Cassidy Turley BT Commercial – Northern California’s Leading Commercial Real Estate Firm

Professional Profile

Jason Berry

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Cassidy Turley BT Commercial, San Jose
1650 Technology Drive, Suite 600
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-436-3666
License # 01103125
Email: jberry@ctbt.com

Scope of Service Experience:

Directly responsible for leading the regional operations of NAI BT Commercial which span 14 offices and over 300 professionals.

· Research Operations - BT Commercial maintains a comprehensive database on over 60,000 commercial properties in Northern California. With twelve employees, this group tracks listings, comparables, and properties, prepares market leading research, and supports the sales activities of the firm.

· IT Operations - BT Commercial maintains a sophisticated technology infrastructure supporting LAN's, WAN's, Firewall, VPN, Desktop support for over 300 users, Database Servers, and Colocation services with four internal staff and outside consultants.

· Human Resources - Provides leadership to make sure the policies and procedures developed by the Director of HR are followed and implemented.

· Operational Strategy - Develops strategy on how to best use current and future technology services, coordinates operational efficiency among local offices, and provides direction on future office and division expansion plans.

· Fiscal Oversight - Provides leadership to make sure company is getting the most cost effective service from its various vendors, negotiates major contracts and purchases, and reviews and approves all AP and AR checks.

Education

B.A, Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Background & Experience

Appointed Chief Operating Officer of NAI BT Commercial in January 2000. Jason, joined NAI BT Commercial in 1993, as Director of Research & Communications. Special Projects and accomplishments at NAI BT Commercial include:

· Helped underwrite and integrated four successful aquisitions by NAI BT Commercial (NAI Sacramento Valley Associates, Northern California Operations of Epsteen & Associates, Terranomics Retail Services, and Damon Raike & Company)
· Created institutional quality quarterly and annual research reports that significantly enhanced NAI BT Commercial's perception in the marketplace
· Created technology platform/infrastructure to increase service delivery for agent and clients
· Implemented industry-leading Research database
· Created Research Operations of BT Commercial
· Moderator - REALCOMM 2000 - Commercial Real Estate & Technology Panel - Intranets & Extranets
· Member of BT Commercial's Operating Committee since 1993
· First Salaried Partner in BT Commercial
· Member NAI eBusiness/Technology Committee

Prior to joining NAI BT Commercial, Jason held analyst positions at Prudential Realty Advisors in Pleasanton, CA and Embarcadero Mortgage Corp in San Francisco, CA.
Embarcadero Mortgage Corporation, 1990-1992