Olga Galkina

management at commercial real estate

• Italy
• My current job since January 2010

Independent consulting projects in the field of commercial real estate development, construction and new business development for Italian companies.
 Bringing the companies to the new markets (Russia, Dubai), strategy development;
 Providing full business support, all communication issues, presentations, business trips to selected locations, representing companies and brands at the exhibitions;
 Advising on property management issues, tenant relations, maintenance, revising tenants contracts;
 Meeting with contractors and subcontractors;
 Analyzing and optimizing Landlord costs, enforcing tenants compliance and performing Landlord oblogations.
Clients:
PREMS Premium Real Estate & Retail Marketing Services (Milan);
CSG Engineering (Piacenza);
Cosmopolita Real Estate srl (Tuscany);
IT KLI fur fashion (Milan).

Deputy Managing Director at Centrumutveckling Russia Hakan Karlsson AB

• Russian Federation
• December 2003 to January 2009

Fee based developer and leading independent consultancy firm in Scandinavia in retail analysis and shopping centers development for more than 40 years in the market. Developer of 250, 000sqm shopping center in RF.

 Development consultancy, commercial proposals, project monitoring and management;
 Coordinating research team and market studies (MSP - Market Sales Potential) assessing new markets and potential projects for development, coordinating field trips of the market analysis team;
 Сoordinating and managing leasing team, negotiating with major anchor tenants both cross-border retailers and local chains, closing lease agreements;
 Developing Leasing and Marketing strategy, working out leasing plan, drafting lease terms and leasing agreements;
 Building property management team with goal to maximize the owners’ financial return and for the benefit of tenants;
 Meeting with contractors and subcontractors;
 Coordination of the center’s operational activities, operational budget and costs, pre-opening and opening budgets;
 Tenant coordination and assisting in managing tenant fit-up work;
 Company representative at professional events (MAPIC, MIPIM), international and local real estate exhibitions and conferences, presentations of company projects;
 Managing representative office of the company (team of 20 people), supervision of all legal issues pertaining to both local operations and client work, office budget, cost control.

Head of Representative office/Marketing Coordinator at The Athena Group

• Russian Federation
• January 1998 to September 2002

Commercial real estate development company (USA)
Marketing and leasing of 150, 000sqm warehouse, distribution and logistics park, as well as 30, 000sqm A class office center. Report directly to the Managing Partner of the company.
 market research (office, industrial), supply and demand survey, analyzing data;
 leasing activity, coordinating brokers, preparation pre-lease and lease agreements, negotiating and signing;
 meetings with contractors and subcontractors;
 coordination of leasing and marketing plan, pre-opening campaign;
 assisting in tenant coordination, preparation of fit-out manuals, safety and security issues;
 analyzing operating expenses, estimating common area maintenance charges.

Project manager at ST Group Development (Moscow)

• Russian Federation
• February 1997 to December 1997

Commercial real estate development company

assisting in preparation of real-estate development proposals, real estate market research, managing database;
project management and administration;
interpreting, translating during the project meetings.

Project Assistant – NIS Energy Training Program at Institute of International Education, (IIE– Washington), USAID contractor,

• Russian Federation
• February 1994 to December 1996

internship at National Sanitation Foundation International, Ann Arbor, MI

• United States
• May 1993 to September 1993

internship