John
Ghazoul

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The Vice President of Rusnov Realty Partners John Ghazoul possesses both a Jurisprudence Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration from the University of Toledo College of Law and the University of Toledo College of Business respectively. Prior to joining Rusnov Realty Partners’ executive management team, John Ghazoul was the Project Coordinator and Leader of Philadelphia’s National Commonlife Communities, where he held many of the same job responsibilities as at Rusnov Realty, the principal duty being to coordinate the construction and financing of independent and assisted living projects throughout New Jersey, Arizona and Ohio. University of Toledo alumnus John Ghazoul was the only person in both his Law School and Business School graduating classes to achieve a joint J.D. and M.B.A. degree in 1985. In addition, the high achieving scholar and the President of the school’s International Law Society passed the Ohio Bar Exam on first attempt. Following his successful completion of his degrees, General Motors sought John Ghazoul as their Labor Relations Negotiator, in which capacity he successfully reached local labor agreements and implemented the U.A.W. National Labor Agreement, as well as prepared legal briefs for the National Labor Relations Board. In 1989, John Ghazoul joined the Criminal Division of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office as an Assistant Prosecutor, where he was in charge of prosecuting major trial cases, many of which involved instances of arson, rape, and/or murder. Upon leaving the District Attorney’s office, John Ghazoul served as outside Legal Counsel for IQS, Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 1998. Ghazoul was actively involved in the corporation for nearly 10 years before joining National Commonlife Communities in 2002 and Rusnov Realty Partners in 2005.

John Ghazoul's Schools

University of Toledo College of Law , Class of 1985

President of International Law Society.
Only person to graduate with a joint JD/MBA degree.

University of Toledo College of Business , Class of 1985

MBA

John Carroll University , Class of 1981

Bachelors in Politics and History

John Ghazoul's Companies

Rusnov Realty Partners 2005

Vice President

Coordinate the financing and construction of independent and assisted living facilities in New Jersey, Arizona and Ohio. Projects average size between $25mm--$32mm. Negotiated with banks, port authorities and major unions regarding funding options including Special Assessment and Construction Bonds, Credit Enhancement and Letters of Credit. Coordinated budget and construction with General Contractors and lending institution representatives. Negotiated agreements with management companies for daily operation of the senior living facilities.

National Commonlife Communities 2002 - 2005

Project Coordinator and Leader

IQS, Inc 1998 - 2002

Chief Operating Officer

Managed day-to-day operations including budgeting, forecasting, sales projections, training, operating budget, hiring new personnel and global implementation of the software system.

IQS, Inc 1993 - 1998

General Counsel

General Counsel for software programming and implementation company--IQS, Inc. Negotiated software licensing agreements with Fortune 100 companies including Motorola, TRW, DANA, Arvin-Meritor, Eaton and Delphi. Negotiated an international software programming agreement with a company in India. Negotiated software partnerships with Enterprise Software Companies, including Oracle, SAP, Lilly Software and Fourth Shift, to imbed IQS’s software application into their software solution. Negotiated Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreements with software distribution companies that resold software solutions. Presented and negotiated financial restructuring of private equity investment and debt financing to implement company’s five year plan.

Cuyahoga County 1989 - 1993

Assistant District Attorney, Cuyahoga County

Served as Assistant District Attorney, Criminal Division, in Cuyahoga County Ohio. Prosecuted major trial cases including murders, rapes and arsons. Coordinated and prosecuted White Collar Crime cases through joint task force with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

General Motors Corporation 1985 - 1989

Labor Relations Negotiator

Negotiated local labor agreements and enforced U.A.W. National Labor Agreement. Prepared management legal briefs for presentation to National Labor Relations Board. Helped to implement the first GM/UAW transfer press agreement in the U.S.

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