President: Self-Employed, 1985 – present. CEO commercial real estate company, Houston Realty Advisors, Inc. Senior V.P. Morgan Brown Ayres and Company, Inc.; Board of Directors as well as managing personal investments assisting in my immediate family’s business (real estate, municipal finance investments co., oil and gas, etc.). Vice President, The Temple Company, 1983-1985. Launched commercial real estate company with John Temple that grew to 15 brokers and millions of dollars of sales and listings. Financial advising and investment strategy to landlords and tenants in this volatile period of Houston real estate growth. Built client portfolio from scratch to $5 million in sales in less than 18 months. Responsible for business development, prospecting, marketing, and sales to individual customers in the market. Provided customer service and results for clients seeking to protect and grow their investment holdings. Commercial Real Estate Broker, Marcus and Millichap, 1982 – 1983. Repeated success in the highly competitive commercial real estate sector in Houston, TX with this leading firm in the United States. Responsibilities included business development, market and trend analysis, deal negotiation, account management, and property sales. Produced results for customers on multi-million dollar deals exceeding expectations on purchase and sales deals. Listed 6 million and sold 3 million in the first 18 months. 1977—1981 Tennessee's Oldest Municipal Bond Co. Cumberland Securities Company, Inc. Knoxville, TN. Local municipal bond business. Provided business development, prospecting, and sales support for the East Tennessee Market for family business.