• 25 years extensive sales and marketing experience
• 10 years experience in real estate environmental site assessments and clean-up on commercial and industrial property
• Founder of an environmental engineering firm that grew to five branch offices, 75 employees with an annual revenues exceeding $9 million
• Headed acquisition team for large northeast environmental services firm which purchased firms all over the U.S.
• Specialist in Retail Sector of Commercial Real Estate, 10 years
• 8 years experience in Retail/Wholesale industries
• Development strategic marketing plans for numerous small to medium sized businesses
• Selected as regional 1992 Entrepreneur of the Year for Environmental/Life Science Category
• Published Author
Professional Affiliations and Designations
• Member of 1990 U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Trade to Eastern Europe
• Member of the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors
• Member International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC)
Educational Background
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Clemson University
• Master of Business Administration, University of Louisville
• The Art of Venturing Course, Northwestern University
• Weikel Institute for Realtors
Significant Transactions
Clients have included YUM!, Chenoweth Square Shopping Center, Ramsey Development, Chevron, Ashland Oil, Dow Chemical, UPS, Cooper Tire, Amoco and numerous banks, real estate firms, and real estate attorneys
Mr. Zimmerman has specialized in retail leasing and sales primarily in the Highlands and St. Matthews area of Louisville. He is the exclusive leasing agent for the Gardiner Lane Shopping Center on Bardstown Road, The Vogue in St. Matthews, and Chenoweth Square in St. Matthews. His recent restaurant experience on Bardstown Rd includes Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint, Wild Ginger Asian Bistro, Rocky’s Pizza & Panini, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, and Fumni’s Café. He also recently negotiated the leasing deals in St. Matthews for Majid’s, Cheddar Box Too, Zoe’s, and Coals Artisan Pizza. In January of 2013, he negotiated the lease terms for an 8,000 square feet Asian restaurant in Lebanon, KY.
He has provided expert advice and testimony in the areas of leasing rates, lease terms, and lease valuation to attorneys, landlords, and tenants.
