Real Estate Project Manager
Resume:
PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL
QUALIFICATIONS OF
STEVEN J. DECKER, MAI, ASA
FOCUS OF RECENT
EXPERIENCE: Mr. Decker has over a decade of experience in investment
real estate with financial institutions, developers, pension
fund advisors, attorneys, and governmental agencies. Recent
valuation assignments include appraisals for market value,
market rent, and valuation discount (for family limited
partnership interests). Geographic areas currently covered
include Southern and Northern California, Nevada, Texas,
and Arizona with a focus on Los Angeles and Orange
Counties. He is also experienced with the ARGUS
computerized cash flow analysis program.
PROPERTY TYPES: Properties appraised include the following:
Office Buildings Medical Buildings
Apartment Buildings Vacant Land
Shopping Centers Industrial Warehouses
Hotels Industrial Parks
Department Stores Restaurants
Auto Sales Facilities Marinas
Condominium Complexes Golf Courses
Bank Branch Buildings Residential Subdivisions
Single Family Residences Apartments
OPERATING BUSINESS TYPES: Operating businesses appraised include the
following:
General Contractor Veterinary Hospital
Service Firms Law Firms
Wholesalers Real Estate Holding Co.
Manufacturers Securities Holding Co.
Steven J. Decker & Associates Telephone: 310-***-**** Email: *****@********.***
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
1991-Present Steven J. Decker & Associates, Principal Appraiser
and Consultant, Culver City, California. The firm
specializes in commercial real estate and business
appraisal with a staff of three.
1988-1990 Cushman & Wakefield, Senior Appraiser, Los
Angeles, California. Responsible for large
commercial real estate assignments and team leader
for portfolio projects.
1985-1988 Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, Investment Banking
Associate and Project Manager, Los Angeles,
California. Responsible for portfolio analysis of
leased properties and due diligence analysis of real
estate investment companies and REITs.
1984-1985 California First Bank, Appraisal Officer
Beverly Hills, California.
1981-1983 Security Pacific Mortgage Corporation, Real Estate
Analyst, Los Angeles, California.
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS: MAI Member of the Appraisal Institute, (MAI #7761,
March 1988), Chairman, Proctoring Committee,
Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute
(1992), Co-Chairman, Proctoring Committee (2001)
ASA Member (Accredited Senior Appraiser, Real
Property) of the American Society of Appraisers
(ASA # 20401, November 2010), Los Angeles Area
Chapter, 2011 Real Property Section Chairperson
Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of
California, Certificate No. AG005655, expires
September 16, 2014
Licensed Real Estate Broker, License expires
October 27, 2013
EDUCATION: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California,
Steven J. Decker & Associates Telephone: 310-***-**** Email: *****@********.***
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Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1981, minor in
accounting and business law
PUBLICATIONS: Fractional Interest Valuation: An Empirical
Approach. Valuation (Spring 1998): 21-28
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and the Appraisal
Process: The Application of Probable Investment
Value. The Real Estate Appraiser and Analyst
(Winter 1985): 13-18.
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY:
Mr. Decker has been deposed by opposing legal
counsel with regard to several Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
cases and a civil case. He has also testified with
cross-examination in a jury trial relating to a civil
case. He has also qualified as an expert witness in
Federal Bankruptcy Court and Superior Court in Los
Angeles and Orange Counties.
TECHNICAL TRAINING/SEMINARS:
Appraisal Institute:
1A-1 Real Estate Appraisal Principles
1A-2 Basic Valuation Procedures
1B-A Capitalization Theory & Techniques A
1B-B Capitalization Theory & Techniques B
2-1 Case Studies in Real Estate
2-2 Valuation Analysis and Report Writing
2-3 Standards of Professional Practice
8-2 Residential Valuation
101 Introduction to Appraising Real Property
102 Applied Residential Valuation
210 Principles of Income Property Valuation
202 Applied Income Property Valuation
530 Advanced Sales Comparison and Cost
Approaches
Introduction to Cash Flow & Risk Analysis
Litigation Seminar
Shopping Center Seminar
Appraisal Review Seminar
Subdivision Seminar
The Appraiser as Expert Witness Seminar
Appraisal Reporting of Complex Residential
Steven J. Decker & Associates Telephone: 310-***-**** Email: *****@********.***
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Properties Seminar
Market Trends Seminar
Special Purpose Properties Seminar
Graphs and Statistics Seminar
Business Practices Seminar
USPAP Update Seminar
American Society of Appraisers:
BV201 Introduction to Business Valuation - Part 1
BV202 Introduction to Business Valuation - Part 2
BV203 Business Valuation Case Study
BV204 Advanced Topics in Business Valuation
Legal Aspects of Business Appraisal Seminar
The Market Approach for Small Business Seminar
IRS Symposium on Valuation Issues Seminar
UCLA Extension Courses:
Managerial Accounting
Microcomputer Applications for Real Estate
Financial Analysis
Property Management
Real Estate Finance
International Right of Way Association:
403 Easement Valuation
603 Understanding Environmental
Contamination in Real Estate
Annual Right of Way Valuation Conferences
PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS:
Bryan Cave LLP
California Housing Finance Agency
CALTRANS
Citicorp Real Estate
City National Bank
City of Cudahy
City of El Monte
County of Orange GSA
Law Offices of Bruce Givner, Esq.
Goldrich & Kest, LLC
Hahn & Hahn LLP
Hoffman Sabban & Watenmaker
Holland & Knight LLP
Internal Revenue Service, L.A. District
Steven J. Decker & Associates Telephone: 310-***-**** Email: *****@********.***
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Irell & Manella LLP
JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Long Beach Unified School District
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Southern California Edison
Wells Fargo Bank
Steven J. Decker & Associates Telephone: 310-***-**** Email: *****@********.***
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