Gill Advisors Inc.

 

Tony Gill
Managing Director

After completing graduate school, Tony Gill began his real estate career as a research assistant at Smith Company, a Toronto-based commercial brokerage. This position provided excellent hands-on experience while teaching the nuances of the commercial real estate industry. Within a year, he moved to the transaction side of the business where he gained experience in leasing and investment transactions. After three years at Smith, he moved to J.J. Barnicke Limited, one North America's largest privately-held commercial brokerages, and Canada's first Insignia/ESG Inc. affiliate (it has since formed a strategic alliance with Trammell Crow Co.).

There, he co-founded a practice group providing real estate solutions to new ventures, from the incubation phase to post-early stage funding rounds. He transitioned from client side services in 2000 into advisory services working with early-stage high tech firms (with a real estate focus) specializing in business plan writing; strategic positioning and planning; financial analysis and modeling; and, venture capital fundraising. These initiatives increasingly required linking corporate strategy (particularly business continuity initiatives) with real estate policy. He founded Gill Advisors Inc. in the spring of 2003.

Tony received an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from the Warrington College of Business, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, a BA in English, from The Florida State University, in Tallahassee, and a BA in Economics, from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo Canada.



Corporate Advisors


Dr. Ajit S. Gill

Dr. Ajit Gill serves as geotechnical and engineering advisor to Gill Advisors. Dr. Gill is Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Florida A&M University. He served as a senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the design and implementation of instructional curricula for engineering education and scientific programs sponsored by USAID abroad. In addition Dr. Gill is a licensed Professional Engineer with extensive practical experience as a consultant at Lavalin, a major global engineering and construction firm.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Gill supervised the construction of several important buildings designed by the world famous architect Le Corbusier which received acclaim in numerous professional publications as well as the popular media, including Time Magazine.

Dr. Gill received his Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Sciences from the University of Toronto.


Ralph Gill

Ralph Gill serves as financial advisor to Gill Advisors. Ralph is the Co-Founder of Cross Border Capital Advisors, a firm providing U.S. asset management services to the Canadian market and specializing in structured alternative assets. Ralph was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, CIBC World Markets and Morgan Stanley. His real estate experience includes experience as a financial analyst of the Resolution Trust Corporation Oversight Board, and work as an Associate in the Real Estate Group at the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.

Ralph earned his B.A. in economics and M.B.A. from Yale, and his law degree from Oxford. He has held adjunct faculty positions at Yale and Georgetown universities.


John Clutterbuck

John Clutterbuck is a senior corporate real estate advisor. In addition to his legal background and career experience as a real estate executive, John brings a broad expertise to Gill Advisors in areas of real estate continuity, transaction management and corporate real estate strategies.

John has worked with public and private real esate companies, as well as financial institutions and location-based enterprises in entertainment and retail sectors, as well as shopping centers and urban and suburban office and mixed-use facilities.

John graduated with honours and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa and qualification to practise law in Ontario, Canada. His Bachelor of Arts degree is from the University of Western Ontario.




Gill Advisors Network

If an organization wishes to launch a comprehensive decentralization program, it must consider many issues that work hand in hand with real estate strategy. Wide area networks, videoconferencing, change management and secondary market analysis are just a few of the other areas contributing to a robust solution. Gill incorporates these components into its solutions through a strong network of alliances. Together, these form the advisors in Gill Advisors Inc.


Some of the advisors that work with Gill to deliver the best possible results for our clients, include:


Streamlogics

Developing a communications platform that efficiently connects dispersed facilities is among the top priorities in real estate continuity. Webcasting, videoconferencing, and media hosting are key components in such an initiative. The Gill advisor in this critical area is Streamlogics, which since 1999 has delivered thousands of online presentations for leading institutions.

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ABS Information Systems

When project teams are dispersed between multiple sites, what software platforms provide the most efficient connectivity between team nodes? ABS Information Systems is the Gill advisor in IT consulting that works with our clients to formulate the right solution for any remote workgroup. This includes implementation of any number of collaborative software packages.

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Thomson Real Estate Advisors

The decision has been made to proceed with a new facilities strategy. Now the question arises, how will the real estate nuances of this decision be executed? Thomson Real Estate Advisors provides custom real estate solutions to our clients. Whether this requires expertise in strategic asset management (including master planning and highest and best use analysis), due diligence, or program management (including government approvals, construction and contract management). Thomson's many years of experience make this firm a valued Gill advisor in commercial real estate.

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Sypher

Detailed feasibility analysis at the commencement of a project is critical. Sypher Strategic Advisors Inc.,established in 2003 as a subsidiary of Sypher Mueller International (SMI), provides innovative management practices and other strategic real property services for both the public and private sector.

SMI was established in 1981 and has offices in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, San Diego and Barbados with active clients and projects in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. SMI has completed over 700 projects in 54 countries.

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Storage Guardian Inc.

The movement to decentralization has always started with data management. By constructing a well thought out apparatus that serves the dual purpose of making data retrievable, yet secure, an organization has a number of options from which to choose.

The Gill Advisor in this field is Storage Guardian Inc., a firm specializing in providing secure, online data management and recovery solutions for small and mid-size enterprise-wide LANs. StorGuard, the firm's core service, provides fast and affordable data availability.

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Reputation Management Associates

Perception is reality. A simple statement but one that too many business leaders fail to comprehend. The public's perception of you and your organization is formed mostly from what they hear you say and what they find out about you from the news media.

Most people believe that when you do a news interview you "just answer the questions." This naivety can and often does lead to disaster. Doing a news interview is like nothing else you will do in life. It is short, specific, tension-filled and the effects are lasting. Doing a good news interview is an art form. We are pleased to share the secrets from a person who has participated in over 50,000 news interviews!

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JeMM Consultants

As organizations reconfigure themselves to meet the rigors of a highly competitive global economy, change is inevitable. The question is, what strategies does an organization in the midst of change deploy to ensure that all elements of change are effective? JeMM Consultants' model helps organizations to successfully manage change by developing employee skills, knowledge, behaviours and attitudes required to implement the business change.

JeMM Consultants, a training organization, provides their clients with the demonstrated tools and know-how to ease the implementation of new company initiatives through increased skill and knowledge transfer to your workforce. Using an innovative (and cost-effective) blended training solutions approach - JeMM Consultants keeps its clients current with the demands of today's fast-paced business environment.


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Emexis Integrated Solutions

Founded in 2002, Emexis Integrated Solutions Inc. is a Canadian company focused on Tablet PC based mobility solutions. Emexis prides itself on setting industry standards for integrating hardware, custom software, and connectivity strategies to develop secure solutions which enhance operational efficiency. The Emexis approach is rooted in analyzing the business of its clients, rather than merely selling technology. By understanding how the client operates, Emexis analysts are able to better develop potential solutions that specifically address operational inefficiencies, high cost practices, business objectives and obsolete or unnecessary technology. Focussing on business rather than technology allows Emexis clients to benefit from the broad expertise the Emexis team brings from audit, to software development, system architecture, hardware, communication strategies and deployment, training and support strategies.


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