Real Estate Consultant
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Business Owner - Real Estate Investments at MyNorthwestHomes.com
- Past
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- Realtor at RE/MAX
- Sales Manager at ABW
- Contracts Manager at ABW Inc.
- Human Resources Manager at Stuart Entertainment
- Education
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- National University
- Chapman University
- University of California, San Diego
- Recommended
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
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Dave McFarland’s Summary
Give without keeping score! I am a dedicated open networker, willing to share information, connections and ideas that work with like minded people.
I enjoy meeting people, and I’d be delighted to help you build your network of contacts by introducing you to mine. I enjoy meeting people, and I’d be delighted to help you build your network of contacts by introducing you to mine. If you see something here that may help you – past experience, groups I belong to, or something I’m working on – please contact me. I’m happy to share.
With a well developed sales and marketing background, I actively collaborate with hundreds of LinkedIn networkers. I understand the synergistic power of connections. So let's connect and share ideas. I'd be very curious to learn how I can help you.
Dave McFarland’s Specialties:
Awarded by Seattle Magazine “Best In Customer Satisfaction”. Consistently recognized for outstanding sales performance; repeatedly won sales volume awards, placing in the top 10% of regional sales. Awarded Platinum Club for Sales Productivity. Seasoned Professional with 10 years of experience in sales and sales management. Excel in public relations, marketing, human resources, and procedures administration. Developed an award winning, goal-oriented, sales team.
Dave McFarland’s Experience
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Business Owner - Real Estate Investments
MyNorthwestHomes.com
(Real Estate industry)
April 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)
If you could change your life by changing where you live or where you conduct business, would you? If making such a change could lead to a warm, holistic rejuvenation in your life, new business opportunities or perhaps a new outlook on life . . . why wouldn’t you?
Let us help create that change in your world!
At The McFarland Group, we are always looking for opportunities to create relationships with other professionals that will positively impact our agents and their clients. We establish relationships with service providers with solid reputations that are locally and perhaps nationally recognized as a solid company.
It’s called Networking and it permits us to strengthen each of our agents ability to provide personalized, one-stop professional services to our clients. In addition, our agents make referrals to our affiliates and their clients, who receive high-quality service with a number of cost saving benefits from our team. -
Realtor
RE/MAX
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Real Estate industry)
1999 — 2009 (10 years)
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Sales Manager
ABW
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
June 1995 — May 1998 (3 years)
Sales Manager for a heavy steel fabrication company. Clients included BECHTEL Corp, Hughes, Boeing, and the DOE Hanford Site. Charged with increasing sales in major accounts and territories. Negotiated multi million dollar contracts in public and private sectors. Created selling solutions to fit customers’ unique needs. Created sales tactics and presentations to match client trigger-points, chain of command, decision-making process and need for relationship building. Landed and negotiated government contracts. Indentified and launched new business development initiatives into broader markets. Created and delivered formal multi-media client sales presentations. Position required 50% travel.
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Contracts Manager
ABW Inc.
(Government Relations industry)
June 1994 — May 1996 (2 years)
Responsible for contract management and administration in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Negotiated contracts and change-orders with customers. Reviewed and administered contracts, change-orders and other modifications; prepared contract review records and obtained necessary management approvals. Assisted in preparation of presentations for program and customer reviews. Supported Director of Contracts in compilation, review and analysis of contract statistics, reports and workload. Generated reports on all key contract metrics, and to track progress for management review. Communicated exception reports to administrators, and authored monthly progress reports.
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Human Resources Manager
Stuart Entertainment
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 1989 — February 1994 (4 years 10 months)
Developed staffing projections and stratigies for filling vacancies. Hired and assesd employees personality types and how they correlate with job performance. Administered workers compensation program, reduced incident rates every year. Computed yearly, quarterly, and monthly benefits and payroll costs. Coordinated orientations and exit interviews for part-time and temporary employees. Developed and implemented management and employee training programs in Affirmative Action Hiring Procedures, Union Regulations, EEOC Compliances, and Labor Laws.
Dave McFarland’s Education
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National University
BA , Business , 1986 — 1989
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Chapman University
Business
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University of California, San Diego
Business
Additional Information
Dave McFarland’s Websites:
Dave McFarland’s Interests:
Oganizational development, strategic planning, digital photography, community theater, professional networking, running, international travel, gourmet cooking, skiing, reading novels.
Dave McFarland’s Groups:
Rotary, Business Networking International, National Association of Realtors, LeTip International.
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Linkin Panama -
Short Sale Specialist -
RE/MAX International, Inc.
Dave McFarland’s Honors:
•RE/MAX Platinum Club
•RE/MAX 100% Club
•President's Club Member
•Voted by Seattle Magazine as “Best in Customer Satisfaction”
•Realtor®
•Investment & Commercial Specialist
•National Association of Realtors (NAR)
•Business Network International
Dave McFarland’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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