Biography

I have a unique perspective when analyzing investments and development opportunities as a result of my diverse background.  I have experience as a real estate developer, investor, architect, and contractor.  My background and experience with entitlements through certificate of occupancy allows me to visual the opportunities and know the inherent risks involved in analyzing any investment opportunity.  I am highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and all of the associated Office programs as well as Argus Developer, Argus Enterprise, and Argus DCF.  I also have proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, and Photoshop. 

The financial models I have developed are sophisticated Excel-based for ground-up development as well as applicable for analyzing existing operated assets.  I have been trained in Houston by the Argus experts and use these valuation models to support a wide range of alternatives and sensitivity analyses. 

I am highly self-motivated, detailed oriented, collaborative professional.  In addition to working with diverse groups of individuals and consultant teams, I have the technical (and emotional) skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.  As a consultant, I have learned to solve complex problems under strict deadlines and unusual conditions.  My experiences have provided the opportunities with complex due diligence, organize teams of consultants to complete third party reviews, and synthesize the information into clear, readable, and cogent reports. 

I have had the opportunity to develop, design, and manage corporate projects across the United States.  These companies include the Salt River Project, Avnet, Gannett Corporation (USA Today), University of Phoenix, and Phelps Dodge (now known as Freeport McMoran).  As a consultant or as a sponsor, I have worked with real estate brokers, real estate investment trusts, lenders, and fund managers including First Industrial Real Estate Trust, Singerman Real Estate, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Bank of America, Citigroup, GE Capital, Pacific Coast Capital Partners, Blue Vista Capital Management, IHP Capital Partners, TerraLane Communities, and Family Development.   

In addition to the development and investments, I have been an adjunct faculty member in the Finance Department in the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University since 2009.  My classes with undergraduate and graduate programs (Master of Real Estate Development, MRED) focus on real estate development and financial analysis including training in Microsoft Excel and Argus Developer, Argus Enterprise, and Argus DCF.  I am a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (B.A. Architecture and Master of Architecture) and a graduate of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University with a Master of Business Administration program (Executive MBA).  I have been a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), American Institute of Architects (AIA), and other industry organizations.  I am a licensed architect in the State of Arizona and Texas. 

Resume + Bio 2024

Summary of Qualifications

Executive Management & Strategic Direction

  • Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer of Capital Hall Partners, a real estate investment and development company focused on high yield, value-add, and opportunistic investments
  • Managing Partner and Founder of G.R.e.A.T., LLc, a real estate advisory services, real estate investment, and development company
  • Managing Partner and Founder of The Great Rose, LLC, a real estate advisory services company
  • Principal and Chief Operating Officer of Pyramid Community Developers, an Arizona based real estate development company.
  • Vice President of Terrabrook, a Dallas, Texas based real estate investment and development company
  • Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Stonehaven Master Planned Community, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Formation & Operation of for profit and not-for-profit organizations

Principal Investor

  • Principal investor or advisor to over $1B in real estate transactions and investments and over two million square feet of retail, office, industrial properties
  • Principal investor or advisor to over 20,000 single family lots
  • Principal manager and advisor of residential and commercial development
  • Co-investor with institutional and private equity funds

Asset Management & Development

  • Principal advisor responsible for the strategic direction, management, development and disposition of land holdings
  • Principal advisor to owners for acquisition, due diligence, organizational structure, management, reporting, and internal controls for residential, industrial, and commercial properties to maximize performance and value of REO and non-REO properties
  • Strategic real estate development advice, design and construction management, and general project management services including formation of an assessment district used to finance the offsite infrastructure.
  • Day-to-day management responsibility for the design and construction management – acquisition to disposition including, entitlements (zoning & development agreements), special improvement district formation, master plan design, landscape architecture, engineering (through platting), contract administration, character, image development, design guidelines and CC&R’s, coordination and permitting (city, federal, state, county), public hearing representation.
  • Property Owner Association formation and management for residential and commercial properties

Financial Analysis & Management

  • Management advisor for owners preparing due diligence and underwriting (Argus + Excel) for residential, office, industrial, and retail properties.
  • Strategic analysis and implementation of development and construction budgets
  • Management of over $50 million in special assessment district financing

Professional Experience

G.R.e.A.T., LLc, Managing Partner & Founder

2000 – Present

Capital Hall Partners Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer

2004 – Present

The Great Rose, Managing Partner & Co-founder

2020 – Present

Pyramid Community Developers Principal & Chief Operating Officer

2004 – 2008

Terrabrook Vice President

2000 – 2001

Desert S.D. Partners & Pinnacle Paradise Chief Operating Officer

1998 – 2000

Linthicum Constructors Project Director for Custom Homes

1996 – 1998

Cornoyer Hedrick Architect, Associate Principal & Project Director

1989 – 1996

P & D Technologies Architect, Principal Planner & Project Director

1987 – 1989

Education

Washington University, St. Louis, Bachelor of Arts with a major in Architecture (cum laude)

Washington University, St. Louis, Master of Architecture

Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, Master of Business Administration

Affiliations

Adjunct Professor – Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, Department of Finance (2010-present)

Arizona Board of Technical Registration – Architect (active since 1985)

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners – Architect (active since 2022)

Arizona Department of Financial Institutions – Property Tax Agent

Summary of Experience

Principal Transactions & Projects

Principal and executive management in the management in the investment and implementation strategy, financial analysis and performance, organization, and operations of the project.

