CAREER SUMMARY

Real Estate and Construction Professional with over 35 years experience in the field of real estate development managing a variety of construction delivery techniques including design/build, construction management and program management on real estate development projects throughout the US. 

• Seasoned professional with expertise in a wide variety of skills within various project types including commercial office, warehouse/ industrial, senior living, hospitality, life science and multi-family residential uses. Locations have ranged throughout the continental US.
• Currently bootstrapping a real estate development group inside of a real estate investment trust holding company with over $30 billion in assets across the US.
• Team maker and problem solver for very complex development projects bringing a long history of development success to today’s real estate challenges on a nationwide basis.
• Executing transformative work in formulating and structuring the development capabilities within a subsidiary company then the parent company, which is the current position held.

“We look for three things when we hire people. We look for intelligence, we look for initiative or energy, and we look for integrity. And if they don’t have the latter, the first two will kill you.” – Warren Buffett

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The RMR Group
Newton, Massachusetts April, 2015 to present

A publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust Holding Company which manages seven REIT’s and two management companies; Five Star Senior Living and Sonesta Hotels.

Senior Director Development, Construction & Design: The RMR Group

Design & Construction Director: Five Star Senior Living

Managed multiple projects in all regions of the mainland US and Hawaii, for a variety of use groups within the RMR companies, including Five Star Senior Living, Sonesta Hotels, office, medical office, industrial, and government occupied properties.

• Formulate and structure the development capabilities of Five Star Senior Living, the results of which led to promotion into the Parent company, the RMR Group.
• Execute as program manager a large list of projects including new building as well as renovations to existing buildings in various locations under a variety of building construction methodologies.
• Delivering construction projects on time and under budget.
• Evaluate, hire and manage architecture, engineering and construction firms throughout the US.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture, BArch.

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Rome (Italy) Studies Program

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

Continuing Education Programs

REGISTRATIONS

 Massachusetts Registered Architect

Connecticut Registered Architect

Georgia Registered Architect

NCARB Certificate Holder

American Institute of Architects, Member

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE 

Pro bono Architect at Catholic Diocese of Worcester, MA

March 1988 - March 2000

Technical advisor to the Diocesan Building Commission of Worcester, MA