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Portland, Oregon, US

Private equity syndicated multifamily acquisition and development.

Austin, Texas, US

Spokane, WA, US

Vancouver, WA, US

• Real estate investment and development (multifamily and mixed-use urban development)Partner/COO in startup of company. Full charge of all financial operations. Worked with CPA and bookkeepers on financial reports..
• Oversaw contract administration, e.g. retail leasing; negotiated leases and lease administration. Managed outside brokers.Notable Contributions:
• Set foundation that enabled first development project of large ($55M) 11-story Type 1, mixed-use multifamily tower for initial funding from private equity sources (completed construction in 2017) with ten projects.
• Built and implemented advanced financial modeling system that analyzed multiple projects at low cost.
• Set up company infrastructure that out-paced larger competitors; consistently held over 12 simultaneous projects.
• Created contract templates that ensured consistency across all projects for negotiation and cost savings advantage.

• Layers LLC, dba Patxi’s Pizza. Privately-owned chain of successful restaurants in Bay Area. Recruited by owner (previously work for at Spyglass Capital) as second in command (COO) to create strategic plan and develop.
• Created full business plan in collaboration with CEO, which changed core culture of company; adopted dynamic new marketing strategy and implemented new technology across entire company.
• Raised funding for new locations, closed Series B round with one of largest PE firms in restaurant space, and attracted key board members.
• Completed multiple rounds of funding, grew from two locations to 15 locations in three states, and increased revenue from $2M to $30M while increasing EBITDA.
• Realized 100% success in opening new stores; built system to predict best locations for new stores using GIS, public data, market research, customer research, and legal research. Became expert in retail leasing and.
• Built full Excel model to track and project all financial aspects of business that was centerpiece of strategic planning and investor/board reporting.

CA

• $70M Marketing and management arm of conglomerate of global interactive online entertainment and technology firms.Provided 1-year consulting services as per negotiation agreement in TurnRiver sales of mobile software.
• Increased rate of new customer acquisitions by over 25%.
• Provided comprehensive legal work, including analysis, complex contract negotiation with international telecoms (AT&T, Bell Canada, TTNET), trademarks, and copyright.
• Partnered with VP Marketing to manage implementation of a new online customer rewards redemption channel
• Redesigned company’s financial reporting systems and implemented new performance metrics in partnership with CFO.
• Created new viral marketing and social networking in partnership with marketing department.

• Holding company for patent-pending mobile software solution.Developed holding company as short-term partnership development of patent-pending mobile software solution.
• Marketed technology to international software conglomerate (Broad Street Services, Inc.), negotiated license agreement, and stayed on to provide consulting services.

• Regional multifamily real estate development firm with over 500 units in Oregon. Developed and implemented projects valued at over $50M. Performed strategic planning, business development, market analysis, financial.
• Provided recommendations for strategic changes that enhanced financial success and growth. Designed and implemented new financial and market analysis systems for multifamily development projects.

• Large, vertically-integrated developer and operator of senior housing facilities across western US. Conducted strategic market research of entire western US region to identify key trends and recommended new projects.
• Implemented new analysis processes and systems that increased efficiency by ~3000%+.
• Designed, implemented and continually improved new GIS-based demographic market analysis model and work flow process that drastically increased market analysis efficiency and enabled nimble decision-making.
• Applied new database solution to track all market and competitor data; increased accuracy, granularity, and usefulness of data.
• Reengineered company’s financial modeling, pro forma, and project budgeting systems.

• Real estate investment firm operating in southwestern U.S. with annual revenue of $10M+. Worked directly with CEO on strategic planning, financial analysis, legal analysis, human resource development, infrastructure.
• Built new multifamily business unit that closed 12 deals totaling over $15M; performed due diligence on 100+ RE acquisitions.
• Created financial analysis system which increased decision-making effectiveness; put in place acquisition strategy based on demographic, economic, legal, and financial research & analysis.
• Planned/implemented new paperless technology infrastructure that increased efficiency.
• Analyzed overall asset portfolio and made recommendations to improve financial performance.

US

• Film and television production division of Time Warner Inc. Managed four Supervisors with team of 50+ artists and two assistants; trained independent contractors; collaborated with corporate Human Resources and Legal.
• Built new corporate division in 6 months consisting of 100+ employees with total project budgets of over $30M. Set up Feature Film Visual Effects Department; Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Scooby-Doo 2, The SpongeBob.
• Devised innovated integrated production management and bidding database system and on-set technical documentation system that increased organization and efficiency of entire process.

Los Angeles, California, US

Beverly Hills, California, US

Mba, Business

Jd, Entertainment, Intellectual Property And Technology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba