This resume is for Barbie J. Armstrong and summarizes her professional experience in project management, real estate leasing, and legal work. Her current role is as a Supervisor Real Estate Lease Analyst at AEGON USA Realty Advisors, where she provides support for asset managers. Prior experience includes roles as a Business Paralegal, Lease Administrator, and internship at the United States Attorney's Office. She has strengths in areas like project management, mentoring, strategic planning, and negotiations.
1. BA R B IE AR MS T R ON G
2853 Lyman Road, Central City, IA 52214
319-573-3708 barbiejcook@hotmail.com
Areas of STRENGTH
Project Management
Mentorship & Training Initiatives
Strategic Planning/Analysis
Broad Real Estate Knowledge
Lease/Contract Negotiations
Policy, Process & Procedure Design
System Implementation
Financial Analytical Skills
Leadership Skills
Professional Experience
AEGON USA REALTY ADVISORS, LLC, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 8/2007 – PRESENT
SUPERVISOR REAL ESTATE LEASE ANALYST
Provide support to our Equity Real Estate Asset Managers to achieve high returns on the assets under management.
AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC is an industry leader in real estate asset management and services. Responsibilities
include: contract negotiation, lease negotiation, on boarding of foreclosed properties, training and development,
policy process and design, budgeting, managing construction costs. Accomplishments include:
• The design, development and implementation of the third-party platform Asset Management policies and
procedures in compliance with Uniform Single Attestation Program (USAP) audits.
• Successfully negotiate leases, construction contracts, service contracts.
• Successfully negotiate purchase and sales contracts and closed over 15 properties in the past 2 years.
• Development and implementation of an external Microsoft SharePoint site to effectively transfer due
diligence materials to potential purchasers.
• Implementation of a new accounting and real estate software in less than 9 months.
SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL, PLC, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 9/1996-9/1999
1/2002-8/2007
BUSINESS PARALEGAL
Provided support to 17 business attorneys. Direct support included drafting contracts, preliminary title opinions, and
other various legal documents. Accomplishments include:
• Assisted in client relations and marketing, providing informational seminars alongside attorneys.
• Developed and implemented procedures for online filing of property documents.
MCLEODUSA, INC., CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 9/1999-1/2002
LEASE ADMINISTRATOR/PROJECT COORDINATOR
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McLeod USA was a telecommunications company. Provided construction project management, ensuring constructions
of network sites were on schedule, as well as contract, lease and purchase agreement negotiations. Accomplishments
included:
• Successfully securing property to purchase or lease to construct telecommunications sites, negotiating the
sales and purchase agreements and leases.
• Successfully managing the construction coordination, working with municipalities to obtain business licenses,
permits and request inspections; reviewing bids, negotiating and coordinating the work with contractors.
• Successfully tracking and review of budgets for maintenance projects of technical sites and construction
projects to ensure the project came within the budget.
• Communicating with the sale group to ensure they are cognizant of available technical site space for sale to
customers.
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UNITED STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 2/1996 – 6/1996
INTERNSHIP
• Drafted bankruptcy pleadings, reviewed bankruptcy files, drafted foreclosures and supported the Assistant
U.S. Attorneys in day-to-day business.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice (minor in Sociology), Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA May, 2008
Associates of Arts, Criminal Justice, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA May, 1994
Certificate, Community Corrections, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA May, 1994
Leadership Development Class (D-4)
Advanced ARGUS training
Certified Commercial Investment Management Classes - CCIM
Negotiating Commercial Leases
Technical ProfiCIENCY
Yardi Voyager 6.0, Yardi Advanced Budgeting 7.0, Microsoft SharePoint, ARGUS, Microsoft word, Excel,
Access, Microsoft Project. Auto Cad, Visio, Lexis legal research, Westlaw legal research, Pacer bankruptcy
research, Thompson and Thompson Trademark and Patent research