Centennial Partners, LLC – Centennial, ASU Research Park, Tempe, AZ

  • 116,000 square foot redevelopment of former ASML Training Facility to office. Purchased the property in 2018 and sold to The Fox Corporation in 2019 for their national broadcast center.

 

Hardy Tempe, LLC – The HUB, Tempe, AZ

  • 50,400 square foot redevelopment of warehouse to office. Purchased the property in 2019, redeveloped and leased to the Bouldering Project for 245 months. 
  • Project is within an Opportunity Zone.

 

Strategic & Advisory

Experience with all aspects of residential and commercial real estate including design, construction, budgeting, scheduling, asset and portfolio management, and business expansion. Results-oriented, thoughtful, decisive leader with proven success in land development, problem solving, managing the building design and construction, space management, performance metrics, environmental programs, value-added programs, asset optimization, benchmarking, and risk management analysis regarding cost, speed, and quality balance.

 

Principal advisor to ownership and executive management in the investment and implementation strategy, financial analysis and performance, organization, and operations of land, residential, office, industrial, and retail properties. Develop strategic alternatives to enhance the financial performance of the properties.  Due diligence, valuation, transaction structuring, master planning, property entitlements, construction, and disposition.

IHP Capital Partners.

  • Vistancia Master Planned Community (Northpointe and Community Core), Peoria, AZ
  • Phase 3 Union Park (Joint Venture), Phoenix, AZ

 

Terralane Communities..

  • South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ – 147 units on 12.5 acres
  • Canyon Trails 1, Goodyear, AZ – 262 units on 20 acres
  • On Cotton (Trugold), Surprise, AZ – 244 units on 23 acres
  • Canyon Trails South, Goodyear, AZ – 299 units on 27 acres
  • Park McDowell, Phoenix, AZ – 162 units on 16 acres

Blue Vista Capital Partners and Family Development..

  • Villas at Litchfield Park, Litchfield Park, AZ – 152 units
  • Villas on Sarival, Goodyear, AZ – 152 units

 

Cahava Springs Development Corporation & Cahava Springs Revitalization District, Cave Creek, AZ

  • Cahava Springs – 945 acre 230-lot master planned community

 Cyburt Hall Partners

  • Diablo Technology Park, 30-acre R&D redevelopment of 393,000 square feet, Tempe, AZ.
  • Summit Business Park, 160-acre mixed use commercial business park development, Surprise, AZ.
  • Park Place, 100-acre mixed use business park with hospitality, retail, and office, Chandler, AZ.
  • Buckeye Freeway Center, 80-acre mixed use industrial business park, Buckeye, AZ..

Pyramid Community Developers

  • Village of Copper Basin, 742-acre, 3,360 lot master-planned community Pinal County, AZ.
  • Brighton Village, 1,600-acre, master-planned community Coolidge, AZ.

 Lehman Brothers Holdings

  • Middle Mountain Holdings. 189-acre mixed use development, Phoenix, AZ.
  • AZ72 Holdings, 72 acre industrial and retail development, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Gilbert Town Center, 38-acre mixed use development, Gilbert, AZ.
  • AZ80, 80-acre residential development, Casa Grande, AZ.

 Daedalus Real Estate Advisors

  • Longbow Business Park & Golf Club, 330-acre mixed use development, Mesa, AZ.

Dover Associates

  • Dover Industrial Park, 65-acre light industrial business park, Mesa, AZ.

Aurbis Real Estate Development

  • Brookside Village, 10 acre multi-parcel development with 23,000 retail, Surprise, AZ .
  • Pecan Plaza, 16-acre 100,000 retail development, Queen Creek, AZ

 Canal Associates

  • Arcadia Office, Redevelopment of a 5,200 square foot to creative office, Phoenix, AZ.

Pinnacle Paradise & Desert SD Managers

  • Stonehaven /Mirabel – 924-acre 600 Lot golf master planned community, Scottsdale, AZ.

Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management

Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management

Projects completed as principal architect, planner, or construction manager.  Projects cover land development, residential, office, industrial, retail, and re-development properties. Developed strategic alternatives to enhance the financial performance or positioning of the properties, to solve special problems. Projects involved a wide range of services including due diligence, valuation, master planning, property entitlements, and construction.

