Founder & Principal
Norman P. Bertke
Fulcrum Solutions exists because I spent 25+ years on the other side of this problem — running corporate real estate and facilities platforms for banks, corporates, and the largest service providers in the industry — and kept meeting capable operators whose portfolios were being administered rather than managed.
Fulcrum brings that same senior judgment to companies that need it a day or two a week instead of five. No brokerage commissions, no facility-management contract to sell, no incentive to recommend a transaction you don't need.
Track record
$100M → $700M+
Scaled CBRE's Local Facility Management business in five years as COO & Division VP, Global Workplace Solutions.
~$1B
Increase in corporate real estate enterprise value created across leadership roles.
300M SF
Investment portfolio directed as Executive Managing Director, Property Management, Northeast Region (~3,000 assets).
650 FTE
Corporate real estate outsourcing business led at Lincoln Property Company — $100M+ revenue, 50 client relationships.
Fractional by default, interim when you need it
The default engagement is fractional — an ongoing, part-time relationship built to stand up the systems, governance, and reporting that let real estate run as a strategic function. It is not a seat-warmer until a permanent hire arrives.
When the situation calls for a full-time bridge — a sudden CRE leadership departure, an active M&A integration, or a portfolio crisis — the engagement can flex into an interim posture on a defined term. In either mode, the first step is the same: inventory the skills, gaps, and capacity of the team already in place, build on what exists, and coach the bench up rather than create dependency on an outside advisor.
Built at the intersection
Fulcrum is deliberately positioned where corporate real estate, commercial real estate, and artificial intelligence meet — and AI does real work in the practice, not just in the pitch. The judgment stays human.
Read howExperience
2026–Present
Fulcrum Solutions LLC — Columbus, OH
Founder & Principal
Fractional Chief Real Estate Officer practice serving corporate real estate leadership and asset management engagements nationally.
2024–2026
Lincoln Property Company — Dallas, TX
Executive Managing Director, Head of Corporate Advisory & Solutions
Led the corporate real estate outsourcing business — 650 FTE, 50 client relationships, $100M+ gross revenue. Added $25M of annual revenue in the first full year (30% expansion), integrated four separate businesses into a single operating model, and completed two acquisitions.
2014–2024
CBRE, Inc. — Dallas, TX
Chief Operating Officer & Division Vice President, Global Workplace Solutions
Scaled Local Facility Management from $100M to $700M+ in gross revenue over five years, won 80+ new client accounts, and led the acquisition and integration of CBRE's first Canadian business unit. Earlier directed a 300M-SF, ~3,000-asset investment portfolio in the Northeast Region.
2010–2014
Huntington National Bank — Columbus, OH
SVP & Director, Corporate Real Estate, Facilities & Space Planning
Led a 100-person team across facility management, transactions, space planning, construction, and sustainability, partnering directly with the CEO and senior leadership.
2001–2009
CBRE, Inc. — Columbus & Cincinnati
Managing Director, Asset Services
Led property management and leasing for a 21M-SF, $1.1B+ portfolio, and transformed an unprofitable 8M-SF business into a 30% net-margin operation.
Earlier
YUM Brands · Jones Lang LaSalle · United States Air Force
Real Estate Manager · VP & General Manager · Captain, Project Manager
Real estate management in Dallas and Chicago, and project management on the GPS and SBIRS programs at Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Education
M.S. in Management, University of Southern California. B.S. General Engineering Core Curriculum (major in English), U.S. Air Force Academy — #1 graduate.
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