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Tom Blake

Summary

Passionate, hardworking and committed with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. High level of research and analytical skills developed through working for two leading national property valuation companies and one of the largest property developers in Malaysia. Possessing enthusiasm, drive and a positive attitude required to be a successful member of your organisation.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Valuer - Residential Development

M3 Property
11.2020 - Current
  • Completed valuations on a range of properties where the highest and best use is as a residential development site.
  • Worked across a variety of projects from three townhouses, to 20 apartments all the way to 800 lot subdivisions.
  • Undertook work for mortgage security purposes for major banks to non-bank lenders, internal reporting purposes for developers and local Council's.
  • Involved in client management and marketing of M3's services.

Manager, Project Planning & Development

SP Setia
04.2020 - 09.2020
  • Worked across all four of Setia's Melbourne projects that were in different stages of the development lifecycle.
  • Involved in a variety of tasks from feasibility analysis, town planning applications to dealing with builders and trades closing out defects as a project nears completion and settlement.
  • Had exposure to their site acquisition ethos, value management process, negotiating consultants fee proposals or builders quotes and how the sales and marketing team manage selling the project to potential purchasers all over the world.

Certified Practising Valuer

Opteon Property Group
12.2017 - 03.2020
  • Undertook higher value and more complex property valuations.
  • Completed valuations for varying reporting needs either for Family Law or advisory work for developers.
  • Become the sole CPV in the South East growth corridor.
  • Through this time I was able to assist the team when needed as a floating valuer completing jobs from Port Melbourne to Portsea to Warragul and anywhere in between.

Residential Property Valuer

Opteon Property Group
03.2016 - 11.2017
  • Undertook residential valuations within the south east growth corridor.
  • Completed valuations of dwellings, units/townhouses, as if complete dwellings, vacant land and progress inspections of properties under construction.

Graduate Valuer

Opteon Property Group
02.2015 - 02.2016
  • Prepared jobs for managing valuers and other qualified valuers within the team.
  • Gathered information on relevant sales to compare and help make value determinations on properties.

Education

Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management -

Kaplan Professional
10.2020

Certified Practising Valuer status -

Australian Property Institute
11.2017

Residential Property Valuer status -

Australian Property Institute
03.2016

Bachelor of Property and Real Estate -

Deakin University
01.2014

Agents Representative Certificate IV -

Real Estate Institute of Victoria
02.2012

Skills

  • Feasibility and Sales Analysis
  • Estate Master and Excel
  • Client Management
  • Relationship Development
  • Time Management
  • Written Communication

References

References available upon request

Hobbies And Interests

  • Triathlon, skiing, paddle boarding, keeping active and healthy
  • Travelling to different and diverse countries and experiencing new cultures

Timeline

Valuer - Residential Development

M3 Property
11.2020 - Current

Manager, Project Planning & Development

SP Setia
04.2020 - 09.2020

Certified Practising Valuer

Opteon Property Group
12.2017 - 03.2020

Residential Property Valuer

Opteon Property Group
03.2016 - 11.2017

Graduate Valuer

Opteon Property Group
02.2015 - 02.2016

Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management -

Kaplan Professional

Certified Practising Valuer status -

Australian Property Institute

Residential Property Valuer status -

Australian Property Institute

Bachelor of Property and Real Estate -

Deakin University

Agents Representative Certificate IV -

Real Estate Institute of Victoria
Tom Blake