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Dena Payne

Saint Charles,MO

Summary

Upbeat Manager who thrives in fast paced environments. Assertive but approachable, friendly with strong attention to detail. Extensive knowledge of accounting. Exemplary customer service skills and an unsurpassed work ethic.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Portfolio/Property Manager

Progress Property Group
Cottleville, MO
01.2020 - 12.2024
  • Coordinated maintenance, repairs, and construction projects to keep facilities operational, and functioning.
  • Review residential and commercial leasing applications, assess background reports, while following Fair Housing regulations.
  • Conduct apartment and building tours for potential tenants and answered any questions.
  • Coordinated maintenance team, repair requests, and contacted contractors for bid proposals. Followed through on signing contracts for said proposals and execute work to be completed.
  • Managed a portfolio of nine properties, ensuring compliance with all regulations.
  • Handled resident and tenant complaints and resolved in a timely manner.
  • Conducted inspections of the portfolio's properties to ensure they were in good condition.
  • Drafted leases, rental agreements, renewal notices, and other related documents.
  • Organized viewings for prospective commercial tenants and conducted negotiations with them as necessary.
  • Maintained accurate records of rent payments, arrears, repairs.

Property Manager

Banner Property Management
Northbrook, IL
10.2004 - 01.2020

Whisper Hollow Apartments in Maryland Heights, MO.

  • Oversaw budgeting process for a 313 Unit assigned property.
  • Resolved tenant complaints quickly and effectively while ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Monitored market trends to ensure competitive pricing structures for units under management.
  • Managed all maintenance requests from tenants in a timely manner.
  • Coordinated with vendors for the procurement of services such as repairs, renovations, landscaping.
  • Maintained accurate records of financial transactions including rent collections, security deposits, and other income sources.
  • Developed and implemented effective leasing strategies to maximize occupancy rates.
  • Prepared monthly reports for management.
  • Processed evictions when necessary in accordance with state laws and procedures.
  • Conducted periodic inspections of properties to ensure compliance with safety regulations and tenant requirements.
  • Ensured that all rent payments were collected on time by following up with delinquent tenants.
  • Provided guidance and support to junior team members in order to facilitate their professional development.
  • Coordinated with maintenance and contractors to promote timely turnovers after move-outs.
  • Drafted and monitored budgets for overall maintenance and operations.

Assistant Manager and Property Manager

Professional Equities Inc
Chesterfield, MO
03.1994 - 10.2004

Whisper Hollow Apartments in Maryland Heights, MO.

International Flight Attendant

Trans World Airlines Inc.
New York, NY
09.1989 - 03.1994

Traveled the World and interacted with people from all cultures. Educated in all aspects of Federal Aviation laws and requirements

Education

CAPS

National Apartment Association
2016

CAM

National Apartment Association
2015

International Flight Training Certification

Trans World Airlines Inc
1989

Associate of Applied Science -

Saint Louis Community College
1989

Skills

  • Policy and Procedure Driven
  • Budgetary Containment
  • Multi Tasking Master
  • Relationship Building
  • Staff and Customer Retention
  • Skilled in Software Applications
  • Flexible
  • Dedicated
  • Problem Solver
  • Ratings Conscious
  • Skilled in Fair House Guidelines
  • Achieved an Average Score of 90% or Higher on Over 150 GraceHill Courses

Accomplishments

While at Whisper Hollow, boosted customer service ratings on Satisfacts to a 4.8 Out of 5.0

Raised apartment ratings score to 98% out of 100%

Met a metrics scoring system in the top 5% of the company

Ranked top 1% in the nation by J. Turner for online ratings every year for 5 years in a row at Whisper Hollow

Ranked in the top 1% for Satisfacts customer service surveys

Have a zero delinquency 12 months out of a year

Consistently meet net operating income requirements

Team scores between 90 and 100% on Ellis monthly shops

Ranked # 2 in the company on for phone scores each month

Familiar or proficient in PopCard, Entrata, Excel, LeaseHawk, Nexus, Yardi Voyager, EPremium, Vision, Rent Dynamics, RentCafe, ADP, LuxerOne, and AppFolio

Timeline

Portfolio/Property Manager

Progress Property Group
01.2020 - 12.2024

Property Manager

Banner Property Management
10.2004 - 01.2020

Assistant Manager and Property Manager

Professional Equities Inc
03.1994 - 10.2004

International Flight Attendant

Trans World Airlines Inc.
09.1989 - 03.1994

CAPS

National Apartment Association

CAM

National Apartment Association

International Flight Training Certification

Trans World Airlines Inc

Associate of Applied Science -

Saint Louis Community College
Dena Payne