As Director of Strategic Relationships at Land Gorilla, Shannon Faries oversees consulting and new product development for lenders looking to enter the construction lending space and provides best practices of loan program development and risk management. Faries also manages strategic partnerships and provides consulting services for Land Gorilla’s industry partners, including loan closing doc providers, MI companies, insurance providers, and government agencies. Faries has lifelong experience in mortgage banking and construction lending. He has founded and managed mortgage banking operations and is the former Chief Lending Officer of a Federal Savings and Loan. Throughout his career, starting as a loan officer, Shannon has focused on construction and renovation lending, including A&D loans, and builder financing.