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Chris Dailey

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Summary

Experienced management professional with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Dedicated to successfully overseeing real estate development and business expansion projects. Demonstrates exceptional project leadership skills. Capable of analyzing financial business cases and translating market data into actionable insights for management decision-making. Excels in meeting tight deadlines and efficiently managing multiple workloads. Highly effective communicator skilled in influencing, negotiating, and engaging with diverse business partners including landlords, real estate development managers, construction managers, civil, architectural, environmental, and traffic engineers, as well as store design teams. Proven track record of reviewing and approving building plans, cultivating productive relationships, and navigating local and federal permit processes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Real Estate Manager (Acquisitions & Development)

Driven Brands
03.2023 - Current
  • Direct all acquisition and development activity for new Take 5 Oil Change and Car Wash sites throughout the U.S., for both corporate and franchise markets
  • This includes managing several teams of commercial brokers, sourcing, underwriting, and managing development activity, in addition to providing executive leaders with information regarding new project proposals and other potential business growth opportunities
  • Manage negotiations to secure the best deals, devise ideal deal structures, and establish other positive deal points in all real estate transactions within designated territory
  • Key Achievements:
  • Established mutually beneficial relationships with landowners, brokers, real estate developers, prospective business partners, and various professional organizations in order to acquire and provide the best choices in the market
  • Identified crucial development parameters through intensive analysis of local ordinances, zoning codes, and other pertinent regulations governing the real estate industry

Real Estate Manager (Acquisitions & Development)

Lidl US
12.2018 - 03.2023
  • Direct all acquisition and development activity for new sites in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware
  • This includes sourcing, underwriting, and managing development activity, in addition to providing executive leaders with information regarding new project proposals and other potential business growth opportunities
  • Manage negotiations to secure the best deals, devise ideal deal structures, and establish other positive deal points in all real estate transactions within designated territory
  • Key Achievements:
  • Established mutually beneficial relationships with landowners, brokers, real estate developers, prospective business partners, and various professional organizations in order to acquire and provide the best choices in the market
  • Identified crucial development parameters through intensive analysis of local ordinances, zoning codes, and other pertinent regulations governing the real estate industry
  • Achieved all KPI goals and completed the acquisition, contract execution, due diligence, and development for Lidl grocery stores in the Pennsylvania, South New Jersey, and Delaware markets

Sales Executive

NFI Industries
01.2016 - 01.2018

Campus Recruiting Manager

NFI Industries
01.2015 - 01.2016

Driver Recruiter

NFI Industries
01.2013 - 01.2015

Sales Representative

Education Affiliates
01.2010 - 01.2013

Manager

Enterprise Rent-a-Car
01.2007 - 01.2010

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA

Pennsylvania Real Estate License - Polley Associates

PA Real Estate School

Skills

  • Asset Management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Trend Analysis
  • Business Development
  • Land Development
  • Relationship Building
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Strategic Planning & Forecasting
  • Corporate Communications

Timeline

Senior Real Estate Manager (Acquisitions & Development)

Driven Brands
03.2023 - Current

Real Estate Manager (Acquisitions & Development)

Lidl US
12.2018 - 03.2023

Sales Executive

NFI Industries
01.2016 - 01.2018

Campus Recruiting Manager

NFI Industries
01.2015 - 01.2016

Driver Recruiter

NFI Industries
01.2013 - 01.2015

Sales Representative

Education Affiliates
01.2010 - 01.2013

Manager

Enterprise Rent-a-Car
01.2007 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Kutztown University

Pennsylvania Real Estate License - Polley Associates

PA Real Estate School
Chris Dailey