Taji D. Abdullah is a Senior Real Estate Officer for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), which is the department within the City of Los Angeles that owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Taji manages a portfolio of commercial leases at LAX. His daily duties range from drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to negotiating leases.
Prior to working for LAWA, Taji worked as a Realty Specialist for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) where he completed over 40 office & industrial leases, totaling over 1M building square feet and $200MM in total contract value. At GSA, Taji won a Special Act Award for using excellent negotiating skills to save federal taxpayers over $1M on a complex transaction.
Taji received his Bachelor of Science from California State University, Northridge, majoring in Real Estate, Business Law, and Finance. He also obtained certificates in Construction Management from UCLA Extension and Project Management from UC Berkeley Extension.
Additionally, Taji is a Certified Commercial Real Estate Investment Member (CCIM®); a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM®); a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Accredited Professional, Building Design and Construction (LEED® AP BD+C); a Project Manager Professional (PMP®); and a Real Estate Broker, licensed by the California Department of Real Estate.
E-mail: tabdullah@lawa.org