David Jones
djones@HarvardCo.com
Senior Vice-President, Harvard Commercial
David Jones brings a wealth of experience and success to The Harvard Companies. David has been a real estate broker, developer, asset and property manager, and entrepreneur for more than 25 years which translates to a seasoned eye for where opportunities lie. David has successfully represented developers, property owners, buyers, sellers, as well as tenants across the full spectrum of commercial real estate asset classes. When you need an agent that knows the “lay of the land” when it comes to successful real estate transactions, call David. No project or task is too large or too small and David tackles each opportunity with loyalty, professionalism, seamless communication, and an extremely detail-oriented mind.
Chuck Fleischer
chuck@HarvardCo.com
Senior Vice-President, Harvard Residential
As Managing Partner for Harvard Residential, Chuck is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s residential practice. Focused on assisting our clients with the timely and properly priced disposition of foreclosed and bank owned property assets (REO, or real-estate-owned) he must know the pulse of the market on a daily basis. What’s selling? Who’s buying? What are today’s real property values? Who are the people making it happen? What marketing strategies are getting results? It’s all in the information, and all about the results. Chuck is a licensed Realtor® in Texas, specializing in distressed and investment property. As a field signing agent he has closed over 200 real estate transactions. He is a member of the MetroTex Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors, and holds their Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource (SFR) designation. He’s been an active real estate investor for many years, having trained with industry legend and best selling author Bill Barnett and a number of other nationally recognized real estate experts. He earned the Certified Real Estate Specialist (CRES) designation from the Robert Allen Institute and later served as Adjunct Instructor for their advanced Field Mentoring Program. Chuck also founded Genesee Mountain Capital to develop luxury residences, purchase and renovate distressed executive and luxury homes, and purchase defaulted and non-performing real estate notes. The firm funds its operations by offering above market rates of return to its private wealth investor clients.
Don Sebert
dsebert@HarvardCo.com
Senior Vice-President, Harvard REO
Don Sebert has deep experience buying, selling, and leasing commercial real estate for his ventures around the country. Don’s broad experience as tenant, buyer, and seller of commercial real estate is sought after by business persons looking for creative strategies to maximize their real estate Return on Investment. Don’s experience as a commercial real estate client uniquely prepared him to understand and respond to client needs. Whether you are a buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant, Don uses his “client side perspective” and deep business insight to structure transactions that work for you and advance your business objectives. His strong communications, advocacy, and negotiating skills make even the most complex real estate decisions easier and more comfortable for clients and third parties. Above all, Don is a “people person” who recognizes and manages the human factors on which many successful transactions hinge. Clients say: “Don Sebert is a strong negotiator who gets the business results I want and couldn’t have gotten alone. He did the deal my way, but more effectively than I could have.” Don is a tireless advocate for downtown redevelopment. He is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Association of Realtors. Before joining Harvard Companies, Don successfully operated national wholesale and retail business focusing on consumer electronics and wireless communications. Don built a solid reputation based on business success, hard work and personal integrity.
Jim Nelms
jnelms@HarvardCo.com
Senior Vice-President, Harvard Tenant Rep
Jim has more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience with an impressive client roster that includes such high-profile firms as Ford, KIA, McDonald Douglas, Marriott, Baker Botts, LLP, Transamerica, Credit Union of Texas, and New York Life, among others. Throughout his real estate career, he has built partnerships with key decision-makers at both Dallas-based and national firms, representing more than 10 million square feet of transactions with a value of $6 billion. His tenacity and creativity have allowed him to develop real estate solutions that improve the financial and organizational position of his clients. He has worked for firms in office, industrial and international real estate endeavors, acting as their advocate in corporate relocations, consolidations, restructures, expansions and building and land sales and development pursuits. Prior to forming Helvetica Partners, LLC., Jim began his career at Swearingen Company in 1979, became a senior partner with Fults Associates in 1981-1999, while there negotiated some of the cites largest lease transactions and was senior managing director with Julian Studley 2000-2009, while there negotiated Baker Botts lease for 183,000 SF. as well as 6 other major corporate headquarters leases. Jim also worked at Colliers International from 2009 to 2011, and while there created Colliers Education Practice Group with over 20 professionals serving the education Industry. While at these companies, Jim consistently received awards for production including the Top Producer and Pinnacle Awards. Jim was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as one of the “Top 25 Heavy Hitters” several times.
