Richard S.

Lalla

3318 Princeton Avenue * Dallas, TX 75205

(214) 566-1819 (H) * (214) 521-4752 (Fax)
rlacfabe@westpost.net
Professional Objective
A position in Real Estate - Assets Management/Development that will capitalize
on acquired expertise and experience. Desire a position with career diversity a
nd growth potential.
Qualification Highlights
* Industry business leader and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in deal
negotiation, acquisition of investment capital, and the sourcing of potentially
profitable development and merger opportunities.
* Proven expertise in the successful startup and management of profitable real e
state investment and development companies. Extensive skills in negotiating pro
fitable foreign joint ventures.
* Experienced in real estate transaction risk analysis, forging strategic partne
rships, promoting business to outside entities, selling concepts and financial u
nderwriting. Successfully negotiate high-dollar deals.
* Comprehensive background in architecting commercial real estate development pl
ans, mergers and acquisitions, and in developing, marketing and managing related
investments worldwide.
* Proactive and conceptual thinker with a superior work ethic. Successfully neg
otiate contracts, agreements and documents. Intuitive ability to identify and c
apitalize on new revenue streams.
* Highly skilled in P&L and operations management, bottom-line performance optim
ization, short-/long-term strategic planning, communicating vision and opportuni
ty identification.
* Exceptional oral/written communication, interpersonal, multi-tasking, administ
rative, organizational, problem solving and leadership skills. Thrive in both i
ndependent and collaborative work arenas.
Professional Experience
2009 to Present Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Dallas, TX
Resolutions and Receiverships Specialist
* Directed the analysis of financial information, corporate structure, asset mix
, capitalization structure, physical and intangible assets and financial and man
agerial practices of financial institutions insured by the FDIC.
* PCAM (Post Closing Asset Manager) successfully managed 2 FDIC Receiverships si
multaneously. Oversaw the management of teams of third party contractors acting
as asset managers.
* POC (Point of Contact) directly responsible for the Asset Management and Disil
lusionment of 12 f ailed financial institutions throughout the United States, in
cluding Silverton Bank and Omni Nat'l Bank, two of the largest FDIC Receivershi
ps with assets totaling approx. $ 4 billion.
* Member of Credit Review Committee, oversight of all compromised loan agreement
s in excess of $2.5MM, contract repudiations, and settlements submitted by FDIC
Receivership's nationwide.
* Monitored recommendations on subsidiary-owned real estate to assure action wou
ld be to the satisfaction of the stockholder and in the best interest of the FDI
C.
2003 to 2009 Dallas Homes Custom Builders, Inc. Dallas, TX
President
* Transformed inner city neighborhood with new luxury residential development. T
he Villas of Versailles consisted of 16 single family residential lots. Responsi
ble for land acquisition, replat, design, engineering, permits and approvals.
* Developed Bella Cote an exclusive residential community consisting of 17 -1 ac
re lots in the City of Argyle.
* Designed and built an average of 5 single family luxury homes per year. Price
range $350,000 to $750,000.
2000 to 2003 RE Technologies, Inc. Dallas, TX
President
* Spearheaded management and logistics of start-up Internet provider from concep
t phase through national commercial launch. Company developed the nation's firs
t automated Apartment Multiple Listing Service. Raised $4+MM in investment capi
tal.
* Managed 15 staff and serving 1,200+ nationwide clients through www.re-technolo
gies.com. Hired and trained a new President and COO as replacements
1997 to 1999 Koll Holdings International / WPI Koll Asia Pacific Advisors Newpo
rt Beach, CA
President
* Directed company operations for a fee-based real estate management entity enga
ged in the design and development of U.S.-style regional retail shopping centers
throughout Asia.
* Planned and executed projects totaling some 2.5 million sq. ft. of retail spac
e in Japan.
1988 to 1997 Trammell Crow International Dallas, TX
President - Trammell Crow International Japan (1994-97)
* Established a real estate subsidiary company with a headquarters and three sep
arate offices, and grew revenue to $7MM in 3 years. Co-developed four U.S.-styl
e shopping centers.
* Provided real estate project management, design and development, tenant reloca
tion and domestic/international leasing services.
* Transformed an airport terminal into a multi-use facility as part of a $40MM r
edevelopment project. Served as liaison/broker between Japanese companies and a
ffiliate U.S. retailers.
Vice President - Dallas (1988-94)
* Coordinated trade center development, consulting and management engagements fo
r a global developer of commercial properties throughout Europe, Latin America a
nd Asia.
* Consulted Toronto Metropolitan government and Bitove Corporation to design, bu
ild and manage the 1.1 million sq. ft. Toronto National Trade Center.
* Negotiated a joint venture and executed a $300MM Kobe Fashion Mart development
project. Directed project and international leasing functions for the 1.25 mil
lion sq. ft. one-of-a-kind trade facility in Japan.
* Prepared a feasibility study, preliminary concept/design and a comprehensive b
usiness plan for development of a 600,000 sq. ft. world trade center in Puerto R
ico.
1982 to 1988 Dallas Market Center Company Dallas, TX
Executive Vice President
* Managed a strategic initiative to position the 9.2 million sq. ft. Dallas Mark
et Center as an international center for wholesale trade and commerce. Key play
er in managing the fully-integrated exhibition and services complex. Company gen
erated $7.5 billion in trade annually with 100,000 buyers, 2,110 tenants and 10,
000 exhibitors.
* Planned and executed corporate policies, management processes and P&L decision
s. Conceived and developed an international trade resource center resulting in
$30MM in export sales within two years.
* Leased space to 200+ companies. Negotiated agreements to open consulates and
trade promotion offices with governments of the UK, France, Mexico, Korea, Japan
, Indonesia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
1978 to 1982 U.S. Department of Commerce / Int'l Trade Administration TX and DC
Senior Trade Specialist
* Collaborated with U.S. companies to forge business strategies designed to incr
ease their respective market share in select foreign countries resulting in $80M
M in export sales.
* Led industry trade missions to Mexico, Panama, Columbia and Venezuela. Cited
by Malcolm Baldridge, Secretary of Commerce, for international trade achievement
s.
Education / Training
American Graduate School of International Management/Thunderbird - Glendale, AZ
Master of Business Administration, 1974 Master of International Management, 1
974
Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX Bachelor of Business Administrati
on, 1972