Real Estate Project Manager

HUGO R. HESSE

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Home: 949-***-****, Cellular: 619-***-****

E-mail: abkxi9@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Overview

Over 15 years of experience in all aspects of real estate; Asset

Management, Operations Management Accounting, Finance, Property Management,

Lease Administration and Brokerage. Another 6 years in Information Systems

and Manufacturing.

The range of professional experience includes accrual and cash accounting,

quantitative and qualitative analysis, building management, lease

negotiations, calculation of CAM reconciliations, preparing business plans,

financial analysis and planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance

analysis, as well as, developing software, and business analysis of various

software programs.

Diverse international experience and education, highly organized, team

player and enjoys new challenges and developing new projects. Fluent in

English and Spanish.

Professional Experience

Grubb Ellis Company, Irvine, California

December 2008 - Present

Senior Accountant; GEMS; Client Accounting Department

One of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and

investment companies in the world. Unique platform of real estate services,

practice groups and investment products.

Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financials reports on GAAP and Cash

basis for TIC Investors, Corporate, on over 15 properties with over 3.5M

sqft. office, shopping centers, retail and residential space.

Record recurring and non-recurring journal entries per the results of

calculations, analyses and as proper support is provided by line of

business and regional accounting departments. (depreciation, property

taxes, insurance, pre-paids and amortization schedules)

Prepare bank reconciliation for all cash accounts, coordinate with special

service providers and lenders for funding requests and loan statements.

Prepare cash available on a weekly basis to PM for payables and special

reserves for TI, LC or CAPEX.

Communicate accounting issues and solutions to the Accounting Manager on a

timely basis

Interface with various departments A/P, A/R, Property Manager, Asset

Managers, Treasury, Investor Reporting, IT and affiliates to resolve

reconciling items and technical accounting issues. Recognize and analyze

potential issues and/or conflicts and recommend corrective action to

minimize issues.

Consultant: Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing, San Diego, California

June 2007 - September 2008

Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, Analyst

Prepared new financial reporting binder showing cash, assets, liabilities

and equity accounts and schedules for investors and owners. Prepare new

Journal Log entry on a monthly basis to keep track of entries and back up

documentation.

Managed and oversee accounting corporate division, supervising AP and AR.

Prepare new online payments through our bank provider. Create new policies

and procedures.

Prepared Intercompany reconciliation since startup of subsidiaries. Work

with WIP, COGS accounts and job costing, manual interface between two

different software packages.

Prepared journal entries to adjust general ledger for monthly financial

statements, depreciation, amortization, pre-paids, advances, insurance

schedules and variance analysis on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis,

given recommendations.

Audit economic issues related to existing or pending litigation; quantify

damages sustained by parties involved in legal disputes.

Prepared bank reconciliations, review checks cleared, credit cards expense

analysis, benefits, incoming and outgoing wire using pivot tables, vlookup,

hlookup functions and VBA application and Macros.

Assisted in semi annual physical inventory.

Burnham Real Estate, San Diego, California

October 2004 - May 2007

Project Accountant/CAM Analyst; REAM Department

Southern California's oldest, largest and most diversified real estate

firm.

Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financials reports on GAAP and Cash

basis for 14 property owners and investors (Corporate, Institutional,

Partnerships, LLC) on over 30 properties with over 3.1M sqft. of office,

shopping centers, retail, industrial and land space, $18 M in revenues in

my portfolio with a market value of $200 M.

Managed and oversee operations, maintenance, and administrative functions

for office, commercial and shopping malls.

Analyzed financial information to forecast CAM expenses for properties,

giving recommendations on how to save cost on some properties.

Project Manager for new benchmarking procedures for all of the properties

under Burnham's management.

Prepared journal entries to adjust general ledger for monthly financial

statements like depreciation, property taxes, insurance, pre-paids and

amortization schedules and variance analysis for each property. Also

prepared cash flow statements and accruals for property taxes, Reserve for

Bad Debt and expenses

Worked closely with the Lease Administrator, Cash Manager, Property

Managers, and the A/R and A/P departments.

Reviewed CAM reconciliations and calculations with Property Managers,

suggesting changes or adjustments if needed. Use of gross up calculations

for office buildings. Achieved a cost savings to date of $60,000 in CAM

reconciliations.

