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Greater Chicago Area

Middle-market focused finance, asset management and acquisitions consulting group for investors, developers and lenders. Manage a staff of up to five focused on acquiring, capitalizing, financing, asset managing, accounting and reporting for interests in distressed and/or value add commercial properties in CBDs and infill submarkets of growing, urbanizing metro areas. • Additionally, had significant consulting duties with marquee companies described below.

Los Angeles, Ca

Directed and participated in asset level analysis of portfolio management capital transactions aggregating over $725M, working with key stakeholders and internal and external contacts to evaluate and affirm data sources and assumptions.

Oak Brook (Greater Chicago Metro Area), Il

A nontraded real estate investment trust now holding $4.5B in assets. Strategic reorganization of the REIT platform for the consolidation of existing investment property types, the anticipation of major entity and/or portfolio liquidity events and the redeploying of capital.Role included directing the disposition of national portfolio of 17 multifamily assets containing 5,376 units and 200,000SF retail for $635M aggregate sale price.

Los Angeles, Ca

Commercial bank with $67B in assets. Oversight of resolution efforts for middle market non-performing CRE loan portfolio comprised of assets both operating and under development in the western half of the U.S. Responsible for supervising loan modifications, foreclosures, bankruptcies and REO dispositions.

Los Angeles, Ca

Private real estate investment firm with a national opportunistic focus which has acquired $2B in CRE. Responsible for overall operations and financial oversight of a national 11MSF industrial portfolio. During a historic period of real estate market decline, achieved meaningful positive net financial performance.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

One of the nation’s largest institutional real estate investment advisory firms with $52B AUM. Oversaw a portfolio comprising 6.7MSF of space / 350 multifamily units with primary focus on opportunistic and value added investments in development/redevelopment, asset re-positioning, and large leasing challenges involving the principal four property types.

San Mateo, Ca

Large real estate development and investment company responsible for acquiring and developing 69MSF / $10B of office, life and industrial product in 11 western states. In collaboration with department partner, directed acquisitions and developments of office and R & D properties in the CBD and suburban submarkets of the San Francisco Bay Area, CO, UT and NV for a total 2.1MSF of space.

Greater Boston Area

Practiced law in the commercial real estate industry.

M.B.A, Finance And Strategic Planning

Activities and Societies: Anderson Real Estate Association

A.B., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Sigma Xi, Degree awarded with Honors.