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Grant Fischesser

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Thanks for visiting my website......whether on purpose or accident all are welcome here!

I'm a passionate life long learner who loves the combination of commerical real estate and technology. I try to constantly improve myself by taking courses and learning new skills....that's how I learned Salesforce.com, Web Scraping, Python, and Commercial Real Estate!! My purpose in creating this website is to connect with you! Please send me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn so we can start talking!

Fun Fact:
My last name is pronounced "Fish + S + er"....Fischesser. It means "Fish Eater" in German and I like to imagine my ancestors loved eating fish and it may explain my affinity for sushi!

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Experience

August 2020 - Present

Salesforce Administrator

Amazon.comSeattle, Washington

Salesforce Administration and Development for a Amazon's Global Sales Advertising Unit 4,000+ users working together to create all advertising on Amazon.com

Participated in the execution of an end to end billing system designed an delivered in 5 weeks. Integrating Twitch's Salesforce org with Advertising's billing solution.

Dec 2018 - April 2020

Salesforce Administrator

Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate, LLCCleveland, Ohio

Salesforce Administration and Development for a Commercial Real Estate Mortgage company 335+ users, 29 offices, ~$8B in originations, and ~$26B in loan servicing AUM. We "Re-Org'd" to a brand new Org with a complex ERD (Entity-Relationship Diagram) design accommodating loan origination and servicing edge cases. Transitioning all legacy code, data, and SF solutions (APEX, Process Builder, Flow, Workflows, Approvals) while reformatting to the new ERD.

Helped build-out and hire an internal business IT team assisting in the transition from a previously external team. We grew the team from 6 to 20+ while delivering extreme value to the business through Salesforce automation and data centralization.

Led the Marketo implementation/integration with Salesforce and Marketo MSI (Marketing Sales Insight) to serve cross-department teams; Created efficiencies in communication between Sales & Marketing while making Salesforce the system of record for Marketing campaigns.

Nintex DocGen implementation to create massive efficiencies in document (Excel & Word) generation; substantial time savings while increasing platform adoption with 15+ custom packages. We digitized formerly paper-based CRE loan origination and servicing processes while centralizing data entry & document creation within Salesforce.

Contributed to the planning and architecture of a cloud database to merge multiple data sources for complex reporting & planning using PowerBI. This project circumvented some native Salesforce deficiencies to become the 'source-of-truth' for a centralized operational business database.

Implemented and utilized RingLead for deep data cleanup of 10,000+ records and proactive duplicate prevention.

Utilized a wide array of tools to manage projects and ensure data integrity including RingLead, SpringCM, JIRA, Confluence, Rally, WorkBench, VS Code, Dev Console, Sandboxes, DLSR, VS Code, DataLoader, Xappex XL-Connector, and others.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

Junior Salesforce Developer & Junior Broker

Rosewood Realty GroupNew York, New York

Closed ~$141,000,000 in transactions, over five properties in Manhattan, and the Bronx. On a two-person team that showed over $700,000,000 in multifamily properties while highlighting value-add opportunities to clients.

Created and rolled out a custom Salesforce application designed to streamline the investment sales brokerage process and facilitate closed deals. MapAnything, Ebsta, and Outlook integrations.

Coded custom Python web scrapers designed to find commercial real estate companies resulting in 10,000 leads interested in purchasing property.

Created a machine learning regression model that was trained on public NYC property data in order to assign a predicted price to all 50,000+ commercial properties.

Conducted market analysis, comprehensive underwriting, business plan creation, and initial site selection for a ~$35M Kosher Food Hall.

Hired and managed two junior brokers while providing them leads through the Salesforce.com platform.

Feb 2016 - Oct 2017

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Key Realty LTD Cincinnati, Ohio

Created and effectively ran Google PPC AdWords campaigns and Facebook Ad Campaigns for lead generation and as a seller feature resulting in ~$270,000 in closed transactions.

Used CartoDB to create visual heat maps from various kinds of City of Cincinnati building permit and license information to drive lead generation | View the heat map.

Analyzed and constructed buyer portfolios for out of state investors interested in the Cincinnati area | View some underwritten properties.

