PARTNER RESUMES

ROBERT L. DAMIANO

As a kid growing up in Boston, my father used to joke and say I had an “Edifice Complex” because I was always making cabins, dog and tree houses. When I was 14, he hired me as a laborer and I was gradually promoted, apprenticing in every facet of the construction business. Some of our projects in the 1970’s reached the ten to twelve million-dollar ranges. During this period, I completed one semester at Worcester Polytech and took several courses at Wenthworth Institute in draftsmanship and basic architectural principles.

At age 20, I chose to go into business for myself and formed my own construction company. A year later I purchased and totally renovated my first three-family home. Over the years I founded several other businesses while also maintaining my involvement in construction and renovation, including Pioneer Fruit and Nut, which I brainstormed, created, expanded and sold. In 1976, I purchased a used furniture business with $6,000 and transformed it into a successful antique shop that branched into a second location. I sold both in 1984 for many times the purchase price, walking away with a valuable eclectic art and antique collection. In 1982, I became the major investor in a 32 unit apartment complex which I personally managed from 1986 – 1989. Throughout my time at the helm, we had a vacancy rate of less than 5%.

In 1988 I started to change my focus and began developing people friendly homes and workspaces, using less-toxic products and techniques. My objective was to create healthy, attractive indoor environments in which people with health issues such as asthma and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) could heal, as well as where healthy people and families could remain healthy. In 1992, I formed the Environmentally Friendly Housing Partnership and began acquiring properties close to the ocean due to the superior air quality. I completed several renovation projects in Revere, MA and other Boston suburbs with personal savings and assistance from Malden Redevelopment Authority, an organization structured to provide low interest loans to assist in the development of housing for low-income individuals. I also renovated a home in Mesa, Arizona, and became a consultant in the field of people friendly building. I have continued this work over the years, and my latest renovation is an ocean front estate in Melbourne Beach, Fl, which was, certified Green through the Florida Green Building Coalition.


WAYNE M. DZIEDZIC, ESQ

LAW OFFICES OF WAYNE M. DZIEDZIC, WALTHAM, MA
Principal. 1990 - present. General business practice with particular emphasis on real estate conveyancing and development; business, tax and estate planning; and related civil litigation. Specialties include structuring and closing residential and commercial loan transactions; enforcing rights of lenders upon default; representing institutional lenders in bond transactions; state, federal and local permitting; and corporate and partnership formation, acquisition and reorganization.

SMITH, MCNULTY & KEARNEY, LYNN, MA
Associate Attorney. 1985 - 1990. Primary responsibilities: representing institutional lenders including drafting and negotiating loan closing documents and commitment letters, reviewing titles, analyzing property inspection reports, assessments and surveys, issuing title insurance policies, and closing residential and commercial loans; representing clients in all phases of commercial and residential real estate development including project acquisition and disposition; drafting and structuring offering memoranda for syndication of partnership and corporate securities.

FIRST CAMBRIDGE PROPERTIES, INC, NEWTON, MA
Corporate Counsel. 1983 – 1985. Primary functions included preparing offering memoranda for syndications of limited partnership interest, drafting and negotiating documents for the acquisition of development sites; advising network of 250 securities brokers on tax and securities rules and regulations; supervising offerings; overseeing legal affairs of NASD broker-dealer.

HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., WELLESLEY, MA
Corporate Counsel. 1982 - 1985. Duties included drafting and negotiating contracts for the acquisition of computer products and services; preparing documents for corporate mergers, acquisition of subsidiaries and creation of joint ventures; advising top-level management on business issues.

ALEXANDER GRANT & CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Tax Attorney. 1979 - 1980. Preparation of tax and informational returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts, and corporations and technical reports on various tax matters.

EDUCATION
Boston University Graduate Tax Program: LL.M., June, 1981
Boston University School of Law: J.D., June, 1979
Marquette University: B.A., June, 1976


KAREN SUTHERLAND, MBA

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE CONTRACTOR, MELBOURNE BEACH, FL
Real Estate Broker Associate. 2003 – Current. As an independent contractor with RE/MAX Beach Towne, I am fully responsible for attracting clients, maintaining relationships, and marketing listings. My weekly routine includes: analyzing sales data, conducting listing presentations, consulting on market trends, and negotiating and managing contracts.

DOMEX COMPUTER SERVICES, MELBOURNE BEACH, FL
Programmer/Analyst. 2001 - 2003. I was an independent contractor and programmer/analyst for Domex Computer Services, developing custom software solutions and assisting clients with data management issues. I developed secure database applications in Microsoft Access, consulted on data management and integration issues, provided one-on-one training in Microsoft Excel, and created financial data reports in Microsoft Excel and Seagate Crystal Reports.

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE
Research Analyst. 1999 – 2001. As senior research analyst with a collaborative team of researchers, I collected and analyzed mental health and substance abuse data from health service providers within the state and drafted technical publications with the results of my analysis. I coordinated confidential data collection from agency heads, developed SAS programs to read and analyze data, and assisted in the development of survey instruments and the presentation of our findings. Variable frequencies and measures of central tendency were used to test data reliability. Analyses included linking and reorganizing complex datasets, date and time calculations, and multiple regression analysis. Edit checking was performed in Viking to assure data validity and integrity.

STATE OF ALASKA, DIVISION OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, ANCHORAGE, AK
Research Analyst. 1998-1999. I worked for the State of Alaska, Department of Community and Economic Development as a research analyst. There I designed and organized economy- and trade-related studies in support of division initiatives. I collected data, then created, modified, and maintained trade statistics and economic databases. I prepared data and other information for publications and the State of Alaska web site using Microsoft Access, Excel, and PowerPoint. I designed a web interface for graphical presentation of the State’s industries and demographics by region.

EDUCATION
University of Alaska Anchorage: MBA, Honors: Beta Gamma Sigma, December, 1998
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida: BA, August, 1990