Jackie Garcia
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Bradenton, FL 34209
Skills:
• Extensive real estate experience in commercial, multifamily and investment projects.
• Very familiar with real estate transactions and lending.
• Proficient with a wide variety of software.
• Aptitude and experience with accounts payable and receivable, numerical analysis, database and
spreadsheet format and operation.
• Management and supervision experience; strong coaching and motivating skills
• Licensed Florida Real Estate Sales Associate.
August 2012 - July 2014
Grain Communications
Sarasota, FL
Contract Administrator
Responsible for closing purchases of communications towers, including escrow and title coordination,
preparation of closing statements, document handling, and financing. Review incoming due diligence,
contracts, and prepare estoppels as required. Order and review all title reports, surveys, and additional
third party reviews as needed. Maintain database of documents and provide all required services for
existing tower inventory. Extensive contact with lenders, title companies, outside counsel, vendors, and
all internal staff.
June 2010 - August 2012
Sellstate Gulf Coast Realty
Pensacola, FL
Negotiation and Contract Coordinator
Handle all incoming offers and conduct negotiations with REO sellers. Extensive contact with agents,
asset managers, contractors, and closers. Responsible for all client-requested repairs, property
maintenance, and some corporate accounting, including agent commission payment, A/P, A/R,
Quickbooks entries, and balancing company books. Strong working knowledge of many REO seller
platforms and procedures.
Aug. 1998 - Dec. 2009
Sares Regis Group
Irvine, CA
Transaction Manager
Worked closely with Managing Director and Director of Finance in coordinating real estate transactions.
Heavy work with escrow, title, outside counsel, investors, and lenders, including title review and
preparation of final documents for execution.
Maintained permanent files on all transactions. Participated in forming single asset entities, and
completed necessary Secretary of State filings for over 350 individual entities. Prepare corporate minutes
and resolutions, and act as Assistant Secretary for all corporations.
Completed and maintained all licenses for company operations. Coordinated all litigation with outside
counsel, including preparation of interrogatory responses.
April 1998 - August 1998
The Estrin Organization
Los Angeles, CA
Senior Paralegal
Team Leader on a variety of large scale, document intensive litigation cases and real estate closings for
Top 50 law firms and major corporations. Designed and managed client databases. Trained and
supervised teams of attorneys and paralegals in real estate document review. Prepared closing binders.
July 1995 - April 1998
Emling & Associates
Long Beach, CA
Paralegal, Intellectual Property
Supervised and trained paralegal assistants and support staff.
Duties included trial preparation, litigation assistance, correspondence, discovery, noticing and
scheduling, subpoenas, skip tracing, interrogatory responses, case management. Heavy document
production, trial exhibits, indexing, imaging; proofing, correcting, filing and service of all pleadings.
Formatting and service of appeal briefs, with table of authorities and table of contents.
Extensive deposition summarizing; responsible for identifying and assembling supporting evidence for
attorney briefs and motions, including statistical analysis in support of pleadings.
May 1993 - July 1995
Nevada Federal Savings & Loan
Las Vegas, NV
Mortgage Loan Processor and Underwriter
Processing, credit evaluation and underwriting mortgage loans for all programs; extensive client contact,
and title review.
November 1991 - May 1993
Bank of California
Los Angeles, CA
Vice President, Construction Loan Disbursements
Supervision of centralized disbursement center, approving construction funding for Western U.S.
Extensive interaction with clients, work with loan officers and outside counsel in evaluating appropriate
loan amounts for projects under construction. Extensive work on drafting loan documents, including 90-
page loan agreement used as standard governing document for entire portfolio. Also wrote title and
escrow requirements, and guidelines for dealing with building inspectors and municipalities for planned
community compliance. Managed loan administrators, and instituted landmark training system.
June 1984 - November 1991
Western Federal Savings & Loan
Marina del Rey, CA
Workout Officer and Asset Manager
Managed properties acquired by the bank in foreclosure, and restructured $6.4 billion dollar portfolio for
FIRREA compliance. Recommended reserve amounts for Federal Regulators, sold properties at profit to
lender, and reported bank strategies and earnings to FSLIC. Property portfolio included residential,
commercial, medical, hotel/motel, and planned unit developments. Other positions held include Loan
Service Manager and Major Loan Underwriter.
Education: Loyola Marymount University, Psychology/Business Administration
References: Available upon request