Project Manager Management

CANDICE C. HOLCOMB

**** ******* **** **** • Indianapolis, IN 46214

Home: 317-***-**** • Cell: 317-***-**** • E-Mail: **********@*********.***

CORPORATE FINANCE/BUSINESS ANALYSIS/LEGAL/ECONOMICS

CAREER PROFILE:

Progressive career in legal and corporate arena over 15 years experience providing financial solutions that

optimize organizational growth. Successful in evaluating new business opportunities utilizing extensive

knowledge in both law and corporate finance. Business skills/strengths include: Create Productive Work

Environment, Gather Detailed Data/Statistics, Identify and Present Concise/Meaningful Solutions,

Develop Procedures/Methods, Increase Company Profitability, Business Valuation, and Communication

of Financial Information. Proficient in Microsoft Office products which include Word, Excel, Outlook,

Project, Access, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer. Areas of expertise include:

In-Depth Analysis and Research Inventive Process Improvement

Strategize/Organize/Coordinate/Balance Resolve In Presenting “Best Practices”

Self-Driven Initiative to Identify Solutions Negotiate to Optimize Financial Outcome

Multi-Level Effective Communication Situation Assessment and Risk Taking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

MMY Consulting Indianapolis, IN Feb 2009 – Aug 2009

Senior Consultant – Project Manager for State of Indiana (PERF)

Completed a six-month contract as Project Manager to quasi-state agency to oversee

implementation of recent legislation and new pension software.

Collected, researched and analyzed data and prepared project plans. Managed project teams

from inception of project to implementation of project.

Prepared requests for proposals intended for publication for state initiatives. Directed state

initiative for different third-party vendor projects from RFP process to contract execution.

HDG Mansur Indianapolis, IN Feb 2007 – Nov 2008

Global Commercial Developer

Senior Financial Analyst

Managed multiple development projects from proposal to Executive Committee to completion.

Managed construction budgets in excess of $7,000,000.

Collected and studied invoices to determine actual costs against construction contract.

Evaluated actual costs against approved business plan and provided President and Vice President

weekly updates on construction budget and recommendations for needed change orders.

Provided Executive Committee with weekly reports outlining progress of Commercial

Development initiatives and costs incurred regarding same.

Prepared, monitored, and updated cost, income, and budget analysis for Commercial

Development and Residential Development initiatives.

Prepared, monitored, analyzed, and updated operational results, property budgeting, financial

reporting, and forecasting to senior management providing enhanced decision-making.

Prepared, interpreted and submitted quarterly economic decision matrix and variance analyses

explaining budget vs. actual and actual vs. business plan variances directly to upper management

Prepared buy, sell, and hold recommendations to asset managers.

Assisted asset managers with client service/asset growth through effectively contributing

to/participating in sales/client participations and/or assisting with marketing strategy/material

development as needed.

Gathered and interpreted market data. Investment return analysis using various returns on

investment tools such as IRR and NPV.

Analyzed historical data, projected costs, and capital/equity infusion data and prepared proformas

to executive management in order to identify return on investment.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Simon Property Group Indianapolis, IN 2000 – 2007

Financial Analyst II

Prepared, monitored, and updated cost, income, and budget analysis for Property Management

and Development initiatives.

Analyzed historical data and projected ancillary costs and sales trends.

Prepared proformas and project approval submissions to executive management in order to

identify return on investment.

Assisted development management with enhancing investment processes.

Senior Litigation Manager

Aggressively resolved, maintained, and reconciled legal accounts.

Negotiated the best possible deal/resolution for the company.

Worked with tenants and in-house SPG personnel to negotiate best resolution.

Managed outside litigation counsel, prepared company witnesses for deposition, tracked company

legal expenses, maintained and updated case database, attended mediation sessions as company

representative, and assisted in-house counsel in other litigation matters as requested.

Drafted legal documents including lease amendments, promissory notes, agreements canceling

lease and other pertinent documents.

Researched tenant disputes.

Responded to discovery requests of local counsel.

Reviewed tenant financials in order to determine whether offers were reasonable.

Updated senior management of partners with Simon on delinquent accounts and status of

resolution.

Performed legal research resulting in financial gain for the corporation and prevention of financial

loss.

Accomplishments:

Initiated test project and generated more than $50,000 in six-month period in late charges through

utilization of all lease provisions.

Used negotiation skills to persuade hundreds of delinquent tenant accounts to make payments on

past due rents including reimbursement of legal and court fees and late fees.

Authored new procedure that established use of lease provisions requiring payment of late fees.

Effectively trained new paralegals in all areas of corporate legal processes.

Designed innovative workflow planning to streamline outside legal expenses.

Bose McKinney & Evans Indianapolis, IN 1999 – 2000

Real Estate/Corporate Paralegal

Assisted attorney from beginning to end for the sale or transfer of real estate.

Ordered and thoroughly reviewed title work, legal description, and surveys.

Coordinated loan documentation process by working with lenders and other parties to ensure that

all necessary and appropriate loan documents were prepared.

Initiated requests for and reviewed entity papers, good standing certificates, legal name

verifications, UCC searches, flood certifications, and title work.

Reviewed new and renewed loan packages prepared by documentation staff.

Provided general customer and lender assistance.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CIB Bank Indianapolis, IN 1998 – 1999

Loan Services Paralegal

Coordinated loan documentation process by working with lenders and other parties to ensure that

all necessary and appropriate loan documents were prepared.

Prepared commitment letters for lenders by reviewing the loan application/approval and ensured

all conditions of approval and loan policy requirements were outlined in the letter.

Initiated requests for and reviewed entity papers, good standing certificates, legal name

verifications, UCC searches, flood certifications, and title work.

Reviewed new and renewal loan packages prepared by documentation staff.

Provided general customer and lender assistance.

Attended loan closings and disbursed loan proceeds with the loan officer.

Ice Miller, LLP Indianapolis, IN 1994 – 1998

Corporate/Business Transaction Paralegal

Drafted organizational documents, maintained corporate records for clients, and assisted in due

diligence reviews in preparation for IPOs, PPOs, acquisitions, and mergers.

Assisted attorneys in the pre-closing, closing, and post-closing stages of a transaction.

EDUCATION:

Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN

Master of Business Administration, concentration in Management and Finance

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Kaplan College f/k/a Professional Careers Institute

Diploma in Paralegal Studies

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