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QUALIFICATIONS OF SUSAN D. TAYLOR <br />Experience Real Estate Consultant, Newport Beach, California; 1993-1998 and 1999-present <br />• Prepared appraisals, feasibility studies, due diligence analyses, and market <br />studies for acquisitions, financing, development, marketing programs, asset <br />evaluations, and litigation. <br />• Appraised mixed -use commercial projects, office complexes, business <br />parks, hotels and motels, retail centers, industrial buildings, multi -family <br />properties, auto dealerships and malls, service stations, day care centers, <br />theaters, commuter rail stations, rail and utility corridors, residential <br />subdivisions, acreage and land for development. <br />• Underwrote commercial real estate loans and performed due diligence <br />analyses for commercial mortgage backed securities. Property types <br />evaluated include office and industrial buildings, high-rise and <br />limited -service hotels, luxury resorts and spas, convention centers, <br />mixed -use properties, shopping centers, retail buildings, restaurants, <br />theaters, senior housing, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, <br />self -storage centers, condominium conversions, student and multi -family <br />housing, value-added redevelopment projects, and historic building <br />renovations. <br />• Special projects included complex appraisals, analyses and plans for <br />regional transportation improvements, redevelopment and community <br />facilities districts, repositioning of distressed real estate, sites with <br />environmental contamination, properties with construction defects, and tax <br />appeals. <br />• Added value by enhancing competitive advantages, developing and <br />implementing effective marketing strategies, and providing innovative asset <br />management solutions. <br />• Clients include institutional and private investors, government agencies, <br />lenders, property owners, developers, attorneys and appraisers. <br />Vice President, VHB Associates, Costa Mesa, California; 1998-1999 <br />• Directed the acquisition, bond financing, entitlements, planning and <br />engineering of retail centers in urban redevelopment areas of Los Angeles <br />for commercial real estate development company. <br />• Marketed and managed Las Vegas industrial projects. <br />• Tightened corporate and project financial controls by restructuring <br />operations and implementing project -tracking systems. <br />Project Manager, Telacu Carpenter, Irvine, California; 1992-1993 <br />• Directed disposition and management of $157 million RTC portfolio <br />including office, retail, industrial and apartment buildings throughout <br />California. <br />• Produced $32 million in sales within six months. Coordinated efforts with <br />RTC staff and contractors nationwide to ensure rapid disposition of assets. <br />• Directed team of seven asset managers in effectively repositioning <br />distressed assets in highly competitive markets. Revitalized assets with <br />cost-effective renovations and strong management teams. <br />• Created new sales tools, asset management systems and databases which <br />significantly improved profitability, operating efficiency, contract <br />compliance and client relations. Streamlined operations with policy and <br />procedure manuals and training programs. <br />Proposal for On -Call Right of Way Specialty Services 14 <br />RFP No. 13-075, City of Santa Ana <br />