John Walsh, Founder/President:

Education:
MBA, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, May 2002

SBDC Certificate Business Management, 10 Courses, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, May 1996

BS, Construction Management, Drexel University, May 1989

Bishop Shanahan High School, June 1978

Ongoing Seminar, Professional Education, Training, and Professional Associations

Work Experience:
1998- Present President, Educational Property Group Inc.

Oviedo, Florida (Orlando Suburb), Exton Pennsylvania (Southeast Pa.)

A  real estate development and consulting firm, working with colleges, universities and private property owners for student housing development, apartments, senior housing, and light commercial projects in Florida and Pennsylvania. We provide a range of services to assist our clients in meeting the demand for their building needs including site acquisitions, building acquisitions, land development process and approvals, project financing and program management.  My role involves frequent client contact, real estate searches, pro forma generation, cost estimating, finance, engineering and architectural design management, property operation startup, marketing programs, and agreements, presentations to trustees, boards and senior administrations as well as local government control authorities.  Heavy involvement in public and private finance and team oriented management groups. The company develops on a fee basis for clients and does in house development for related party firms developing student housing, student condos and higher education oriented retail and commercial projects.

Sept 2003- Sept 2005. Part Time Adjunct Marketing Professor. Golf Academy of the South. College level marketing taught 4-6 hrs a week at this career college in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The position keeps my academic skills polished and allows me to stay in touch with the age demographic we cater to in student housing. Classes include Introduction to Marketing and Advances Sales and Marketing.

President or Managing Member of various current property holding entities including Campus Edge Prairiewood, Apex on York LP and Apex Partners LLC, 550 Loft, LLC, Apex at Shippensburg LLC, and Apex at Kutztown LLC.

1982- 1998 Richard Dean Inc. Principal serving various roles from Project Manager, Estimator, VP Operations, and President for ten years.  The firm provided development, design build and construction management to medical, college, industrial and government clients with sales to $15 million annually and over 100 employees at one time. I served as president for ten years and learned a broad range of management skills. I had heavy experience in land acquisitions, land development approvals and project design development. The company was closed in 1998 to focus on Educational Property Group Inc.

1990-1994 Five County Door.  Started a commercial door frame and hardware fabrication and distribution firm serving the construction industry and property owners.

1979-1982 Carpenter, Superintendent, Project Manager Roles serving an apprenticeship with United Brotherhood of Carpenters working with Philadelphia Northeast Construction, Bechtel Corporation, and R.A. Moore Builders.  Markets were petro-chemical, industrial, and commercial, and residential.

Memberships: 
I am a member of various construction, development and business associations such as Associated Building Contractors, Society for Marketing Professional Services, NAIOP, BOMA, ACHUIO, and NACUBO plus various Chamber and community development groups.

Personal:  
46 married to the same woman, Susan, for 27 years, two children Tim 19 Megan 15.  I am an avid reader, life long learner, enjoy boating and golf, involved in investment research volunteering at my daughters school, collect coins and an avid traveler and student of architecture, development, real estate, finance, city planning and  design. I am self motivated, very driven and a tireless worker.  My people skills are outstanding.