A veteran of the US Armed Forces Douette Pryce has faced the challenges of his rigorous 18 year career and is living what he considers the “American Dream” –Entrepreneurship-.

Mr. Pryce is a dedicated and fast track individual in all ventures he partakes and has proven to his colleagues his true talents. He has been recognized and is the recipient the prestigious ULI 2007 Vision Award for Young Leader of the Year and is also a Finalist award recipient of the South Florida Business Journal/Nova Southeastern University 2007 Up and Comers award. His accomplishments has earned him the respect of his peers within the real estate industry, which include Brokers, Architects, Engineers, Planners, Designers, Attorneys, Bankers and Management Executives.

Mr. Pryce in May 2008 chose to develop his own firm, Pryce Resources LLC, a real estate and investment advisory company, that utilizes his many attributes learned thru his career. His focus is on the research, development and management of feasible and sustainable real estate projects. His firm’s disciplines include operational management, due diligence research and analysis, new construction and redevelopment management, the development of operational plans, financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. Mr. Pryce’s achievements within his career have honed his skills for troubleshooting a multitude of situations with a strict attention to detail and sure-fire solutions.

Mr. Pryce contributed 8 years of his career to the US Army and Florida National Guard, with various tours of duty worldwide. He rose through the ranks from Private to Sergeant within short time, exemplifying his leadership and team building skills.

Upon leaving the military he pursued his degree to become Graduate of the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, with a Bachelors in Business and Masters in Real Estate & Urban Analysis, Aug 2002. Throughout his college career he also worked fulltime in Property Management of Multi-family properties in Gainesville Florida. It was in this position he found his true calling, “Real estate management and redevelopment.” He was able to revitalize an under-performing asset increasing occupancy (65% to 100%) and marketability resulting in sale of the asset for General Partner. He further assisted in the location and acquisition of other office and multi-family properties.

Upon graduating he was employed by Stiles Development of Fort Lauderdale, a local firm specializing in retail, office, mixed-use and industrial properties, as an Assistant Development Manager. He was responsible for and assisted in the planning, approval and management of office and retail properties in the South Florida market. These projects ranged from 50,000 sq ft to over 300,000 sq ft, with values ranging from $10 million to $50 million.

He later joined Opus South, an operating company of Opus Corporation, a national design/build firm with 28 offices across the country as a Real Estate Manager. His responsibilities included the acquisition, site planning and financial analysis of various office, and industrial, multi-family and mixed-use projects in Treasure Coast and South Florida. He achieved the coordination of the site planning and formulation of a multi-family/office/retail mixed use project with a estimated value of $110 million; a GSA Build to Suit plan of 450,000 sq ft highly securitized facility, consisting of office/retail/warehouse, $450 million design build opportunity within a 3 month period which entailed the management of numerous consultants from around the country.

He then transitioned to Panattoni Development Company (PDC) a privately held, full service development company that has developed and managed industrial, office and retail facilities in more than 150 markets, as a Development Manager. His responsibilities involved the coordination, budgeting, permitting, forecasting and management of various consultants involved with the development and construction of a 250,000 sq ft industrial project; due diligence and financial feasibility analysis of various office and industrial projects pursued by regional partner within the Treasure Coast and South Florida.

Mr. Pryce’s professional affiliations include: Urban Land Institute (ULI), where is a current member of the South Florida/Caribbean District Council’s Executive Committee, Executive Membership Chair and former Executive Young Leader Chair; National Association of Industrial and Office Products (NAIOP); International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); Speaker and Panel participant to the Nova Southeastern University, Masters of Science Real Estate Program.