David Johanson

Current

Owner at The DJ Group, LLC

Past

Project Director at Beacon Skanska
Project Director at Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
General Manager, San Diego, CA at TSA International

Project Director at The Irvine Company
Project Director at Charles H Shaw Company
Project Director at Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Project Manager at Morse Diesel
Project Engineer at Alfred Benesch Engineers

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Education

Emory University - Goizueta Business School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recommended

7 people have recommended David

Connections

37 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

My Company

David Johanson’s Summary

Combine the experience from 25 years of representing investors in the development of commercial real estate projects with the educational knowledge to be gained from the completion of Emory University’s Executive MBA program to support Commercial Loan Servicing and Asset Management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Financial Modeling & Analysis

• $435mm resort and residential development at Marriott Sawgrass, FL
• $375mm residential development at Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda
• $150mm residential and resort development on the South Shore, Bermuda
• $60mm mixed use office, residential and retail development, Bermuda
• Lender packages including appraisals, facility assessment, capital plans and financial modeling
• Monthly Lender draw packages for real estate development projects

Real Estate Development

• Processing of government land use approvals
• Site planning and assessment for residential, resort, office and retail facilities
• Design and construction management for large scale commercial real estate developments
• Asset management for commercial real estate properties
• Development and management of capital plans
• Lease negotiations for office and retail tenants
• Management of tenant improvements

David Johanson’s Specialties:

+ Financial Analysis & Capital Plans
+ Government Approvals
+ Design & Construction Management
+ Real Estate Development Management
+ Lender Packages
+ Site Programming & Conceptual Design
+ Facility & Site Assessment

David Johanson’s Experience

Owner

The DJ Group, LLC

(Real Estate industry)

August 1999 — Present (10 years 4 months)

Marriott Sawgrass Resort
• $3.5mm lobby and restaurant renovation
• Conceptual site planning for 500-unit residential development
• Conceptual design and planning for $85mm expansion of hotel
• $3.5mm renovation to existing villas
• Financial analysis for $435mm resort redevelopment

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
• Management of $5mm of capital projects in Bermuda and Barbados
• Conceptual site planning & approvals for 150 residential units
• Financial analysis for $375mm resort redevelopment

Waterfront Properties, Bermuda
• Design & construction management for $60mm office & residential
• Design and construction management for $5mm marina
• Construction management for 30,000 SF of tenant improvements

The Cliffs Resort & Spa, Bermuda
• Site planning and approvals for resort development
• Development approvals from Bermuda Government
• Financial analysis for $150mm residential and resort development

Fine Family Capital, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
• Site planning and approvals for 100-room hotel
• Conceptual design for hotel conversion to condos
• Design and construction coordination for $4mm restaurant

Aris Corporation, Atlanta GA
• Project and site planning for $200mm DHL distribution center
• Site planning and approvals for 200-room hotel
Project Director

Beacon Skanska

(Public Company; Construction industry)

September 1994 — July 1999 (4 years 11 months)

Provided real estate development management to a client in Bermuda. Project included office, retail and residential components. Duties included financial analysis, contract negotiations, leasing, design management, construction management, governmental approvals, financing negotiations, and tenant improvement coordination.
Project Director

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts

(Hospitality industry)

January 1992 — September 1994 (2 years 9 months)

Owner's Representative for:
1,200-room convention hotel in San Diego, CA
Planning for 800-room Convention Hotel in Boston, MA
General Manager, San Diego, CA

TSA International

(Real Estate industry)

January 1988 — January 1992 (4 years 1 month)

Owner's Representative for:
The Aventine Development, LaJolla, CA
Four Season's Resort, Carlsbad, CA
Project Director

The Irvine Company

(Real Estate industry)

January 1986 — January 1988 (2 years 1 month)

Four Season Hotel, Newport Beach, CA
Project Director

Charles H Shaw Company

(Real Estate industry)

January 1984 — January 1986 (2 years 1 month)

Chicago Hilton & Towers, Chicago, IL
Project Director

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

(Privately Held; Hospitality industry)

January 1981 — January 1984 (3 years 1 month)

Hyatt Regency Long Beach, CA
Hyatt Corporate Offices, Chicago, IL
Project Manager

Morse Diesel

(Real Estate industry)

January 1979 — January 1981 (2 years 1 month)
Project Engineer

Alfred Benesch Engineers

(Real Estate industry)

June 1977 — January 1979 (1 year 8 months)

David Johanson’s Education

Emory University - Goizueta Business School

MBA , Commercial Finance , 2011 (expected)

I will start the program in January 2010
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

BS Civil Engineering , Structural Engineering , 1973 — 1977

Additional Information

David Johanson’s Websites:

My Company

David Johanson’s Interests:

Golf, cooking, gardening, real estate development, home remodeling

David Johanson’s Groups:

registered professional engineer, State of Illinois (expired)

UIUC Networking
REO Professionals
Workout/Restructuring
Real Estate Owned / REO Professionals
CMBS & SF Real Estate Professionals
REO network
Buyers and Sellers Commercial Property Loans including B Notes, Mezzanine, CMBS, CDO, ABS, CRE CDOs
Distressed Asset Coalition Loans, Properties & Funds
Special Servicers Hotels
Real Estate
Banks & Loan Servicers
Distressed Real Estate Investment