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Tara Groda

Tara Groda

Senior Manager National Real Estate / Data Governance Lead Real Estate
Fulshear,TX
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Summary

Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added Experienced Real Estate Manager with over 25 years of experience in Real Estate. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Mgr Natl Real Estate Ops / Data Governance

Crown Castle USA
Houston, United States
10.2019 - Current
  • Generated professional networks by engaging in professional, industry and government organizations.
  • Investigated property owners and researched property rights details by reviewing hardcopy and digitized records.
  • Promoted positive company and customer relationships through proactive attention to concerns.
  • Discussed Governance and Data concerns with committee members and developed strategic resolutions.
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
  • Defined governance roles and responsibilities to establish clear accountability for stewardship of principal information assets.
  • Executed governance implementation roadmap.
  • Built cross-functional relationships to support organizational change.

Post Closing Manager

Crown Castle USA
Houston, TX
08.2016 - 10.2019
  • Organized and prepared tax and title documents to transfer ownership of property.
  • Prepared and submitted affidavits, deeds and other records for land purchases, leases and easements.
  • Reviewed legal documents such as mortgage loans, title liens and property easements to assess relevant property factors.
  • Audited title documents, noted issues and pursued resolutions in order to facilitate post closing processes.
  • Trained and managed a growing team of employees in best practices and protocols to realize maximum productivity.
  • Used public databases such as county websites, gis systems and tax jurisdictions to conduct research.
  • Developed and managed the implementation of new services, including document recording and post-closing curative title work. Managed diverse portfolio-wide projects simultaneously
  • Collaborated with Human Resources to recruit, develop, and train team members

Real Estate Transaction Supervisor

Crown Castle USA
Houston, TX
08.2012 - 02.2016
  • Reviewed and executed confidential documents, contracts and disclosures
  • Supervised a team of transaction specialist to meet the company's quarterly and yearly goals.
  • Supervised outside vendor partners, including attorneys, environmental engineers, title search firms, etc. ensuring that transactions closed within commercially reasonable timeframes.
  • Managed pipeline of closings to ensure all closings assigned to appropriate personnel.
  • Coordinated with Title Company to clear title objections. Identified potential risk scenarios and secured Risk Management approval.
  • Reviewed closing packages. Reviewed and approved consolidated settlement sheet prior to find to ensure all financial controls were been met.
  • Tracked and managed progress on all open transactions.
  • Reviewed the quality and completeness of due diligence to ensure it complied with company standards.
  • Approved payment of invoices related to the transactions assigned.
  • Partnered with Human Resources/Business Support to recruit, train and develop team members

Transaction Specialist / Sr Transaction Specialist

Crown Castle USA
Houston, TX
08.2008 - 08.2012
  • Provided direct support to the Real Estate Transaction Manager and team members. Coordinated due diligence providers, ensured compliance with company standards, and executed real estate transaction closings for the company in support of the Portfolio Extension Program.
  • Supervised outside vendor partners, including attorneys, environmental engineers, title search firms, etc. to ensure that transactions close within commercially reasonable timeframes.
  • Coordinated with the title company to clear title objections.
  • Identified potential risk scenarios and secured Risk Management approval.
  • Drafted transaction documents, easements, warranty deeds; prepared closing packages.

Education

Continuing Education - Business

Rice University, Houston, TX

Skills

    Cultural Awareness

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Accomplishments

  • Lead team of 19, including supervisors, manager and individual contributors.
  • Certificate: Introduction to American Law. Issued Nov 2015
  • Certificate: Initiating and Planning Projects. Issued Jun 2017
  • Certificate: Transiting from Manager to Leader. Issued Jul 2019
  • Certificate: Digital Transformation. Issued Nov 2019
  • Certificate: Leading Self, Teams and Systems Certificate. Rice University 2019 - 2020
  • Certificate: Leading at Crown Castle. Issued Jul 2021
  • Certificate: Think Like a Lawyer to Make Decisions and Solve Problems. Issued Aug 2021

Affiliations

San Jacinto Girl Scouts

Women's Wireless Association

Work Availability

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Timeline

Sr. Mgr Natl Real Estate Ops / Data Governance - Crown Castle USA
10.2019 - Current
Post Closing Manager - Crown Castle USA
08.2016 - 10.2019
Real Estate Transaction Supervisor - Crown Castle USA
08.2012 - 02.2016
Transaction Specialist / Sr Transaction Specialist - Crown Castle USA
08.2008 - 08.2012
Rice University - Continuing Education, Business

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