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                         BIO 
                          With 
                          two decades of experience, and a long family tradition 
                          in the homebuilding industry, Matthew Tippell decided 
                          the time was ripe to set up his own firm, Maximilian 
                          Development Company, LLC. 
                        Matthew 
                          started his career in 1987 as an intern with the international 
                          development firm Tayloy Woodrow Homes, working in their 
                          southern California office. His internship included 
                          working in several departments in order to gain a comprehensive 
                          knowledge of the business, as well as in-house training 
                          at Roxburgh, a leading advertising and public relations 
                          agency specializing in the homebuilding industry.  
                        In 
                          1990 he transferred to Taylor Woodrow's commercial property 
                          division in London, England, where he worked on the 
                          acquisition and redevelopment of commercial office buildings 
                          and high-end condominiums in the City and West End. 
                          
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