Lamkin Corporation, San Diego, California

March 2002 - February 2004

Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller

Manufacturing company of rubber grips for Callaway, Taylor Made, Titleist

and Ping.

Prepared Balance Sheets reports, P&L Statements, ROE, ROA, journal entries,

bank reconciliations, managed daily disbursements, verified general ledger

accounts for accuracy and consistency, and assisted with payroll. Closing

entries, adjusting entries, month end close, depreciation, prepaid and

amortization schedules and income tax calculation.

Supervised accounts receivable and accounts payable departments including

bank account management, cash deposits, coding invoices, check reports,

wire transfers to Mexico and China. Transactions posted in QAD system.

Special projects included an in-depth cost analysis of corporate

communication systems, including telephone, mobile, and PBX, which resulted

in 20% annual savings.

Reconciled Intercompany accounts between USA, Mexico and China and keep

track of capital gain/loss of foreign exchange currency, FASB 52.

Performed moderately complex statistical, cost, and financial analysis of

data reported on the financial system. Collected and studied data to

determine costs of business activities. Recommended budget adjustments, and

other cost improvement measures. Developed financial reports charts and

graphs for forecasting, trending, and results analysis

New World REIT, Lima, Peru

September 1999 - August 2000

Operations Manager

Real Estate Investment Trust (subsidiary of Banco Nuevo Mundo)

Directed, planned, and implemented policies and objectives for sales,

accounting, customer service and administrative departments. Provided

systems analysis and database design recommendations to the members of the

Board.

Evaluated new investment opportunities and negotiated contracts, one of

which resulted in the largest contract to date, generating over $500,000 in

revenues.

Provided on-going building management and brokerage services for over

400,000-sq. ft. of office, retail, warehouse and industrial space.

Acted as president and treasurer of two distinct Property Owner

Associations.

Administration of Business (International Business Conglomerate), Lima,

Peru October 1991 - April 1999

Assistant General Manager; Real Estate Department

Conglomerate company which includes real estate, bank, insurance,

manufacturing and mining.

Worked with a variety of US corporations including Sir Speedy, McDonalds,

Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Price Waterhouse, Eli Lilly, Bank of

Boston, Bayer, Schering-Plough, Citibank, Nextel, Occidental Petroleum,

Oriflame, Motorola, NEC, Siemens, Sony, IBM, and the American Chamber of

Commerce.

Managed more than 2,500,000-sq. ft. of personal, office, retail, and

industrial property.

Contributed to an annual increase in revenues of approximately 20% per year

by matching customer needs with revenue generating improvements.

Improved the process for managing real estate records, by automating the

client database and linking it to a personally designed invoicing system

that not only facilitated invoicing, but also credit and collections.

Project Manager for "intelligent" building renovation of a 70,000 sq. ft.

office building; making it one of the first in Lima.

Reviewed operating budgets periodically to analyze trends affecting budget

needs. Analyzed financial data, such as earnings and investment, to

determine profitability of investments. Interpreted data about cost, yield,

and future trends of investments, and economic influences that affect

investment risks.

Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual charts, graphs and reports to

illustrate investment and financial statistics. Calculated ratios of

investments, revenues, and earnings (IRR, ROI, ROE, ROA, and NPV).

Evaluated US Real Estate markets, real estate investment trusts, and

building management methodologies through international meetings and site

visits with executives of Colliers International, Chesterton, Blumenauer &

Binswanger and C.B. Richard Ellis, New York.

Education

Northern Illinois University/ESAN

Post Graduate degree in Banking and Finance

ESAN - Business Administration Post-Graduate School

Post Graduate degree in Business Administration

Universidad de Lima

BS; Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineer

Computer Software Experience

Business Software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, VBA Excel, Lotus 123,

Symphony, Quattro Pro, Harvard Graphics

Database: Access, SQL, Fox Pro

Design & Graphics: Adobe Acrobat

ERP - Manufacturing: QAD/MFG Pro, J.D. Edwards, AS400, MAS 90

Operating Systems: Windows XP, DOS, VM, VN, System 36, System 38

Payroll: ADP

Programming: BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PL1, PCS

Real Estate: AS400, MRI, Yardi Voyager, MAS 90, Contrakter

Miscellaneous Software: Outlook, Money, Quicken, SPSS, Quickbooks

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