Corporate Professional

Dennis Krahn
6432 N 74th Place
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
602-558-6046 (Cellular)
dkbc52fc@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over the past 22 years, have acted as an advisor in senior strategic & operation
al management roles related to: General Business, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real
Estate Development, and Finance for Public Home-builders, Developers, Lenders,
Equity Investors and Government agencies. Specializing in Land Acquisitions, La
nd Development, Community Master planning, Utilities, and Infrastructure Dennis
has a demonstrated ability to evaluate challenges and determine the underlying r
oot issues with the ability to isolate potential fatal flaws and subsequently in
itiate, and implement creative solutions.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Successfully formed and implemented the first Private Public Partnership (3P) in
Arizona in 2001. Partnering with the Town of Buckeye developed and financed (d
ebt and equity) a 3.6 amillion gallon per daya (mgd) Waste Water Treatment Plant
(WWTP) to serve 18,000 homes and 500 acres of Commercial development. In addit
ion, formed, funded and underwrote multiple Community Facility Districts (CFDas)
in AZ & CA with bonding capacities in excess of $250 million for Infrastructure
development.
Successfully hired, mentored and trained nearly 80 employees over the past 15 ye
ars, and awarded the aTop Guna award for mentoring (Pulte Homes). Less than 1%
of employees achieve this honor annually.
Developed 3 golf courses, and planned the design and development of 4 additional
golf courses. Has planned, entitled and developed 6 master planned communities
. Planned and entitled 8 additional master-planned communities. With a combined
budget of $380 million, Dennis has entitled and developed nearly 15,000 lots to
a contingency of less than 3%.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Operating Officer Silverline Group: AZ, CA, NV, NM, TX 2009 - P
resent
* Currently assisting clients with Business Development Opportunities related to
: Utilities, Renewable Energy, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, and Priva
te source funding
* Financial Sourcing for Cities, Developers and Renewable energy and business de
velopment opportunities.
* Infrastructure development Specialist. Identification and Management of deplo
yment opportunities for Private Equity Investors for Private Public Partnerships
. (PPP)
* Project due diligence for Private Equity Investors in Infrastructure and Real
Estate Acquisitions.
Chief Operating Officer Montecito Communities: AZ, NV, CA, ID
2006- 2009
* Managed 5 offices in 3 states with 17 employees. The companyas assets include
d 14 projects consisting of 12,000 plus lots. 150 Privately syndicated investors
with $130 million invested.
* Primary roles included land acquisition, debt and equity financing, financial
work-outs, entitlements, development and disposition of land holdings.
* Successfully established and implemented the Operational and Strategic growth
objectives in response to market opportunities and constraints.
* Mentored and motivated staff to achieve the goals, of owners, and investors
Vice President Acquisitions, Development, Operations. Pulte / Centex Homes
Arizona 2003-2006
* Managed staff of 9 Acquisition managers to expand Centex operations into a top
3 market share home builder in Phoenix. Corporate directive to acquire $1.5 bi
llion in land holdings over a 4 years acquisition plan in the Phoenix market (un
til the economy began its reversal in late 1995)
* Implemented the successful disposition of $100 million in sales in 2006
* Built up land inventories to grow Pulte division from 500 units per year to ov
er 1000 unit per yr.
* Negotiated the acquisition 22,000 lots in 9 transactions within 18 months in t
he Tucson Market.
* Established and executed a business plan utilizing a segmentation and position
ing strategy
* Managed the growth of a land division (added 14 staff) in 18 months in Tucson.
* Provided Strategic direction as a member of the Small operating Committee to g
row the Tucson home building division and provided leadership and acted as a rol
e model for the entire division.
Vice President Acquisitions, Development, Operations. Meritage / Hancock, A
rizona 1998-2003
* Responsible for Land Acquisitions, Entitlements, project design, Construction
management, Bond Financing, and Staff Management.
* Acquired, developed and Constructed 1500 lots a year for 6 years with 15 plus
staff.
* Developed three Master plan communities including Active Adult and golf cours
e communities
* Managed in excess of $350 million in development construction to less than 3%
contingency.
Owner / President Sierra Building Management Kelowna, BC 1991-1
995
* As an Independent Contractor, provided Construction Management services to Can
adian Retirement Communities (CRC) developing and building Gallagheras Canyon ma
ster-planned Village Center and Residential Community. This included 90 semi-cu
stom homes. 40 employees.
* Provided management services for Paramount Palazzo Westech Design Group design
ing and building lake front high quality custom homes.
Other Companies
* Project Manager - Kitchell, GNP Holdings - Arizona
1995-1998
* Designer / Draftsperson -BC Tel, Inland Natural Gas, Krahn Eng a" BC
1987-1991
EDUCATION
a BC Institute of Technology - Economics and Marketing (BCIT alumni member)
a University of the Fraser Valley College - Associates Degree - Engineering, Arc
hitecture
a aCertified Residential Buildera designation.
REFERENCES
aDennis has a command of the intricacies of putting a real estate deal together
(from inception through development). He is a detail-oriented manager who surrou
nds himself with other talented individuals to maximize efforts.a August 4, 2008
Matt Levine, Partner, Titus, Brueckner & Berry, P.C.
aDennis asks the questions that others don't think of but that are important to
the success of a given project. He is a strategic, big picture thinker who sees
individual projects as part of a larger portfolio and manages risk and diversifi
cation appropriately. He's a pleasure to work with and challenges those around h
im.a August 4, 2008 Tyler Jones, Associate at Partners Group (Venture Capital an
d Equity group)
aI worked with Dennis on several extremely complex projects - Dennis has a uniqu
e ability to motivate a team of consultants and employees to blend their experti
se to assist him, and his company, in solving problems. Dennis has a strong abil
ity to analyze real estate transactions and to sort good deals from bad deals, a
nd more important, exceptional deals from good deals.a August 7, 2008 Marc Blons
tein, Member, Berens, Kozub and Kloberdanz, P.C