Melony Requena
Director of Operations | Property & Asset Management
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Operations and asset management leader with 15+ years across multifamily, commercial, and manufactured home communities. Delivered 45% NOI growth and a 35% cut in maintenance costs across a 34-property portfolio by pairing disciplined financial oversight with scalable processes and strong team leadership.
Deep Los
Angeles multifamily and rent control expertise, Yardi power user, and experienced in acquisitions onboarding, dispositions, compliance, and investor reporting. Ready to build and lead a high-performing property management platform.
Experience
Director of Operations - GSC Investments - Seattle, WA
(2023-08)
Operational leader for a 34-property manufactured home community portfolio, aligned to investor objectives.
- Grew portfolio NOI 45% through corrective budgeting, tighter financial oversight, and revenue optimization.
- Cut maintenance costs 35% by building and scaling an in-house maintenance program, replacing third-party vendors.
- Led onboarding of 6 acquisitions and offboarding of 8 dispositions with day-one operational readiness and minimal disruption.
- Lead, mentor, and train a 14-person team across 34 sites, strengthening compliance accountability and consistency.
- Performed due diligence including lease audits, rent roll reviews, and resident file audits before and after takeover.
- Oversaw Fair Housing, OSHA, and harassment prevention programs, keeping all 34 communities audit-ready.
- Ran home improvement inspection and Notice to Comply tracking, reducing regulatory exposure through timely abatement.
- Directed refinancing audits and investor inspections with executive-level reporting.
- Negotiated vendor contracts, certifications, and licensing across 34 sites, ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.
Asset Manager - GSC Investments - Seattle, WA
(2021-12 - 2023-08)
- Managed annual budgets, market analysis, and financial statements to drive NOI growth, cap rate optimization, and disposition timing.
- Produced monthly, quarterly, and annual investor and ownership reports.
- Set strategy for and supervised all property management teams; oversaw rent collections and expense management.
- Built business plans for every property, evaluating renovation, repositioning, refinance, or sale.
- Set leasing strategy and rents, approved leases and renewals, and oversaw all capital projects.
Commercial Business Manager - Sunset Equity - Culver City, CA
(2018-02 - 2021-12)
- Oversaw leasing, maintenance, vendors, and financial performance for commercial assets; negotiated leases and renewals to maximize occupancy and revenue.
- Managed capital improvements, major repairs, tenant build-outs, and city inspections on schedule.
- Standardized policies and procedures; led vendor bidding and contract negotiations.
- Conducted market analyses to set competitive rents and produced vacancy, income, and asset reports.
Assistant Business Manager - Greystar - Santa Monica, CA
(2014-06 - 2016-04)
- Supported daily operations and compliance with local and state housing regulations.
- Executed retention and occupancy strategies; used resident feedback and data to improve processes.
Assistant Business Manager - Alliance Residential / Legacy Partners - Los Angeles, CA
(2007-01 - 2014-01)
- Managed resident accounts, financial reporting, and vendor payments in Yardi and Nexus Payables.
- Processed leases, renewals, move-ins/outs, and evictions with strict documentation accuracy.
- Supported pricing and renewal strategy through YieldStar analysis; implemented cost controls and tracked market trends.
