Rafael Berumen

I currently manage Fibra HD's Portfolio as Property Manager Sr. I'm responsible for 3,250,700 sqft of leasable area in  41 retail, office, industrial and educational buildings, in multiple locations in the country. I supervise a team of more than 60 Colliers professionals that includes Property and Facility Managers, Coordinators, Assistants and Maintenance Technicians.  With the support of my wonderful team, I manage a yearly budget of  more than 560 million MXN of lease income and more than 110 million MXN of  OPEX. 

Before being asigned to Fibra HD's Portfolio, I was responsible for a portfolio comprised of 10 office buildings of different clients, including Google Mexico, Biomarin, Audatex & Autoclaims (Solera), Gentera (Compartamos Banco), 9 industrial buildings of different clients including Clarion Partners, Fibra HD, Alveo, and 20 buildings  belonging to 4 private-owned portfolios.  Also I participated in the Help Desk Implementation Consulting services we provided for Grupo Bimbo, and the launch  of a  Sustainability Consulting Service within REMS Mexico.

My previous work experience includes working in Gigante Grupo Inmobiliario, one of the largest Real Estate companies in Mexico, coordinating the relationship with Soriana, its main client and one of the major national supermarket chains, to whom Gigante leased around 100 locations nationwide. I coordinated several renovation projects and also supervised 5 condominium shopping malls, including Perinorte and Plaza Zapamundi, which GGI co-owns with Liverpool and Sanborns, respectively.

My previous work experience includes management of a 1,000 million MXN construction project  in Zibatá, a large eco-friendly community built in Querétaro where I developed skills in the construction management of urban infrastructure, landscaping, a Golf Course & Academy, the Discovery Center (Sales headquarters) and the housing lots, distributed over 2,400 acres.

I have been working for over 10 years now. Most of my previous experience is related to Business Development and Business Management. Some of the industries I worked in are: Transportation, Agriculture, Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate and most recently International Commerce.

To narrow a little bit on my Real Estate experience, I used to work for Macquarie Group, more specifically for one of its subsidiaries called MMREIT Property Administration based in Mexico City.  It was the name of the company that managed all the industrial properties in its portfolio, over 260 all over the country.

I began working as a Property Manager and ended as a Leasing Administrator. I used to coordinate the Leasing Team formed by the 6 regional managers.

After some time I moved temporarily to London, UK where I worked for a Mexican Government Agency called ProMexico. My main responsibilities involved promoting Mexican Companies in the UK by  increasing  their exports to the British Market.

Now that I returned to the Real Estate sector in Mexico, I am very pleased to be working for Colliers International as a Property Manager. 

Multibanco Mercantil de Probursa, S.A.- Institutional Real Estate Management, 11 years' experience.

Lomelín Hermanos Bienes Raíces, S.A., outsourcing area as Assistant Director of the Department, with direct attention to Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, S.A.; responsible for all the real estate services of the institution

Currently, more than 2 years with Colliers International in the Rems Area, in charge of several portfolios in the administration of real estate and management issues.

As  Property Manager, I currently manage a portfolio of 2'120,943 sqft  in 30  retail, office, industrial and residential buildings, in multiple locations in the country, of different clients, including Biomarin, Audatex & Auotclaims (Solera), BD&A del Bajío and  2 private-owned portfolios.  With the support of my team,  we look forward  to providing our clients and tenants with the best service possible.

My experience includes working in two of the leading Hotel chains like Starwood and IHG as well as with the entertainment giant Walt Disney.
 

COORDINADOR ADMINISTRATIVO - REMS

2013 - 2016 Grupo Alsea    Store Service Coordinator

Management and follow-up of renewal of lease agreements, Negotiation of incomes and Follow-up of obligations derived from Leasing contracts corresponding to the Central Region of the Country, Calculation of rent increases and property tax, Relationship with suppliers, small and large landlords, Attention to requirements by Landlords and internal areas, Management of budget and provision of services, contracting and negotiation with suppliers.

2006 - 2012 Notary 96    Control table assistant

Function: Responsible for the coordination, monitoring and control of procedures before and after each deed, Approximate handling of 200 monthly deeds, Supervision of procedures carried out by interns and managers before public dependencies, Planning, control and payment of taxes and other procedures, Registration of deeds in both the Public Registry of Property and Commerce and in the Federal Register of Taxpayers.

• Sustainability Coordinator in Colliers REMS, Mexico.

Promoting a new real estate sustainable culture by consulting services to help our costumers to obtain green building certifications such as BOMA BEST,  LEED among others. 

Developing buisiness by identifying areas of opportunity and giving exclusive recommendations to our potential clients. 

In Colliers International, I provide  sustainable building consulting services to our constumers, to help them obtain  LEED, BOMA BEST,  or other sustainable building certification of their interest, according to the services we provide in the area.  I also provide technical support to our business development area, to correctly advise potential customers.

In the past seven years of my professional career, I have specialized in the sustainable building industry by  being involved in diverse projects searching for LEED Certification,  participating as a constructor, as a provider and as a LEED consultant. In the previous organization where I collaborated, I had the oportunity to coordinate a project team to carry out the correct planning and implementation of strategies to obtain LEED certification. I have also gained knowledge  in the sustainable building industry by obtaining my master´s degree in sustainable technology and  by achieving the LEED AP BD+C and LEED AP ID+C accreditations, as well as completing several courses and workshops  related to the topic.

I have also collaborated in the commercial area of two international company suppliers related to the construction industry as well, where I provided customer service, conducting follow-ups, delivering quotations and brand positioning in the public and private sector. I also have experience in the construction project budgeting control area, material purchasing procedures, and building projects analysis.

From 1993  to 2001  Saúl Muchenik worked as Commercial Manager for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay at MeadWestvaco Corporation, company specialized in packaging solutions.

In 2001 he was transferred to the Mexican Operation where he took commercial responsibilities leading a Growth Process Program, New Projects & TCS in charge of the business for some key customers in Mexico, covering as well the whole CARICAM, Colombia and Venezuela territories.

By 2008, back in Argentina Mr. Muchenik started to work in a different division of Herman Zupan Packaging Group, CELOMAT S.A. as Commercial Manager for the Special & Promotional Products Division with businesses mainly in Latam with some customers in Europe and Africa.

By october 28th 2019 Saúl Muchenik joined Colliers International to work as Business Developer for the  Real Estate Management Services (REMS) area, reporting to Rafael Berumen and being part of a great team to provide a full service at Mexican country of: Property and Facility Management, Sustaintability and Property Licences, Tramits and Permits.