Kris F. Bauman
Senior Vice President / Development

Kris F. Bauman is Senior Vice President of Development for The Gale Real Estate Services Company. Kris directs The Gale Real Estate Services Company's Development Group, overseeing the firm's numerous commercial development projects in New Jersey and surrounding states. He is also responsible for site selection, land acquisition, disposition and development in New Jersey and Pennsylvania on behalf of The Gale Real Estate Services Company's clients. Currently Kris oversees third-party land assignments totaling over three thousand (3,000) acres. Prior to joining The Gale Real Estate Services Company, he worked as a Senior Project Manager for a commercial real estate and construction firm, where he directed the development of several million square feet of commercial real estate in central New Jersey. He also worked for a Philadelphia area Construction Manager where he directed commercial construction projects throughout the area. Kris is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a B.A. in Urban Studies as well as Environmental Studies. He is an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, and sits on the Executive Committee of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Urban Land Institute. Kris is a member of several Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Committees in Central New Jersey municipalities. He also serves on the Planning Commission in Newtown, Pennsylvania, where he resides.

Barbara Cayci
Vice President / Development

As Vice President of Development, Barbara is responsible for all aspects of the entitlement process for land holdings owned or managed by The Gale Real Estate Services Company and third-party clients. This entails identifying applicable land use regulations and costs of development, site and building program design, engaging and supervising various design consultants, preparation of development budgets, and securing all approvals necessary to commence construction. Barbara is co-manager of a 2,000-acre land portfolio and has obtained over 2 million square feet of office development approvals in that capacity. She also manages the approval process for a number of Gale projects, which are complex from a planning and permitting perspective. They require coordination among a multitude of governmental entities having approval jurisdiction, as well as lenders and partners in reporting costs and permitting status. Examples include The Center of Morris County, an 850,000 square foot corporate campus in Parsippany Troy-Hills Township, and Florham Park Corporate Campus, a 1.8 million square foot mixed-use project in Florham Park being jointly developed with The Rockefeller Group. Prior to joining The Gale Real Estate Services Company, Barbara was Project Manager for a commercial developer based in central New Jersey, where she was responsible for the planning and permitting of several office and mixed-use projects. Barbara graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where she earned a Master of City Planning degree, and Rutgers College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) candidate and an active participant in the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, Urban Land Institute and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Women.

Paul A. Qvale
Vice President / Development

As Vice President of Development, Paul is responsible for the design and development of various development projects for the company.

Throughout his 20-year career, he has worked as a project leader, manager, and architect and has national experience developing commercial, institutional, and residential projects, including innovative green and sustainable facilities. His previous experience includes work as New Jersey development project manager for Boston Properties, vice president of The Delancey Investment Group, and as project development manager for Toll Brothers, Inc.

Previously the assistant director, design and construction, of New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation, his most recent project was the Summerfield Elementary School in Neptune, a 950-student elementary school whose facility will receive LEED Gold status from the US Green Building Council. He was the co-author of statewide design guidelines that incorporate green technologies and his work was widely recognized at numerous conferences nationally and internationally. A California licensed architect and LEED-accredited professional, Paul is a member of the US Green Building Council and has a New Jersey real estate sales license. He earned his Bachelors degree in Architecture from University of Southern California and his Masters of Business Administration from Cornell University.