I lead the Real Estate Technology group, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the business applications we use across the company. Most of the applications we support are proprietary — created and developed in partnership with Lument business teams. As the company’s needs evolve, so does our software. When I came to this team nearly eight years ago (I was originally part of Lument predecessor Hunt Real Estate Capital), we had just one proprietary application that we’d developed. Now we have eight.
Lument has invested in creating its own technology department rather than a shared services model, which differentiates us from other companies. We focus only on Lument, and one thing our team prides itself on is our understanding of commercial real estate. When colleagues come to us with a request, we approach it with that knowledge. I love working with people in other groups and learning what’s happening across the business to help solve problems and improve processes. Whether we’re enhancing existing proprietary applications or working toward another goal, I truly enjoy that partnership.
Corporate culture is important in any workplace, and I’ve always found Lument’s
to be very welcoming. We have very low turnover within the real estate technology team, which I think is a testament to that. When I started, there were eight people on the team, and now we’re up to almost 40.
It’s a very collaborative environment where people work well together. When we discuss enhancements to our technology, colleagues from all levels and groups within the organization attend, because everyone has a different role to play. Very little work happens in isolation here. That’s partly because people want to do their best for a common goal — it’s always about achieving things as a team.
I love my job, and I’m very appreciative that I was given the opportunity to lead the group. I’m also proud to have overseen the launch of Polaris, which replaced several
legacy applications.
In terms of encouraging new ideas and entrepreneurial thinking, Lument empowers employees to speak up and share ideas and suggestions. From a technology perspective, we don’t do things in a vacuum. The best recent example of entrepreneurial thinking that comes to mind is how Lument has adopted Copilot across the company. Everyone is encouraged to explore how AI can help them work more efficiently and solve problems differently.
I’ve seen employees use it in a variety of ways, from simple productivity gains like managing email and summarizing documents to more advanced use cases such as creating agents that can be shared across teams. Others are building agents specifically for their own roles to streamline day-to-day activities. What stands out to me is that people are taking the initiative to experiment, learn, and share ideas with others rather than waiting for someone to
tell them exactly how to use the technology.
As for advice that I would offer colleagues who are just beginning their Lument careers, having the confidence to ask for help, and the ability to admit you don’t know something and need further clarification, is important. When you’re new in your career or to an organization, there’s often a lot of pressure to make a great first impression and prove yourself. But no one knows all the answers, and it’s OK to raise your hand and ask questions, especially at Lument, where there are so many colleagues who are eager to help and want you to succeed.
Something most of my colleagues might not know about me is that before I started at Lument, I spent three years in Peru because my husband was sent there by his company. We lived in Lima as expats, and it was an amazing experience. Our two sons were four and two at the time, and when we moved, I was seven months pregnant with my daughter, who was born there. The people were wonderful — everyone was so nice and helpful. It was also such a valuable learning experience for my family and me. It really opened my eyes to what it feels like to be new to a place where you don’t speak the language. Overall, it was an experience I’ll always value.
