Michael Ford

Professional Qualifications and Background Forty years experience in real estate sales; consumer finance, commercial credit and commercial-industrial real estate appraisal industries. California General Certified Real Estate Appraiser Member & VP/Chairman American Guild of Appraisers (AGA) National Appraiser Peer Review Committee, #44 OPEIU/AFL-CIO Member, California Coalition of Appraisal Professionals (CCAP) Realtor®; Designated GAA & RAA member of NAR® Approved Appraiser U. S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) / Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-Pending renewal 01/2016. Expert witness qualified, U. S. Federal Bankruptcy Court, Riverside, California Expert witness qualified, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Los Angeles, California Ranked in top 3% of applicants by U. S. Treasury Department / Internal Revenue Service Large-Mid Sized Business Division (LMSB), Atlanta Georgia, 2010 Ranked No. 1 (top 2.2%) of all applicants LMSB, Valuation & Engineering Field Specialists / Team 1853, Southern California 2010 (Former) Senior Appraiser, U. S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Large Business and International Division (LB&I), Field Specialists, Orange County, California Expert level, forensic appraisal reviewer for Estate & Gift Tax; Non Cash Charitable Donations (Conservation & Preservation Easements) and Justice Department special requests; U. S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service / LMSB / LB&I Southern California Appraiser - Owner Michael F. Ford, Appraisal Long Beach, California Chief Appraiser A & A Services, Agoura Hills, California Commercial Appraiser DJMA / Commercial Consultants, Orange County, California Chief Appraiser / Quality Control Manager Valorem Appraisal, Encino , California Chief Appraiser, Specific Property Inspection Division (SPI), United Title Company, Los Angeles, California Appraisal Associate (Class I through Class IV), Michael J. Vizzini Associates, Redondo Beach, California Qualified for Plan Analyst I, California Coastal Commission, Santa Barbara, California General Plan Advisory Committee Member, City of Redondo Beach, California by appointment of the Mayor Member - Noise Ordinance Review Committee, City of Redondo Beach, California by appointment of the Mayor Member - Harbor users Rights Committee, City of Redondo Beach, California by appointment of the Mayor Hazardous Waste Operations and Removal Services (HAZWOPPER) certified Expert Tidelands Grant Act and tidelands issues Assistant Commercial Credit Manager, Intex Incorporated, Carson, California Manager, Southern California Associated Newspapers Federal Credit Union (SCAN FCU) Budgetary Counselor, Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU), Vienna, Virginia / Washington, D. C. California licensed real estate salesman (1971-1975 & 1984-1988) United States Marine Corps 1969-1971