David Morse
Resume

Experience

Principal & Founder, Tartan Real Estate Development Solutions, Davis, CA — 2016 - present

  • Established and leads a real estate development company dedicated to retailers, restaurateurs, and franchisees expanding in the built environment.

  • Provides a full spectrum of real estate development services in an array of formats. Including: Market Strategy, Site Selection, Due Diligence, Project Management, and Program Administration.

Managing Director, Boos Development West, Sacramento, CA — 2010 - 2016

  • Established and managed Boos’ West Coast operation and created one of the largest single tenant real estate development teams in the western United States

  • Opened and staffed 4 regional offices throughout the West (Sacramento, Orange County, CA, Salt Lake City, San Francisco)

    • Hired and managed a team of real estate managers, project managers, project coordinators, deal managers, and mapping specialists.

  • Transacted 200+ real estate deals in the past 5 years

  • Grew regional operation to be the largest single contributor to the company’s overall revenue stream.

  • Awarded company’s highest revenue achievement award (2015 - NorCal office)

  • Ran four regional real estate expansion programs: CVS, Family Dollar, Jiffy Lube, Circle K

  • Maintained a 85% real estate committee approval rate

  • Maintain a 90%+ fruition rate for approved sites

  • One of the largest CVS developer nationally

  • One of the largest Family Dollar developer nationally

    • Opened the California market for Family Dollar

    • Took the lead in crafting of a green prototype for Family Dollar’s entry into California.

  • Co-created (w/ Shell Oil Corporate) Jiffy Lube’s national master developer program

  • Created a division within Boos responsible for entrepreneurial ventures across a broad spectrum of real estate services focused on high revenue potential

  • Provided market entry strategy and development consulting for retailers and restaurants.

  • Member of company’s Sr Management Team

  • Member of company’s Real Estate Committee

Exec. VP & Chief Development Officer, Boos Development Group, Clearwater, FL — 2006 - 2010 |  Vice President - Development & Construction, Boos Development Group, Clearwater, FL — 1998 - 2006

  • Managed and directed all national development and construction activities

  • Created companywide construction and development protocols, forms, and documents

  • Hired and managed development and construction personnel

  • Responsible for all facets of the development process: feasibility - budgeting - design - entitlement/permitting - construction

  • Specialized in executing retail market entry and expansion plans

  • Preferred developer for Publix Supermarket, CVS, Tires Plus, Dunkin Donuts, JP Morgan Chase, 7-Eleven

  • Customized development programs to clients’ specific needs including: JP Morgan Chase, CVS, Tires Plus, 7-Eleven

  • Developed:

    • Restaurant concepts (Starbucks, Bonefish Grille, Outback, various QSRs)

    • Retail concepts (Kauffman Tire, Tires Plus, Chase Bank, 7-Eleven, CVS, Eckerd Drugs, others)

    • Supermarkets

    • Neighborhood centers

    • Residential developments (both single family tracts up to 150 acres & condominiums)

  • Member of company’s Sr Management Team & Real Estate Committee

Project Manager - Office Depot, Kmart, Nansay USA

  • Constructed and developed a nationwide network of distribution centers

  • Managed commercial & retail remodeling projects (including a 73-store national rebranding for Office Depot)

  • Constructed Class A office buildings

  • Managed TI construction projects for retail, medical/dental, and office

  • Managed the development and construction for a chain of motels

  • Custom home construction (including two homes for Architectural Digest Top 100 Architects)

Community Service

  • Rotary (Davis Sunrise) - board member, president-elect

  • Davis Downtown Business Association - prior board member

  • Meals on Wheels

Professional Affiliations

  • ULI - Sacramento Chapter

  • USGBC - Gulf Coast Chapter - prior board member

  • ICSC - Next Generation - past board member and advisor

Professional Designation

LEED - AP

Education

Emory University — BA Economics

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