Mr. Mitchell brings nearly 18 years of experience in receivership, bankruptcy, problem resolution and real estate services to Resolute Commercial Services. Mr. Mitchell's background includes extensive knowledge in portfolio disposition and restructure, investment sales, leasing, marketing and management. During his career, Mr. Mitchell has overseen the management, disposition and leasing of nearly $1 billion in assets and has managed projects for nearly 175 matters in both State and Federal Courts.

Prior to forming Resolute Commercial Services, Mr. Mitchell was the Regional Managing Director at Douglas Wilson Companies.  It was there that he was responsible for the management and execution of many Court appointed receiverships and bankruptcy projects for various real estate, operating companies and fraud cases. Prior to this, John was a Senior Asset Manager at U-Haul International where he was responsible for all aspects of portfolio management.  His duties ranged from loan servicing and foreclosure to REO leasing and disposition.

Mr. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and real estate from the University of Arizona. He is a member and past Treasure of the California Receiver's Forum and a member of the Bankruptcy Forum.

Mr. Foster has been in Real Estate/Technology for over 14 years.  Prior to forming Resolute Commercial Services, Mr. Foster was with Insight Land & Investments where he distinguished himself with a proficiency in infill redevelopment land and the world of hospitality development.  In this short time, he closed 7 Escrows totaling over $380MM. With the most notable transaction happening in December 2007 as a Portfolio Sale from Starwood Capital Group for The Westin La Paloma in Tucson and The Westin in Hilton Head South Carolina.

Mr. Foster's previous career was in the World of Technology.  Whether it was as a major part of growing a start up company from single digit employees to a $100MM NASDAQ IPO or building his own successful company that was later sold, he has been driven by the thrill of being an entrepreneur!   Active in the community through his participation as members of the Executive Committee for Junior Achievement of Arizona, SMoCA Contemporaries, the One Five Foundation (a local, Young Professional, Civic Organization), Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce and President of a political advocacy group in Downtown Scottsdale called Leadership in Downtown Scottsdale (LIDS).

Mr. Foster holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Arizona. 

Ms. Brubacher brings over 30 years of experience in finance and operations to Resolute Commercial Services. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning and organizational management; budgeting and cost management; contract negotiations and strategic alliances; cash flow management; capital acquisition and fund raising; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; corporate and investment finance; investor relations; operations/supply chain management; and customer and supplier relationship management.

Most recently, Ms. Brubacher served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for iGo, Inc., where she was a member of the team that took the company public in 2000. While at iGo, she led balance sheet initiatives that resulted in a current ratio that improved from 3.0 in 2007 to 4.5 at the end of 2008 and grew cash and investment balances 25% during that same time period. Also during her tenure, she was responsible for key contract negotiations with both suppliers and customers and was a critical member of the team that consummated five acquisitions and three divestitures.

Prior to her tenure at iGo, Ms. Brubacher was employed at several private small and start-up companies where she served as Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. She started her career on the audit staff of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young). She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with Concentration in Accounting from Kansas State University.

Mr. Embry brings nearly 40 years of experience in investment sales, marketing and development to the firm. Mr. Embry has overseen the development and management of 34 single and multi-family projects in the southwestern United State. In his current position with the firm he is responsible for the oversight of development assignments, project and construction management.  Additionally, Mr. Embry has been appointed as Receiver on various residential real estate matters.

Mr. Embry holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas, El Paso. He has been a member of several community based organizations such as the Boys Hope & Girls Hope, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Maricopa County Sports Authority and The Thunderbirds. Mr. Embry is a past President of the Phoenix Country Club.

In his role with Resolute Commercial Services, Mr. McGraw assists in the takeover and management of various real estate and receivership projects. Mr. McGraw's career started in 1994 after graduating with a degree in Architecture from the School of Design at North Carolina State University.

Mr. McGraw came to Arizona to start his professional career at the City of Scottsdale. It is here that he received his first exposure to development through projects such as DC Ranch, Grayhawk, and Terravita. After three and half years with the City, he joined Sunbelt Holding to be apart of the development and construction team for McDowell Mountain Ranch. In 2002 after three years at Sunbelt, he went to work for DMB at Ladera Ranch and Marley Park. Overall, he has managed entitlement approvals, horizontal construction, vertical construction, the disposition of fifty million dollars of property, product design review, and the day to day management of merchant homebuilders. In 2007 Sean started his own company specializing in property development consulting using the time honored principles related to basic project management.

Mr. Armbrust brings 30 + years of Executive Level Hospitality Management experience to Resolute Commercial Services team. Mr. Armbrust’s career includes expertise in multi-property management, franchise operations, turn-arounds, conversions, property refurbishments, and management consulting. Throughout Mr. Armbrust’s career he has experience with everything from four (4) star full service convention hotels to limited service properties.

As General Manager of a flagship property in the John Q. Hammonds portfolio, Mr. Armbrust was able to achieve the highest levels of peer performance, guest service scores (GSS), year over year increases in ADR and RevPAR, room margins and STR reports. All the while managing CapEx, employee turnover, and occupancy to consistently deliver a NOI of 40%.

