Mr. McKee graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1979. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology, with a Minor in Writing. He additionally completed the O-Degree program in Geology at Edinburgh University, Scotland, in 1978.

Mr. McKee received the MAI (Member of Appraisal Institute) designation in 1988. He founded the firm of McKee & Schalka in 1990. McKee & Schalka is a comprehensive commercial appraisal company employing eighteen professional appraisers. Mr. McKee previously joined the Seattle office of Shorett & Riely as a commercial appraiser in 1984. In 1989 he co-founded and managed the Shorett & Riely office in Bellevue, Washington. Mr. McKee is past Chair of the Seattle Chapter Education Committee, and was elected as Regional Director for the Appraisal Institute in 2005.

Mr. McKee was awarded the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) designation in 2008.

Mr. McKee was previously employed as a geologist with Roger Lowe Associates, Bellevue, Washington. His work included site evaluation of geologic and hydrologic conditions and hazards, economic feasibility analysis, and construction inspection. Mr. McKee was employed as a physical oceanographer with the research company SAIC. Mr. McKee was also employed as an independent investment manager and analyst including authoring of Optival, a computer program for analyzing stock options. Mr. McKee was subsequently employed as an investment software programmer with Expert Systems, Inc., Redmond, Washington.

Mr. McKee is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser (Washington State Certificate No. 1100228), and has completed the requirements of the continuing education program of the Appraisal Institute. In his appraisal experience, Mr. McKee has appraised and analyzed a wide variety of commercial property types, and provided critical appraisal, consultation and litigation services to a diversified range of clients.