Mr. Ripo, a licensed engineer, oversees the due diligence, design and entitlement process on all vacant land investments and new developments. He also assists in the feasibility determination, acquisitions and the underwriting process for all new investments. With both undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees from the University of Florida, Mr. Ripo adds an advanced dimension to the Southland Group's analytical, entitlement, land development and project management capabilities. He spent the first seven years of his career in civil engineering working on a wide range of permitting and development including: single and multi-family, retail, professional office, and industrial projects.