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Hollywood, Fl, Us

Pittsburgh, Us

Here, I set up a new real estate company from scratch, managing overall operations (including P&L accountability), team leadership, and corporate development. Leveraging excellent interpersonal communication skills, I am always building and maintaining relationships with investors, financial partners, and the board of directors. I collaborate with the CFO monthly to perform a cashflow analysis that highlights KPI-caused variability and reconcile financials daily.Please check my notable contributions below:• Expanded business to 60 units with a market value of $6M within two years; the current market value of 182-unit portfolio is $19.5M with a cost basis of $12M along with a leveraged cash-on-cash yield of 14.2%.• Accomplished $872K of SBA loans and PPP funds, enabling the company to cover 18% revenue shortfalls/collection issues due to the moratorium in 2020 and 2021 and to fund continuing capital improvements.• Raised 100% of the capital from 28 investors and strengthened every banking relationship.• Accomplished rapid growth and profitability in the first two years and doubled in the following two years.• Devised and executed highly effective plans and strategies to prove the portfolio robust and resilient during the pandemic.

New York, Ny, Us

For over 73 years, the Development Corporation for Israel has been the trusted, licensed brokerage firm representing its sole client: The State of Israel. The same way the U.S. Department of Treasury issues the soverign debt of the United States, DCI issues approximately $1.5 billion of Israel's sovereign debt annually to governments, funds and retail investors through the sale of Israel Bonds.As the Executive Director of the Miami and Tampa Regions, I lead a team that sells more than $100 million of various fixed income impact investment products annually.

As COO, I developed professional relationships with key clients, such as Visa, Royal Caribbean, Mastercard, Reebok, Disney, and other Fortune 500 brands. I was actively overseeing daily company operations and staff. In order to boost skills and performance of the staff, I organized multiple training sessions, set comprehensive goals for performance and growth and encouraged staff to meet individual and collective goals.Here are my key accomplishments:• Expertly raised the necessary capital and financing by connection with a single investor who purchased interests in the company and secured SBA small business financing and grant funding.• Contributed to turning technological solutions into monetizable products in close coordination with the Founder and CTO.• Envisioned and implemented highly effective business strategies.• Interviewed, hired, and onboarded a high-functioning team of 12 members.• Accomplished three-time scale-up of operations within the first year.

In this role, I established and managed a 1,200 sq. ft. retail bake shop then grew it to an 11,000 sq. ft. production facility within two years during the great recession. In order to drive business growth, I strengthened trusted relationships with clients covering 142 supermarkets across the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Northeast regions daily with a portfolio of eight products.Key accomplishments for this role are:• Fostered relationships with Whole Foods, Fairway Market, and Giant Eagle.• Garnered positive feedback from customers by offering exceptional services and promptly resolving issues. • Profitably sold the business in 2014 to a larger competitor.

• Co-founded and led craft beer import business in Shanghai with investment support from Longboat Capital Management.• Coordinated with leading brewing companies, such as Rogue, Sierra Nevada, Brooklyn, Gordon Biersch, and North Coast.• Expanded distribution network to 32 cities within a year• Sold the business in the spring of 2008.

• Developed and managed the first privately funded US Pavilion in history along with building a team of 63 employees.• Gathered $32M from 52 corporate, state government, and university partners.• Greeted and served 22M+ visitors over the six-month event; ranked as number one Pavilion at the fair.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Created 8,000-member alumni network database for the David L. Boren National Security Education Program.• Carried out research and formulated year 2000 annual report to the Secretary of Defense and Congress.

Bachelor Of Science, International Relations

Post Graduate Study, International Relations And Affairs

Post Graduate Study, Arabic Language And Literature

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