Experience

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  VRS Village Realty

  • Real Estate Broker Manager

    • Jun 2020 - Present

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  Illinois Insurance Group

  • Orland Park, Illinois

  • Company Owner

    • Jan 2008 - Present
    • Orland Park, Illinois

    Specialize in assisting senior citizens in Medicare decisions. I am a licensed insurance broker and I can write with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Humana, and United Health Care. I also am contracted with several supplemental policies

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  Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

  • Chicagoland area

  • Branch Manager/Sales Associate

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
    • Chicagoland area

    Managed a branch office and was responsible for the P & L of office. Top producing sales professional was ranked fourth in the entire company of over 1,000 sales people in 2012. Ranked in the top 1% of all sales people in production according to the National Association of Realtors in years 2011 - 2014.

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  Countrywide Mortgage Services

  • Frankfort

  • Branch Manager

    • Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
    • Frankfort

    Responsible for P& L of a mortgage branch office.Top honors given for personal production.Responsibilities included planning, developing sales strategies, motivating, training, retaining, and recruiting a highly efficient sales force.. Managed underwriter and processing team and created systems in the processing departmentOutperformed goal by 168% in 2006, 173% in 2007,104% in 2008Created a positive work environment.Launched an aggressive and rigorous recruiting and training program to grow and improve production in the office.Effectively collaborated with (i.e. builders, realtors, CPA's, attorneys, and title agents and businesses).Responsible for maintaining relationships with high profile clients.

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  Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

  • Manager/Account representative

    • Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

    Responsible for opening up a mortgage branch office for Wells Fargo.Personally originated over eighteen million dollars of mortgages for customers.Achieved a $122,000 profit for the office in the first full year of operation.Earned the preferred status originating loans to Doctors and officers of Silver Cross Hospital.Consistently received top scores on sales team for outstanding service to their customers.Developed a methodical system to monitor competitive activity and market trends.

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  First Horizon

  • Account Manager

    • Feb 2002 - Dec 2004

    Proven track record of exceeding annual revenue goals by developing and maintaining client relationships.Obtained the Silver Cross Hospital account and completed mortgages for over 50 Doctors including the President and Vice President of the hospital.Developed relationships with Builders, Realtors and Financial Planners.Maintained constant contact with over 100 business relationships negotiating and structuring the terms of the loan agreements between the customer and the bank.Built a system to increase checking accounts, cd's, and mutual funds with mortgage customers.Effectively streamlined the underwriting process for the entire underwriting and processing department and increased closed loans by over 60%.Consistently scored high on customer service expectation scorecards, thereby ensuring customers receive exceptional customer service.Earned Presidents Club by writing in excess of 23 million dollars worth of residential loans in 2003.Recognized as a top producer in the company. Ranked #2 in the region for closed mortgages and ranked in the top 1% of the company for transactions written.

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  Baird and Warner

  • Orland Park, Illinois

  • Vice President

    • Jan 1980 - Jan 2002
    • Orland Park, Illinois

    Managed 63 real estate agents and assisted in training sales managers.Responsible for P&L of the Southwest region.Sold residential, commercial, and industrial real estate.Presidents club.Responsible for opening multiple offices.Oversaw and managed a 2 million dollar budget.Consistently delivered excellent quality, value, and service, to the point where volume of referral business eliminated the need for costly advertising. In addition to management, I was the company trainer for the residential division of Baird & Warner,training over 5,000 agents for 17 years.Life Time Million Dollar Club and earned the Certified Residential Broker (CRB) designation.Responsible for Citibank REO portfolio for the southwest suburbs of Chicago.