Meet the Team

A Texas-based development team combining land acquisition, construction, engineering, zoning, sales, and strategic execution to create high-quality residential communities across North Texas.

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The People Behind the Projects

Daniel Almaguer III
Daniel Almaguer III
Founder & Managing Partner

Daniel Almaguer III is a Texas real estate developer focused on land acquisition, residential development, construction coordination, and project execution across the Dallas–Fort Worth market. He leads the Gray's Creek developments with a focus on creating high-quality communities, disciplined execution, and long-term value.

Kirk Kibler
Kirk Kibler
Co-Founder & Head of Operations

Kirk Kibler brings decades of construction and operational leadership experience to the team. As the former owner of WBK Construction, he has overseen large-scale commercial and residential projects throughout Texas. At Gray's Creek, Kirk supports construction management, operations, scheduling, budgeting, and execution.

HCE Engineering — Hilario Ortiz
Hilario Ortiz
Principal Engineer

Hilario Ortiz is a professional engineer with experience in land development, infrastructure design, civil planning, and municipal coordination. Through HCE Engineering, he supports the Gray's Creek projects with engineering oversight, infrastructure planning, and technical development guidance.

Elsie Thurman
Elsie Thurman
Strategic Advisor – Zoning & Entitlements

Elsie Thurman is a zoning and permitting specialist with extensive experience working with municipalities, planning teams, and development groups across North Texas. She supports the team with land use strategy, entitlement guidance, and development planning.

Shahab Smoqi
Shahab Smoqi
Strategic Development Advisor

Shahab Smoqi brings a background in business transformation, systems thinking, technology, and strategic growth. He supports the team with market research, business analysis, investor communication materials, process improvement, and long-term growth strategy.

Sales & Listing Team

Our sales strategy is supported by experienced real estate professionals with strong local market knowledge, buyer relationships, and proven experience marketing residential, land, farm, ranch, acreage, and new construction properties across the Dallas–Fort Worth region.

Dawana Quintana
Dawana Quintana
Listing Partner

Dawana Quintana has served families and real estate clients since 2007, with experience across residential, luxury, farm and ranch, land, acreage, historic properties, new builds, and commercial real estate. She brings strong local market knowledge, negotiation experience, and a client-first approach to the sales strategy.

Nicole Almaguer
Nicole Almaguer
Partner Agent

Nicole Almaguer supports the sales and marketing team with buyer outreach, realtor coordination, and listing visibility. Her role helps expand market reach and strengthen communication with prospective buyers and agent networks.

Project Marketing Strategy

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Drone Footage & Photography

Professional aerial and ground-level documentation of every property at each development stage.

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MLS Listing Exposure

Full multiple listing service coverage reaching buyers and agents across the DFW market.

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Realtor & Broker Outreach

Direct coordination with local real estate agents and broker networks to accelerate sales velocity.

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Land & Property Platforms

Listings on Land.com and dedicated land-focused platforms targeting buyers actively searching for acreage and new communities.

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SEO-Optimized Pages

Dedicated landing pages built for organic search visibility, targeting buyers by location and property type.

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Social & Digital Advertising

Campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google, and YouTube to reach buyers at every stage of the funnel.

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Local Buyer Targeting

Geo-targeted advertising focused on high-intent buyers in the Dallas–Fort Worth metro and surrounding growth corridors.

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Owner-Financing Strategy

Creative financing options where applicable to broaden the buyer pool and accelerate absorption rates.

Built by Operators.
Supported by Specialists.

The Gray's Creek team combines development experience, construction leadership, engineering expertise, zoning guidance, and real estate sales execution. Each team member plays a specific role in moving projects from planning to infrastructure, construction, marketing, and final sale.

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