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Our dedicated group of thinkers, innovators, and leaders have the creativity and know-how to tackle even your toughest industrial real estate challenges.
Development Manager
Doug Beckman
Development Manager
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: West
Development Manager
Monica Berg
Development Manager
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: National
Senior Vice President, Development
Ronel Borner
Senior Vice President, Development
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: East
Ronel Borner joined CenterPoint Properties as Senior Vice President, Development in October 2019. He is responsible for leading the Company’s development strategy within the Eastern Region, including New York/New Jersey, Savannah and South Florida markets.
Before joining CenterPoint, Ronel served as Director of Real Estate Development at The Rockefeller Group and principal at Acquis Development Corporation. Since 2004, Ronel has worked across all aspects of industrial real estate, including entitlements, brownfield development, due diligence, zoning, design management, and project-level debt/equity financing in the New York/New Jersey market.
He is a member of the NAIOP New Jersey Chapter and the NAIOP National Forums Program. Ronel received his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Master of Science in Real Estate from New York University.
Vice President, Development
Carmine Bottigliero
Vice President, Development
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: Central
Carmine Bottigliero joined CenterPoint’s Central Region Development team in December 2018. He focuses on new development projects in CenterPoint’s Joliet and Elwood intermodal parks. Carmine also works on various complex rail, port and infrastructure-related industrial development projects, beginning at land acquisition and due diligence through construction and occupancy. He has over 15 years of experience in construction and development for international and domestic large-scale commercial, industrial and roadway projects. Before joining CenterPoint, Carmine worked for F.H. Paschen, Epstein and most recently Clayco. He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and construction management.
Vice President, Development Analytics
Alan Bouchier-Hayes
Vice President, Development Analytics
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: National
Alan Bouchier-Hayes joined CenterPoint in 2007 and is responsible for overseeing financial components for all conventional and complex development activities and opportunities. With over 13 years of experience in commercial real estate, he is well-versed in procurement, risk assessment and performing complex financial analyses on investment portfolios. Before joining CenterPoint, Alan worked in the real estate division of First Midwest Bank. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE). He received a bachelor’s degree in business from DIT, Dublin, Ireland and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.
Manager of Development Transactions
Michael Brazeal
Manager of Development Transactions
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: Central
Michael Brazeal joined CenterPoint Properties in 2023 as Manager of Development Transactions. He oversees the acquisition, entitlement, development, and leasing process of new development transactions in the Central Region, including Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago & Denver.
Prior to joining CenterPoint Properties, Michael served as a Senior Investment Associate with Becknell Industrial, where he was responsible for build-to-suits, speculative developments, leasing, land, and acquisitions throughout the country. Prior to Becknell, he worked for NAI Hiffman and Cushman and Wakefield. Michael graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a bachelor’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance, Banking & Real Estate.
Director, Development Transactions
Andrew Coords
Director, Development Transactions
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: East
Andrew Coords joined CenterPoint Properties in 2022 as Director, Development Transactions. He is responsible for managing the Company’s projects under development strategy within the Eastern Region, including New York, New Jersey, and Eastern Pennsylvania markets.
Before joining CenterPoint, Andrew worked as Assistant Vice President, Engineering and Development at Hartz Mountain Engineering and as a Senior Engineer at Loureiro Engineering Associates. Andrew has 15 years of experience across all aspects of commercial real estate development, with a special focus on design, entitlements, due diligence, zoning, and construction management in the greater tri-state market.
He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering. He also received a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Hartford, and a Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate from Georgetown. Andrews holds his Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of New Jersey. He is a member of the NAIOP New Jersey Chapter and the NAIOP National Forums Program.
Development Manager
Brendan Durkin
Development Manager
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: Central
Planning and Entitlement Associate
Jamie Hamilton
Planning and Entitlement Associate
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: West
Senior Vice President, Development
Ed Harrington
Senior Vice President, Development
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: National
Ed Harrington joined CenterPoint Properties Trust in 1999 and currently oversees the development of logistically located facilities and industrial parks for CenterPoint Properties. He oversees CenterPoint’s development service group, which is responsible for developing industrial business parks, manufacturing and distribution facilities. Ed has spent more than 20 years developing industrial commercial real estate. In addition to his commercial real estate experience, he worked for several years as a civil engineer with local Chicago engineering firms.
