Mario A.
About Mario A.
Mario A. is the Director of Real Estate & Facilities at Sunnova Energy and has extensive experience in real estate management, having held various senior positions in the industry.
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Mario A. currently holds the position of Director of Real Estate & Facilities at Sunnova Energy as of 2023. He also serves as the Executive Director at New Urban Initiative, a role he has held since 2019.
Career at Sunnova Energy
Mario A. is the Director of Real Estate & Facilities at Sunnova Energy, based in Houston, Texas. In this role, he manages a corporate real estate department budget averaging $10 million annually, excluding payroll. Additionally, he oversees facilities and corporate real estate departments across more than 100 locations in 15 territories. Mario has developed processes and procedures to align safety and security measures for company employees and leadership. He also ensures the implementation of security and emergency preparedness procedures and formulates analyses of Sunnova properties, including broker opinions of value and market comparables.
Previous Roles
Previously, Mario A. worked as Senior Real Estate Manager at REEF from 2020 to 2023 in Miami, Florida. He served as Chief Asset Management Officer at Metronomic, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Prior to these roles, he was Vice President of Multi-Family & Hospitality at FIP Commercial from 2016 to 2018 and held the position of Acquisition & Disposition Manager at InSite Group, LLC from 2012 to 2016. He also worked as Real Estate Analyst & Commercial Associate at The Fitzgerald Group from 2010 to 2012 and as Loan Modification Underwriter at Commercial Capital Advisors, LLC from 2008 to 2010.
Education and Expertise
Mario A. holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Business/Commerce, General, from Florida International University, achieved between 2013 and 2015. He furthered his education with a Master of International Business from Florida International University, completed from 2016 to 2018. He has attained several certifications from Cornell University, including a Master Certificate in Revenue Management in 2016 and a Master Certification in Asset Management - Hospitality, completed from 2015 to 2016.