerk, May 1994 to July 1995
Responsibilities included data entry of new customer accounts,
dispatching alarms, filing, training new employees, and posting to
accounts receivable.
JEAN NICOLE - HOUMA, LA
Assistant Manager, December 1989 to May 1994
Responsibilities included supervising staff, opening and closing
store, deposits, payroll, scheduling employee hours, merchandising
store and customer assistance.
EDUCATION
New Horizons: Dreamweaver CS3, Course Certificate, February 2009
Valencia: AutoCAD 2007, June 2007
IFREC REAL ESTATE SCHOOL: Real Estate Course, April 2005
Valencia: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Course
Certificate, June 2002
New Horizons: Intermediate/Advance MS Project 2000, Course
Certificate, July 2001
Fred Pryor Seminars: Management Skills, Course Certificate
Productivity Point International: Web Design, Course Certificate
Louisiana Technical College-Jefferson campus: Business Management
Studies
SKILLS
Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), CRM, Project
2003, Skyline, JD Edwards, AutoCAD 2009, AIA Contracts, Dreamweaver,
Adobe Suite, Web Design and Maintenance
Typing speed - 60 WPM
AFFILIATIONS
Florida Association of Notaries
international council of shopping centers (icsc)
commercial real estate women (crew)
project management institute
PMI, central Florida chapter and design-procurement-construction sig