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Staff

JOHN BLAZEJACK

Academic

Most Recent Courses

Experience

Mr. Blazejack, President of Blazejack & Company, has been active as a real estate counselor since 1970. His experience includes residential and income property appraisals, market and feasibility studies, and acquisition and disposition reports. The work has been for a wide range of property types including office, industrial, commercial and special use properties, hotels and recreational facilities. These assignments have been conducted in over twenty states and extensively throughout Florida.

Mr. Blazejack is a qualified expert witness who has testified in Federal district and lower courts. He is an approved instructor of both the Appraisal Institute (AI) and the American Bankers Association.

Mr. Blazejack is a past president of the Greater Miami Chapter of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers and was the 1992 President of the South Florida Chapter of the AI.

Affiliations, Designations and Licenses

THOMAS J. BLAZEJACK

Academic

Northwestern University, B.A., 1978

Experience

Mr. Blazejack has been active as a real estate appraiser/analyst on a full time basis since 1979. During this period, his real estate experience included highest and best use analyses, market studies and evaluation of offices, hotels/motels, apartments, condominiums, warehouses, vacant land, single-family homes, shopping center, mobile home parks, recreational property and special purpose property. These assignments were conducted in eight states and Puerto Rico with extensive work throughout Florida.

Prior to joining Blazejack & Company (formerly affiliated with Slack, Slack, Roe & Blazejack), Mr. Blazejack was a Senior Appraiser with Cushman & Wakefield of Florida, a Senior Appraiser with Southeast Mortgage Company and an Appraiser with Real Estate Research Corporation. He was also a Staff Appraiser with E. Roger Budny and Associates.

Mr. Blazejack has extensive experience using a variety of software programs from Office Suites, to mapping programs to financial analysis programs including Pro-Ject plus+ and Argus.

Affiliations, Designations and Licenses

JOSE WONG

Academic

He’s pursuing the Appraisal Institute MAI designation. He’s taken all the courses required for the MAI designation. Ricardo Palma University (Lima, Peru). Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

Experience

Commercial Appraiser at Blazejack & Co. September 2007 – present. He’s worked 9 years in this company. Commercial appraisals on many property types in Florida and USA. His professional experience includes Highest and best use analysis, commercial appraisals on numerous property types such as warehouses, apartment complexes, condominium buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, retail, special purpose properties, and vacant lands.

Commercial Review Appraiser at Bayview Lending Group LLC, May 2007 – August 2007. Review Appraisals on different property types in Florida.

He worked as head of the Commercial Appraisal Review Department at Greenpoint Mortgage. He covered the South West, Central and Northeast area of Florida. April 2006 – February 2007.

His professional experience in the state of Florida and the Caribbean include highest and best use analysis, commercial appraisals on numerous property types such as warehouses, apartment complexes, condominium buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, retail, special purpose properties, and vacant lands. He worked as a commercial appraiser at Blazejack & Company March 1999-Ap. 2006.

Between 1987 and 1998 (11 years), prior to conducting work in Florida, he conducted commercial and residential appraisals on houses, retail outlets, hotels, apartments, condominiums, offices, warehouses, factories, and hospital in Peru.

Mr. Wong has experience using a variety of software programs like Microsoft Word, Excel, database IRIS, Data Comp 3.5, Street Atlas USA 6.0 (mapping), Marshall & Swift (Cost program), Argus (Cash Flow Analysis), Co Star, and MLS.

He has worked both in the private and public sector as a Civil Engineer for approximately 14 years. He worked as Supervisor Engineer and Superintendent Engineer in different civil engineering jobs in Peru. Responsibilities included subdivisions, installation of water, sewer, lighting, roads, massive construction of houses, apartment buildings, condominium buildings, retails, warehouses, and factories. He constructed and managed the financial arrangements for the construction of condominium buildings in Peru. He made studies of costs and budgeting for the construction of these jobs.

Affiliations, Designations and Licenses

State Certified General Appraiser, License Number RZ2797 General Associate Member, Appraisal Institute Member, Engineer Association of Peru.

JUANA WONG

Academic

Architect Association of Peru Various Appraisal Seminars National Engineering University (Lima, Peru)- Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Experience

Mrs. Wong’s professional experience in the state of Florida and the Caribbean include assistance in commercial appraisals on numerous property types such as warehouses, apartment complexes, office buildings, shopping centers and vacant lands. She’s has worked at Blazejack & Company, Real Estate Counselors since June 1999.

Between 1987 and 1998, prior to conducting work in Florida, Mrs. Wong conducted commercial and residential appraisals on houses, retail outlets, hotels, apartments, office buildings, warehouses, factories, and hospitals in Peru.

Affiliations, Designations and Licenses

Architect Association of Peru.

ELIZABETH OLNEY GAMA

Academic

Macalester College, St. Paul MN, B.A.

Experience

Elizabeth was active as a real estate appraiser trainee from 2006 to 2009. During this time she worked for Blazejack and Company assisting in the research and development of commercial appraisals. Her work during this time included the development of background information for the analysis of a wide range of commercial properties including offices, apartments, shopping centers, vacant land, industrial facilities and environmentally protected properties. These assignments were principally conducted in south Florida.

Elizabeth was licensed in Florida in late 2009 and remains with Blazejack and Company as a consultant. She is currently pursuing Appraisal Institute MAI designation.

Prior to joining Blazejack & Company Elizabeth worked in office management and real estate development. She taught internal martial arts and is a former member of the Minneapolis Ballet Company and ballet teaching staff of Vanderbilt University.

Affiliations, Designations and Licenses

State-Certified General Appraiser, License Number, RZ3336