Ralph A. Long III

INTERIOR DESIGN AND REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE

The District Realty, LLC

July 2006 – Present

Broker/Owner

Real Estate Broker and Property Manager licensed by the State of Georgia. Responsible for representing buyers and sellers in their real estate transactions. Owner of residential property management company responsible for representing landlords in the rental of 30+ properties. Screens prospective tenants, handles dispossessory actions in Landlord-Tenant Court, negotiates with and supervises contractors for property maintenance, manages escrow accounts for client funds.

Contract Business Interiors

July 2023 – October 2023

Project Designer

Work alongside company leadership to assure the firm executes the best design practices and systems for clients and potential clients. Collaborate with sales team and firm owners to interpret the client's vision for their space and produce a fitting solution. Responsible for space planning and design, furniture solution selection, drafting and finalizing client presentations and calculating pricing.

City of Atlanta, Department of Enterprise Assets Management

December 2022 – March 2023

Architectural Designer, Senior

Led the redesign of key office interior projects and developments within City of Atlanta government offices. Managed the redesign of the Atlanta Public Safety Headquarters, a 150,000 square foot office space located in Downtown Atlanta. Prepared highly detailed maps, renderings and 3-D models of the public safety offices, conference rooms and public spaces.

GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC EXPERIENCE

Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)

April 2013 – August 2013

Communications/Outreach Specialist

Coordinated statewide outreach and training to the trucking industry about medical certification compliance requirements for truck drivers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Built statewide database of trucking companies and drivers and traveled across Georgia educating the industry about their medical certification responsibilities.

Georgia House of Representatives

January 2009 – January 2013

State Representative

Represented 50,000 residents of Southwest Atlanta, East Point and College Park in the 61st House District of the Georgia General Assembly. Member of the House Higher Education, Natural Resources and Environment and Transportation Committees.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Active member of NPU-X (former Vice-Chair and Parliamentarian) and Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association
• Member, Benjamin E. Mays HS PTA
• Former Board Member, Fort McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority
• Elected Member of the Vestry, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Link to interior design portfolio: Interior Design Portfolio