Overview

Anna Woody joined Foundry in late 2024 as Project Manager where she brings with her nearly 10 years of experience in Construction Project Management. Anna has managed projects in the Triangle area to include Hospitality, Medical, Office, Industrial, Government and Capital Improvements. Anna also managed the fit-up of the historical courthouse in Charleston, SC in 2023. Anna has worked with tenants, owners and Landlords and is well equipped at delivering projects on time and within budget.   Some of the projects Anna has been a part of in recent years include the 55,000 SF Wake County Health and Human Services relocation to 4401 Bland Road in Raleigh totaling $2.4M; 66,000 SF Fit-Up for Varonis at 3300 Paramount Parkway, Morrisville, NC totaling $10.0M; Clean Room for Realo Pharmacy at 3800 Gateway, Morrisville, NC totaling $1.0 M.   Prior to joining Foundry, Anna served as Project Manager for over six years at Trinity Partners in Raleigh. There Anna worked as Landlord Rep on overseeing projects as well as Tenant Rep.

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Martin Mercado is a Project Management Professional based in Boca Raton, FL. Although his career started in design as a Senior Store Designer and Planner for Macy’s Inc., he discovered a hidden passion for the construction industry after transitioning into it. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Martin served as a Lead Project Manager for JLL on the Bank of America account in the Southeast Region. In this role, he worked on conceptual design, planning, budgeting, and development, overseeing all phases of construction and providing business excellence as an owner’s representative. His additional experience includes a wide variety of projects ranging from restaurants, shopping centers, and malls to the design and construction of various retail stores.

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Josh Borrero is a Project Management Professional in Boca Raton servicing South Florida for Foundry Commercial. As an Entrepreneur with diverse experience in Private and Public Sectors of Real Estate Development, his goal is to drive business excellence as an owners representative servicing tenant and landlord improvements for their commercial properties.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Josh served as a Project Manager for Toll Brothers FLE Division partaking in the acquisition, planning and creation of multiple Luxury communities and commercial facilities in South Florida. Some of his experience includes a wide variety of projects ranging from Multifamily, Luxury Single Family Communities, Tenant Improvements and Design and Construction of New Commercial Facilities. Below are a few highlights of his project experiences.

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Jordan is an assistant project manager located in Charlotte, NC managing tenant and capital improvement projects. She originally began her career working for an office furniture company specializing in move management and office furniture upfits. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Jordan was an assistant project manager for CBRE supporting projects in IL, GA, and MX. Jordan is an active member of Business Leaders of Charlotte (BLOC), a local networking group where she strives to build relationships and business opportunities for Foundry Commercial.

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Ryan Mayer serves as a Development Manager for Foundry Commercial overseeing the Tenant Improvement Projects for the Development and Investment’s team. Prior to joining Foundry, Ryan’s professional experience includes working in Project Management for a local General Contractor focusing on K-12 Education Projects. Ryan also served as a Safety Engineer working to improve company facilities and employee safety at large substations. Ryan was able to gain his OSHA 30 Construction Safety and Health Certificate through this experience.

Ryan is a local to the Orlando region, growing up to be an avid UCF fan.

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Nate Goodwin serves as a Development Manager with Foundry Commercial’s Development & Investment team in South Florida. Nate is responsible for project management of all stages for Foundry’s tenant improvement and ground-up projects.

Prior to joining Foundry, Nate served as a Project Manger with Wolfe Scott Associates, a commercial construction management firm in Philadelphia; and brings extensive experience in various markets such as education, retail, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and residential.

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Victor serves as a Vice President, Development of Foundry Commercial, working closely with the Development & Investments team on their development projects while also providing third-party project management services. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Victor was a Project Manager at Suffolk Construction where he oversaw day-to-day efforts of the construction team over several projects. This included luxury condominiums, commercial, and hotel projects, representing a portfolio value of over $510 million.

Significant Assignments: GLP Air Logistics Center – 495,000 SF Industrial – Doral, FL
Ironwood Commerce Center – 505,000 SF Industrial – Opa-Locka, FL
CitizenM – 252-room Hotel – Brickell, FL
Royal Caribbean Cruise Terminal – Port of Miami, FL
Jade Signature – 57 Story Luxury Condominium – Sunny Isles, FL

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Zane serves as the Vice President of Real Estate Services Operations at Foundry Commercial. He supports the Services Leadership Team with strategic initiatives related to the day-to-day operations of the organization. Beyond this, he services key Foundry clients with property research and project management.

Prior to joining Foundry, Zane served as a Relationship Manager for a national nonprofit where he led their outreach to professional school students and supported the organization’s funding and strategic planning processes, winning over $10mm in institutional funding. He is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Florida.

Zane and his wife, Jess—who serves on Foundry’s marketing team—have come to love living in Orlando, even though his dream lifestyle is somewhere between John Denver and Norman Maclean.

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A 29-year veteran of real estate development working on diverse projects including commercial office, retail, theme parks, resorts, healthcare, hospitality, education, religious, museums, corporate facilities and mass transportations.

