Robin N. Barnes
Southfield, MI. 48076
Home Phone: 248-***-****
Email Address: *****************@*****.***
Career Objective:
Dynamic and results-oriented 10-year Real Estate Broker and Republican State Campaign Director developing and executing comprehensive economic strategies for political campaigns and advocacy organizations. Proven track record of mobilizing grassroots support, analyzing economic data, and driving policy change through effective communication and stakeholder engagement. Adept at managing teams and collaborating with cross-functional groups to achieve campaign objectives.
Work Experience:
Oakland County Coordinator Southfield, MI
America First Works-Washington D.C. 4/10/2024-12/31/2024
Lead the development and implementation of economic policies for a presidential political campaign in Michigan – a battleground state, resulting in a “Red Win” resulting in an increase in voter support in key demographics.
Conduct comprehensive analyses of economic data to inform campaign strategy, focusing on job creation, taxation, and economic inequality.
Collaborate with economists and policy experts to produce white papers and reports that articulate the campaign’s economic vision.
Managed a grassroots campaign staff, providing training and mentorship to enhance skills in economic messaging and voter engagement.
Senior Residential Commercial Real Estate Broker/Owner Birmingham, Michigan
Nelson Edward Development 8/1/2022-Present
Acquired extra $248M in income by focusing on apartment complexes, storage facility sales and Opportunity Zones Development
Managed and leased a private real estate portfolio with total properties exceeding $1.2M square feet
Implemented maintenance program for listed homes, saving homeowners and average of $8K in repair costs
Instituted lease program that increased property occupancy rate from 68% to 87% within 9 months
Real Estate Broker/Owner Birmingham, Michigan
Latitude Realty Group/Latitude Luxury Real Estate 7/2015- Present
Top Luxury Sales 2008-2015
Member of the Mega Producing Agents of Michigan
Awarded Highest Gross Sales for new Realtor@ in 2017
Implementation and execution of Cash for Keys and follow through from pre-foreclosure to sale.
Specializing in Exterior/Interior BPO’s, property inspections, occupancy checks, short sales and monthly status reports in a timely manner.
Bank and Investor property management.
Responsible for over 250+ REO properties from pre-foreclosure to sale.
Realtor@ Birmingham, Michigan
National Realty Centers – Birmingham 2008-2015
Built relationships with area realtors, boosting the number of yearly referrals by 31%
Analyzed property taxes and addressed tax assessor with discrepancies, reducing OER by 13%
Participated in property inspections and documented findings, assisting in the successful acquisition of 13 new properties
Developed a training program and a follow up system for fellow agents on how to effectively us CRM Platform, expanding the number of agents for transactions by 23%
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER-ER Flint, Michigan
Hurley Medical Center 01/1995-05/2000
Prepared hospital units such as Emergency, Neurological, Critical and Intensive Care for JCAHO Certification, preparation of letters, correspondence and/or purchase/supply orders for the Emergency Room,
Obtained and input personal information from patients into the Cisco/Hospital Computer Software closed out patient records using hospital codes.
Scheduling of follow-up Outpatient Clinic appointments, organized grant proposals, organizational charts and PowerPoint presentations for 20- bed Pediatric Emergency Unit.
Researching, compiling, and preparing reports and documentation on program activities
Analyzing programs and developing corrective actions
Evaluating operations and activities and recommendations for improvements in the Unit
Developing and implementing standards and protocols for emergency room and post emergency room care
Strong commitment to quality, safety along with laws and regulations to ensure compliance
Education/License:
University of Michigan-Bachelor of Science Degree
University of Phoenix – Studied Global Marketing Management & Economics
State of Michigan Real Estate Broker License
Opportunity Zones CERTIFIED Advisor- COZA
CDPE – Certified Distressed Property Expert
Skills:
CoStar/LoopNet
Salesforce
Microsoft Excel
PropStream
Professional/Political Affiliations:
America First Works-Oakland County, MI Coordinator 2024
Black Conservative Federation State Director-Michigan
National Center for Public Policy Research/Project 21 Ambassador -Washington, DC
Member-Oakland County Republican Party
Former Member of GMAR Ethics Committee & RPAC Committee Person
Detroit Economic Club