Grounded in a career spanning commercial brokerage, valuation, finance, and litigation support, this expert witness brings more than 35 years of experience providing consulting, analysis, and testimony in matters involving real estate valuation, brokerage practices, regulatory compliance, and real estate technology. Their litigation-related work includes over 20 years of expert witness experience involving consultations, depositions, courtroom testimony, and litigation support in disputes ranging from individual property matters to national cases involving substantial property portfolios, valuation disputes, and damage claims. Their expertise includes appraisal and valuation analysis, retrospective valuations, feasibility studies, highest and best use analysis, disposition analysis, and consultation regarding standards of professional practice and regulatory compliance within the real estate and mortgage finance industries.

Focused extensively on valuation technology and regulatory strategy, their background includes development and oversight of automated valuation models, enterprise valuation management platforms, valuation analytics tools, and workflow mapping solutions used throughout the real estate finance lifecycle. Their work has involved consultation on secondary mortgage market requirements, valuation compliance protocols, process efficiencies, and risk assessment strategies, including direct consultation with mortgage industry participants regarding the Uniform Collateral Data Portal and participation in development of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD). Additional expertise includes data and technology strategies, policy and procedure consulting, process optimization, and development of valuation and analytic tools supporting lenders, financial institutions, appraisers, and real estate professionals.

A substantial portion of their professional experience has involved executive leadership, industry advisory work, and real estate brokerage operations. They have served in leadership roles including President and Chief Valuation Officer, Senior Vice President of Valuation Solutions, Director of Valuation Services, Designated Broker, and Chief Appraiser, with responsibilities involving product development oversight, supervision of appraisal staff, implementation of valuation technologies, client advisory services, and management of brokerage and appraisal operations. Their background also includes extensive residential and commercial brokerage experience involving office, retail, multifamily, land, and residential transactions, including representation of buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants. In addition to supervising appraisal and brokerage teams, they consistently ranked among top-producing professionals in their market and brokered one of the highest-priced residential transactions in Thurston County, Washington.

Complementing their consulting and valuation background, this expert has maintained extensive involvement in professional education, publication, and appraisal standards development. Their experience includes development and instruction of appraisal and valuation courses, more than 150 teaching and speaking engagements, authorship and editing contributions for appraisal textbooks and industry publications, and participation on strategic planning, professionalism, and engagement standards committees within the appraisal profession. They have also served in leadership and advisory capacities with organizations and initiatives involving valuation standards, regulatory practices, appraisal methodologies, and real estate technology development. This expert is a Certified Residential Appraiser in Washington, a licensed Real Estate Broker in Washington, and an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor who has been qualified as an expert witness in county, state, and federal courts. Professional affiliations and leadership activities include the Appraisal Institute, MISMO’s Property & Valuation Workgroup and Property ID Development Workgroup, and the Appraiser’s Coalition of Washington, where they served as Founder and Board Member.