Prior to joining Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc, Mr. Ortiz served as Managing Director of Sverdrup de Mexico, a subsidiary company of the Sverdrup Corporation, with responsibility for directing all the business and project activities of this engineering company. As Managing Director of Sverdrup Mexico City office, Mr. Ortiz was responsible for all Latin American projects including location studies and liaison with various governmental agencies. Mr. Ortiz brings over 15 years of managerial experience including project development, management, and resource planning. His professional competencies are in the areas of location economics, master planning, socioeconomic impact analysis, market analysis, and financial feasibility analysis. He has had extensive experience in managing and conducting market research and analysis for domestic and foreign international clients including site selection studies, economic feasibility and financial analyses, environmental impact studies, demographic analysis, comprehensive plans, and the application of survey sampling methods and statistical techniques to business research problems.