 

  • Adobes de la Tierra, The Adobe Limited Partnership, Scottsdale, Arizona Development Consultant/Project Planner/ Project Director/Project Designer/Construction Management. 32 custom homes built on 20 acres within the Boulders Resort Development, Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • AVNET, Chandler, Arizona Project Manager/Asset Manager/Project Architect – New 100,000 square foot facility.
  • Camelback Arboleda, 16 Street & Camelback, Phoenix, Arizona, Project Director/Development Consultant. Due diligence and financial feasibility study for the approximately eight acres in the Camelback Corridor.
  • Coronado Generating Station Facilities Master Plan (Salt River Project), Johns, Arizona Project Director/Project Architect.
  • Fifteen East Monroe, Monroe & Central, Phoenix Arizona. Project Director/Project Architect/Development consultant. Due diligence and feasibility study for approximately 130,000 square foot, eleven story building.
  • Hualapai Nation Grand Canyon West Tourism Development, Hualapai Nation. Project Director/Project Planner/Project Designer. 700 acre Master plan to develop a tourism area on the western edge of the South rim of the Grand Canyon.
  • Lechee Community Plan- A Navajo Nation Community, Navajo Nation. Project Director/Project Planner Master Land use plan for the development of property for housing and services while preserving the integrity of the culture.
  • Navajo Generating Station, Salt River Project, Page, Arizona.
    • Administration Building Project Director/Project Architect 17,000 square feet renovation and 10,000 square feet new construction (Steel frame construction)
    • Maintenance Facility. Project Director/Project Architect. 60,000 square foot facility for consolidation of maintenance facilities (Masonry/Steel frame construction). Fabrication and welding shops, electrical shops, administrative offices, training and support facilities.
    • Site Improvements Project Director/Project Architect General site improvements including signage, parking facilities and roadways.
    • Training Facility Project Director/Project Architect. 14,000 square foot off-site training and recreation facility (Masonry/Wood frame construction).Classrooms, fitness center, full service commercial kitchen and retail store.
    • Warehouse Facilities Project Director/Project Architect 50,000 square foot main warehouse, 4,500 square foot chemical storage facility (Masonry/Steel frame construction).
  • Papago Park Center 540 acre mixed use development, Salt River Project, Tempe Arizona Project Director/Project Planner/Project Architect, Planned for over 9 million square feet of office, retail, multi-family uses.
  • Park Place Executive Office, Chandler, Arizona. Director of Development. The development consists of twelve class-A office and two retail buildings totaling 263,000 square feet
  • Salt River Project Corporate Headquarters Master Plan, Tempe, Arizona. Project Director/Project Planner/Project Architect. 2,000,000 square feet of phased development project. Site Improvements and City coordination. Five phase project- First phase implemented
  • Salt River Project Corporate Headquarters, Phase One, Tempe, Arizona. Project Director/Project Architect. 525 car parking lot, service and delivery area and 23,000 square feet of tenant improvements to the existing building (Cast-in-place concrete construction
  • Salt River Project Administration Building, Phase One, Tempe Arizona Project Director/Project Architect Phase one master plan Improvements to the main entry and landscape
  • Settlers Point, Gilbert Arizona Project Director/Project Planner/Project Designer. Master Plan community rezoning on 641
  • Shadow Roc, DRD Associates, Pima County, Arizona Project Manager/Project Planner/Project Designer 450 acre master planned community on environmentally sensitive land located at the base of the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson.
  • Swift Transportation Corporate Headquarters and Trucking Facility. Project Director/Project Architect. Corporate office, maintenance facility, refueling center, and training center. (Steel frame, tilt concrete, wood frame construction
  • USA TODAY/TODAY Plaza, Gannett Media Corporation, Melbourne, Florida Project Designer/Project Architect Corporate offices of the TODAY newspaper and the production of the USA TODAY newspaper. 154,000 square foot printing and corporate office facility in Central Florida
  • Verde Valley Ranch, Phelps Dodge Development Corporation, Yavapai County, Arizona. Project Manager/Project Planner/Project Designer. 950 acre master planned community

 

  • RESIDENTIAL DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION
  • Beal Residence, Scottsdale Arizona. Construction Management. Custom Residence, 12,700 square feet
  • Bryant Residence 1, Phoenix, Arizona, Project Design/Construction Management (Design & Build). Custom Residence, 4,800 square feet
  • Bryant Residence 2, Phoenix, Arizona. Project Design/Construction Management (Design & Build). Custom Residence, 5,200 square feet
  • Goldberg Residence, Paradise Valley, Arizona. Project Design/Construction Management (Design & Build).Custom Residence, 6,200 square feet
  • Golden Heritage Homes, Prototype designs. Project Design Consultant. Two models, Four Elevations
  • Johnson Residence, Scottsdale, Arizona. Project Design/Construction Management. Custom Residence, 3,800 square feet (Design & Build).Desert Integrated- North Scottsdale location
  • Kapoor Residence, Phoenix, Arizona. Construction Management Custom Residence, 13,800 square feet
  • Mitchell Place, First City Homes, Phoenix, Arizona, Project Design Consultant. 22 Residential homes. Two models, Four
  • Sewright Residence, Carefree, Arizona. Project Design/Construction Management (Design & Build). Custom Residence, 6,700 square feet
  • South Mountain Village, First City Homes, Phoenix, Arizona. Project Design Consultant. 32 Single family residences. Two models, Four Elevations
  • Stapp Residence, Phoenix, Arizona. Construction Management. Custom Residence, 4,200 square feet