Elena Valentino - "First Rate Writer/Web Researcher/SEO/Marketing Material Creator - Freelance Consultant, United States"

Using both Microsoft Word and Corel Wordperfect, I am able to create nearly any written document from simple letters to complex reports and proposals that have clip art, file pictures, tables and graphs inserted into them. 

In previous positions, I have been required to do market researtch on various subjects in various areas, and those skills have been honed even more so as a Master's Degree seeking student.  I am know my way around search engines, netoworking sites, both professional and social) and with stron attention to detail I have learned to mine into the information to get the information that I am looking for. 

• Provide full administrative support to Leasing Broker and Property Manager.
• Prepare all Leases, Amendments, Exhibits, License Agreements and revisions to same.
• Create Leasing workbook for each new lease/renewal/ or change. Leasing workbooks include a cost-benefit analysis, lease abstract, commission requests for the participating brokers, and tenant improvement documents for the construction managers. 
• Assist Leasing and  Property Management on the maintenance of the Monthly Executive Reports for CLP and its partners.
• Maintain the Quarterly Leasing Report and Market Comparison for each submarket that CLP owns assets in, detailing the following: Peer group quoted rental rates, escalations, tenant improvements, expenses, sublease availability, vacancy, and absorption.
• Facilitate positive tenant relations as being the principal person to receive telephone calls and greeting visitors. Whenever possible, take responsibility for and “handle” the specific problem or request.
• Evaluate tenant requests and concerns regarding building operations. Coordinate and dispatch calls/requests efficiently and effectively through Angus Anywhere (online work order system).
• Assist Property Management team in coordinating client events – Holiday Breakfast, ice cream socials, etc. Fire drills should be scheduled at a time to coincide with a client event and should be coordinated with the Property Manager and Engineers.

·            Provide full administrative support for two Director level executives by maintaining calendars, making travel arrangements, scheduling meetings and conference calls, crafting correspondence, preparing expense reports, and screening calls.

·            Craft polished PowerPoint presentations for use in meetings with potential buyers, owners, and lenders.

·            Coordinate the flow of marketing packages, confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, due diligence information and other documents between owner, buyer and legal counsel. 

·            Creation of all marketing materials (to include offering memoranda and flyers) for properties within the portfolio.

·            Maintenance of internet based marketing efforts though Faison webpage, Loopnet and CoStar. 

·            Generation and maintenance of both scheduled and ad hoc financial reports for lenders, board of director members, and other principals as needed.

·            Creation and maintenance of closing binders for each transaction to ensure compliance with NCREC regulations on the sale of properties.  

·            Research and analyze market surrounding potential acquisition sites and format for presentation to Director of Acquisitions.     

CB Richard Ellis (fmr Trammell Crow Company), Charlotte, NC

Commercial Real Estate

Facilities Management Coordinator/Royal & SunAlliance                        ��                    

• Assist with lease administration for over 563,000 square feet of leased space nationwide.

• Track sublease payables and initiate collection calls

• Code and approve CAM and other invoices

• Prepare annual CAM reconciliations

• Maintain lease files

• Perform regular property inspections

• Supervise vendors (janitorial, maintenance, etc)

• Generate monthly reports

• Track and file contracts and certificates of insurance

• Promote and foster positive relationships with client personnel, vendors, and landlord.

• Track and respond to service calls

• Gather bids from vendors for services not provided by landlord (plant maintenance, recycling, vending, etc), negotiate and coordinate contracts

• Coordinate meetings and special events

Brokerage/Marketing Assistant                         ��                              ��                                                  

• Create and continually update various marketing materials – to include marketing flyers, postcards for mail out, and 3’ x 5’ marketing pieces called “tubes”.

• Create tour books for brokers.

• Update listings to ensure accuracy on several Real Estate Websites. 

• Administer local company website.

• Organize broker events to court new business.

• Design electronic brochures for mass emailing to the local and regional broker network.

• Track Real Estate deals in the market, done deals, and comparables once the brokers have obtained them. 

• Assist in creating ads for publication in the Business Journal. Maintain relationship with sign vendor and keep a spreadsheet of every sign we have placed, its location and condition.

• Gather and interpret data for quarterly economic conditions report.

• Support the Director of Sales for all of North America; this includes screening phone calls, sorting email and setting appointments.

• Multiple calendar management

• Interact with all departments of company and levels of management on behalf of my boss.

• Correspondence composition – letters, emails, memos, etc

• Travel arrangements

• Event planning/coordination for groups of up to 100+ individuals

• Order supplies, business cards and promotional items for field sales staff

• Edit existing Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and create new ones. 

• Generate and export various reports from SAP for editing in Excel.

• Expense reporting for Director of Sales and other sales managers upon request 

• Reconciling credit card statement with reported expenses

• Compile monthly sales activities reports for submission to top Executives of the company.

• Designed and implemented new expense reporting system for field sales to eventually be implemented throughout the organization 

• Special assignments as requested