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Westlake, OH ***** DONALD E. LYDON Cell: 216-***-****

abmt7e@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Commercial real estate professional with extensive acquisition,

development, leasing and facilities operation experience in office and

industrial properties. National representation and market exposure with

over $150M in lease and sale transactions. Directed over 600K SF in

development and construction. Thorough understanding of the legal,

financial and property administration disciplines. Exceptional supervisory,

presentation, reporting and project management skill set with advance

business and relationship building acumen.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE CHARTWELL GROUP, Cleveland, OH

2008 - Present

Northeast Ohio Commercial Real Estate Brokerage and Consulting

Vice President, Office Specialty Group

. Manage the Office Services Division of a commercial brokerage firm

with over $20M in annual billings.

. Direct national facilities requirements including site selection,

lease, acquisitions and

installations for clients including Weltman -Weinberg, TransDigm,

Wells Fargo, and Minshall-Stewart Development.

. Spearheaded the historic renovation and adaptive re-use for a 300,000

SF hotel/office mixed-use project utilizing State and Federal Historic

Tax Credit and Municipal Tax Increment Financing.

. Manage leasing and marketing of over 2,000,000 SF office and retail

projects.

. Perform court appointed receivership services for hotel, office and

industrial properties.

ZAREMBA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Cleveland, OH

1993 - Present*

Northeast Ohio based Commercial Real Estate Development and Management

Company

Vice President, Commercial Properties

. Established the Commercial Properties and Development Division for a

mid-west development and management company defining investment and

development criteria, feasibility studies, construction and operating

budgets and managed the entire real estate development and operations

process.

. Developed "concept to completion" of over 600,000 SF of office and

industrial properties totaling over $70 Million.

. Directed the lease administration and property management for over 130

tenants.

. Secured construction and term financing, negotiated loan agreements

and secure partnership equity and joint ventures for fee based

projects.

. Negotiate all legal and economic lease parameters, direct tenant

installations and oversee all

professional contract service providers.

. Manage all property operations; oversee support staff and maintenance

personnel.

* Currently under contract on a consulting basis.

LYDON REALTY, LLC, Cleveland, OH

1996 - 2008

Founder and Principal of a commercial brokerage firm.

Owner/Broker

. Completed over $25M in lease and acquisitions in the Midwest with

clients including Quadax, Inc. and Wellington Technologies, Inc.

OM-COLLIERS, Cleveland, OH 1987- 1993

National Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Company, formerly Ostendorf-

Morris Company.

Sales Associate

. Co-directed national disposition of over $10M of bank-owned properties

for the AmeriTrust (Key Bank) portfolio.

. Completed over 270 lease and sale transactions with major clients

including Motorola, Delta Airlines, Lever Brothers, Glidden Paints,

Wachovia Securities and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

LYDON & ASSOCIATES, INC., Cleveland, OH 1982-

1987

International Travel Consultants

Owner/Partner

. Directed the daily operations of a $12M travel consulting company.

. Planned, managed and negotiated hotel and airline contracts for

national and international group travel programs, incentives and

corporate accounts.

. Traveled extensively throughout the world managing on -site logistics

for meetings and conventions.

. Divested company in 1987

EDUCATION/LICENSES

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee, FL

. Bachelor of Science Business Administration ( Hotel-Restaurant

Administration

. President, FSU Hotel Society

STATE OF OHIO

. Licensed Real Estate Broker - 1996

. Licensed Real Estate Agent - 1987

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS

. National Association of Industrial and Office Property (NAIOP)

Awarded NAIOP Office Development of the Year ( 1999

. Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) - Corporate Member

. TCN Worldwide - Affiliate Member Network

DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

115,000 SF Multi-Tenant Office Park in Westlake, WestPoint Corporate Center

OH

32,000 SF Multi-Tenant Office Park in Middleburg Corporate Center South

Hts., OH

52,000 SF Industrial/Flex in Broadview Hts., OH Broadview Business Center

90,000 SF Mid-Rise Office Building in Independence Corporate

Independence, OH Center

185,000 SF Corporate Office Park in Independence, 6046 Brecksville Rd.

OH

106,000 SF Corporate Office Park in Fairview Park, Fairview Corporate Center

OH

320 Unit Self Storage Facility in Broadview Hts., Space Place Storage

OH

280 Unit Self Storage Facility in Park City, UT Space Place Storage

380 Unit Self Storage Facility in Macedonia, OH Space Place Storage

20,000 SF Training and data center in Westlake, OH Wellington Technologies

BROKERAGE AND CONSULTING PROJECTS

40,000 SF Adult educational facility in Parma Hts., OH Bryant & Stratton

18,000 SF Claims Office Lease in Independence, OH The Hartford

9,700 SF Regional Office Lease in Independence, OH CNA Insurance

92,000 SF Regional Research Facility Disposition in DOW Chemical

Middleburg Hts., OH

100,000 SF Corporate HQ Acquisition in Middleburg Hts., Quadax, Inc.

OH

1,000,000 SF Office and Retail marketing in Cleveland, OH Erieview Towers &

Galleria

19,000 SF Lease of Regional Office Facility Wells Fargo Insurance

15,000 SF Lease and Installation Strayer University

146 room Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Historic Tax Credit Brotherhood of

Redevelopment 300,000 SF Historic Landmark Office Locomotive Engineers

Building in Cleveland, OH

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Mr. Joseph Jasko

President-CEO; Wellington Technologies, Inc.

802 Sharon Dr., Westlake, OH

440-***-****

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Mr. John Leskiw

President-COO; Quadax, Inc.

7500 Old Oak Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44130

440-***-****

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Mr. Tim Zaremba

President

Zaremba Management Company

22730 Fairview Center Dr. #200

Fairview Park, OH 44126

440-***-**** Ext . 127

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Mr. John Kasmarcak

Treasurer, CFO

Zaremba Management Company

22730 Fairview Center Dr. #200

Fairview Park, OH 44126

440-***-**** Ext. 126

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The Honorable Eileen Patton

Mayor - City of Fairview Park

20770 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, OH 44126

440-***-****

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James E. Leonard

Principal

Pinnacle Financial Group, Inc.

7100 E. Pleasant Valley Road

Cleveland, Ohio 44131

216-***-****

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