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PROFILE Brendan is a Vancouver native with strong teamwork/driving skills with an intimate knowledge of the city. He has over 16 years of customer service experience with the latter 4 years being a candidate appraiser in the real estate appraisal industry. EDUCATION UBC/AIC Post-Graduate Certificate in Valuations Completion: Conferred: May 2026 Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC  AIC Candidate Member in good standing. Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (with Distinction) Conferred: Jul 2020 BCIT, Burnaby, BC  Average: 87% Bachelor of Commerce (Real Estate Specialization/Urban Land Economics) Conferred: Nov 2018 Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC WORK EXPERIENCE Candidate Appraiser – City Wide Appraisals, Coquitlam, BC Sep 2020 – Present  Completed 2,600+ appraisals over the last 4 years with a majority being in the city of Vancouver.  Liaise with various stakeholders (realtors, applicants, mortgage brokers, etc.) to identify the scope of the appraisal assignment and complete a comprehensive report within a timely matter.  Scrape, clean, extrapolate market data to identify historical and current market trends.  Research relevant data with regards to land use, potential restrictions and derive an opinion of highest and best value. Clerk III (Development, Buildings and Licensing) – City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC May 2019 – Sep 2020  Work collaboratively as a member of the business processes & operations team to continuously improve the Enterprise Permitting System (EPS) POSSE.  Develop, collect and compile data for multiple business analysts and their projects. This includes using analytics and advanced functions to gather information they need.  Meet with department managers alongside the business analysts to discuss differences in recording practices and methodology moving forward.  Verify and update data on various dashboards for multiple concurrent projects.  Propose and test new functionality in EPS: Re-send activation link in log in page, allow staff to query activation links for outstanding registration. SKILLS Strong computer literacy with an advanced level of experience in: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, QGIS, ArcGIS, Microsoft Sketch Up, VanMaps, POSSE Outrider, POSSE Winchester, Service Now, Adobe Pro, SQL, Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI.