Chris B. Polhemus
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WORK
EXPERIENCE Wachovia Mortgage Rockville, MD
REO Manager January 2009- Present
Responsible for management and sale of properties acquired through the foreclosure
process.
Managed real estate portfolio worth $10,000,000 and sold 8 properties valued at
$3,000,000.
Established and implemented best practices for managing, marketing and negotiating
contracts for bank owned properties.
Built relationships with multiple realtors and contractors.
Wachovia Mortgage Rockville, MD
REO Sales Representative May 2008- January 2009
Maintained and organized proper documentation on REO properties to pass internal
and regulatory audits.
Helped manage the sale of 150 properties valued at $58,000,000.
Negotiated move-out incentives with property occupants.
Trained new REO Sales Representative on the details and responsibilities of keeping
track and working with the entire life cycle of an REO property.
Thomson Reuters Rockville, MD
GSMS Wealth Management Analyst July 2007-May 2008
Became Lead associate on Bondwatch/Sharewatch/Streetsight in 5 months.
Developed and implemented training regiment for new clients on
Bondwatch/Sharewatch/Streetsight.
Trained and managed seven Thomson Financial associates in Bangalore, India on three
new products.
Worked closely with clients to gain understanding of the issues in order to coordinate a
resolution by levering resources in product support/help desk, production processing,
consulting services, product development and network support.
Interacted with various Thomson Reuters departments to resolve questions/problems
with various Wealth Management tools.
RELATED
EXPERIENCE Brownstone Capital, Inc. Missoula, MT
Intern and Assistant Market Acquisitions 2005-2007
Researched and reported on future development possibilities for real estate properties.
Participated in conference calls, public meetings, project evaluations, and client
acquisition.
Created a checklist to evaluate feasibility of new projects.
U.S. Senate Washington, DC
Summer Associate, Senator Max Baucus (MT-D) Summer 2006
Attended meetings, conferences, briefings and assisted in documenting the
proceedings.
Met with ambassadors, foreign representatives and dignitaries.
Researched information for briefing books, position papers and speeches.
Assembled and edited briefing books for Senator Baucus.
EDUCATION The University of Montana, School of Business Administration Missoula, MT
Master of Business Administration May 2006
Member Graduate Business School Association.
Made deans list and Big Sky conference all-academic team.
The University of Montana Missoula, MT
Bachelor of Science in Business Finance May 2005
Earned scholarship after walking-on to college football team.
2 time academic all-conference in the Big Sky Conference.
SKILLS Computer: Proficient in MS Office Suite, DRI Foreclosure Software, Lotus Notes,
CPI Notes