Management Real Estate

JOHN M. RODRIGUE

323-***-**** • ****.*.********@*****.*** • www.linkedin.com/in/johnrodrigue

ASSET & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Accomplished real estate and project management professional applying more than 20 years of experience in property and

asset management with additional work experience in land development, account management and brokerage.

Asset types include industrial, office, multifamily, retail, investments and land in Southern California and Arizona.

Asset & property management experience includes strategy, marketing, budgeting, financial and strategic reporting,

accounting including CAMs and reconciliations, tenant improvements and retention, leasing and renewals, renovations,

operations management, capital projects, portfolio management and third -party management .

Development assets include a master-planned community with over 900 single family homes in Phase 1, an elementary

school, multiple parks and major street improvements in north LA County, several regional shopping centers and 2 multi-

family projects in the Inland Empire

Development experience includes due diligence, project management, entitlements, budgeting, scheduling, bid

processing, contract management, dispositions, operations, permitting and compliance with city, state and federal

regulations and third-party management.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Corporate Leadership • Strategic Planning • Project Ownership • Asset Management • Financial Reporting • Compliance

Transaction & Contract Management • Vendor & Contractor Management • Entitlements • Negotiations

Problem Solving • Account Management • Sales • Leasing • Aquisitions • Dispositions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTING – ASSET & PROJECT MANAGEMENT • 2009 – Present

BROOKS STREET, Newport Beach, California • 04/2012 – 06/2014

Real estate company specializing in residential and commercial management and development.

Consultant, Project Manager: Supervised project team that managed and acquired assets for a large utility

company. Project encompassed over 1,000 acres and over 400 residential and commercial sites. Project also

included the acquisition of water rights, community outreach, escrow and title management, risk mitigation for active

litigation, management of environmental impacts and strategic planning for future development.

TREVEAR HOLDINGS LLC, affiliate of COLLIERS International, Los Angeles, California • 2009 – 2012

Real estate management enterprise.

Consultant, Vice President, Asset Management: Provided management of distressed real estate assets in a receiver

role for regional and national financial institutions. Services involved leading the transition phase, due diligence and

execution of a strategy that incorporated the lease-up, stabilization, valuations and timely and cost -efficient

deliveries of construction or disposition. Assets included industrial, office, retail, multi-family and land

developments in California and Arizona.

BROOKS STREET, Newport Beach, California • 2008 – 2009

Real estate company specializing in residential and commercial management and development .

Project Manager: Guided the Phase 1 completion of a 2,000 acre master plan development in north Los Angeles County

originally entitled for 4,500 homes, 2 elementary schools, 1 fire station, several community parks and planned retail. Project

was formerly owned by Empire Companies.

Worked directly with city staff and third-party consultants to creatively explore original development

agreement and strategic plans for the project to move forward. Successfully managed the completion

of improvements necessary for a resolution to the release of Phase 1 CFD reimbursements.

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EMPIRE COMPANIES, Ontario, California • 2005 – 2008

Real estate company specializing in residential and commercial management and development.

Project Director: Demonstrated leadership through management of development projects in stages ranging from planning

and entitlements to construction, lease-up and sale. Responsibilities included strategy, local, state and federal agencies,

financial analysis and budget control, site control and management of all third-party consultant. Projects included 3 regional

shopping center developments totaling 272,000 square feet, entitlements for a 6-story office building totaling 152,000 square

feet and master plan communities totaling 2,300 acres and 5,700 units.

Facilitated successful contract with a new capital partner on a 2,000 acre master plan development .

Achieved Final EIR and rezoning approval on 2 contentious parcels totaling 26 acres for 2 regional

shopping centers in north Los Angeles County

Asset Manager: Directed third-party management of 11 operating company assets, including 5 shopping centers totaling over

407,000 square feet and 105 tenants, 1 office building totaling 79,000 square feet and 11 tenants, 4 multi-family properties

totaling 984 units and 1 self-storage asset in California and Arizona. Managed lease negotiations and tenant improvements.

Supervised teams from Cushman & Wakefield for property management of office and retail assets and Riverstone for property

management of multi-family assets.

Increased net operating income for multi-family portfolio by 15.2% while increasing occupancy to

98%. Increased net operating income for retail assets by 12% and occupancy improved to over 94%

RREEF, Anaheim, California • 2001 – 2005

Investment management arm of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management Division and real estate investment advisor with more

than $35B in assets under management in the US.

District Portfolio Manager: Exceeded expectations through management of Los Angeles and Orange County-based property

portfolio involving 4.2 million square feet and 330 tenants.

Oversaw renovations, expansions, and operations management of large industrial distribution centers and multi-tenant parks

to include performance of leasing administration, management of tenant retention programs and brokerage teams, and

provision of budget control. Headed $5.5M renovation project for 500,000 square feet of second-generation industrial space.

Negotiated 174 lease transactions involving 1.6 million square feet and assets in excess of $72M.

Organized open house for renovated industrial space in north Orange County which resulted in one of

the largest turnouts in the market. Over 350 brokers attended which led to 2 leases for more than

250,000 square feet.

Expanded net operating income for portfolio by 13.6% while increasing occupancy to more than 94%.

Additional career highlights include the following:

Product Marketing Manager from 1998 – 2001 with Sempra Energy, Fortune 500 energy services company. Created and

implemented a strategic plan for Consumer Marketing business with 60,000 customers and annual revenue in excess of $11M.

Senior Project Coordinator, Business Affairs from 1994 – 1998 with EMI-Capitol, entertainment provider to consumer

market. Supervised over 49 promotional projects for Special Markets Division with a value in excess of $46M.

Senior Sales Associate from 1988 – 1994 with Voit Commercial Brokerage, provider of real estate development,

management, and brokerage services. Guided 186 transactions at rate of 63% leases and 37% sales. Oversaw 4.4 million

square feet valued in excess of $212M.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California – 1999

B.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California – 1987

LICENSURE

Real Estate Salesperson, State of California, ID #00987440

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