Professional Experience

1996-Present Broker/Owner Medendorp Real Estate Group Muskegon, MI

Achievements

· President-in-charge of multiple properties in Muskegon and Ottawa County

· Responsible for all aspects of operations

· Over 75 million dollars in sales

1994-1996 Associate Broker Century 21 Lumbertown Muskegon, MI

Achievements

· Train new associates; sell and list commercial investment and residential units

· Earned Centurion status in 1994 and 1995, the company’s most prestigious award

· One of Top 100 Sales Associates in U.S. by units (#78 in April 1995 and #88 in 1994)

· Ranked #8 in the State of Michigan and #4 in the Greater Michigan Region in 1994

· Sold over 100 transactions and earned rank of #78 in units for 1995

· Ranked #76 in units in the country out of 67,000 sales associates for 1994

· Top Agent panel discussion participant, 1994 Michigan Assoc. of Realtors® convention

1987-1994 Associate Broker Coldwell Banker Hahn, Inc. Muskegon, MI

Achievements

· Earned status as one of the Top 100 agents

· Earned rank of #10 out of 10,000 agents in the Midwest Region in 1993

· Sold $8 million in 1993 (over 100 transaction), compared to $1 million in first year

· Ranked as #2 Sales Associate in Michigan in 2^nd and 4^th quarters of 1990

· Recognized as #2 in Michigan for closed sales in 1990

· Recognized for sales by Muskegon County Board of Realtors®:

$5.5 million in 1990; $5 million in 1989; $2 million in 1988; $1+million in 1987

Entrepreneurial and Business

Achievements

· Developed 14 Spring Lake Duplexes and 29 residential lots in Muskegon

· In business in some way or form since the age of eight

· Owner—property management/development of 50 commercial and residential units 1987 to present

· Built Family Dollar from ground up in Whitehall

1982-1988 Owner/Operator Turf Master Muskegon, MI

Achievements

· Set up successful $300,000 snow plow/lawn maintenance business

· Hands-on experience in small business management, including; budgeting; financial planning and lines of credit; operations; customer relations; personnel; PR and marketing; supervision of 14 employees; business planning and goal-setting

· Business expertise enhancement through conferences; e.g., Value Retailers Convention

Professional and Community Involvement

Muskegon, Michigan and National Associations of Realtors® (attend annual conventions) w Century 21 International Sales Conference w past director of local Jaycees w YMCA w Christian Businessmen’s Club w Muskegon Museum of Art w National Historic trust member w Muskegon Heritage Association w life member of Distributive Education Club of America w 500-mile Rag Brai bike race across Iowa w ten 5-k road races yearly.

Real Estate Sales

Strengths

· Consistent performer and high achiever

· --earned numerous awards for Top Sales and closings

· Solid grasp of and insight into Michigan real estate market

· --sales, analysis, acquisitions, management, development

· Cultivation and management of key account relationships

· Strong negotiation, closing, and troubleshooting skills

· Knowledgeable regarding mortgage banking and finance

· Aggressive, thorough, enthusiastic results-oriented professional

· Technologically adept

Ø Skilled at operation of Hewlett-Packard 17-B calculator

Ø Fluent in use of Internet and e-mail

Ø Able to use both Windows and Mac platforms

Ø Comfortable using Microsoft Office and Top Producer specialized real estate relational database

Ø Act Database for Realtor®

Ø Know-Your-Neighborhood Statistical Software

Education and Personal Development

· Graduate of the Realtors Institute

· Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute

Ø Completed 200 hours and all necessary courses for CCIM designation

· National Association of Realtors®

Ø Completed Residential Appraisal Education Program

· Muskegon Community College and Davenport College of Business

Ø Marketing, advertising and business management

· #2 in U.S. in sales representative competition for Delta Epsilan Chi

· Dale Carnegie Human Relations course; Roger Dawson’s Secrets of Power Negotiationg seminar; business seminars by Harvey Mckay

· Attended 1031 Exchange Seminar