Keyser Is Pleased To Welcome...

Matthew joins Keyser from Mohr Partners, a national commercial real estate firm, where he served as head of research for their Scottsdale office. He is joining as a partner to Noah Barrasso and Kevin Lange and will be assisting them with strategic planning and real estate transactions, as well as providing analysis, research and other service related activities. With over two years’ experience in commercial real estate tenant advisory, Matt brings a unique and detailed understanding of Tenants’ needs and strategies that help create value for clients. Matt is an expert in market research and is able to create financial models that help clients understand the most efficient solutions to complex problems.

Growing up in Kansas, I had a wonderful family and my life was always comfortable, yet I was raised to appreciate my good fortune and blessings. Throughout my young adulthood, I looked for ways to help those less fortunate, working at local soup kitchens and with other programs for disadvantaged families. In college, I tutored high school students at a halfway house for troubled teenagers. While working part-time at Best Buy, I accepted the volunteer position of Community Services Director, increasing staff participation significantly and indirectly pouring thousands of dollars into many local organizations due to Best Buy’s “dollars for hours” match. I also served as the Community Service Chairman for my fraternity. These experiences have truly taught me the value of “giving back” and I fully embrace Horace Mann’s philosophy that “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.”

After reading the fifteen core principles of Keyser, I was eager to work for a company that would identify these principles as the cornerstones to their success. I had finally found a company that not only aligned its core beliefs with my ideals, but also encouraged their employees to commit their lives to serving others, rather than focusing purely on personal financial success. After meeting with the team and Jonathan, all my notions proved correct, and I knew I had found a home where I could grow personally and professionally and, together with my coworkers, continue to bring a new level of trust and client service to the commercial real estate industry.

Rick brings more than 20 years of experience representing tenants and corporate users of real estate to Keyser. A talented graduate of University of Arizona, Rick has spent 20 years focusing on the needs of industrial and office tenants, on both a local and national level. Rick’s is an expert in maximizing facility-related savings for his corporate clients, while creating and implementing real estate negotiating strategies that help to mitigate exposure, improve operational efficiency and enhance lease flexibility.

Prior to joining Keyser, Rick was a Senior Vice President at a local boutique tenant rep firm. Prior to that, Rick was a partner in a commercial real estate firm he founded with two other partners, and prior to that he was with a national tenant commercial real estate firm.

University of Arizona, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Economics
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Licensed Real Estate Agent, State of Arizona
Founding member of non-profit, Arizona Trout Camp, servicing the needs for underprivileged children throughout Arizona

Arizona Commercial Brokers Association, member
Boys Team Charity, volunteer with my children
Saint Paul’s Catholic Church, volunteer

I aspire to continue growing as an individual, husband, and father, and to provide selfless acts of kindness to strangers. I firmly believe that teaching my children the rewards of helping others is the greatest achievement one can ask for. When I perform acts of service, I hope to inspire my children’s growth and development into a life of pure and complete service.

I have always had a passion for the tenant only approach in servicing the needs of the user, and I have known Jonathan professionally for quite some time. I always knew he would continue teaching selfless service, and to see what he has created from that approach is inspiring. I know Keyser is the firm for me to reach my goals and continue to grow on a personal and professional level. Joining a team enriched with culture and service was an easy decision and I look forward to a new beginning.

Working in a support role to Ian Davie and Darius Green, Harris was an intern at Keyser prior to accepting a full time role. A recent graduate of ASU, Harris supports Keyser’s mission of changing the business world through selfless service by providing research, analysis, modeling, and numerous other items as a valued member of the team.

His strong work ethic, creativity, attention to detail and commitment to Keyser’s 15 Core Operating Principles all help to ensure that his team’s real estate projects have all the necessary data points to be properly negotiated, and that from strategic planning through to move in, everything goes properly and the final terms are truly in the clients best interest.

Arizona State University Bachelor of Science
in Interdisciplinary Studies in Business and Anthropology

Growing up I was always taught to have the best intentions in how I treated and interacted with the people around me, and to always be happy to serve those in need. I am a firm believer that if everyone treated each other from a place of peace, love, unity, and respect, then there would be fewer issues in the world, and people from all walks of life would fully accept each other.

I started off as an intern for Keyser, and in that short time, I truly enjoyed getting to know my co-workers and the Keyser culture. I quickly realized that my personal morals aligned with what Keyser stood for in terms of selfless service, and the instant I read the 15 Keyser principals I knew this would end up being much more than a summer internship. I am thrilled to have been welcomed to Keyser as an official member of the team, and look forward to helping to being part of a company focused on transforming business through selfless service.

Tom brings more than 20 years of multi-faceted construction and development experience to Keyser. As a dedicated leader in the real estate development industry, Tom provides extensive tactical knowledge in the areas of design, construction, and project management; directing projects from site acquisition through owner-occupancy and long-term facility maintenance protocol. Skilled with managing project delivery methods such as hard bid, design-build, and construction management at risk, Tom possesses the unique ability to cultivate successful relationships between all stakeholders, having participated on project teams in the role of Subcontractor, Contractor and Owner/Developer.

Prior to joining Keyser, Tom successfully founded and managed his own project management/owner representation firm, serving regional and global clients on projects throughout Arizona and California. Prior to that, Tom held positions as in-house owner representative with Carlson Real Estate Company and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. During that time, he directed the design and construction of more than $300 million in K-12 and higher education, hospitality, religious, industrial, manufacturing, commercial office and retail facilities, including numerous LEED certified projects.

Arizona State University – Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from the Del E. Webb School of Construction and Undergraduate Studies in the School of Architecture

Sigma Lambda Chi Construction Honor Society graduate

Active member, NAIOP – Arizona Chapter
Active member, Men’s Arts Council for the Phoenix Art Museum
President, School Advisory Board – OLPH Elementary School, Scottsdale, AZ

As a very young boy, my parents taught me both the value and the reward in serving others. As a result, I have strived to commit myself – both personally and professionally – to a life of service. From a business perspective, I have come to recognize that while clients and projects may differ vastly, the level of service should not… and when service is the goal, success is almost always the result.

Keyser, for me, is an opportunity to openly and consistently implement my core values through my work with individuals who share those same objectives.

A fourth generation contractor with 20 years of commercial project management experience, David possesses a distinct passion and intuition for project management. As a skilled leader, he has the unique ability to guide his clients in a calm, strategic and orderly fashion from programming and planning, through construction and move in, and the systematic application of management controls.

David brings a wealth of experience in the commercial project management marketplace to Keyser, including office, retail, industrial and manufacturing facilities, hospitality, aviation terminal facilities, specialized MOB care centers, religious facilities, and mixed-use condo projects.

Prior to joining Keyser, David held executive positions at DRMattson Inc. and Chermack Consulting Group, LLC; both privately held project management/owner representation firms based in Arizona. Beyond his project management activities, he also provided oversight for the firms’ accounting and finance efforts.

Arizona State University – Bachelor of Science degree in Communications with a minor in Business

I was fortunate to begin my career under the mentorship and tutelage of my father, working for our family’s consulting firm. During my twenty year tenure with him, I learned that trust, integrity and service are the core principles to running a successful business. There is no compromise when it comes to these principles and I’ve prided myself in maintaining them throughout my career.

After meeting Jonathan and then reading Keyser’s Fundamental Philosophy & Principles, I quickly recognized that Keyser was a natural transition into the next chapter of my career. I’m thankful for this exciting opportunity to lock arms with similar minded individuals as Keyser continues to change the true meaning of “service” in the commercial real estate industry.