1. DONNIE
BRAINARD
505.369.6291
!
donniebrainard@gmail.com
CREATIVE
STRATEGIST
Entertainment/TV
Production
|
Master
Plan
Real
Estate
Development
|
Business
&
Marketing
Strategy
There
are
No
Obstacles
.
.
.
Only
Opportunities
to
Create,
Build
and
Grow
the
Unimaginable
Career
founded
in
creativity
and
molded
by
experience.
Lessons
acquired
as
a
proud
U.S.
Navy
vet,
member
of
an
Emmy-­‐
winning
TV
production
team,
entrepreneurial
café
proprietor
and
a
land
developer
whose
vision
transformed
barren
desert
into
a
multimillion-­‐dollar
mixed-­‐use
development
that
has
generated
hundreds
of
jobs.
Respected
for
integrity,
commercial
business
acumen,
and
compelling
storytelling.
Drives
concepts
from
inception
to
pitch
into
a
profitable
reality.
Career
Overview
OWNER/DEVELOPER
|
Alameda
Property
Group
1998–Present
Championed
vision
that
transformed
a
small,
low-­‐income
desert
town
into
the
thriving
Las
Alamedas
mixed-­‐use
and
retail
community
that
appraises
today
for
$600M.
Brokered
$100M
in
transactions
leading
to
2.5X
population
growth
to
180K.
! Led
lean
staff
of
four
and
managed
meager
$100K
budget
to
recruit
three
major
hospitals,
Walmart
and
Walgreens
resulting
in
creation
of
1000+
jobs
and
generation
of
sustainable
residual
leasing
income.
! Spearheaded
all
financing,
managing
and
sales
brokering
of
business
parks,
mixed-­‐use
and
residential
subdivisions;
donated
land
for
three
schools
that
aligned
with
master
plan
strategy.
! Garnered
$250M
in
offers
throughout
economic
recession
and
earned
4X
recognition
as
Most
Influential
Businessmen
Under
40
by
the
New
Mexico
Business
Weekly.
TV
PRODUCER/CREATOR
|
Sam
Riddle
Productions
&
Donnie
Brainard
Productions
1994–Present
Co-­‐creator
and
lead
producer
of
numerous
shows
including
the
5X
Emmy
Award-­‐winning
Win
Ben
Stein’s
Money.
Rapidly
promoted
to
lead
juggling
of
multiple,
concurrent
and
often
live
productions
aired
worldwide.
! Clients
included
Tribune
Entertainment,
Capitol/EMI
Latin,
Solomon
Entertainment,
Anheuser-­‐Busch,
Telemundo
Network,
SeaWorld
and
Ford
Models.
! Continuously
prime
the
pipeline
with
creative
conceptions
and
sizzle
reel
development;
engage
in
pitch
discussions
with
major
TV
and
cable
networks.
CREATOR/AUTHOR
|
OpieOnTheRampage.com
&
The
Unexpected
Journey
with
our
Disabled
Angel
2011–Present
Sole
author
of
blog
that
attracts
average
of
79K
readers
per
posting
and
≈ 500K
site
visitors.
Share
heartfelt,
honest
insight
into
the
world
of
special
needs
parenting.
Additional
Experience
CO-­‐OWNER/OPERATOR
|
Webolution
Café
Conceived
and
established
area’s
first
high-­‐speed
Internet
café
that
rapidly
realized
a
ROI
and
offered
customers
computer
education
and
repair
along
with
Internet
access
in
an
area
then
plagued
with
slow
connectivity.
linkedin.com/in/donniebrainard
@donniebrainard
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2. DONNIE
BRAINARD
505.369.6291
!
donniebrainard@gmail.com !
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ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCE
CONTINUED
BROKER
|
First
Commercial
Real
Estate
Leveraged
extensive
network
to
seek
out
and
successfully
place
the
Albuquerque,
NM
region’s
second
major
hospital.
CREATIVE
MARKETER/COMMERCIAL
BROKER
|
Maestas
&
Ward
Commercial
Real
Estate
Brought
Hollywood-­‐lens
to
the
commercial
real
estate
market—introducing
cutting-­‐edge
interactive
marketing
collateral
that
increased
this
virtual
startup
firm’s
exposure
instrumental
to
growth
and
standing
today
as
largest
in
NM.
! Served
as
understudy
to
owner
Steve
Maestas
and
established
expansive,
loyal
and
nationwide
network
via
targeted
communications
and
marketing
strategy.
AIRMAN
|
U.S.
Navy
&
U.S.
Naval
Reserve
Proudly
served
while
approaching
each
experience
as
an
adventure
on
the
USS
Ranger
CV-­‐61
and
at
Naval
Air
Station
Miramar
“Top
Gun”
throughout
multiple
deployments
patrolling
the
Persian
Gulf
and
South
China
Sea.
! Member
of
Persian
Gulf
“Earnest
Will”
campaign
that
protected
Kuwaiti
tankers
from
Iranian
attacks—the
U.S.’s
largest
naval
convoy
since
WWII.
Recognitions
INDUSTRY
ACCOLADES
4X
RECIPIENT
|
New
Mexico
Business
Weekly’s
40
Most
Influential
Businessmen
Under
40
in
the
State
of
NM
5X
EMMY
AWARD
RECIPIENT
|
Academy
of
Television
Arts
&
Sciences
for
Win
Ben
Stein’s
Money
MILITARY
HONORS
Cold
War
Certificate
of
Recognition
|
Presented
by
Secretary
of
Defense
Donald
Rumsfeld
Letter
of
Appreciation
for
In
Port
Emergency
|
Presented
by
Captain
R.
P.
Hickey
of
the
USS
Ranger,
CV-­‐61
DEPARTMENT
OF
NAVY
AWARDS
Humanitarian
Service
Medal
|
Navy
Meritorious
Unit
Commendation
|
Sea
Service
Deployment
Ribbon
Armed
Forces
Expeditionary
Medal
|
Battle
"E"
Award
|
Battle
“E”
Pacific
Ribbon
Industry
Affiliations
MEMBER
|
Writers
Guild
of
America
TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE
|
Commercial
Association
of
Realtors
NM
MEMBER
|
National
Association
of
Realtors
|
Realtors
Association
NM
|
International
Council
of
Shopping
Centers
National
Association
of
Builders
|
National
Association
of
Industrial
&
Office
Properties
|
Las
Cruces
Association
of
Realtors
Las
Cruces
Home
Builders
Association
Professional
Development
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
OF
NEW
MEXICO
&
NEW
MEXICO
STATE
UNIVERSITY
|
B.A.
Liberal
Arts
Coursework
LICENSES
NEW
MEXICO
REAL
ESTATE
BROKERS
LICENSE