NICK SHIHADEH

4804 Mission Street, Suite 222 ▪ San Francisco, California 94112

415.841.9290 (Office) ▪ 415.412.1060 (Cell) ▪  nick@al-manara.org

 

 

SENIOR EXECUTIVE

Real Estate  ▪  Investment Management  ▪  Restaurant/Catering  ▪  Retail Sales

 

20 years successful experience providing fiscal, strategic and operations leadership

in uniquely challenging situations

 

Dynamic, results-oriented senior operating and management executive with strong domestic P&L management experience. Proven track record of driving market share, revenue and profit growth.  Effective at building high-performance teams and leading change in competitive business environments. Strategically-focused and capable of resolving multiple and complex sales, human resources, legal, financial, and operational issues.

 

Areas Of Expertise Include:

 

▪  Strategy, Vision & Mission Planning                                  ▪  Finance, Budgeting & Cost Management

▪  Sales & Marketing Leadership                                            ▪  Revenue & Profit Growth

▪  Profitability & Cost Analysis                                              ▪  Policy & Procedure Development

▪  Programs, Services & Products                                           ▪  Government Regulations & Relations

▪  Billing, Collections & Cash Management                           ▪  Human Resources Management

▪  Contract Negotiations & Strategic Alliances                      ▪ Team Building & Performance Improvement

 

Highlights Include:

 

Investments:  Major common stock holder of Commercial Capital Bank which went public and was recently sold to Washington Mutual.

 

Real Estate Brokerage & Sales:  Brokered and achieved over $300 million dollars in sales.

 

Partnerships:  Co-owner of Noor Real Estate, a California brokerage firm that has been involved in over $100 million dollars in real estate transactions over the past year.

 

Business Turnaround and Culture Change: Transformed a fledgling real estate investment organization into a high performance, client-oriented 50 million dollars company.

 

Revenue and Profit Growth: Achieved compound revenue growth of 300% over the last 10 years.

 

Strategic Business Development: Led expansion from two small multi-residential properties in Northern California to over 13 multi-residential and commercial properties across the Northern California Bay Area and Texas.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

AL-MANARA INVESTMENTS INC., San Francisco, CA                                            1997 - Present

Real Estate investment firm with holdings in Northern California and Texas.

 

Managing Partner

Senior operating executive with full strategic planning and P&L management responsibility for this $50 million dollar investment corporation. Oversee the day-to-day operations and management of 13 multi-residential and commercial strip mall properties in the Northern California Bay Area and Houston, TX.  Manage a staff of approximately 20 individuals.  Report to President of the Board of Directors.

 

Selected Accomplishments:

v  Led the company to revenue milestone of $2.4 million for the first time in its 16 year history.  This represented a year-on-year increase of 200%

 

v  Streamlined project management and other internal processes thereby reducing the strain on resources and significantly improving client service.

 

v  Conceived and developed supplemental revenue streams including referrals, repeat business and multi-channel sales and marketing initiatives.

 

v  Expanded company’s vision from a small local city effort to a multi-state venture with over 13 multi-residential apartment complexes and commercial strip mall investments offering limitless growth potential.

 

 

FIRST GENERATION INC., San Francisco, CA                                                            2006 - Present

Real Estate investment firm with holdings in California and Texas.

 

Asset Manager

Senior operating executive with full strategic planning and P&L management responsibility for this multi-million dollar investment corporation. Oversee the day-to-day operations and management of multiple commercial retail properties in the Northern California Bay Area and Houston, TX. Report to President of the Board of Directors.

 

 

MURPHY’S CALIFORNIA DELI  San Francisco/Walnut Creek, CA             2006 – Present

A popular restaurant and catering chain out of the Houston, Texas area, this full service dining establishment offers two successful locations in the heart of Northern California at San Francisco and Walnut Creek.

 

Managing Partner

Senior operating executive with full strategic planning and P&L management responsibility for this $2 million dollars restaurant chain.  Supervise the day-to-day operations and management staff of these two fast-paced restaurant locations.

 

 Selected Accomplishments

v  Purchased the franchise rights to California as the area developer. This successful chain currently has 120 locations in Texas.

 

v  We have four pending locations planned for Northern California by the end of 2007.

 

 

CARPET STYLES INC., San Francisco, CA                                           January 2007 - Present

Wall-to-wall carpet import business

 

Chief Financial Officer

Senior operating executive with full strategic financial planning and P&L management responsibility for this growing carpet import business. 


 

Selected Accomplishments

v  Have obtained exclusive rights to serve as the sole importer of carpets for the 4th largest carpet manufacturer in China.

 

EDUCATION

 

BS Political Science, California State University, San Francisco, CA

 

Real Estate License, Anthony School of Real Estate (1989)

 

Active Licensed California Real Estate Agent (since 1989)