Name

Bob Burns

Company

International Global Group (IGG), Inc.

E-mail

Contact Bob Burns (International Global Group (IGG), Inc.)

Website

http://www.investmentpropertiesmiamiflorida.com/

Office Phone

(305) 720-2584

Cell Phone

(305) 300-6242

Alt. Phone

(305) 303-5176

Fax

(305) 675-0285

Address

2520 SW 22 Street, Suite 2-317, Miami, FL, 33145

Description

Educating Investors in Real Estate Investment Strategies that produce multiple streams of Cash Flows or Assets.

About Us:

Robert K. Burns arrived to South Florida from Puerto Rico in 1988. He started investing in various assets while living in Puerto Rico and continued here in South Florida. His experience includes buying pre-foreclosed properties, tax lien purchases, buying and selling discounted paper, rehabbing various sized properties from single-family homes to multi-unit buildings, education and consulting. He enjoys helping investors achieve their investment objectives by providing his experience, resources and knowledge.

Areas of Expertise

Robert K. Burns
2520 SW 22nd Street, Suite 2-317, Miami, Florida 33145
♦ 305-300-6242 ♦  miami@miamireia.com

Internet Technology / Telecommunications / Hardware & Software Solutions / Financial Consulting B2B / Tradeshows & Seminars / Education & Training / Customer Service / Real Estate / HTML / SEO / Video

• Expertise in residential Real Estate and its derivates; Land-lording, Property Management, Section 8, wholesaling & retailing, asset protection, property comparables, networking with major real estate clubs, property repairs or rehabbing, vacant land, pre-foreclosure market, sales & marketing of properties,  real estate tax sales, lease options,  property comparables and purchasing mortgage notes.

• A bilingual executive specializing in Latin American and Caribbean markets.  Brings thirteen years experience stimulating growth and increasing revenue through the design and implementation of marketing strategies and product applications for online and wireless platforms.  Adept at forming strategic business alliances, introducing new products, and maintaining superior customer satisfaction.

• Skilled at blending technological expertise with business acumen to drive growth and operating efficiencies.  Proficient in a variety of data structures using various programming languages.  An effective communicator and trainer in both English and Spanish, experienced in bringing together people, processes, and technology.  BS, Secondary Education, East Stroudsburg University, 1978 (Dean's List). 

Key Accomplishments

Instrumental in increasing annual revenue from Brazil from $0 to $1 million.  Key player in enabling Dow Jones to establish regional partners in Latin America.  Dow Jones exchanged newswires and international data content for Brazilian and Mexican market content.  Acted as project manager over the data feed exchange.  Trained co-parties on the significance of the international data content supplied by Dow Jones.  Mapped local market content to Dow Jones' database.  Updated all materials and indexes to reflect additional content on the various services. 

Key player in increasing number of terminals over 300% and yearly billings more than 450%.  Created and implemented plan to deliver financial and energy information more efficiently.  Utilized Petroleos Mexicano's (PEMEX) existing wide area network (WAN) to deliver Dow Jones real-time financial & energy information.    The number of terminals accessing Dow Jones real-time information went from 5 to 16 terminals and eventually to 25.  Yearly billing went from $54K to $250K.

Overhauled network infrastructure increasing monthly billing revenue 50% from $340K to $510K.  As Regional Director of Dow Jones Telerate overhauled the sales territory infrastructure.  Overcame resistance from Caribbean communication authorities to upgrade communications by utilizing existing satellite footprint.  Opened local offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Hamilton, Bermuda.  Provided product support, maintained existing clients, introduced new products, and increased monthly billing.

Career History

CEO, International Global Group (IGG), Inc., 2001 - Present.  Lead sales, marketing, operations and program management for a small real estate investment firm located in south Florida, providing real estate opportunities to the professional investment community.  Developed and executed market strategies and product applications for both 3rd party consumer services and asset investors. Formed strategic alliances with major real estate investment clubs, realtors, mortgage brokers, title companies and 3rd party vendors.

Business Development Consultant, Bradynet Acquisition Corp., 2001.  Led sales, marketing, operations, and program management for provider of real-time financial analysis content to the professional investment community.  Helped develop and execute market strategies and product applications for both online and wireless platforms.  Developed "game plan" to form strategic alliances with major news and financial portals.

Vice President Sales, TheFirstNews.Com, 2000 to 2001.  Managed $1 million budget for Internet startup focused on providing interactive online financial news for use by individual investors and financial professionals.  Defined scope and instituted the company's B2B plan, identified prospects, created product lines, and developed and closed deals.  Represented the company at tradeshows and managed tradeshow follow-up advertising.  Managed B2B and B2C sales, defining goals and new offers.  Oversaw consulting staff of web developers and data/news providers.

Sales Executive-Caribbean, Bridge, Inc., 1998 to 2000.  Managed $2.5 million budget while marketing and selling international financial databases.  Responsible for consulting, risk management, and technical data services.

Sales & Data Content, Dow Jones Telerate, 1988 to 1998.  Devised business strategies to expand this financial information publisher's coverage in the Caribbean and Latin America, while managing $6 million budget and 17 staff.  Designed, created, and programmed page content.  Established and maintained contributor relationships while supervising the staff responsible for local Latin American data content.  Marketed and sold international financial databases, consulting, risk management, and technical data services.  Started as Sales Manager-Caribbean Region in 1988 and rapidly promoted through positions as Regional Director-Caribbean Region, Sales Executive-Mexico & Central America to Data Content Regional Manager-Latin America.    

Testimonials

Bob,

I just wanted to congratulate you on last night's meeting, it was amazing!

Your wife Alex gave some great tips on performing Short Sales and Paul Woods presented some incredible information about Florida Land Trusts.

My company, Apex Title & Escrow, has found that being a corporate sponsor for the MREIA is the best value in town.

Where else can you present information about your company to a targeted group of people, as well as having your own table, for only $30 per meeting?

Thanks again for everything.

Best regards,

Joey Rodriguez
President
Apex Title & Escrow