KATHRYN JANE RIPLEY, RPA

Falls Church, VA 22044-2701 703-845-0672 haneis@cox.net SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Knowledgeable Professional Property Manager with 8 years experience in commercial and retail Property Management and over 20 years in Real Estate Brokerage, Sales, Leasing, and Office Management. Proven recognized ability increasing revenues by budget preparation, analysis and implementation along with operating expense and tax reconciliations.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION Bachelor of Arts - Shimer College, Chicago, Illinois Real Estate Certificate - Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 12 hours completed towards Masters of Business Administration Real Estate Broker License - Commonwealth of Virginia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Program Management Analyst - Contractor United States Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 2009-2014

Gathered and interpreted high-level requirements from CBP business partners with Resource Allocation Plans and Spend Plans, leading to prioritizing of projects on which to spend allocations from the U.S. Budget. Developed and analyzed spreadsheets with data calls, email and telephone requests to business partners, and research on sites such as GSA.gov/RentOnTheWeb, producing prioritization of leases to be renewed, extended or canceled, and reductions in rent costs. Met regularly with CBP business partners in-person and by tele-conference, bringing about the identification and solution of problems for construction and leasing projects. Organized and participated in feasibility studies giving rise to brand new energy-efficient housing for Border Patrol agents. Researched, and composed issue papers on co-location studies to determine the feasibility of combining operations to reduce the federal footprint, resulting in millions of dollars saved in rent. Tracked projects and leases by emails, telephone calls, Project Manager and construction firm reports, and IBM-Tririga Workplace Management System; composed reports for upper management to present at levels as high as the United States Congress, securing ultimately more appropriations from Congress.

Property Manager Transwestern, Bethesda, MD

2000-2008

Performed on-site management for a 233,000 square-foot Class-A office building with careful attention to tenant relations, creating satisfied tenants who renewed their leases, thus consistently maintaining occupancy at almost 100% and ownership income at the highest level while minimizing the necessity of brokerage commissions. Produced monthly, quarterly and annual reports with attention to detail and exceptional writing skills, keeping ownership up to date at all times on the financial and physical condition of the property. Constructed, analyzed and implemented multi-million dollar budgets, tracking and projecting income, expenses, and capital improvement projects, reviewing leases, and coordinating with vendors, contributing to virtually no overages at the end of the year and also budgeted funds not going to waste. Prepared Operating Expense and Tax Reconciliations using MRI with a good eye for knowing when figures are not right, generating on-target year-end tenant balances. Managed cash flow funding requests in a timely manner, resulting in very few unscheduled funding requests and meeting or exceeding budget expectations monthly and annually. Oversaw the work of two engineers, concierge and day porter by establishing a relationship of trust and following up on performance, thus maintaining the property in A-1 condition and keeping tenants happy which led to maximizing income. Performed similar duties as Assistant Property Manager for Class A, B and C commercial office buildings, industrial park space and land in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia.

Writer/Editor Self-Employed

1997-2000

Designed, composed and edited newsletters for organizations. Edited papers for college and graduate students. Edited novels. Sports writer for The Times newspaper, Reston, VA. Wrote 400-page novel. Real Estate Broker / Instructor Merrill Lynch Realty, Bethesda, MD 1983-1997

Taught Principles of Real Estate and Real Estate License Preparation in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia as Senior Instructor overseeing five other instructors Performed Real Estate sales, leasing, financing, office management Computer Skills Microsoft Office 2010: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Windows; MRI

Affiliations Real Property Administrator: BOMI International, Washington, DC Real Estate Broker License: Commonwealth of Virginia