The Hines assignment was very broad in scope and required ‘commuting’ from Portland, OR to Moscow, Russia over an 18-month period. The assignment included (a) work on a new development agreement for a mixed-use project in St. Petersburg, Russia, (b) opening a speculative development office in Istanbul, Turkey and (c) providing a staff analysis and growth plan for 250+ property staff spanning 14 projects and over 5M sqft in Moscow. Staffing results included identification of new management trainees, restructuring of bonus grading system, recruitment of a veteran ex-patriot Director of Management Services to relocate from the USA to Moscow and the hiring of a Russian HR Manager with multi-national company experience.