Ruth Berg
Washington,DC
Summary
Well-qualified and understanding real estate professional looking for full-time employment helping older adults find homes in senior communities.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Realtor - Sales Associate
Long & Foster Real Estate Inc.
Chevy Chase, DC
08.2017 - Current
- Assist buyers by determining needs and finding homes
- Assist sellers by determining needs, pricing homes competitively, promoting and marketing properties
- List properties on the Multiple Listing Service, social media (including personal web page www.ruthbergrealtor.com), real estate websites
- Keep clients updated on current market activities and conditions
Real Estate Agent
Continental Properties, LLC
Washington, DC
09.2014 - 07.2017
- Apprenticed with successful, long-time agent, learning how to serve and advocate for one's clients
- Held open houses, attended listing presentations and buyer tours
- Maintained connections with clients to encourage repeat business
- Developed personal database of clients as well as one for lenders, inspectors, architects, decorators, and the many other contacts needed in real estate
Sales Associate Manager
Comfort One Shoes
Washington, DC
03.2005 - 08.2014
- Offered excellent service by learning about the feet and issues likely to affect the feet, and features available in shoes and shoe inserts likely to ameliorate those issues.
- Listened well and patiently, and followed up with customers to ensure their satisfaction
- Consistently one of the top 10% of salespeople in company with 20 locations and over 200 employees
AT&T Government Solutions
Transportation Subject Matter Expert
Vienna, VA
10.1996 - 03.2001
- Liaison between military policy analysts and technical contractors
- Compiled study findings and briefed various audiences
- Recognized as an authority on air, rail, road and sea transportation
- Constructed and tested mathematical models to determine force requirements for different scenarios
- Determined transportation requirements for the Secretary of Defense's Quadrennial Review
Defense Analyst
RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, CA
07.1984 - 07.1996
- Developed a new and creative refueling concept whereby tankers pass fuel among themselves before offloading to receivers
- Participated in numerous military exercises
- Performed analysis of the Gulf War airlift; briefed multiple audiences, including the Secretary of Defense
- Awarded equivalent rank of full colonel by the U.S. Air Force
- Visited airfields throughout the world and developed computer programs subsequently adopted by military headquarters
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics / Systems Science
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA06.1985
Skills
- Performing customer needs assessments
- Maintaining lead follow-up
- Providing home tours
- Closing sales
- Completing necessary paperwork
- Staying abreast (and keeping customers abreast) of real estate market
Timeline
Realtor - Sales Associate
Long & Foster Real Estate Inc.
08.2017 - Current
Real Estate Agent
Continental Properties, LLC
09.2014 - 07.2017
Sales Associate Manager
Comfort One Shoes
03.2005 - 08.2014
AT&T Government Solutions
Transportation Subject Matter Expert
10.1996 - 03.2001
Defense Analyst
RAND Corporation
07.1984 - 07.1996
Bachelor of Science - Economics / Systems Science
UCLA