Ed received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Marquette University and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola University, Chicago. Furthermore, he is a member of the NAIOP Chicago Board of Directors and the NAIOP Chicago Legislative Committee.
Vice President, Development
Brian Hollings
Vice President, Development
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: East
Director, Development Transactions
Ryan Kelleher
Director, Development Transactions
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: West
Ryan Kelleher joined CenterPoint’s West Region Development Team in 2019. Ryan spearheads the due diligence, design, entitlement, and pre-construction activities for new development projects throughout Seattle, Northern California, and Southern California.
Ryan also plays a key role in preparing proformas, underwriting and investment decks for development pursuits. He also works with broker contacts to source new land acquisitions and potential tenants for new developments. Ryan spent over seven years in the real estate consulting industry, specializing in land use planning, entitlements, and managing the environmental impact review for complex land development and infrastructure projects.
Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California at Irvine.
Development Coordinator
Melissa Kinney
Development Coordinator
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: Central
Development Accounting Coordinator
Amanda Korst
Development Accounting Coordinator
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: National
Development Manager
Kevin Lao
Development Manager
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: West
Vice President, Development
John Lass
Vice President, Development
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: West
John Lass joined CenterPoint Properties in June 2008 and oversees built-to-suit industrial development projects and construction management initiatives. He has more than 14 years of direct development experience and seven years in construction management. Over his career, he has been actively involved in developing over 10 million square feet of Class A Industrial facilities across the US (Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, Arizona, California, and Washington).
John also has an extensive background in environmentally challenged urban infill sites, cold storage projects, build-to-suit opportunities, rail-proximate development, material handling systems, general contracting and owner’s representative services. Before joining CenterPoint, he was a project manager for the construction management firm Lendlease.
John is a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design + Construction. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from the University of Cincinnati and is pursuing an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.
Senior Vice President, Development
Brian McKiernan
Senior Vice President, Development
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: Central
Brian McKiernan joined CenterPoint Properties in October 2006 and is responsible for the origination, development, execution, and integration of park teams for new and existing business opportunities. He coordinates, communicates, and integrates development teams to maximize transaction volumes and land absorption through a focused national strategy to identify and leverage supply chain cost savings resulting in maximized yields on transactions.
Before joining CenterPoint, Brian served as Captain in the United States Air Force from March 2001 until he was honorably discharged in March 2006. He most recently served as a Business Advisor to the United States Central Air Force, Middle East Division, where he managed the deployment and budget for 25 offices in 18 countries. Brian advised senior leadership on business operations for 200 acquisitions and construction projects valued at over $250 million. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Management in June 1999.
Executive Assistant
Shelley Metes
Executive Assistant
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: National
Chief Development Officer
Michael Murphy
Chief Development Officer
Areas of Focus: Development, Executive Leadership
Markets: National
Michael has been with CenterPoint Properties since 2003 and oversees all conventional and complex development activities. He has spent over 37 years in the industrial real estate sector, developing over 50 MSF for some of the world’s most recognizable shippers, BCOs, and retailers. Michael has led the development of more than 6,500 acres of greenfield sites and transformed many others from superfund and nearly obsolete brownfield sites into state-of-the-art intermodal campuses. He is a member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) and NAIOP, which he served as Chicago Chapter President in 2003. Michael is also an associate member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston College and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.
Analyst, Central Region
Matt Natzke
Analyst, Central Region
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: Central
Administrative Assistant
Beth Pareti
Administrative Assistant
Areas of Focus: Development, Investments
Markets: East
Senior Development Manager
Bridget Pineros
Senior Development Manager
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: West
Vice President, Development Services
Jay Purdy
Vice President, Development Services
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: East
Development Manager
John Semsar
Development Manager
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: East
Administrative Assistant
Julie Sickel
Administrative Assistant
Areas of Focus: Development
Markets: National
Administrative Assistant
Donna Thibeaux
Administrative Assistant
Areas of Focus: Corporate, Development
Markets: West
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