Since 1992 Mr. Curtis has been a veteran of the commercial real estate industry providing service for the Central and Eastern regions of Illinois including the I-57 and I-55 corridors south of Interstate 80. In 2008 Curtis partnered with Joe Nugent and formed the firm Nugent Curtis Real Estate to provide focused and concise real estate solutions to owners and tenants. Previously Curtis served 16 years with Perry Group as Senior Vice President.

Curtis’ practice includes landlord and tenant representation in industrial, office, retail, vacant land along with investment sales, real estate consulting and property management. He has completed a wide range of transactions including several high profile projects/transactions for Esselte, National City Bank, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Ring Container, Aqua Illinois, Heartland Harvest, Masonite, First Trust Bank and many others.

Curtis' business philosophy is "To provide the client with exact and concise knowledge of the marketplace in a professional and ethical manner along with servicing their real estate needs from the beginning of the assignment, through the completion of their goals and continuing an ongoing relationship after the transaction in an effort to keep the client well informed of the marketplace for their future projects and business requirements."

Curtis belongs to several real estate network affiliations and has earned the prestigious SIOR designation (Society of Industrial & Office Realtors) where he has served as Chicago Chapter President, Young Professionals National Chair and National Conference Education Committee Chair. Currently he serves as the Great Lakes Regional Director and is Vice President of the SIOR Foundation.

Curtis is also active in several regional and civic organizations as well as having a background in architecture and computer aided design & drafting. He started a computer drafting company, CurKam, in 1991 and has completed several projects in Kankakee and Will County.