Used MLS, Auditor’s website, LoopNet, RPR, and City’s condemned house list, to geocode and analyze potential houses as rehab candidates.

Supported realtor and developer goals in site selection for on-going sports complex project in Lebanon, Ohio.

Provided rehab analysis, coordination, advice, and secured a buyer for out of state investors.

Submitted approximately 90 contracts for an institutional investor in a two month period.

Ran multiple social media accounts for an agent, myself and our real estate team for client retention, information, and generation.

May 2014 - Aug 2014

General Contracting Intern

On Target PropertiesCincinnati, Ohio

Assisted in the rehabilitation of dozens of apartment units and two houses and helped estimate costs while reducing time spent on project completion.

Used multiple county auditor websites and city condemned housing information to geocode and identify possible rehab properties.

May 2013 - Aug 2013

Leasing Agent

Towne PropertiesCincinnati, Ohio

A 492-unit apartment community in the suburb of West Chester, Ohio. This was my first job in high school and a unique opportunity to work at a heavy value-add property. Major improvments were made over a multi-year period including large-scale earthworks, building rehabilitation, and unit renovations. The owners exited via a sale to Colorado's Monarch Investment Group for a significant profit.

Responsibilities:
Maintained occupancy Excel and Yardi reports.
Provided Customer Service to current and prospective residents regarding availability, amenities and work order status.
Oversaw & assisted with general building maintenance.
Led tours of apartments with prospective residents.

Education

2013 - 2017

BBA - Business & Commercial Real Estate

University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio

My four year journey at UC was a phenomonal learning experience where I grew tremendously. One of the most valuable lessons of college is 'soft skills' and learning to work & grow with others. I've applied the general business and commercial real estate education I recieved there in a unique way by combining it with my passion for technology to carve out a unique niche for myself.

Ongoing

Courses

Udemy, Coursera, PluralSight, Udacity, YouTube Online

I'm a passionate, continious learner who utilizes online-learning platforms to expand my knowledge & skills.

Notable Courses

    Advanced Web Scraping with Python using Scrapy & Splash
    Advanced CSS and Sass: Flexbox, Grid, Animations and More!
    The Modern React Bootcamp (Hooks, Context, NextJS, Router)
    Adventures in Commercial Real Estate (Underwriting Course)
    The Ultimate MySQL Bootcamp: Go from SQL Beginner to Expert
    Ultimate Google Ads Training 2020: Profit with Pay Per Click
    AWS Lambda & Serverless Architecture Bootcamp (Build 5 Apps)

Skills

Salesforce

90%
35%
Last week
70%
Last month

Commercial Real Estate

85%
29%
Last week
68%
Last month

Web Scraping

75%
28%
Last week
60%
Last month

Website Design

70%

Underwriting & Finance

85%

Data Analysis

95%

Project Management

90%

Python

70%

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

80%

Certifications

2018 - Present

Salesforce Certified Administrator

Salesforce.com

The foundational certification to the Salesforce.com ecosystem - demonstrating a broad knowledge of customizing, configuring, managing, and improving the SFDC platform.

April 2019 - Present

Professional SCRUM Master (PSM1)

Scrum.org

While working at Bellwether Enterprise we had a two day, in-person training & certification exam to hone our team's efficiency. Following, implementing, and ahearing to the SCRUM Framework allows practioners to manage the goals, scope, and product domain of a Scrum Team.

Services

Services

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia

Photography

Photography

A collection of images to help you learn more about me!

Grant Fischesser, Michelle Tomallo, and Leta Obertacz

Karamu House 2019 Fundraiser

Studio Ghibli Art Show

Lower East Side, New York City

Wicker Park

Chicago, IL

Grant Fischesser & Dillon Dragomir

Dotloop Headquarters
Longworth Hall - Cincinnati, Ohio

Carnaval Cruise

The Ocean!!

CAN Journal 2019 Annual Party

Yards Project
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0 Complete Projects
0 Web Crawlers Created
0 Cups of coffee

I'm Available for freelancing

Please contact me if you're interested in Salesforce.com Development, Commerical Real Estate, Web Scraping or anything else! I'd love to chat and make connections within any industry.

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Contact

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Email & LinkedIn are the preferred methods to connect with me.