Colliers Locates New Headquarters for NIO USA

Sean has been involved in commercial real estate for 22 years, starting as a corporate services and tenant representation specialist with Trammell Crow Company, and has spent the past 17 years with Colliers International in the Silicon Valley office. 

He is focused on institutional and locally owned multi-tenant office project leasing, and in addition to other leasing assignments is currently on the leasing team for Hudson Pacific Properties' 2.6 million square foot Airport Place Project, the largest Class A multi-tenant office project in Silicon Valley.

With a strong background in tenant representation, Sean also works closely with occupiers of real estate to achieve real estate results that align with their operational objectives. Sean's technical and corporate operations background enables him to deliver knowledgeable, outstanding service producing results which meet client objectives and exceed client expectations. Sean concentrates primarily on office, R&D and critical facility acquisitions and dispositions for a geographically diverse client base.

Sean is past Team Leader of the Colliers Silicon Valley Technology Team. Sean is a two time past President of the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers (ASVB), and past Board Member of tech incubator “TEN - The Enterprise Network of Silicon Valley”. Sean is also chairman emeritus of the Board of Governors for the Silicon Valley Capital Club, a 1,400 member private business club in downtown San Jose. Sean is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Properties (SIOR), NAIOP  Silicon Valley and NAIOP Southern Nevada. Sean obtained his data center infrastructure specialist (DCIS), data center engineering specialist (DCES), data center infrastructure expert (DCIE) and data center expert (DCE) professional certifications from the International Data Center Authority (IDCA) in 2019.  Sean received his Masters in Corporate Real Estate with an emphasis in Workplace Strategy (MCR.w) from CoreNet Global in 2014, and achieved his Senior Leader in Corporate Real Estate (SLCR) designation from CoreNet Global in 2020. 

Specialties:
• Multi-tenant office project leasing supporting institutional and local ownership entities
• Office/R&D tenant representation supporting technology, software, financial services and manufacturing companies
• Critical facility (data center) acquisition and disposition
• Real estate advising, strategic planning and workplace strategy coordination
• Market analysis
• Economic and contractual negotiations

Over his 40 year career, Michael has negotiated over 4,500 commercial lease or sale transactions totaling over 70 million square feet, with total consideration in excess of $20 billion dollars. Michael represents firms seeking strategic advice and flawless execution to match their business plans as well as value-add institutional owners of property in Silicon Valley. Over 90% of his annual volume is based on repeat and referral business.

Michael started in the business in 1981 with Blickman Turkus right after graduating from Santa Clara University with a BSC in Finance, focusing on industrial and manufacturing leasing and sales. With the evolving Silicon Valley transitioning from an industrial marketplace to a high-tech environment, Michael joined industry leader Colliers International in 1987 to better serve his growing list of technology and institutional owner clients.

In 1994, Michael was inducted into the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), the premier real estate organization in the world, where membership is secured through invitation only, and earned by tenured performance and the strictest adherence to the highest ethical standards. Michael served as the 2001 Northern California SIOR President. In 1996, Michael received his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (CIREI). He is also an active member of the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers (ASVB).

Over his thirty-eight year career, Craig has negotiated in excess of a two thousand transactions worth over $15 billion in consideration. Craig specializes in providing leasing, selling and consulting services to tenants and institutional property owners.

Craig is a member of the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers (ASVB) and of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).

Membership in SIOR is by invitation only and earned by tenured performance in the industry and strict adherence to the highest standards of professional ethics. The SIOR designation ensures a level of brokerage expertise unmatched by competing brokers in local, regional and national markets. Craig is a Past President of the Executive Committee for the Northern California Chapter of SIOR.

Craig has also earned his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (CIREI) by completing relevant studies in Finance, Marketing and Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate and subsequently passing the requisite exam.

Craig is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration in 1985. Upon graduation, Craig immediately went to work in commercial real estate at Blickman Turkus (now known as Cushman & Wakefield). In 1988, Craig moved to J.R. Parrish, Inc., which is now Colliers, in order to better serve his client base.

