Experience

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  Re/Max Northwest Realtors - TriStar Team

  • Broker

    • Oct 2013 - Present

    Responsible for facilitating the entire sales process for the sale and purchase of real estate by acting as liaison between the buyer and the seller as well as creating relationships between construction contractors, mortgage, and escrow with clients. Work closely with the lender, title and escrow to ensure a smooth process and closing. Understand and anticipate client's needs and work to fill those needs. Implement successful marketing strategies listing specialist for new construction.

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  Kaiser RE

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Principal

    • Aug 2011 - Present
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Researched and acquired properties suitable as rental properties at a value that assured positive cash flow. Marketed properties via internet and newspaper. Performed background and credit checks and negotiated leases for prospective lessees. Created contractual lease documents necessary for specific lease conditions. Maintained properties at or above acceptable levels which lead to positive relationships with tenants. Developed and maintained profit/loss balance statements per property. Researched and secured a contractual relationship with professional property management companies for out-of-state properties.

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  Avant Homes

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • President

    • Aug 2011 - Present
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Development of the highest level of technologically advanced homes from design, architecture, functionality, sustainability, and live-ability; Avant Homes builds unique dwellings, from conception to close, guiding the buyer and investor through all aspects of the building process.

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  Solution Partners NW

  • Community Sales Manager

    • Aug 2009 - May 2011

    Responsible for all aspects of selling and marketing of Quadrant Homes' only active adult community. Development of marketing strategy focused on increased awareness and driving traffic and direct involvement in homebuyer purchases and negotiation. Maintaing relationships with prospects from introduction through closing and beyond.

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  Shea Homes, Inc.

  • Senior Community Representative

    • Nov 2005 - Nov 2008

    Duties included providing the “Trilogy Experience” by developing relationships with visitors while demonstrating the community, homeowner’s association, home-building process, and financial aspects with the end result being the purchase of a new home as part of the designed sales process. Effectively used customer relationship management tools and marketing techniques for follow-up with all guests as well as developing effective communication management techniques for guest and homeowners with an emphasis in creating a referral-based relationship and incremental sales. Highly involved in competitive shopping and analysis, managing of builder inventory homes, and communication and training among team-members.•Sales conversion rates of near 10% in an industry where conversion rates are typically near 5%•Customer satisfaction scores above 90%•Referral rates at about 50%•Total sales volume of over $20 million in 2 years

  • Sales & Marketing Analyst

    • Aug 2002 - Nov 2005

    Responsibilities included using analytical and problem-solving skills, knowledge of the Data Warehouse, and various computer programs to create reports, databases, and systems for reporting purposes for multiple Active Adult divisions. This changed the way that the company reported information to executives and streamlined the reporting for those required to do so. Used reports for monthly presentations to management at the local and national level. Provided extensive detail and analysis related to competitive shopping for large-scale growth of the division at the macro and micro levels using national public databases, local private companies, and in-person data gathering techniques. Created and developed customer satisfaction surveys and reporting procedures which were used for demographic analysis and improving customer satisfaction for guests and homeowners.