Mariner

Dear Hiring Manager-
Thank you for your consideration and taking the time to review the material.
My family has a long, proud history in the New York Maritime industry, and all my life I
have wanted to work on Tugboats, eventually become a Pilot, and add to that proud family
tradition. This passion, rather than any passive interest, was really fostered by my mother
and her mother, who regaled me with stories about the Carroll’s and the “Fighting
Gillen’s.”
Both sides of my mother’s maternal family were in the Tugboat business in Brooklyn, New
York for a combined total of about 230 years. They all began as longshoreman and
Deckhands, working their way up to Tug Pilots. In 1865, Henry Gillen's sons Lighterage,
Inc. began running lighters and later Tugboats out of Newtown Creek in Greenpoint
with a headquarters out of the family home on India Street. Harry Gillen later incorporated
in 1912 and was in business until 1993 with an office on Pearl Street in Lower
Manhattan.
Carroll Towing Company was founded by Captain John Carroll in 1882. In the early years
of the company, Carroll partnered with John Wolfe Ambrose, an Irish Real Estate
Speculator from Manhattan, and his neighbor from Woodhull Street, William Moses “W.M.” Tebo, a French Canadian Engineer and dredger who went on to become a millionaire Philanthropist and owner of the Tebo Yacht Basin in Brooklyn. Employing their individual
talents and skillsets, these three men developed the Brooklyn waterfront and shipping
Industry from Brooklyn Heights to Red Hook. John Carroll’s son William Arthur Carroll
went on to become the youngest Tugboat Pilot in New York Harbor at 28 years old.
The Carroll’s also initially operated out of family residences on Woodhull and Carroll
Streets in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn; the family is directly related to Charles Carroll of
Carrollton who was the only Irish Catholic Signatory of the Declaration of independence
and where Carroll Gardens, Carroll Street and Carroll Park take their names. Later on as
the business grew, the family ran tugs out of Pier 5, Bush Terminal and had offices at
17 Battery Place New York, NY 10004 until the 1980’s.
As you can see, the Tugboat industry and working as a mariner is in my blood. All I want to
do is continue my family tradition, pursuing and furthering a career on the waterfront for
myself and my kin, keeping the Gillen and Carroll family names alive in the annals of time
and maritime history.
Sincerely,

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EXPERIENCE
West Land LLC, New York, NY (and various other real estate brokerage firms) February 2012 – Present
Associate Broker/Broker
 Actively seeking transactions specializing in medical/office space and retail stores
 Commercial Real Estate Investment sales with a focus on retail/retail condos in Lower Manhattan
 Apartment rentals in Manhattan
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp, New York, NY (Ironwood sold business to Ashkenazy in July 2011) July 2011- February 2012
Property Manager/ Building Agent, Leasing Agent
• Represented new ownership and transitioned tenancy through acquisition phase of 635 Madison Avenue
• Collected 100% of tenant rents in first week each month
• Worked with company property management and accounting departments on national properties
• Acted as intermediary and emissary during pending FMV rent arbitration of one of building’s largest tenants
• Arranged and oversaw renegotiation and rebidding of new and existing service contracts resulting in a costs savings of approx
$300,000.00
• Helped develop new operating budget in excess of $1 million
• Assisted and advised owner engineers, architects and brokers in multi-million dollar repositioning of retail space
• Marketed vacant space to real estate community and prospective tenants by utilizing internet and networking with other brokers
• Held vacancy showings, analyzed presented offers, advised ownership and prepared counteroffers
• Consulted daily with ownership on building trends and reported on tenant updates and correspondence
• Aided in house counsel in draft and review of office and retail leases
• Conducted daily abstract and analysis of tenant leases
• Drafted, served and followed through with tenant default notices
• Administered in take and enforcement of tenant service charges
• Fielded and handled routine tenant requests and issues, meeting daily with building staff
• Conducted daily walkthrough inspections of tenant spaces
Ironwood Realty Corp, New York, NY February 2001- July 2011
Property Manager/ Building Agent, Leasing Agent
• Represented owners of 635 Madison Avenue, 280 Madison Avenue and 43 East 28th Street
• Negotiated, analyzed and approved all repair, maintenance and capital improvement projects achieving time and cost objectives and
saving ownership $2.3 million with an improvement value of $6.5 million
• Structured, negotiated and finalized 35 new leases, renewals and lease extensions valued at $94.6 million and totaling 146,918 sf
• Increased occupancy rate from over 86% in 2003 to the current rate of 98%
• Supervised rent collections, including pursuing arrears resulting in a 99% success rate
• Managed rent roll exceeding $11 million, cash flow and budget control
• Restructured existing leases of several (5) distressed tenants who were in danger of default
• Set asking rents and listed vacant space
• Networked and corresponded daily with other brokers
• Conducted continuous analysis of the surrounding submarket in order to advise owner and market space appropriately
• Trouble shooting, scheduling, coordination and follow through of preventive maintenance projects with building engineers
• Liaison between the owner and tenants maintaining communication and relations
• Identified and corrected tenant build out and structural issues to maintain a positive building standard
• Worked with engineers and building staff to provide the highest level of service to tenants
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MRI Accounting Software (SKYLINE) * QuickBooks * Adobe * Microsoft Office Suite
EDUCATION
NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, New York, NY Master of Science in Real Estate, December 2010
Relevant Coursework: Strategic Real Estate Management, Managing Building Systems and Operations, Commercial Lease Analysis
ST. John’s University, Jamaica, NY Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, May 2003

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
As a direct result of my experience as an owner’s representative, I have developed skills sets related to negotiation, operations cost reduction,
capital improvement, and performance of complex analyses associated with tenancy and overall financial asset management.
MEMBERSHIPS LICENSES
Real Estate Board of New York, Real Estate Advisory Board. Licensed Real Estate Broker, NYS.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
11 year real estate management and leasing background in the Plaza District of Midtown Manhattan.