In case we haven’t met, my name is Shane Minnis and I specialize in providing leasing, selling and consulting services to corporate real estate occupiers, tenants and real estate investors in the Silicon Valley with a focus on office, R&D and industrial assets.

Over my tenure with Colliers International I have been involved in the completion of over 251 lease and sale transactions, with total square footage over 9.6 million square feet and total consideration in excess of $2.1 billion dollars.

My CRE career kicked off in 2009 at Colliers International working under the mentorship of two hall of fame brokers, Mike Rosendin and Craig Fordyce, whom I continue to work closely with today.

I'm a Silicon Valley native, born and raised in San Jose and currently reside in Willow Glen with my wife (Kat), three daughters (Sophia,  Olivia Rose & Reese) and our dogs.

Santa Clara University is my alma mater where I received my bachelor of science in commerce, majoring in finance and management. Throughout my collegiate years I was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, holding leadership roles on the executive board while also training with the SCU boxing and rugby teams. My junior year I had the opportunity to study abroad for a semester in Barcelona, Spain where I experienced the diversity of European cultures while broadening my own view of our globalized world.

As a Silicon Valley native, I graduated from Saint Francis High school where I played football and wrestled.

When not in the office, I spend my time with family, friends and clients - exploring culinary experiences, enjoying a dram of whiskey, exercising, engaging in the local community or celebrating a local country concert.

Ryan Ward specializes in representing corporate clients and both institutional and regional ownerships in the leasing and sales of their real estate in Orange County and throughout Southern California.

Previously Ryan was with Grubb & Ellis Company as an office broker and is an active member in the ULI.

Area Of Expertise

Jere has been a commercial real estate broker in Silicon Valley since 1989, specializing as a tenant representation broker for Silicon Valley’s Tech and Life Science companies on a local, national & international level. He has been involved in millions of square feet of transactions, including small space for start-up companies to campus projects for larger established companies, including Fortune 500 companies. 

Jere has dedicated his career to Silicon Valley’s Technology  and Life Science communities which has involved him in relocation and expansion projects, consolidations and dispositions, campus and headquarter planning, lease terminations and complete portfolio planning strategies for hundreds of Silicon Valley’s leading Technology and Life Science companies and pioneers. Jere has completed assignments for his clients in 25 different States and several Countries which gives him an in-depth and practical perspective of the underlying aspects of real estate transactions for his corporate occupier clients. 

Jere’s clients include such noteworthy Silicon Valley firms as Sony Corporation, Motorola, Acer America, WL Gore, NIO USA, ASML, and SAP/SuccessFactors. Many of these transactions have been for world headquarters.

Prior to his commercial real estate career, Jere worked in technology sales in the robotics and software industry. 

Community Involvement 

Jere is married to his wife Leslie and they have three children and live in Los Gatos. Jere is very involved in his community by coaching youth sports- hockey, baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. And occasionally, when time permits, he plays drums in a Latin based jazz band.

Sean McMahon is part of the Life Science and Technology division that represents occupiers of R&D product across the San Francisco Bay Area.

Assignments have ranged from assisting VC backed to publicly traded companies navigate one of the most dynamic and competitive markets in the world.

Prior to joining Colliers in 2018, Sean worked for MapR Technologies which was acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Services include: Location Analysis, Site Selection, Space Planning, Proposal & Lease Negotiation, Project Management, Expansion & Consolidation Requirements, Portfolio Planning, etc.

Over his 35 year career, john has negotiated 40 million square feet of commercial leases and sales in Silicon Valley. John has represented such companies as Stryker, Trimble Navigation, Ariba, Namco, Abby software, BTG PLC, Merchante solutions, Applied Underwriters, Elance, Eye-Fi, Aver information, Whitehat  Security, Egnyte, Yes Video, IP Infusion, Norse Corporation, Structural Integrity, NXP, Time Warner Atari, Verity, Philips, Centric Software, EXP Pharma, Cetecom USA, Violin Memory, and UBIC. Most of John’s business comes from clients either coming back or making calls of introduction on his behalf. John is an ASVB Hall of Fame inductee. 

Affiliation
San Jose Country Club
Bellarmine Dad's Board and Fund Raising
St. Christopher's Mens Club