Professional Experience and Formal Education

Real Estate Appraiser – 1986 to Present.
Real Estate Broker – 1986 to Present. 
Owner and President of Ovington Appraisal
Owner and Designated Managing Broker of Realty Professionals, Inc.

1986 – Bachelor of Science in Finance, Minor in Real Estate
               Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Continuing Education

2023 – Advanced Land Valuation, Appraisal Institute
2023 – Manufactured Home Appraisal, McKissock
2023 – Appraising Manufactured Homes, Fannie Mae
2023 – Environmental Hazards Impact on Value, American Institute
2023 – Business Practices and Ethics Appraisal Institute
2022 – Historic Preservation Easements, Appraisal Institute
2022 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2021 – Assessment Appeals, Appraisal Institute
2021 – Luxury Home Construction, McKissock
2021 – Appraising Luxury Homes, McKissock
2019 – Rural Valuation, Appraisal Institute
2018 – Fundamentals of Separating Intangible Value, Appraisal Institute
2018 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2017 – Valuation of Conservation Easements, Appraisal Institute
2016 – Business Practice and Ethics, Appraisal Institute
2016 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2015 – Collateral Underwriter, Appraisal Institute
2015 – Chicago Real Estate Market Conditions, Appraisal Institute
2014 – Illinois Supervisor/Trainee Seminar, ICAP
2014 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2014 – Appraisal Curriculum Overview – General, Appraisal Institute
2013 – Insurance Replacement Valuation, Appraisal Institute
2012 – Advanced Internet Search Strategies, Appraisal Institute
2012 – Appraisal Curriculum Overview – Residential, Appraisal Institute
2012 – FHA and the Appraisal Process, Appraisal Institute
2012 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2011 – Multifamily Fundamentals Acquisition Pricing, Appraisal Institute
2011 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2011 – Conditions of the Chicago Real Estate Market, Appraisal Insitute
2011 – Business Practices and Ethics, Appraisal Institute
2011 – Analyzing Credit Risk and Commercial Leases, Appraisal Institute
2011 – Illinois Appraiser Update, Appraisal Institute
2011 – General Demonstration Appraisal Report – Appraisal Institute
2009 – Appraising the Tough Ones, Appraisal Institute
2009 – Subdivision Analysis, Appraisal Institute
2009 – Illinois Appraiser Update, Appraisal Institute
2009 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2008 – Business Practices and Ethics, Appraisal Institute
2007 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2007 – Report Writing 540, Appraisal Institute
2007 – Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Appraisal Institute
2007 – Advanced Applications 550, Appraisal Institute
2006 – Advanced Cost and Sales Approaches 530, Appraisal Institute
2006 – New Housing in a Decling Market, Appraisal Institute
2006 – Highest and Best Use 520, Appraisal Institute
2005 – Rates, Ratios, and DCF, Appraisal Institute
2005 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2004 – Business Practices and Ethics, Appraisal Institute
2003 – USPAP Update, Appraisal Institute
2003 – Highest and Best Use Market Analysis, Appraisal Institute
2001 – Advanced Income Capitalization 510, Appraisal Institute
2000 – Streamlined Appraisals, Appraisal Institute
1999 – FHA and the Appraisal Process, Appraisal Institute
1999 – Fair Lending and the Appraiser, Appraisal Institute
1999 – Standards of Professional Practice, Appraisal Institute
1997 – General Application 320, Appraisal Institute
1997 – Basic Income Capitalization 310, Appraisal Institute
1997 – Residential Income Capitalization, Appraisal Institute
1997 – Income Capitalization 2.2, N.A.I.F.A.
1997 – Income Property Appraising 2.1, N.A.I.F.A.
1995 – FHA Appraisals, Appraisal Institute
1993 – Appraisal Procedures, Appraisal Institute.
1990 – Standards of Professional Practice, Appraisal Institute.
1989 – Residential Valuation, Appraisal Institute.
1989 – Real Estate Appraisal Principles, Appraisal Institute.
1989 – Home Construction, Society of Real Estate Appraisers.

Partial List of Properties Appraised

• Ad Valorem Tax Appeal
• Agricultural Use
• Aircraft Hanger
• Apartment Complex
• Auto Parts Store
• Auto Repair Center
• Automobile Dealership
• Automobile Storage Facility
• Bank
• Banquet Hall
• Bar and Grill
• Brewery
• Billboard
• Carwash Facility
• Cell Tower
• Church
• Community Shopping Center
• Condemnation Appraisal
• Contaminated Property Valuation
• Country Club
• Conservation Easement
• Convenience Store
• Daycare Facility
• Dental Office
• Development Land
• Diner
• Distribution Warehouse
• Doctor’s Office
• Easement
• Eminent Domain Appraisal
• Equestrian Center
• Event Center
• Farm
• Farmland
• Fast-food Restaurant
• Fractional Interest
• Fraternity Housing
• Gasoline Service Station
• Gas Station and Mini-Mart
• Golf Course
• Health Spa
• Heavy Manufacturing
• Historic Preservation Easement
• Ice Cream Stand
• Industrial Condominium
• Indoor Flea Market
• Land in Lieu of Impact Fees
• Lakefront Vacation Property
• Lakefront Lots
• Light Industrial
• Liquor Store
• Lodge
• Luxury Single Family
• Manufactured Home Park
• Meat Packing Plant
• Medical Office Building
• Mini-warehouse
• Mixed-Use Building
• Mobile Homes
• Motel
• Neighborhood Shopping Center
• Night Club
• Nursery
• Office Building
• Office Condominium Complex
• Public Park
• Partial Taking Valuation
• Partial Interest Valuation
• Pipeline Easement
• Quonset Building
• Restaurant
• Residential Subdivision
• Retail Store
• Retail Condominium
• Right of Way
• Solar Farm Development Land
• Solar Farm Impact Study
• School
• Self-Service Car Wash
• Self Storage Facility
• Shopping Center
• Slaughterhouse
• Single Room Occupancy Hotel
• Storage Garage
• Storage Warehouse
• Strip Center
• Subdivision Development
• Tavern
• Undivided Partial Interest
• Used Car Dealership
• Veterinary Hospital
• Warehouse
• Wedding Venue
• Wetlands
• Winery