Real Estate Leasing, Development, and Management Professional
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THOMASC.VAUGHN,CPM®
Real Estate Leasing, Development, and Management Professional
Mesa, AZ 85205
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EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE DEMONSTRATED IN ALL ASPECTS OF MULTIFAMILY, RETAIL, AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LEASING, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.
DEMONSTRATED PROFICIENCIES
ACQUISITIONS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING & FINANCING
BUILD TO SUITS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL BUDGET
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
CREDIT ANALYSIS
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOGRAPHIC MAPPING
DESIGN & BUILD
DISPOSITION
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS & REPORTING
GROUND LEASES
GROUND UP DEVELOPMENT
LAND ACQUISITION
LEASING (MULTIFAMILY & RETAIL)
MARKET ANALYSIS
MARKETING
MULTI-SITE OPERATIONS
MUNICIPAL ZONING & ENTITLEMENT
OPERATIONS BUDGET
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
PROFORMA DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT ENTITLEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT SCHEDULINGDEVELOPMENT
AND MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY ASSEMBLY
PROPERTY EVALUATIONS
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC & PRIVATE STAKEHOLDER
PRESENTATIONS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
REVERSE BUILD TO SUITS
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROI
SITE SELECTION
STRATEGIC PLANNING
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
TENANT RELATIONS
TRADESPERSON MANAGEMENT
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
WATER RIGHTS(WESTERN STATES)
EDUCATION/MILITARY
Concordia University, Mequon, WI, 1997-2005
U.S. Marine Corps, Personnel Clerk, November 1991 – October 1996
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Milwaukee, WI
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/LICENSING
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) Member 1996 to Present
Certified Property Manager
(CPM®) 1997 to Present
Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®) 1996 to 2015
Awarded ARM® of the Year Award 2001
National Association of Realtors
(NAR) Member 1996 to Present
NRDS#60301010
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Member 2006 to 2013
Successfully completed Leasing I and Leasing II courses (2008-2009)
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
(State of Arizona) 2016
Licensed Real Estate Broker
(State of Wisconsin) 1998 to 2012
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
(State of Wisconsin) 1996 to 2012
PROFILE SUMMARY
Results orientated and proven real estate professional with a unique and extensive combination of nationwide real estate management, leasing, and development skills and experience performed in an entrepreneurial environment. Enhanced by diverse nationwide real estate contacts and affiliations, I am able to operate and lead with an informed global perspective of investment real estate’s maximum potential from conception through long term stabilization, including repositioning underperforming or obsolete real estate when necessary. I am seeking an opportunity that will best employ my extensive knowledge, experience, skills, and contacts allowing me to provide constructive, practical, innovative, and tested strategies that can be used to increase the value and performance of any real estate to achieve, or exceed, organizational and investor needs and desires.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OWNER, New View Investments LLC
Mesa, AZ May 2015 to Present
Perform contract services to retail tenants and individuals.
Successfully performed remodels for 58 Starbucks in the Bay are of CA.
Acquisition, repositioning, management, resale and rental of residential and small commercial real estate in the Phoenix, AZ and Milwaukee, WI metro areas.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(CONTINUED)
VARIOUS POSITIONS (detailed below),
Continental Properties Company, Inc.
Menomonee Falls, WI/Scottsdale, AZ October 1997 to February 2015
MANAGER OF MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT
October 2013 to February 2015
•Successfully mentored, advised, and directed the activities of a dynamic team of 10+ professionals for the purpose of developing 300+ unit gated multifamily properties nationwide, primarily in western states.
Effectively researched, compiled, and evaluated GIS data to identify markets and properties to purchase and develop in multiple states and municipalities.
Designed project site plans with the most efficient and profitable layout, including unit mix, amenities, parking, and access.
Provided presentations and engaged in negotiations with various public and private stakeholders to obtain approvals, lending and entitlements.
Worked to prepare projected and finalized budgets and schedules to ensure achievement of lease up and financial objectives.
RETAIL LEASING AND DEVELOPMENT/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGER
November 2008 to October 2013
•Efficiently and effectively performed the Leasing/Development and Property Management duties for positions formerly staffed by two full-time employees and one part-time employee to significantly reduce expenses for owners and investors.
Designed and executed portfolio-wide strategies to position troubled assets for sale which maximized values and resulted in more than $90,000,000 in total sales.
Effectively renegotiated several commercial leases to reduce turnover and maintain profitable occupancies.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(CONTINUED)
RETAIL LEASING AND DEVELOPMENT/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGER (continued)
•Significantly enhanced project and company profitability by increasing occupancy 40%+ in certain shopping centers with new leases.
•Implemented and executed strategic and innovative methods to reduce expenses at existing properties by up to 30% without negatively impacting the preservation of the portfolio’s physical assets.
•Successfully negotiated and assisted in receiving the necessary approvals for the development of a 145 unit senior living community in West Bend, WI.
•Assisted in managing a 200+ acre corporate center in WI, including serving on and administering the board of directors.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGER & RETAIL LEASING
March 2004 to November 2008
•Performed day to day property management for a multi-million square foot retail portfolio in 14 states. Duties included:
Revenue and expense management
Annual budgeting and capital expense budgeting
Variance reporting
Construction project supervision
Site condition analysis
NNN accounting and auditing
Risk management
Tenant retention
Implemented innovations in recording and monitoring that optimized operational and financial performance of portfolio.
•Successfully negotiated all aspects and terms of new tenant LOIs and leases.
•Developed and maintained a database of retail tenants 15,000 SF and smaller that allowed for increases in occupancy and the introduction of 40+ new national, regional, and local tenants to the company’s portfolio.
MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY MANAGER
April 1999 to March 2004
•Provided leadership in all aspects of the property operations which resulted in best practices and procedures that helped establish the basis for the owner/investors to successfully develop several thousand additional units throughout the country.
MULTIFAMILY ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER
July 1998 to April 1999
•Established improved financial systems and strategic planning that allowed for more effective operation and capital budgeting, resulting in improved revenue and reduced expenses.
•Pioneered the use of internet marketing by designing and developing the first website for the company’s multifamily portfolio.
MULTIFAMILY LEASING AGENT
October 1997 to July 1998
•Effectively managed the entire leasing process including marketing, application processing, lease administration, move-in/move-out scheduling, and ongoing tenant relations.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LEASING ASSOCIATE (MULTIFAMILY), Towne Realty, Inc. (Zilber Ltd.), Milwaukee, WI 1996-1997
Performed off-site leasing and assistant management functions for multi-site multifamily portfolio.
ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER, Lake Park Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, 1995-1996
Provided financial reporting and management for a 159 room full-service luxury hotel.
DISTRICT RESTAURANT MANAGER, Chuck E Cheese’s, Southeastern WI, 1993-1994
Responsible for operations and 200+ employees at four restaurants.
DISTRICT RESTAURANT MANAGER, Metromedia Company (Ponderosa), SE WI/NW IL, 1992-1993
Responsible for operations and 150+ employees at five restaurants.
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