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Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, formerly CNL Commercial Real Estate, Michael served in the capacity of Engineering Project Manager as an Active Duty member of the Air Force National Guard, and as a Civil/Structural Engineer in the Domestic Power Industry on new construction Fossil and Nuclear Power Plants. While serving on Military status, Michael managed one of the largest Construction programs in the Reserve Forces that allows Military engineers to partner with Local Communities allowing service members to gain real-world experience while providing quality construction in multiple states and territories. Michael is currently a Civil Engineering Officer in the NC Air National Guard with over 20 years service and has construction/engineering experience in multiple Countries and Continents. Along with Michael’s Military career, it’s paralleled with over 10 years Civil/Structural engineering experience in the Domestic Power Industry with engagement at multiple Duke Power, Dominion and SCE&G Facilities and Power Plants.

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Matthew Braun is a Senior Project manager in Tampa Office. He is the past Director of Construction for Meridian Development Group. With more than 30 years of commercial real estate and construction management experience,  Mr. Braun has been responsible for:

Mr. Braun’s experience includes the management of more than $200 million in construction projects in the office, industrial, retail, healthcare, education, multi-family and single-family sectors.

Mr. Braun held positions as Director of Development and Land Acquisition at Esplanade Communities, Vice President with Focus Development, Director of construction with GVA Advantis, project manager with Beers Skanska and senior industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer.

Additionally, project management experience includes Martha Jefferson Hospital ($21 million), Riverfront Plaza ($90 million), Norview High School ($31 million), University of Virginia Miller Center of Public affairs ($7 million), MAFCU Headquarters ($6.5 million).

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Matt Wright serves as Senior Project Manager for Foundry Commercial in Nashville.  Matt has over eleven years of real estate and finance experience and is responsible for design and construction management for the Tennessee portfolio.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Matt served as Vice President of a healthcare real estate firm.  In this capacity, he led the development of multiple medical office buildings and other healthcare real estate assets. In addition, he assisted hospitals and publicly-traded healthcare management companies with program management and campus master planning.

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DeWayne Gordon serves as the Senior Project Manager for Foundry Commercial  overseeing Project Management Services and working with the Development and Investment team. Dewayne’s professional experience encompasses managing various commercial construction projects throughout the Central and South Florida demographic since 2006. This includes working at Lockheed Martin and some recognized General Contractors on vast projects including Dr. Phillips Center of the Performing Arts, Hyatt Regency Orlando formerly The Peabody Orlando, Universal Volcano Bay Themed Park, Walt Disney World Caribbean Beach Resort, several local municipalities improvements and OCPS and Osceola County Educational efforts.

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David Kafel serves as Director of Project Management in Raleigh, NC for Foundry Commercial where he works with project managers within the firm’s services platform to drive production, provide gold-standard client services, and upgrade the firm’s deliverables both internally and externally. Kafel has managed projects for Foundry across multiple markets including North Carolina, Maryland, and New York City. He is responsible for owner, tenant, and landlord improvements as well as new development ground-up construction projects in the office, industrial, and retail sectors. His experience includes a wide variety of project types ranging from multi-family development and construction to semi-conductor facilities, healthcare, and sports complexes.

Foundry’s Project Management function provides clients with the know-how behind every step of the process, from design to permitting to building, from inspections to staying on budget. The clients served by Foundry’s Project Management team across varying industries, including law firms, storage facilities, not-for-profit organizations, design and IT companies, manufacturing businesses, and many in between.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, David served as Assistant Project Manager at The Beck Group for the Duke University Athletic Campus Master Plan Renovation, which included a new 100K SF Football Press Tower. Prior to The Beck Group, he worked for Turner Construction Company in New York working on high-tech projects in the semi-conductor and healthcare markets.

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David Auld is a Principal at Foundry Commercial and serves as Director of Project Management overseeing Project Management Services and working with the Development and Investment team. David has been the lead on over $500 million of construction projects in South Florida in the last fifteen years.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, David worked for a number of Development and Construction groups in Florida. David worked for Focus Construction and oversaw the renovations to a 17-story hotel on Disney property in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Prior to Focus, he worked as a Senior Project Manager for Sharpe Project Developments providing Owner’s Representation services for developments from preliminary concept through construction. He also served as a Vice President for Falcon Construction managing more than five multifamily residential and commercial projects from pre-construction through completion valued over $95 million. Some additional experience David has is overseeing the development process for multiple projects over $125 million for Trammell Crow Company and non-profit housing renovations consisting of 817 residential units for Reliance Housing Foundation.

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Clay joined Foundry Commercial in 2022 as a Project Manager in the Charlotte, North Carolina office. His primary responsibilities include industrial development pursuits for Foundry’s Development and Investment platform. With more than 15 years in the commercial real estate industry, Clay has extensive project management and development experience across the CRE product spectrum.

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YMCA Camp Thunderbird – Board Member

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Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Bob was employed by Lincoln Harris as one of their project managers and was a project controls specialist in the Domestic Power Industry on new construction Fossil and Nuclear Power Plants. While employed at Lincoln Harris, Bob was working with their Corporate Services team and was assigned to work directly with several Financial Institution Accounts & Clients.  His experience also includes critical work on company-developed properties and third-party-managed projects. Bob has over 15 years of experience in project management and has successfully managed and completed numerous projects ranging in size from small interior upfit projects to large ground-up builds.

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