SPEAKERS

February 3, 2020

Omar Garcia is the founder and Manager for Urban Core Holdings LLC, overseeing all operations. He is also the founder of US Real Estate Investor Services LLC and AVENTA Construction LLC.

Mr. Garcia has substantial real estate and construction experience. In 2003, he founded AVENTA Real Estate services growing it to over 100 real estate agents in less than 2 years.

Mr. Garcia also served as the national Treasurer of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), was a member of the national Board of Directors and is founding president of the organization’s Tampa Bay Chapter.

In 2004, Omar won the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award. Mr. Garcia holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School. Mr. Garcia is a licensed real estate broker and certified general contractor in the State of Florida.

Mr. Garcia also served in the United States Navy as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer and as an enlisted member of the United States Army.

Omar spent three years in Iraq and Afghanistan overseeing the construction of counterinsurgency bases for the US military. He was the project manager for a design-build 1,200 base for the Afghanistan Special Forces that was completed in only five months. That base served as the launch area for the US Marine’s “Surge” in the Helmand province. He is married and has three wonderful daughters.