Bob Mulhern

As the founding partner of the Colliers Scottsdale office and senior executive vice president for Colliers in Arizona, Jim Keeley leads the Scottsdale office and serves as its designated broker.

Considered one of the leading commercial real estate experts in the Deer Valley and Loop 101 Employment Base and the Scottsdale Airpark, Jim specializes in the sale and leasing of office, industrial and flex buildings, land, and aviation properties.

He serves as a broker and advisor to developers and users in the purchase, sale, and lot layout of business, office and industrial land subdivisions. He also consults with and negotiates on behalf of owners, users and developers on build-to-suits.

With more than 40 years of industry experience as a sales leader, developer and real estate consultant, Jim has developed and owned office and industrial buildings, aviation hangars, convenience markets, and lot subdivisions.

He embraces the full-service “Cradle to Grave” approach to commercial real estate:

• Step 1 – Identifying the site and negotiating the purchase on behalf of the client
• Step 2 – Using a team approach to lease up the property on behalf of the investor, developer and user
• Step 3 – Selling the asset at the highest value in the shortest amount of time on behalf of the owner

Jim began working in the Scottsdale Airpark in 1981, and founded Classic Real Estate Corporation in 1983. To expand its presence in the Loop 101 Employment Base (Scottsdale Airpark, Desert Ridge, Deer Valley Airpark), he sold 50 percent interest in Classic to Colliers in 1998 and another 20 percent interest in 2008.

A native Arizonan, Jim is married with four children and am actively involved in supporting his community.

As regional operations manager for Colliers in Arizona, Bev Jensen is responsible for the day-to-day operating requirements for the local business lines in the Phoenix and Scottsdale offices, overseeing purchasing, budgeting, human resources, marketing and research. She works closely with the local managing directors for brokerage, property management, and valuation and advisory.

Responsibilities include:

• Human resources activities, including recruitment, selection, training, performance management and terminations. Responsible for new hire orientation and the processing of employee paperwork. Serves as a liaison with the HR Department on resolving problems related to payroll, benefits and employee relations.
• Supervision of all office support staff in the areas of accounting, financial management, commission accounting, research, marketing and administration. Evaluates the work product of the team to ensure the delivery of quality service internally and externally.
• In conjunction with Managing Directors, develops annual operating and capital budgets. Conducts revenue/expense analysis and provides corporate management reports. Monitors expenses and implements cost controls.
• Directs the maintenance of listing and transaction files, ensuring compliance with local, state and federal regulations and corporate policies.
• Coordinates local office priorities for Information Management. 
• Ensures that the office is operating in an efficient manner including office equipment, facilities management and supply orders.
• Conducts vendor product reviews and formulates expense approval decisions.

As the executive assistant for Colliers in Arizona, Nancy Zimmerman provides administrative and operational support to the senior managing director, Bob Mulhern, and the regional operations manager, Bev Jensen.

Her responsibilities include coordinating meetings; organizing large and complex company activities, arranging cross-functional events and conferences; and managing domestic and international travel plans. Nancy ensures compliance with administrative policies and procedures throughout the region; prepare expense reports and credit card reconciliations; and updates the offices on corporate policies. She also identifies and implements processes to improve workflow and organization, serving as a primary point of contact to distribute materials and standard operating procedures.

Nancy joined Colliers in 2007.