Keitha McLaren

• Negotiated between buyers and sellers of properties with efficiency and transparency to maximize profits and maintain satisfaction of clients.
• Educated clients on sales and buying processes and advised buyers on making decisions.
• Communicated with clients to understand property needs and preferences.
• Coordinated appointments to show marketed properties.
• Sold over $20,000,000 in properties over single quarter.

• Communicated with clients to understand property needs and preferences.
• Informed home buyer of sales, construction and warranty processes.
• Generated leads for sales and rental properties through cold calls and referrals.
• Wrote listings detailing and professionally highlighting property features to increase sales chances.
• Coordinated appointments to show marketed properties.

* Project manager 2 private projects

* 65 St Stephens Avenue, Parnell

* Patterson Architects

* 17 Burwood Crescent, Remuera

* Sumich Chaplin Architects

* Oversee project design to Resource Consent level, and Building Consent.

* Work with architects to complete projects in full and meet budget requirements.

* High End architectural renovations

* 22 Masons Avenue Herne Bay

* 30 Bella Vista Road Herne Bay

* Architect Fearon Hay

* Design to Resource Consent level

* Building Consent attainment

* Project management of all costs

* Owned and operated an Auckland based home staging and interior styling boutique

* Dedicated to assisting clients maximise the value of their property by presenting it at its best for sale.

* Offered furniture packages to purchase if Vendors wished to sell their property furnished.

* Co-ordinate bespoke interior design for private clients in the Auckland Area

* Renovate/update soft and hard furnishings

* Oversee bespoke furniture design, progress update and on-time deliverables

* Research fixtures and furnishings in line with project requirements

* Provide clients with options to align with budget parameters

* Attend site visits to track progress and identify costs blow outs, or budget deficiits

* Co-ordinate budgets and invoice clients

* Weekly account reconciliations and statement production for debtors and creditors

* Prepared payroll for salaried and hourly rate employees

* Fortnightly invoice processing for fashion retail and manufacturing - over 200 suppliers.

* Reconcile accounts payable/receivable, bank statements and disbursement of expense vouchers and receipts.

* Created detailed Market Research financial models

* Installed information software to interface between different FMCG systems

* Cost benefit analysis on potential system upgrades to support board decisions.