Thanos Polizos
CEO, ODUrent
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at ODUrent
- Location
- Norfolk, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thanos Polizos
I began my career in 1990 as a Mechanical Engineer at several firms including NASA/Lockheed, Dresser Industries, Ingersoll-Rand, Flowserve Corp, Cooper Industries and Energy Recovery. I also designed 3 manufacturing facilities and applied for 3 design patents and assisted one company before going public, NASDAQ:ERII, EnergyRecovery.com I founded ODUrent.com to manage off campus student housing at Old Dominion University with 200 perimeter properties housing 1300+ students. Achieved leases and 99% occupancy since due to strategy and process improvements. We pride ourselves in taking care of our residents and doing the right thing!Other real estate: Successful renovation and sale of 5 small condo conversion projects. Acquisition and management of 6 apartment complexes with 300+ units. Entered the self storage space with COLLEYselfstorage.com.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Jun 2001 — Present · Norfolk, VA, US
Founded the ODUrent.com brand (managed by Polizos Properties) to specialize in Off Campus student housing management at Old Dominion University with 1300+ students under management. He also invests in and manages multiple apartment complexes and has successfully converted and sold several condo projects. He also entered the self storage industry with COLLEYselfstorage.com.
Education
Old Dominion University
MEM, Engineering Management
1996 — 1998
Harvard Business School Executive Education
YPO Real Estate Program
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Executive Training, Drive Business Growth and Innovation, Commercial Real Estate
2008 — 2014
Old Dominion University
BSMet, Mechanical Engineering
1987 — 1991
Skills
- Investment Properties
- Project Management
- Management
- Self Storage
- Business Development
- Real Estate Economics
- Financial Analysis
- Mechanical Engineering
- Property Management
- Leases
- Start-Ups
- Real Estate
- Condo Conversion
- Student Housing
- Investments
- Real Estate Transactions
- Entrepreneurship
- Due Diligence
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