Ed Ulbricht
eulbricht@HarvardCo.com
Project Developer & Build-To-Suit
Ed brings a wealth of operational and organization management skills to any project he’s involved in. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Design and a Master’s in Architecture, Ed has proven that he is one of the top project managers available. In fact, he currently provides project management, executive and operational support on a consulting basis for numerous companies. In the past he’s served as Executive Vice-President for the Amend Group (formerly WorkPlaceUSA, Inc.), an integrated professional real estate and development company. While there, he was responsible for P&L, as well as organizational and operational functions. During his seven year tenure with Amend, he held several executive level management positions while building a project management organization that consistently achieved extraordinary results. His knowledge and expertise includes program and operational management, process development and implementation. His broad experience includes serving as Executive Vice President of Development for CiCi Enterprises, Inc. and for U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. After serving as a Professor for the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, Ed spent the first five years of his career in management positions at CRSS Architects & Engineers and Scott & Strong Architects. From the planning stages of a development to completion, Ed possesses the knowledge and skills to see to it that project is completed on time and on budget, always exceeding expectations.
Anne Janco
ajanco@HarvardCo.com
Broker
Anne Janco was with Beal Bank from 2008 to 2012, where she managed a loan portfolio of problematic loans and complex credits and was responsible for negotiating loan workouts and restructures on more than $200 million in non-performing loans. At Beal she also spent time on a team, which evaluated both real estate and non-real estate debt instruments for acquisition. Before joining Beal Bank, Anne was a Principal at Bank of America where she was a Senior Underwriter responsible for credit analysis, loan structuring, client interviewing, and assessment of client character on a diverse mix of loans, ranging from institutional portfolios of $250 million, to small individual loans on single tenant industrial buildings. Anne spent the early part of her career at General American Life Insurance Company where she originated, underwrote and serviced commercial mortgage loans ranging from on properties of all types including multi-family, retail, industrial, and office, in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Drew Briscoe
dbriscoe@HarvardCo.com
Broker
Drew Briscoe graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in Real Estate Finance. For the past two and a half years, Drew has been involved in retail commercial real estate in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. He has leased and managed properties and has been involved in the financing and development of retail assets. He has also been an active part in closing the purchase and sale of assets. Drew holds his Texas Real Estate Salesperson license as well as an Accredited Commercial Manager Certification from the Institute of Real Estate Management. Drew is also pursuing an MBA and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Robert Sajovich
rsajovich@HarvardCo.com
Broker
Robert Sajovich has worked with eCounty, Inc. a real estate investment firm and HomeNet Realty Group before joining the Harvard Companies. At eCounty, Robert increasing the ROI for individual investors in the distressed single-family market. He was involved in the research, acquisition, and renovation of the foreclosed homes. At HomeNet, Robert analyzed information on short sales and foreclosures and also prepared detailed CMA’s. A graduate of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, Robert holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate Finance, Summa Cum Laude. In addition, he was the team captain of the men’s tennis team and helped lead the Mustangs to winning seasons.
Nicole Andrews
nandrews@HarvardCo.com
Broker
Nicole currently serves as Harvard Companies’ sales and marketing director, specializing in commercial brokerage for our high net worth clients, researching commercial properties for acquisition or development by the company and its clients. She has served as both a Texas licensed real estate broker and liaison in real estate transactions, preparing and reviewing all necessary documents for use in acquisitions, leases and sales of properties. Nicole is our point person for the development of relationships with many of our clients, and has negotiated contracts with countless buyers and sellers. Most recently, she was involved in researching, developing and preparing information and documentation for a major entertainment development, The Texas Riviera, planned to be located Dallas County. In the past, she has worked with the marketing research firm, Plaza Research, and with West Plano Medical Center. Nicole attended the University of Michigan and graduated, cum laude, from the University of Texas at Dallas.
