My Professional Bio
This section illustrates my professional background package that I utilize to provide premium service, expert advice, and maximum results in the best interests of clients who hire my REALTOR® services:
My Past Client Testimonials
- To view my past client testimonials (totalling 75+) from 2004 through 2024: < Open Link to view my Client Testimonials >
My Personal Characteristics
- Accurate, Ambitious, Analytical, Client-focused, Conscientious, Courteous, Detail-oriented, Diligent, Efficient, Enthusiastic, Hard-working
- Honest, Independent, Integrity, Intelligent, Knowledgeable, Objectivist, Optimistic, Organized, Persistent, Precise, Proactive
- Problem-solver, Productive, Punctual, Rational, Reliable, Robust, Strategic, Talented, Thorough, Tidy, Trustworthy, and Visionary (just to name a few:)
My Experience
- Since 2004, working full-time 7 days a week as a licensed REALTOR® with MaxWell POLARIS (previously with MaxWell Devonshire Realty) selling all types of houses, condos, rural, and commercial properties (see below for Kelly's direct real estate experience: 'Neighbourhoods Where I have Successfully Sold Property').
- Prior to real estate I have worked for several years as a Construction Engineer, Project Manager, Estimator, and Safety Officer for Construction Management General Contractors on successful multi-million dollar Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, Retail, and Telecommunications projects throughout Alberta and across Canada.
- Also: I had worked as a consultant for Alberta Transportation and Utilities in infrastructure management, including supplying the original idea for the Alberta Government to install cost-effective wire fences between major roadways, which over two decades (since 1998) has successfully prevented many accidents, injuries, and deaths for Alberta motorists from head-on collisions.
Neighbourhoods Where I have Successfully Sold Property
- SE Edmonton (Argyll, Argyll Industrial, Avonmore, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, CPR Irvine Industrial, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Gold Bar, Hazeldean, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Morris Industrial, Ottewell, Papaschase Industrial, Ritchie, Rosedale Industrial, Southeast Edmonton Industrial, Strathcona, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, etc.)
- South-Central Edmonton (Allendale, Belgravia, Garneau, Lendrum Place, Malmo Plains, McKernan, Parkallen, Pleasantview, Queen Alexandra, Rideau Park, Strathcona, Windsor Park, etc.)
- SW Edmonton (Aspen Gardens, Bearspaw, Blackmud Creek, Blue Quill, Brander Gardens, Brookside, Cameron Heights, Duggan, Glenridding Heights, Greenfield, Haddow, Keheewin, Leger, MacEwan, MacTaggart, Paisley, Rhatigan Ridge, Royal Gardens, Rutherford, Skyrattler, South Terwillegar, Steinhauer, Sweet Grass, Terwillegar Towne, Twin Brooks, Westbrook Estate, Windermere, etc.)
- St. Albert (Akinsdale, Braeside, Campbell Business Park, Deer Ridge, Downtown, Erin Ridge, Grandin, Heritage Lakes, Jensen Lakes, Lacombe Park, Oakmont, Riel Business Park, etc.)
- Sherwood Park (Brentwood, Estates of Sherwood, Glen Allan, Heritage Point, Lakeland Ridge, Mills Haven, Sherwood Heights, Strathcona Village, Summerwood, The Ridge, Village on the Lake, Westboro, Woodbridge, etc.)
- SE Edmonton Mill Woods / Ellerslie / Summerside (Charlesworth, Daly Grove, Greenview, Hillview, Jackson Heights, Kiniski Gardens, Larkspur, Maple Crest, Menisa, Michaels Park, Mill Woods Town Centre, Pollard Meadows, Sakaw, Satoo, Silver Berry, Tamarack, Tawa, Tipaskan, Tweddle Place, Walker, Weinlos, Wild Rose, etc.)
