Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson

Real Estate Broker / Owner, Speaker, Instructor, Blogger

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Current
  • Real Estate Blogger at Blogosphere
  • Blog Author at Blogger
Past
  • Human Resources at Motorola
  • Manufacturing Management at Motorola
  • Process Engineering Technician at Intel
Education
  • St. Edward's University
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Real Estate

Jay Thompson’s Summary

Tech savvy real estate professional.

A man with a blogging problem.

Prior corporate experience in Human Resource, manufacturing management, semiconductor process engineering.

Jay Thompson’s Specialties:

Negotiations, management, website creation and management, Search Engine Optimization. Employee relations and development, staffing, recruiting, performance management, salary planning. Budget planning, cost analysis and control.


Jay Thompson’s Experience

  • Instructor

    Eagle University - First American Title

    (Public Company; FAF; Information Services industry)

    August 2009Present (4 months)

    Certified by Arizona Dept of Real Estate (Instructor #I09-0093) to teach Continuing Education courses. Currently instructing "Electronic Media is Here", a 3 hour CE credit course for Commissioner Standards throughout the state of Arizona.

  • Designated Broker / Owner

    Thompson's Realty

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)

    February 2008Present (1 year 10 months)

    Boutique real estate brokerage specializing in Phoenix area residential new and resale properties and land sales.

  • Owner / Operator

    Realty Tech Help (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2007Present (2 years 11 months)

    Providing technical assistance for real estate professionals. Specializing in customization of Point2 Agent websites and WordPress blogs

  • Real Estate Blogger

    Blogosphere

    (Real Estate industry)

    2005Present (4 years )

    Founder: PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com and NARWisdom.com

    Contributor at:
    http://GeekEstateBlog.com
    http://blog.homegain.com
    http://AgentGenius.com
    http://blog.frontdoor.com

    All running on the Wordpress platform

  • Blog Author

    Blogger

    (Real Estate industry)

    2005Present (4 years )

  • Realtor

    Century 21 Aware Realty

    (Real Estate industry)

    August 2003February 2008 (4 years 7 months)

  • Resource manager

    Manpower

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MAN; Defense & Space industry)

    July 2005July 2006 (1 year 1 month)

    National account manager serving Honeywell Aerospace Division

  • HR

    Freescale Semiconductor

    (Human Resources industry)

    20002004 (4 years )

  • Human Resources

    Motorola

    (Public Company; Human Resources industry)

    19802004 (24 years )

    Began as entry level production worker, moved into process engineering, then manufacturing management,then to human resources.

  • Manufacturing Management

    Motorola

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Semiconductors industry)

    19941999 (5 years )

  • Process Engineering Technician

    Intel

    (Public Company; Semiconductors industry)

    June 1988December 1989 (1 year 7 months)


Jay Thompson’s Education

  • St. Edward's University

    BLS , Human Resource Management , September 1995December 1998

    Activities and Societies:
    Valedictorian, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Additional Information

Jay Thompson’s Interests:

Writing, Social media / networking, meeting people

Jay Thompson’s Groups:

Real Estate Blogging, Real Estate Technology, The Blogiverse

  •    Real Estate Connect
  •    Motorola Alumni
  •    St. Edwards University Alumni
  •    PodCamp
  •    Intel Alumni Network
  •    REBarCamp
  •    Marketing 2.0 Community
  •    Twealtors
  •    Phoenix Professionals
  •    National Assn of Realtors
  •    AZ Real Estate Blogging Network
  •    Phoenix Marketers
  •    Trulia
  •    Social Media Engagement
  •    REBarcamp Los Angeles
  •    Ignite Phoenix
  •    HomeGain
  •    Real Estate Brokers Only
  •    RE.net

Jay Thompson’s Honors:

Inman News "25 Most Influential Real Estate Bloggers: 2008"

Inman Innovator Award 2009 - Most Innovative Blog


Jay Thompson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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