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MELANIE M TRAPNELL

Senior Vice President Of Operations
Houston

Summary

Senior executive leader with track record of driving strategic initiatives and delivering impactful results. Adept at fostering team collaboration and navigating complex organizational challenges. Skilled in strategic planning, financial management, and operations oversight. Valued for reliability, adaptability, and results-oriented approach.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2027
2027
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Vice President of REIT Operations

GABLES RESIDENTIAL
11.2017 - Current
  • Entrust with providing guidance, support, and leadership to operations team overseeing all aspects of operational performance for 16,000 apartment homes across the country
  • Demonstrate inspirational leadership for Gables REIT, joint venture, and FEE-managed portfolios emphasizing value creation for a 5 billion dollar real estate fund
  • Establish, develop, pilot, and implement strategic operations tools such as CRM, centralized business programs, and creative commission structures to reimagine KPIs and accountability
  • Partner with CIO, deliver operational input and guidance for 3-5 new developments annually including design and pro forma creation
  • Conduct seamless execution of business plans for 4 developments in Austin Houston, and Denver resulting in strong, repeatable lease-up results ensure value creation goals are met or exceeded
  • Collaborate eagerly with business development team to source and engage new third-party clients resulting in 3500 units added in first half of 2023
  • Partner with third-party clients with a proven ability to nurture client relationships, understand goals, and pivot as needed while providing guidance to achieve goals resulting in adding a portfolio of 10 new assets to West Coast portfolio
  • Nurture and leverage internal and external partners to ensure operations teams are positioned to perform at a high level and serve 30,000 apartment homes
  • Select NAHB One to Watch finalist at the Pillars of the Industry annual award ceremony in 2021

Regional Vice President

LARAMAR GROUP
07.2015 - 11.2017
  • Identified potential clients and effectively marketed services to those clients growing portfolio to 11 assets
  • Provided effective direction and supervision for overall operations of Vantage portfolio consisting of 11 conventional properties in the DC metro area, with specific emphasis on customer service and financial performance

EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT (PRATNUM COMMUNITIES)
10.2012 - 07.2015

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing

C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston
Houston, TX

Associate of Arts - Business

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Certified Property Manager Candidate - undefined

Institute of Real Estate Management

Accredited Residential Manager - undefined

Institute of Real Estate Management

Skills

  • Decisive
  • Deliberate
  • Endlessly curious property management expert
  • Natural and skilled leader
  • Public speaker
  • Results-oriented motivator
  • Leader driven to motivate and lead high-performance teams

Honors And Awards

Pillars of the Industry One To Watch Finalist- NAHB (03/21)

Timeline

Senior Vice President of REIT Operations

GABLES RESIDENTIAL
11.2017 - Current

Regional Vice President

LARAMAR GROUP
07.2015 - 11.2017

EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT (PRATNUM COMMUNITIES)
10.2012 - 07.2015

Associate of Arts - Business

Houston Community College

Certified Property Manager Candidate - undefined

Institute of Real Estate Management

Accredited Residential Manager - undefined

Institute of Real Estate Management

Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing

C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

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