- NE Edmonton (Balwin, Bannerman, Beacon Heights, Belle Rive, Bellevue, Belmont, Belvedere, Bergman, Beverly Heights, Casselman, Clareview Business Park, Eaux Claires, Hairsine, Highlands, Hollick-Kenyon, Kernohan, Kildare, Kilkenny, Killarney, Kirkness, Matt Berry, Montrose, Newton, Rundle Heights, Sifton Park, Virginia Park, York, etc.)
- Central Edmonton (Alberta Avenue, Boyle Street, Central McDougall, Cromdale, Downtown, Eastwood, Grandin, McCauley, Oliver, Parkdale, Queen Mary Park, Riverdale, Westwood, etc.)
- NW Edmonton (Beaumaris, Belmead, Breckenridge Greens, Britannia Youngstown, Calder, Canora, Canossa, Castle Downs, Crestwood, Cumberland, Elmwood, Glenora, Glenwood, Inglewood, Lauderdale, Lorelei, Lynnwood, Mayfield, Meadowlark Park, North Glenora, Pembina, West Jasper Place, West Meadowlark Park, Westmount, etc.)
- Leduc (Bridgeport, Corinthia Park, South Park, South Telford, Tribute, etc.) and Beaumont (Dansereau Meadows, Montalet, Place Chaleureuse, etc.)
- Stony Plain (Downtown, Forest Green, etc.) and Spruce Grove (Millgrove, Spruce Ridge, Spruce Village, etc.)
- Rural Alberta (Devon, Gibbons, Fort Saskatchewan, Hay Lakes, Lakeshore Estates, Morinville, Rural Beaver County, Rural Camrose County, Rural Lac Ste Anne County, Rural Parkland County, Rural Strathcona County, Rural Sturgeon County, Rural Thorhild County, Sandy Beach, Thorsby, Westlock, etc.)
- Medium to Large-scale Properties in Southern Alberta (Canmore - Silvertip, Mountain View County, etc.)
- Subject to Scheduling Limitations, Anywhere in Alberta [< Open Link to view my Client Testimonials > ]
My Certifications
- Licensed REALTOR® in the Province of Alberta with the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA)
- Residential and Commercial Member of the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton (RAE), the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA), the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), and affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
- Registered Associate with MaxWell POLARIS, a Licensed Real Estate Brokerage in the Province of Alberta with RECA
- Certified as an Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) with REBAC
- Nationally certified Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) (non-practicing) with the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA)
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) (non-practicing) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
- Past Member (non-practicing) of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International
My Education
- Graduate of the AREA Real Estate Agents Program plus have completed many special Real Estate Courses including but not limited to the following topics: Residential, Commercial, Acreage, Buyer Agency, and Green Real Estate for a Sustainable Future
- Master of Engineering degree in Construction Engineering Management (M.Eng.); Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
[Includes the following background: CIV E 602: Construction Administration; CIV E 603: Computer Applications and Information Management in Construction; CIV E 604: Construction Law; CIV E 608: Construction Engineering I; CIV E 609: Construction Engineering II; CIV E 900: Research Project Publication: "Taking Risk vs. Taking Action" - CEM Master of Engineering Project; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB - December 1998]
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (with distinction); Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
[Includes the following background: CIV E 211: Transportation Engineering; CIV E 221: Environmental Engineering Fundamentals; CIV E 250: Plane Surveying; CIV E 251: Survey School; CIV E 270: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies I; CIV E 290: Civil Engineering Analysis I; CIV E 295: Civil Engineering Analysis II; CIV E 303: Project Management; CIV E 311: Highway Engineering; CIV E 321: Environmental Modeling, Risk, and Liability; CIV E 330: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics; CIV E 331: Applied Hydraulics; CIV E 372: Structural Analysis I; CIV E 374: Structural Design I; CIV E 374: Structural Design II; CIV E 381: Soil Mechanics; CIV E 391: Civil Engineering Materials; CIV E 395: Civil Engineering Analysis III; CIV E 398: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics; CIV E 404: Construction Methods; CIV E 421: Environmental Engineering Systems; CIV E 433: Hydrology; CIV E 474: Structural Design II: Reinforced Concrete; CIV E 481: Soil Engineering; CIV E 490: Civil Engineering Report Writing; CIV E 506: Construction Estimating, Planning, and Control]
