Experience

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  CRE Insurance Solutions

  • Cedar Rapids, IA

  • Managing Director

    • Feb 2018 - Present
    • Cedar Rapids, IA

    CRE Insurance Solutions is an insurance brokerage focused on providing lease enhancement insurance, residual value insurance and zoning non-conformance insurance for commercial real estate debt financing and equity transactions.

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  Wells Fargo Bank

  • Vice President

    • May 2009 - Mar 2018

    Compliance Officer providing interpretation and guidance regarding FIRREA, related federal banking regulations, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, and credit policies. I lead a team of liaisons providing oversight to lines of business involved in commercial real estate secured...

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  LandSafe / Bank of America

  • Vice President, MAI, CCIM

    • Aug 2006 - Apr 2009

    Vice President, Appraisal Quality Control.Hired as a Regional Chief Appraiser in Iowa; promoted to VP, Appraisal Quality Control in March 2007 to manage the newly created Claims and Fraud Investigations Group in Plano, TX. Provide leadership and training for nationwide appraisal audit team. Res...

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  Nevada Property Valuations

  • Managing Member

    • 2004 - 2006

    Opened commercial real estate appraisal and consulting service; oversight of day to day business management, developing and expanding client base, training and mentoring employees/associates.

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  AEGON USA Realty Adivisors, Inc.

  • Senior Review Appraiser

    • Nov 1998 - Mar 2004

    Coordinate retention of commercial and agricultural fee appraisers; review of appraisals for single or portfolio mortgage loans, and as needed, provide alternate analyses of supportable opinion of market value; mortgage loan portfolio analysis of company acquisitions; annual evaluation of the mor...

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  CB Richard Ellis

  • Senior Real Estate Analyst

    • 1997 - 1998

    Appraised commercial properties in Nevada, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Mississippi, and Florida.

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  Bank of America

  • Senior Appraisal Officer

    • 1992 - 1997

    Served on Audit and Quality Assurance team responsible for auditing appraisals and reviews for compliance with federal regulations, USPAP, and bank policies. Authored technical guideline policies for appraisal department and Appendix A-1 in Understanding Limited Appraisals and Appraisal Reporting...

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  Cushman & Wakefield

  • Senior Appraiser

    • 1988 - 1991

    Prepared appraisals of subdivisions, apartments, retail centers, office buildings, industrial properties, day care facilities, restaurants, condemnations, historical properties, special purpose properties, vacant acreage, and improved ranch land.