| Education |
| Certified
Property Management Instructor |
|
1985,
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
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| Bachelor
of Science |
|
1970,
Marquette University
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| Certification |
| Certified
Property Manager (CPM) awarded by |
|
1976,
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
|
| Property
Management Experience |
| 1990
- 1991 |
|
Property
Manager - American Landmark Properties, Chicago: |
|
-
200,000 square foot downtown office building |
|
-
Construction/remodeling coordinator
|
| 1985
- 1989 |
|
Property
Manager - Eastmore Real Estate, Milwaukee: |
|
-
Managed multifamily buildings
|
| 1979
- 1984 |
|
Property
Manager - Grootemaat Real Estate, Milwaukee: |
|
-
Managed office buildings |
|
-
Managed office warehouse buildings |
|
- Leased
commercial space
|
| 1977
- 1978 |
|
Property
Manager - Buenger Mariner Management, Milwaukee |
|
-
Managed office buildings |
|
- Leased
commercial space
|
| 1975
- 1976 |
|
Property
Manager - Oscar Brachman Real Estate, Milwaukee |
|
- Leased
commercial office space |
|
-
Managed office buildings |
|
-
Managed multi-family buildings
|
| 1973
- 1974 |
|
Property
Manager - A.L. Grootemaat, Inc., Milwaukee |
|
-
Managed multi-family buildings
|
| Consulting
and Lecturing Experience |
| 1995
- Present |
|
Self-employed
Consultant: |
|
Providing
expert testimony in premises liability cases
|
| 1995
- 1999 |
|
Coordinator of
Property Management Training Program - City of Milwaukee |
|
-
Assessed the training/educational needs for Milwaukee's
landlords |
|
-
Coordinated 25 classes annually for the City's 23,000 landlords
and managers |
|
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Presented topical classes on technical and administrative
subjects |
|
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Organized neighborhood landlords into Landlord Compacts |
|
-
Chairman, Milwaukee Rental Housing Task Force |
|
-
Consultant/Treasurer of North Meadows Condominium Assoc., 576
units
|
| 1992
- 1996 |
|
Property
Management Instructor, Concordia College: |
|
-
On-Site Management of Apartment Buildings |
|
- Buying
Your First Investment Real Estate |
|
-
Successful Property Management
|
| 1991
- 1996 |
|
Property
Management Instructor, Marquette University: |
|
-
On-Site Management of Apartment Buildings |
|
- Buying
Your First Investment Property |
|
-
Successful Property Management
|
| 1989
- 2003 |
|
Property
Management Instructor, Waukesha County Technical College: |
|
Accredited
Faculty Lecturer of IREM courses: |
|
- #201,
Introduction to Property Management |
|
- #202,
Introduction to Apartment Management |
|
- #203,
Introduction to Commercial Property Management
|
| 1985
- Present |
|
Property
Management lecturer to landlords and property managers in
Wisconsin
|
| Other
Experience |
| Former
self-employed owner/manager of multi-family buildings - 25 years |
| Former
State Approved Guest Instructor: Lead (Pb) Worker,
Supervisor, Inspector and Risk Assessor training courses
|
| Other Background |
| Author
of numerous articles in various local, state and national
industry publications: |
|
-
Journal of Property Management (IREM) |
|
-
Wisconsin Apartment News (Wisconsin Apartment Association) |
|
- OWNER
(Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin) |
|
- Units
Magazine (National Apartment Association) |
|
-
Chapter 13 Update (Milwaukee IREM) |
|
- News -
BOMA-AOMA (Milwaukee BOMA)
|
| Editor
of OWNER Magazine
|
| Expert
witness in Tenant/Landlord and maintenance premise liability
suits involving security, slip and fall, assault, fire, bath
water scalding and other tenant and/or guest injury.
|
| Lecturer
to Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin
|
| Professional
Affiliations |
Member,
Southeastern Wisconsin Commercial Associations of Realtors
Member, Milwaukee Chapter IREM
Member, Milwaukee Building Owners and Managers Association
Member, Wisconsin Apartment Association
Member, National Institute of Real Estate Management
Member, National Association of Realtors
Member, National Apartment Association
Former President, Milwaukee Chapter IREM
Former Director, Milwaukee Board of Realtors |
Gerald
Sobczak, CPM
114 S. Main Street #345
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Phone: (920) 238-9310
Toll Free:
(414) 791-0278
Fax: (920) 238-9462
E-mail: geraldsobczak@charter.net
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