UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON - Madison, Wisconsin
B.B.A., Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, 12/91
This program is rated as one of the top real estate education programs in the country.

BUSSEN Company Madison, Wisconsin and San Diego, California
Real Estate Appraisal and Company Advisory Services; April 2001 - Present
Managing Member
Services available include commercial and residential real estate appraisal and consulting; personal property and real property tax consulting; market and feasibility studies; business valuations; and expert witness testimony related to the services available.

MILLENNIUM REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC., Madison, Wisconsin
Real Estate Appraisers, Brokers, and Consultants - April 1995 - April 2001
Secretary/Treasurer; Chairman of the Board of Directors
Former owner/shareholder in this appraisal, brokerage, and consulting firm.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois (7/96 - 6/98)
Valuation Consultant - National Property Tax Group
Review of real and personal property assessments; preparation and filing of real and personal property returns; research data for use in the preparation of appeals to assessors, Boards of Review, and Tax Appeals Commission level hearings.

Throughout my employment experience, I have performed valuation analyses for appraisal and property tax consulting purposes for a variety of income-producing and special purpose property types, including (but not limited to) the following:

• office buildings
• industrial/warehouse and distribution facilities
• apartment/multi-family
• health care facilities (including general hospitals, nursing homes, and psychiatric hospitals)
• lodging facilities
• corporate headquarters facilities ( >1M SF)
• retail uses
• subdivision development (including retail, multi- and single-family residential, condominium)
• special-purpose properties
• highest and best use, market/feasibility studies
• tax credit housing
• preparation and filing of real and personal property returns; agency representation in appeals
• Residential Care Apartment Complexes
• Community-based residential facilities (CBRF)

• Member, Appraisal Institute (MAI)
• General Accredited Appraiser (GAA), National Association of Realtors
• Wisconsin Certified General Appraiser #657
• Iowa Certified General Real Property Appraiser #395822311
• California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #AG028043
• Wisconsin Real Estate Broker - License #47888
• Former Director - Wisconsin Chapter of the Appraisal Institute
• Member - University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA)
• Member - Greater Madison Board of Realtors (GMBR)
• Member - Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA)
• Former Member - Village of McFarland, Wisconsin Property Tax Appeals Board of Review (1996-1999)

The following is a representative list of clients I have worked with during my professional career:

• Alexander Company
• AMI Capital
• AnchorBank
• Associated Bank
• Bache Funding
• Banc One
• Bank of Prairie du Sac
• Bank of Sun Prairie
• Bankers' Bank
• Bemis Manufacturing
• Capital Markets
• Capitol Bank
• Castle Metals
• City of Madison
• Ernst & Young LLP
• Fellowes
• Fiore Companies
• Firstar
• First Business Bank
• First Federal
• Fleming Development
• Hovde Realty
• Gold's Gym
• T. Wall Properties
• Monona State Bank
• DeWitt, Ross, and Stevens
• The Rifken Group, Ltd.
• CB Richard Ellis
• Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development (WHEDA)

• Johnson Bank
• M&I Bank
• Marvin F. Poer & Company
• McFarland State Bank
• McGrath Associates
• Murphy & Desmond, S.C.
• National Guardian
  Life Insurance Co.
• Park Bank
• Pierce Trucking
• Roadway Express
• Ruud Lighting
• Silgan Containers
• Snap-on orporated
• State Bank of Mt. Horeb
• Suburban Capital
• Svedala
• Tharaldson Enterprises
• Urban Land Interests
• Western Center Properties
• Prudential Mortgage
• Finlay Industries
• Stone House Development
• The Gialamas Company
• Cohen Financial
• Associated Commercial Mortgage
• Horizon Development

University of Wisconsin - Madison

• 550 - The Real Estate Process
• 551 - ome Property Finance
• 552 - Residential Finance and Housing Policy
• 554 - Residential Property Development and Management
• 556 - Company of Real Estate
• 557 - Urban Economics - Structure & Dynamics
• 652 - Contemporary Real Estate Analysis

Seminar(s) attended after Graduation (as sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Business Center for Urban Land Economics Research):

Appraisal Institute

• 110 - Appraisal Principles
• 120 - Appraisal Procedures
• 310 - Basic Income Capitalization
• 410 - Standards of Professional Practice, Part A (USPAP)
• 420 - Standards of Professional Practice, Part B
• 510 - Advanced Income Capitalization
• 540 - Report Writing and Company Analysis
• 550 - Advanced Applications
• Seminar Attendance - Demonstration Appraisal Report Writing Seminar
• Successful Completion of Demonstration Appraisal Report
• Experience Credits Awarded for Levels I, II, and III

Seminars attended since awarding of MAI Designation:

• Internet Search Strategies for Real Estate Appraising
• Hotel/Motel Valuation
• Defending an Appraisal in Litigation

• All continuing education requirements fulfilled for appraisal and brokerage licenses/designations
• Experience related to appraisal and property tax consulting includes expert witness testimony and/or client representation at various levels of property tax appeal hearings
• Other general real estate topics and valuation issues of interest include analysis of REIT's, business value segregation in going concerns, and land development/ valuation modeling

Available Upon Request