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Canton, Georgia, United States

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Guide commercial real estate customers across the US through the title process, including, but not limited to: Coordination of title searchesReview of legal and title documentsResolution of title issuesIssuance of title commitments, proformas and final policiesPreparing closing statementsDisbursing proceedsSpecial Projects as needed

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed and maintained the closing process for commercial real estate debt and equity transactions. Responsibilities included due diligence analysis, document review and closing, while ensuring compliance with loan documents and company policies and procedures. Additional duties included documenting, overseeing and updating title, survey, insurance and other third-party report scope of work requirements, and assisting other departments with underwriting, research, process documentation/requirements as needed. ▪ Reviewed and restructured closing process, including designing standard forms and procedures.▪ Developed and documented Third Party Reporting Requirements and Guidelines, including internal review worksheets and training using Powerpoint.

Atlanta, Ga

Responsibilities included initial underwriting, issuing quotes and subsequent applications; collection and review of due diligence items; communicating with counsel as it relates to loan terms, documentation and requirements; determining escrows and reserves, preparing final closing statement; and coordinating loan funding.▪ In addition to my assigned duties, I was responsible for overseeing and maintaining the company’s business registrations, licenses and renewals, property insurance and payroll.▪ Decreased office budget by relocating office and cutting various costs for an annual savings of $30,000+/year.

Responsible for surveillance of CMBS portfolio holdings, including monitoring performance and analyzing underlying properties within each bond, and recommending acquisition or disposition; CMBS reporting and monthly pricing and portfolio statistics. Duties also included review, processing and maintenance of CMBS and REIT transactions, and closing commercial real estate debt transactions.▪ Streamlined CMBS surveillance process by assisting in the development of a complex CMBS surveillance modeling program using excel. ▪ Researched and implemented alternate data source which linked to surveillance model, resulting in $40,000 annual decrease in surveillance budget.

Managed commercial loan closings for advisory clients by working with underwriters, outside counsel, brokers and borrowers. Responsibilities included ordering all reports, collection and review of due diligence, and facilitation of the loan closing and post-closing processes.▪ Created and documented closing process.▪ Prepared Asset Management Procedures Manual.

Responsible for collecting and verifying loan information including ordering and review of third-party reports; addressing and resolving issues critical to loan approval; preparing and administering rate locks, credit committee presentations, approvals and loan commitments; coordinating and running the funding process; and working with securitization team to answer investor questions.▪ Assisted with roll out of Securitization Platform for a local bank, including providing guidance and support with set up of their table-funding relationship with several source lenders.▪ Developed standardized set of forms and procedures for the company’s multiple source lenders.

Coordinated commercial loan closings and assisted underwriting and legal with issue resolution; reviewed loan documents; verified all relevant loan terms; performed tax and insurance escrow analysis; coordinated and administered rate lock and funding process; distributed documents post-closing; assisted with securitization efforts.▪ Received numerous accolades based on my excellent internal and external customer service skills, resulting in several remote offices mandating that I become their sole closing contact for the company.▪ In addition to my role as a Closing Analyst, several departments requested me to assist with departmental projects based on my proven ability to deliver quality results.

Duties included collecting property and market data, analyzing operating statements and property information; prepared submission packages to be presented to various Lenders on behalf of client seeking permanent financing on commercial real estate properties; worked as an intermediary between the lender, lender's counsel, title and borrower in order to ensure that loan requirements were submitted in a timely manner; reviewed organizational, title and insurance documents for content, and requested appropriate changes as they related to the particular lender requirements.

Represented a local construction lender and various local developers; worked with borrowers, title companies, and other third-party agencies to make certain that lender requirements and developer needs were met; reviewed commitment requirements for lenders and developers, and prepared loan documents in connection with construction and refinance transactions; reviewed title commitments, exceptions and surveys; drafted title deeds and easement agreements and legal descriptions; hosted closings; prepared funding distribution packages, and disbursed loan proceeds.

Worked closely with loan underwriter in order to determine what commitment requirements were to be requested as they related to particular commercial real estate loans; reviewed said commitment requirements (specifically entity documentation, title commitments, leases and insurance), and worked with corresponding party to oversee delivery and compliance with loan commitment; prepared all loan documents and closing instructions for title/escrow; wired final proceeds to disbursement agent and prepared file for servicing.

Assisted investment officers in handling daily client requests concerning investment portfolio changes; created presentations used for business development as well as portfolio enhancement offers for existing clients; responsible for maintenance of database and mass-marketing mailings on a monthly basis.