Douglas A. Taylor, Jr.
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Real Estate & Urban Land Development/Bachelors Degree
6/1997 - 12/2001
Real Estate Circle of Excellence Scholarship
Richmond Mortgage Bankers Scholarship
S&K Famous Brands Scholarship
Work Experience
Regional Property Manager
Lawson Realty Corporation, Virginia Beach, VA
6/2007 - Present
Oversee 852 multifamily units, which include 400 conventional, 302 Affordable Project-Based Section 8/Tax credit units and 150 100% Tax Credit units. Supervise eight properties with 35 employees, which include Leasing Consultants, Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Supervisors and Property Managers.
Manage eight budgets (totaling approximately $8 million dollars) and monitor spending for each site to ensure maximum profitability.
Work closely with the City of Chesapeake and the Faith-Based Community to operate a not-for-profit Neighborhood Network Center. The center offers an After School program and GED programs for adult residents.
As a result of negotiating the contract with the current Service Coordinator (Hope Charitable Services), the site was able to receive $60,000 in In-Kind-Gifts and a grant for $7,500 was approved by the City of Chesapeake.
2008 REAC scores: 95c (Forest Cove I), increased scores from 68c and 63c in August 2007 (a month after I took over portfolio) to 88c and 81c, respectively for Forest Cove II and Forest Cove III.
Decreased outstanding interims (300+) for 2006, 2007 and 2008. All interims are current.
Revamped entire Management staff at Forest Cove (New Property Manager and Maintenance Supervisor).
Negotiated 4% increase from 6% to 10%-corporate cell phone discount with carrier.
Mortgage Professional
Beneficial (HSBC), Virginia Beach, VA
5/2003 - 5/2007
Branch Sales Manager: July 2005-May 2007
Opened a new $29,000,000 office in Louisville, KY in June 2005. Managed one Sales Assistant and four Account Executives.
Trained sales staff on company products, sales techniques and worked closely with customers to ensure compliance and understanding of company products.
Responsible for the daily and monthly audits, daily deposits of funds received and strict adherence to ECOA, HMDA and KY lending laws.
Earned Fire Award, March 2004 for Top Branch Sales Manager for the Louisville, KY district
Sr. Account Executive: August 2003-June 2005
Earned position after 90 days based on completed training and exceeding company standards. Provided feedback to Branch Sales Manager on daily office functions and began the Accelerated Management Program.
Top Branch New Money: March, June and August 2004
Sales Excellence Award June 2004-Top Account Executive for Tidewater District
First Account Executive in Tidewater history to gain $1,000,000 in New Money for a month
Mr. Enthusiasm Award 2004
Account Executive: May 2003-July 2003
Entry level sales associate responsible for solicitation of equity, home mortgage and personal loan products. Made 50-75 cold calls per day to acquire new business for branch.
Research Analyst
CoStar Realty Group, Bethesda, MD
4/2002 - 3/2003
Managed a commercial real estate portfolio of 1,000+ industrial, office and retail listings. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to: updating leasing information, assisting Research Manager with spreadsheets and property allocation, creating relationships with Commercial Real Estate Brokers and seeking opportunities for sale of Costar products.
Research Analyst of the Month, for recognition of outstanding research achievement for July 2002.
Affiliations
Institute of Real Estate Management
8/2007 - Present
Certified Property Manager Candidate
2009 Recipient of the Diversity Outreach Professional Development Grant
Certifications and Recognition
Assisted Housing Manager and Low-Income Housing and Tax Credit certifications
Passed Housing Credit Certified Professional Exam (HCCP)-Designation Paperwork Pending
Notary Public
Registered in Apartment Management course
Active Virginia Real Estate License
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