Additionally Mr. Armbrust’s career has allowed him the opportunity to be the Director of Conversions and Troubleshooting for Windsor Capital Group, President of Phoenix Hospitality Associates, and Vice President of Franchise Operations for Ramada, Inc. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator from the Lewis Hotel School in Washington, DC. Additionally, he is a current Board Member of the Arizona State Hotel and Lodging Association, and Past President and current Board Member of the Southern Arizona Lodging and Resort Association.

It was with this collective experience that made him an ideal member of RCS. He will allow our team to be able to quickly ascertain the issues related to staffing, internal controls, refurbishment, business/marketing plans, budgeting, and improvement of overall operating income.

Mr. Propst brings over 25 years of extensive business experience in finance, accounting, taxation, auditing and general management. He earned his CPA license in California in 1980 and his work includes several years of external and internal auditing of public and private businesses. Corporate positions that he has held over the years include that of Controller, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, and he has served on the Board of Directors of several private companies.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Propst has provided businesses with consultancy, tax planning, and other advisory services. He has also provided research and assistance to law firms in dealing with complex financial, accounting, and tax matters.

Mr. Propst holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and management information systems from California State University, Sacramento and a Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Mr. O’Malley brings nearly 10 years of real estate/sales experience to Resolute Commercial Services. Prior real estate experience includes participation in the brokerage of nearly 17,000 acres of vacant land including farm and hospitality parcels. Past stops along his career include Hogan and Associates, Inc., another Phoenix area boutique real estate firm, Xerox and America Online. In these roles Mr. O’Malley demonstrated consistent success and achievement in developing relationships and overall sales.

As a community member, Mr. O’Malley is active with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America and participates in community outreach at an elementary school in a high needs area of Phoenix.

Mr. O’Malley graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Communications.

Mr. Nelson brings over 30 years of Florida expertise in real estate development, real estate management, real estate litigation management, real estate problem resolution, and banking with CEO/President experience. Mr. Nelson has been responsible for the successful management and liquidation of over $600 million in Florida troubled properties and financial instruments. Mr. Nelson formed and operated Effective Solutions, Inc., Southeastern Appraisal Services, Distinctive Homes of the Palm Beaches and the PNL Financial Group, all Florida based entities serving the troubled real estate markets. Mr. Nelson has consulted with municipalities in the rezoning of several failed developments allowing for uses that will better serve emerging markets.

Mr. Nelson holds a Florida Real Estate Brokers license, Florida Residential Contractors License and a Community Association Management License and is active in the Palm Beach County Business Development Board, The Palm Beach County Economic Development Council as well as President of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Nelson holds a Bachelors degree in Business from Florida Atlantic University.

In her role at Resolute Commercial Services, Ms. Nguyen is responsible for the property management of the firm’s commercial retail portfolio.  She brings over 10 years of real estate experience where she began in the residential market obtaining her Real Estate license. She later transitioned into the Escrow industry serving as the Branch Manager for Netco Title, where she oversaw daily operations and improved previous national audit scores by 5% within an eight month period by immediately implementing internal workflow audits and meeting funding deadlines.

Ms. Nguyen then joined a private commercial development and property management company where she managed over 200,000sf of retail, office and medical buildings across the Valley. It is here where she was responsible for overseeing the lease administration and assisting in the closing of commercial loans from vacant land to permanent financing accumulating to over forty million dollars in combined loans.  She was also involved in the processing of construction loan draws for new commercial developments. Her eye on detail and commitment to customer service satisfaction ensures for timely responses to tenants and property issues while maintaining the budget of the property and preserving its value to our clients.

Mr. Wyche has been involved in the Commercial Real Estate Industry for over 18 years as a Broker, CMBS Lender, and Underwriter of CMBS B-Piece Bonds as well as FDIC loan pools. Prior to joining Resolute Commercial Services, Mr. Wyche was at Beal Bank with responsibility for underwriting performing and non-performing FDIC loan pools acquired by the Bank with a face value of approximately $800m. As a Vice President of Commercial Real Estate at Centerline Capital Group, Mr. Wyche originated over $50m in multi-family loans as well as participating in the underwriting and valuation of approximately 15 B-piece loan pools with a face value of approximately $2.5b.

His real estate finance career began at Archon Financial in 1998 which was Goldman Sach’s CMBS conduit unit. As a Loan Officer, his responsibilities included final underwriting of loans, loan documentation review, third party report reviews, and managing mortgage banking relationships with Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF), L.J. Melody (CBRE), Northmarq Capital, Johnson Capital, and others. During his career at Archon, he was involved in closing over $600m in commercial real estate loans. Before joining Archon, Mr. Wyche was responsible for leasing a retail portfolio consisting of approximately 475,000 SF and managing build to suit projects in the Tyler, Texas Market.

Mr. Wyche holds a BBA degree in Marketing from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and is a licensed Texas Real Estate Salesmen. He is involved in the Community as a Board Member of The Rays of Light Organization which supports parents of Special Needs children.