Karen Pillans

Property Manager
kpillans@centenn.com

Career Summary
Karen Pillans has nearly 15 years experience in commercial real estate and property management. She brings a diverse background with her to Grubb & Ellis|Centennial, Inc. Although she specializes in office management, Karen also has experience in retail, industrial and facilities management.

Experience
July 2011 – Present: Grubb & Ellis/Centennial, Inc.
Responsible for reviewing budgets, all maintenance contracts, bidding, energy star portfolio, tenant communications, water and power usage and any building related projects.

1996 – June 2011: RGI, Inc.
Maintained all financial operating responsibilities, including processing all accounts payables, receivables, analyzing profit and loss statements, balance sheets, establishing budgets, and ensuring compliance. Managed all functions of human resources including interviewing, evaluating, and recruiting personnel, supervising work and reviewing performance. Managed commercial properties, physician-owned medical office buildings and kept up with investor communications. Ensured cleanliness, safety and security of commercial facilities. Researched vendors and negotiated trade terms for all building related bids/contracts.

Education
University of Alabama
Communications/English Curriculum

Current List of Properties Managed:Current List of Properties Managed:

1633 Church St. 70,745 SF Office-Class A
American Healthways 263,598 SF Office-Class A
Century City II 60,000 SF Office-Class A
Cavalier Building 82,263 SF Office-Class A
Tractor Supply 98,049 SF Office-Class A
Westpark 97,179 SF Office-Class A