About

Sean Apel President

Mr. Apel is an experienced General Contractor with an emphasis on large-scale single and multi-family residential projects. He participates in all avenues of construction, including planning, building and financing, recently working to successfully obtain a $49M Freddie Mac loan. Mr. Apel's experience crosses international waters; he has spent significant time working and living in China while overseeing the production of construction materials and products in Shenzhen. Currently, Mr. Apel is the project manager liaising between the property developer and general contractors for an apartment complex which, once built, will boast over 1,000 units. Mr. Apel earned a B.S. in Finance and a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in real estate from California State University of Northridge. He holds his general contractor's license from the California Contractors State License Board and Real Estate Salesperson's License from the California Department of Real Estate.

Kevin Nagel Executive Vice President

Kevin Nagel has been a Project Manager for the past 15 years specializing in multi-family construction and has been responsible for project administration; staffing, construction management and construction draw processing. He has worked for over 36 years in the construction industry with a broad range of knowledge starting with a mechanical C-20 license issued in 1988 followed by a B license issued in 1996. Kevin has worked in the capacity of apprentice, journeyman, superintendent, project manager and has owned his own construction company. For the last 25 years, Kevin has been involved in the construction of multi-family, hotel and housing development with extensive knowledge on off-site, on-site utilities and improvements, grading, foundations with full construction of projects overseeing and coordinating production trades. Project Management duties include subcontract negotiations, contracts, budgeting, estimating, supervision, quality control, inspection, agency approvals and coordination and final turnover to the project owner. Over his 36 year career he has been responsible for construction, project management and supervision of building over 1500 homes, 3500 units multifamily housing (Podium and garden style walkup) up to five stories, senior housing and commercial mix use and LEED Platinum project.

Rodney Short Superintendent

Rodney Short is the General Superintendent of Construction for First RC Corp. An experienced Project Superintendent focusing on multi-family apartments, mixed use buildings and student housing, Rodney has contributed to the construction of more than 4,000 units throughout California over his 30-year career. In his current role, Rodney oversees daily production as well as ongoing communication with architects, engineers, consultants and city officials assuring all plans and specifications are followed.

Tom Stoddard Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Stoddard has over thirty years of successful experience in the real estate industry. His expertise encompasses all facets of real estate administration & operations; including acquisitions, entitlements, corporate & project finance, development, property management and sales. In recent years, he has been actively engaged in the acquisition, development and sales of commercial and residential properties throughout California and the Western States. His distinguished career includes Senior Executive and Advisory positions with The UCR Group LLC, The Forecast Group, Reilly Homes, Daon Corporation and ADC Real Estate Group, LLC. Currently he serves as the chief financial officer for the UCR Group LLC, and all related entities. His educational accomplishments include a full academic scholarship to the University of Southern California, earning a Finance degree in Business Administration. He holds a valid California Real Estate broker's license.