I have successfully completed 410 hours of required appraisal education. These courses were required for my Certified General License and are also geared for the MAI designation. I have been working in the commercial valuation industry since January 2005, and have obtained my General Certification in the State of Tennessee. I have completed all of the required education for the for the MAI designation, which should be completed before the Spring of 2011. I will sit for the comprehensive, two day exam in October. In the process of obtaining my Certified General License, I successfully completed an interview with the State of Tennessee Real Estate Appraisal Commission, and passed the 8 hour Certified General Examination. I am currently pursuing a (MAI- Member, Appraisal Institute designation.) In addition to the course work, I have completed 92 hours of continuing education, along with related seminars and classes pertaining specifically to USPAP and Commercial related assignments. In May of 2005 I earned by Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN.

• I am an active associate member in the Appraisal Institute (AI).
• I am an associate member of the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).
• I was recently elected as a group of 4 district representatives to represent our local chapter of the Appraisal Institute on a Regional Leadership and Development Council in Atlanta, Georgia.

I have been actively engaged as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in the State of Tennessee since May 2008. Previously, I was an Appraiser Trainee under the supervision of David A. Braun (Tennessee Certified CG-283 MAI,SRA). During this time, I have assisted in various commercial appraisals throughout East Tennessee including but not limited to; Subdivision Developments, Retail Properties, Office Properties, Convenience Stores, Multifamily and Large and Small Land Properties. In addition to the property types listed above, I have also appraised specialty properties throughout this region. Along with the Fee Appraisal work and typical mortgage work, I also work for estate planning, individuals, Realtors, and attorneys. I had completed approximately 8,500 hours of commercial appraisal work under the supervision of David A. Braun (Tennessee Certified CG-283, MAI, SRA). Currently, I am pursuing the Prestigious MAI Designation, with hopes of also obtaining the CCIM Designation in the future. I am the owner/principal of Braun & Associates Inc, with seven full time employees working in the valuation industry. I am personally responsible for two research assistants, who are soon to be trainees in the State of Tennessee.

• App 550 Advanced Income Applications, June 2010, Louisville, KY.
• App 510 Advanced Income Capitalization, May 2010, Dallas TX
• App 540 Report Writing and Valuation Analysis, March 2010, Louisville, KY
• General Demo Report Writing Seminar, February 2010, Louisville, KY
• USPAP 2010/2011 7 Hour Update, January 2010, 7 Hours, Louisville, KY.
• Advanced Sales Comparison & Cost Approach- December 2009, 40 hours, Louisville, KY.
• Online Business Practices and Ethics-November 2009, 5 hours, Online.
• Gen Appraiser Market Analysis & H & B Use-October 2009, 30 hours, Louisville, KY.
• Real Estate Finance, Statistics, and Valuation Modeling- June 2008-15 hours, Maitland, FL.
• App. 403G General Appraiser Income Approach (Part 1)-November 2007-30 hours, Atlanta, GA
• App 401G General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach- October 2007-30 hours/Appraisal Institute, Atlanta, GA
• App. 330 Apartment Appraisals-August 2007-15 hours/ Appraisal Institute, Atlanta, GA
• App. 320 General Applications-April 2007-40 Hours/ Appraisal Institute- Chicago IL.
• Real Estate Investment and Development-May 2006-4 hours/ Appraisal Institute
• Introduction to Site to do Business- September 2005- 3 hours/ Appraisal Institute- Johnson City, TN
• App. 400 Real Estate Appraisal Methods- May 2005- 30 hours/ TREES Knoxville, TN
• App. 300 Appraising Single Family Residence- December 2005-30 hours TREES- Knoxville, TN
• App. 200 National USPAP- March 2005- 15 hours/ TREES- Knoxville, TN
• App. 100 Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal- January 2005- 30 hours/TREES- Nashville, TN