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United States

• Responsible for driving the company’s real estate acquisition program through sourcing, analyzing, performing due diligence, and negotiating the purchase of raw land investments for development.
• Successfully closed over 20 properties throughout the Southeastern U.S, with an estimated development value of over $100M
• Develop site recommendation packages for presentation to the Executive Management Committee and REIT funding partners.
• Performed in-depth analyses on commercial property values by researching and analyzing current use, competitive properties and studying economic, traffic, and population trends.
• Work with a variety of internal and external business partners, including engineers, architects, developers, attorneys, and public agencies to secure entitlements and ensure land development on time and under budget
• Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of the company’s current real estate portfolio and maintain in-depth knowledge of market conditions that affect the real estate decision making process.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Perform market research and site visits in targeted markets to determine optimum locations for our new resorts consistent with our strategic growth plan.
• Engage commercial real estate brokers in targeted trade areas to identify, evaluate and purchase viable sites for development of new resorts.
• Worked with in-house counsel to prepare and execute real estate acquisition documents, including letters of intent and purchase contracts.
• Prepare presentations and participate in meetings with city councils, county commissions, zoning boards and other local, county and state governing bodies and agencies regarding rezoning, variances, special use permits.
• Coordinating and facilitating the filing of applications for rezoning, variances, special use permits and other required permits and approvals.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• M&A advisor specializing in lower middle market transactions for companies valued between $5M and $200M
• Initiated, negotiated, and closed over $40M in private company transactions
• Responsible for initiating, negotiating, and closing all real estate transactions for the firm
• Work with select private companies in the lower middle market to develop strategic plans, evaluate operational and management performance, and optimize capital structure.
• Extensive experience helping professional investors buy and sell privately held firms across a broad spectrum of industries
• Responsible for creating monthly M&A reports on specific industry sectors used for digital marketing campaigns

Jacksonville Beach, Florida Area

• Responsible for building start-up sports equipment e-commerce company focused on designing and manufacturing crush proof travel cases for consumer sports equipment
• Successfully raised over $200K in seed capital from professional investors in the Jacksonville area
• Managed international distributor relationships and negotiated terms for products purchased from foreign manufacturers
• Analyzed results and provided recommendations for sales and operational improvement and developed tools to track performance, leading to increases in sales and gross margin.
• P&L responsibility and increased company revenues by a CAGR of 10% in three consecutive years
• Created strategic planning initiatives to improve market position

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Responsible for managing business operations for over thirty-five collegiate e-commerce stores, generating over $30MM in annual revenue
• Developed a comprehensive and strategic integration plan for best-in-class digital asset integration, including mobile optimization
• Oversaw B2C division involving all aspects of management with specific focus of marketing, customer acquisition, and retention.
• Managed the marketing, strategy, and promotion of the firm’s largest revenue generating partners including the University of Alabama, University of Georgia, and Florida State University
• Increased sales volume and market share through effective management of all sales, promotional, merchandising, warehouse, distribution, and administrative operations
• Responsible for meeting with clients to develop local level promotions to coincide with community sports events to meet individual customer needs for their specific demographic base

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Responsible for coordinating special events/weekly program between merchandising, licensing, and sales.
• Assisted in the development and management of Promotional/Site Calendar for Client Store
• Responsible for developing effective merchandising and marketing programs by identifying, acquiring, and leveragingclient assets
• Delivered effective banner advertisements and onsite graphics through A/B testing and tracking
• Worked directly with senior sales staff to create comprehensive wealth creation strategies for clients and prospects
• Prepared quarterly presentations for clients to project future cash flows given recent sales data.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Analyzed market structure, emerging trends, and customers needs to identify new properties and maximize market opportunities
• Built client portfolio and acted as a buyer/seller agent in the purchase and sale of industrial and multifamily properties
• Provided expert local market information to assist clients in buying, selling or leasing industrial real estate.
• Responsible for writing custom quarterly reports on Jacksonville’s industrial real estate market
• Consulted with escrow companies, lenders, and building inspectors to ensure conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
• Coordinated property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

2009 Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Marketing; Real Estate Development

Activities and Societies: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity

Education record

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General