- Specialty undergraduate and graduate courses from the Faculties of Business, Engineering, Law, and Science; University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
[Includes the following background: ACCTG 300: Financial Accounting; CHEM 103: Introductory Chemistry I; CHEM 105: Introductory Chemistry II; EE 201: Elements of Electrical Engineering; EN PH 131: Mechanics; ENCMP 100: Computer Programming for Engineers; ENGG 100: Orientation to the Engineering Profession I; ENGG 101: Orientation to the Engineering Profession II; ENGG 110: Engineer Graphics; ENGG 130: Engineering Mechanics; ENGG 400: The Practice of the Engineering Profession; ENGG 405: Engineering, Business, and Society; ENGG 406: Industrial Safety and Risk Management; ENGG 420: Engineering Law; ENGL 199: Writing Essentials for Engineering Students; GEOL 290: Engineering Earth Sciences; MANEC 444: International Business; MANEC 501: Microeconomics for Managers; MANEC 511: Economic Structure for Government and Business; MATH 100: Calculus I; MATH 101: Calculus II; MATH 102: Applied Linear Algebra; MATH 201: Differential Equations; MATH 209: Calculus III; MEC E 310: Engineering Economy; MET E 252: Materials Science II; MGTSC 352: Operations Management; MGTSC 521: Statistical Models; ORG A 501: Organization Strategy; ORG A 503: Strategic Human Resource Management; ORG A 504: Elements of Organizations; PHYS 137: Wave Motion and Electricity]
- Advanced High School Diploma (with honours standing) plus International Baccalaureate Certificates in Mathematics, History, and Physics; McNally High School, Edmonton, AB
My Achievements and Career Records
- Awarded 'Noticed: Distinguished REALTOR® - Top 3% in North America - 2018'
- Achieved the 'Top 5% MLS Medallion Club at the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton - 2007'
- Achieved a wide range of corporate awards with my previous real estate company (Realty Executives) from 2004 up to 2017; the MaxWell Realty President’s Award – 2018, 2021, 2022, & 2024; and the MaxWell Realty Director's Award - 2019, 2020, & 2023.
- My Weekend Showings Total Value Record: Sat. August 28 & Sun. August 29, 2021 - showed multiple clients (both in town and out of town) a grand total of over $40M worth of houses and condos - not an easy achievement for the Greater Edmonton Area market!!
- My One Day Multiple Buyer Client Showings Record: Sat. Sept. 2, 2023 (while negotiating offers to purchase) starting 8 AM and finishing 8 PM successfully scheduled and showed a total of five different groups of Buyers properties spanning areas in SE Edmonton, SW Edmonton, Central Edmonton, and St. Albert!
- Most Importantly: throughout my career I have successfully represented * OVER 550 * (and counting) diverse Buyer and Seller client transactions (with all conditions removed) spread throughout the Greater Edmonton Area. I use both the successful experiences gained and lessons learned on these past transactions to professionally guide and assist present and future clients.
Past Business Associate
- Margaret Grant (retired REALTOR®) is my mother and past business associate. Prior to her retirement in December 2016, Margaret had been licensed 25 years + and over their careers Margaret and I have strengthened a great working and family relationship by helping each other as required with reciprocal workloads, scheduling, and professional advice.
Favorite Logos
- In the current uncertain high stakes real estate market, it is now more important than ever to select the top card out of your entire deck of options. The Ace of Spades represents my goals and general approach to life, most importantly my REALTOR® commitment and desire to provide all my clients with premium service, expert advice, and maximum results.
- As for the MaxWell Realty logo: it is simple, elegant, eye-catching, and informative; I am very proud to display on all my advertising!!
