MATTHEW WELLS, CCIM

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Shawnee, KS **226

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SIGNIFICANT SKILL SET

• Advanced commercial real estate related development project management, lease / contract negotiation, entitlement, construction management, communication, time management and organizational skill set.

• Tremendous scope of knowledge in multiple property types including hospitality, retail, multifamily, industrial, telecom, petroleum / c-store, office, sub-surface, recreational, owner-user, etc.

• Proven ability and success managing multiple, complex tasks in a chaotic environment under deadline pressure with minimal supervision in a team environment and/or an autonomous environment.

DIVERSE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE

• Full portfolio / investment management responsibility including property management, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, marketing, entitlement, development and various other responsibilities associated with a large portfolio of commercial real estate assets (Land, Retail, Senior Housing).

• Primary responsibility for the pre-construction real estate development process of more than thirty hotels from site acquisition through closing within numerous municipalities nationally including legal (contract / title), civil engineering, architecture, due diligence, feasibility analysis, entitlements, franchisee / owner relations, etc.

• Documented proficiency in commercial brokerage by actively maintaining a geographical submarket focus area and specializing in the raw land and emerging development opportunities for everyone from the small local investor to regional power center developers, TIC, Institutional and REIT Investors.

• Appraisal analysis of more than 100 commercial properties including office, retail (single tenant to regional power center), industrial, petroleum / C-store facilities, multifamily, condominium conversion, and numerous other property types with varying degrees and types of ownership interests. Intensive market research, investment analysis, narrative report writing, lease evaluation and complex financial analysis. Additionally I have personally conducted the appraisal of more than 300 residential properties.

• Successfully managed the pre-construction site development process of over one hundred wireless telecommunications facilities (cell towers / rooftops / co-location) in multiple markets and zoning jurisdictions with multiple vendors, contractors and interdepartmental teams. Primarily accountable for site acquisition, entitlement, permitting, vendor management, due diligence, project management and reporting.

• Performed due diligence, investment and risk analysis of multi-million dollar commercial loan portfolios for B-pieced buyers of commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS). Also performed lending decision-based underwriting of multifamily, retail, and numerous other property types in numerous markets across the country. Intense financial modeling, market research, risk analysis and credit committee presentations as well as project management of the securitization process and rating agency documentation approvals.

• Effectively managed a portfolio in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of retail, office, and industrial property ranging in classification from A to D including all aspects of property management from lease negotiations, make-ready construction coordination, vendor management and tenant relations.

CRE INDUSTRY FOCUSED JOB HISTORY

11/08 – Present Unemployed / Part Time Miscellaneous Odd Jobs / Stay At Home Dad

08/08 - 11/08 Director of Real Estate – Pate Holdings Tuscaloosa, AL

01/07 - 08/08 Hotel Development Project Manager – Value Place Hotel Group Wichita, KS

09/03 – 01/07 Commercial Brokerage – K-7 CRES, LLC (Self-Employed)

05/02 - 08/03 Commercial Appraiser / Analyst– Integra Realty Resources Kansas City, MO

02/00 – 05/02 Telecom Development Project Manager – Sprint PCS - Chicago, IL / Qwest – Omaha, NE

1994 – 2000 Real Estate Appraiser / Consultant - MJAZ Real Estate Services, Inc. (Self-Employed)

1997 – 1999 CMBS Underwriter / B-Piece Analyst – Midland Loan Services (PNC Bank) - Kansas City, MO

1993 – 1994 Commercial Property Manager – Ruffin Properties - Wichita, KS

COMMENDABLE EDUCATION / AFFILIATIONS / CREDIBILITY

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate, Wichita State University May 1993.

Former VP Rho Epsilon Real Estate Society and Current Certified Commercial Investment Member Designee.

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