Karen is an experienced and results-driven commercial real estate advisor and project manager with a strong academic foundation and progressive years of experience in directing and completing projects related to real estate while always meeting the client’s schedule and budget constraints. She is armed with a proven track record of success in all facets of project lifecycle development from initial analysis and conceptual design through implementation, quality review, and enhancement to optimize operational efficiencies and improve business operations. She has extensive experience in in all facets of commercial real estate, including financial and asset management, as well as project management. Karen holds multiple degrees including Marketing, Business Management, Finance, and Project Management and certifications in Financial Management, Accounting, Real Estate Management, Facilities Management, and Project Management. She is an employing broker in both Colorado and Florida.

Karen has worked with large corporations such CBRE, Berkshire Hathaway, Prime West Real Estate, Broe Companies, Healthcare REIT and Mega Corporation of Lincoln and has managed multiple commercial real estate offices, commercial assets and management teams in several states including Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado and Alaska. She is experienced in retail, office, medical office, surgical centers, industrial, multi-family, and hospitality real estate investments. Karen has represented corporations such as Glaxo-SmithCline, Vail Resorts, Pfizer, Novartis, Adventist Health Systems, Princeton University, Allstate Insurance, JP Morgan Chase, Waste Management, Westfund Corporation, SunLife Assurance Company of Canada as well as many others. She has successfully closed over $227M in real estate deals and performed project management duties on projects exceeding $125 Million in construction projects. She served with the strategic planning committee of CBRE which developed and designed presentations to clients for acquisitions, dispositions and management of investment properties. In 2004, she was presented an award as CBRE’s Manager of the year.

Between 2010 and 2013, Karen was fortunate to have broadened her knowledge and experience with the Department of Energy (DOE) as a project management professional equipped with a financial background and construction quality assurance training. As a senior project specialist for the DOE, she managed over $2B in building science grant projects with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Weatherization, Innovative and Formula grants. She has an extensive background in regulatory compliance, combined with in-depth knowledge of best practices for construction management and project administration such as strategic planning, budget development, resource allocation, task planning, performance measurements and progress reporting.

In 2010, EcoLiving Building Solutions was created by Karen, along with Department of Energy project officer, Charles Dobos, to research and design sustainable single and multiple dwellings from shipping containers. Armed with a crew of top notch LEED and sustainability experts from the DOE, Colorado State University, and architectural firms, the team researched materials and processes to reduce construction costs by 30% and increase energy savings as high as 80%.