Personal Background

 

Andrew was born in 1952 and grew up in Vancouver. After completing a Photographic Technician Course at VCC he worked as a photographer in the commercial and motion picture fields. Part of this time was spent living on a sailboat, extensively cruising the BC coast. Later, he moved to Comox and worked in carpentry during the summers and Mt. Washington in the winters, helping to operate the cross country ski lodge.

Marriage led Andrew to relocate to Victoria in 1983 at which time he set up Royal Oak Woodworking primarily building custom furniture. When an opportunity to manage a local marina presented itself he left the partnership and spent the next few years operating a full serviced facility for 180 boats. When the Marina sold Andrew decided to pursue an interest he's always had in Real Estate. Andrew started with Pemberton Holmes Ltd. in the spring of 93. Aside from the joys and demands of parenthood, his current interests are woodworking, sailing & ocean kayaking.

Andrew's varied background has taught him many talents which are proving invaluable in dealing with Real Estate. Commercial photography, a useful skill in itself, taught him much about marketing. His knowledge of carpentry has helped many times in the assessment of a home. In operating the woodwork company he learnt many business skills, foremost being the importance of customer satisfaction, while as manager of the marina he honed his organizational skills along with reinforcing the value of providing a personalized service with competence and honesty. Andrew's hard work has put him in the top 5% of all Victoria Realtors as well as one of the top Realtor in Pemberton Holmes for the past several years.

Shawn Adye was born and raised on the island. He has fond memories of growing up in the Cobble Hill area, and has lived in Victoria since 1989. After school and a few adventures through BC and Alberta he settled into a position with CN Rail which he maintained for ten years. While there he obtained a strong work ethic as well as a few life long friendships.

Shawn's real estate career started in 1989. It was a hard start, but with hard work and perseverance he was off and running, and hasn't looked back since. Shawn's wealth of knowledge comes from the combination of years in the real estate business, a background in homebuilding and construction and a lifetime spent in the Victoria area. All these combined provide Shawn with the tools to assess the market and individual properties and the necessary skills in representing a client in either the purchase or sale of real estate.

Shawn has been a consistent top producer and MLS Award Winner. Part of his success is due to his ability to help define the needs of his clients and apply his knowledge of the real estate market to produce the ideal results.

He uses his down time to weight-train, play hockey and spend time with his family. When he gets a chance to get away he either jumps on his motorcycle for a tour or heads to the open waters with friends for a nice long sail.