Les Whittlesey is a founder and principal of WDLAND , formerly Whittlesey Doyle, an Irvine, CA based land brokerage firm. During his career, he has handled nearly $2 billion in land transactions. Prior to establishing Whittlesey Doyle in 1996, Les was Executive Vice President of the Hoffman Company where he was the company's top producer during his entire tenure at the firm from 1989 to 1995. He also marketed REO properties with major financial institutions, developed sophisticated land analysis programs, as well as established training programs for sales agents. Les began his career in real estate with Grubb & Ellis in 1986, where he formed and managed the Residential Land Division for the Ontario office. There he was the Top Producer of the Ontario office in 1989 and was in the Top Twenty in the Pacific Southwest. He is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, earning degrees in Communications and Marketing and is a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He is a member of the Building Industry Association and the Home Builder Council and is a certified commercial pilot and avid collector of vintage aircraft.