***** - Edinburgh *****
Head of Property & Commercial Development
March 2009 - Present

Responsible for 400 acres of operational and investment stock at Edinburgh *****.

Leading on property development and investment, corporate development, risk mitigation and value enhancement. Managing team of property managers, accountants, and engineers

• NAV increased by 15%
• EBITDA increased 17%
• Route development
• Vacancy rate reduced to 2.1% from 11.4%
• NIY hardened to 6.2% from 7.8%
• Identified, implement and manage £60m new cargo/ industrial/ logistic development.
• Manage £30m new hotel development
• Design, develop, and manage 30,000 sqft of retail.
• Identified, implement and manage £25m new office development
• Development, maintenance and execution of the Strategic Plan.
• Development and performance of the Capital Budget.
• Delivery of individual projects within the budget and agreed timeframe.
• Completion and maintenance of the Real Estate records.
• Crisis Management throughout Ash Cloud Crisis
• Management of 4 property managers and 13 facilities managers

DTZ Debenham Tie Leung - Senior Surveyor

*****: Domestic Fund Management
Managing real estate elements of UK Pension funds, I managed a full range of commercial units as well as business and industrial parks. My role included
• Property and asset management • Project management and coordination
• Service charge budgeting, billing, monitoring, and reconciliation. • Identification and management of acquisitions and disposals.
• Lease surrender, renewals, regears, and debt recovery • Contract negotiations & development appraisal
• Management of junior surveyors, accountants, site manager, facilities management staff, and contractors.

2006: DTZ Tokyo
I was seconded to the fledgling office in Tokyo where I was responsible for setting up the management department, and introducing Western clients to the Japanese REIT market.

2005: Retail Asset Management
Managing large shopping centres in the South East, I was responsible for the setting of service charge budgets, the collection of rents, the marketing of vacant units, and managing tenant applications for alteration and assignment.



Cushman & Wakefield - Surveyor
*****

Asset management of pan global pension funds, including acquisitions, management, and disposals in emerging markets:

China - Acquired various stone and marble quarries
Peru - Acquired and regeared government licenced copper mine
Japan - Developed and disposed sports stadium
Germany - Acquired shopping centre portfolio
USA & Canada – Developed and disposed multiple hotels
Spain - Disposed serviced office portfolio
Bahrain - Developed and disposed chilled warehouse units
Cyprus - Acquired office developments. Disposed third party run prison.
Brazil - Developed and disposed private hospital


Cluttons - Junior Surveyor
*****
Management of long lease residential premises in South Kensington on behalf of institututional landlords and pension funds.


Devon Tate System - Trainee Surveyor
*****
Assisting with the development of a new shopping centre in Luxor Egypt, I was responsible for the administration of the importation of all overseas materials

Education
***** London South Bank University
MSc Estate Management - Pass with Distinction
(part time distance learning)

Modules include Investment, Valuation, Landlord and Tenant Law, Statutory Valuations, & Development Appraisals.

***** College of Estate Management
Diploma in Surveying Practice - Pass with Distinction
(part time distance learning)
Modules include, Property Law, Professional Practice, Business Management

***** Middlesex University
Ba (Hons) Criminology - 2:2

Modules include, white collar crime, blue chip crime, organised crime, fraud investigation.

Additional
2009 - Six Sigma & LEAN; green belt