Biography

With the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors^®, Dr. Binning is the Chairman of the Realtors Commercial Alliance in 2009 and a Vice President of the Association in 2008, serving on its Executive Committee.  He is also chair of the Ad Hoc Committee established to implement a Commercial Property Information Exchange (similar to an MLS for commercial properties) in the central Oklahoma area.  

Bart is also a member of the Committee on Education of the Oklahoma Real Estate Association and the Chairman's Advisory Group for Advertising and Marketing of MLSGatway, the MLS subsidiary of Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors.  Designations include GRI (Graduate Realtors Institute) and TRC (Transnational Referral Certified).  Candidacy  in CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist).  Bart is a member of the Commercial Real Estate Council (CREC),  and was a charter member of the Oklahoma chapter of FIABCI (The International Real Estate Federation). 

With the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, Bart is working towards the establishment of an Oklahoma Real Estate Research Center, patterned after the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University (www.recenter.tamu.edu). Enabling legislation would be required and the concept has been endorsed by the Executive Committee of the Realtors Commercial Alliance of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS®. Other concerned entities include the Oklahoma Association of Realtors and the University of Central Oklahoma's College of Business Administration.

Prior to joining Prudential Alliance Realty, Bart worked in a variety of management positions at companies including Aeternitas, Inc. (software development and interactive media); University of Central Oklahoma (special projects at the Physical Plant), and The Trane Company (sales and service of commercial air conditioning equipment as well as automated temperature controls, fire and security systems). While at the University of Central Oklahoma, Dr. Binning was responsible for the campus energy management systems, supervised modifications to the campus power distribution system, developed a master plan for the campus that conceptually described future development of the campus, and became a professor in the College of Business Administration, focusing on the implementation of new technologies in organizations as well as production management, and inventory control.

Dr. Binning is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, earning his Bachelors degree in Economics / Business Administration. Bart also has an MBA from University of Oklahoma, as well as a Doctorate in Adult Education from Oklahoma State University.

While in Academia, Dr. Binning published several papers dealing with the integration of new technologies into organizations. Bart served as Technology Editor for "On the Horizon," a monthly journal that focused on signals of change on the horizon that can affect educational organizations, published through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was also a Certified Trainer, helping instructors integrate their curriculum to a distance education format.  Bart was also a member  of the Faculty Advisory Council to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, where he also served as the Council's Chairman.  

In his spare time Bart enjoys Snow Skiing.