Real Estate Manager

Brett Matus

**** ****** ***** ****, *** Diego, California 92130

Phone: 858-***-**** /

Education: Current Enrollment in Real Estate License program

**** ******** ********** ******* (George Brown College) Canada

1986 NTC Mechanical . Eng (Diesel) Johannesburg Tech. South Africa

Personal

Achievements: 1981-1983 1ST Officer in the South African Defense Force.

1987/1988 completed two Iron Man Triathlon competitions

Skills and Qualifications

-Proficient in organization and administration

-Extensive Experience in dealing with corporate clients and private individuals

-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

-Energetic, work well under pressure

-Strong Negotiator

-Able to instill pride resulting in quality performance and achievement

-Ability to persuade people through to action

-Able to accomplish numerous tasks/projects simultaneously

-Good team leader

-Proficient in working with computers

-Computer packages used as they relate to real estate are:

-Yardi, Act, Telemajic, Word, Excel

-International experience with in the real estate industry

Working in South Africa, Canada and the U.S.A.

Professional Experience: (U.S.A.)

January 2003 – Present Realty Income Corporation

Joined Realty Income Corporation as Property Manager of a commercial Park called Silverton Business Center.

The center is comprised of three phases of Industrial/ Office Projects. Silverton Business Center consists of 25 buildings on 26 acres totaling 500,000 square feet. The project has a total of 420 Units. The industrial units range in size from 583 square feet to 3,858 square feet. My duties include the following:

-Oversee the administration of the day to day management of the park.

-I oversee the duties of one office staff members and two maintenance workers.

-Constant verbal and written communication with the tenants and contractors

-Project management

-Assist leasing director with credit Check analysis on prospective tenants.

-Administer legal proceedings and lock out proceedings for tenants who are in default

-Rent collection

-Negotiation with contractors and suppliers.

-Derive and adhere to annual budget and monthly explanation on variances relating to same.

January 1998-2002 Paron Developments

Joined Paron Developments as Senior V.P. of Portfolio Management

Paron is a privately held Property acquisition company..Management included 8 high rise apartment buildings (2,200 units) in and around the Toronto area and commercial and retail buildings in Florida, some of which I was responsible for identifying as opportunities. My duties included the following:

-Overseeing the duties of five property managers both in the U.S.A and Canada. I was directly responsible for 15 full time personnel.

-Identifying new acquisition opportunities and being an intricate part of the “Due Diligence” process.

-Constant verbal and written communication with staff members.

-Increased portfolio cash flow through lease negotiations, redevelopment of existing properties and operational improvements.

-Established tenant retention programs where properties would remain 95% leased.

-Established policies and procedures for Paron.

-Conducted site visits on a continuous basis.

-Approximately 40% travel both air and car.

-Approval and signature of lease agreements

-Approval of annual budgets derived by property managers

-Kept a constant watch over budgets and variances.

-Negotiate new financing for Mortgages with various lenders.

June 1996-1998 (Canada) Living Properties

Joined Living Properties as Senior Property Manager for a shopping center known as “Pacific Mall” The mall is comprised of four levels and was known as the largest Chinese Shopping Center in North America. Two levels of retail and two parking levels. The main level has 280 stores and the 2nd level has 200 stores and a food court.

Duties included:

-Overseeing the day to day management of the mall

-Derive and adherence to annual budget and explanations of variances for the same

-Oversaw duties of six staff members

-Constant verbal and written communication with tenants

-Constant verbal and written communication with contractors

-Negotiation with contractors and suppliers

-Leasing and marketing of vacant space.

-Verbal and written communication with corporate office

-Manage all tenant improvement construction

-Monitor tenant traffic and sales

-Maximize center traffic through implementation of marketing

-Administer emergency procedures for the center

-Administer center rules and regulations

-Daily property inspections

-Process monthly payables and expense reimbursement

-Marketing and promotion of center

-Institute quality assurance standards for the center

-Arrange staff training when needed

-Distribute and publish a monthly news letter to all tenants

-Conduct monthly tenant meetings

-Conduct daily staff meetings

January 1991-May 1996 (Canada) Pelican Management

Joined Pelican Management in the capacity of General Manager. I was directly responsible for distress properties that had been foreclosed upon by lenders/ mortgagees. My duties included the following:

Overseeing the day to day management of the following distress portfolio:

500,000 square feet of office space

400,000 square feet of industrial space

100,000 square feet of Medical space

-Constant verbal and written correspondence with various asset mangers and lenders.

-Derive annual budgets (0 based)

-Explanation of variances

-Co-ordinate the duties of two property managers and two maintenance mangers and two secretaries.

References available upon request.

1987-1989 Divaris Real Estate South Africa

Worked as a commercial Broker- See letter of reference attached

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