Responsible for overall finance function for privately held industrial real estate company. Report directly to Chief Financial Officer and manage team of four. Direct working relationship with Blackstone asset management team.• Responsible for budget and semi-annual forecast process for portfolio consisting of 95 million square feet with $500 million of NOI.• Oversight of the financial integration and system onboarding of 11 newly acquired portfolios, totaling 23 million square feet.• Review of monthly/quarterly cash flow distributions prepared by Treasury team.• Preparation and review of quarterly presentations for Blackstone board meetings, monthly operating reports for executive and asset management teams and ad hoc reports and analytics.• Assist with due diligence for disposition and financing activities.• Led team in creating new operational tools to report KPI’s, including monthly retention and releasing spread analysis, financial control file and portfolio detail reports.

Responsible for the financial policies, procedures, planning and reporting of privately held commercial real estate company. Report to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, lead Corporate Accounting and Financial Planning and Reporting Departments and manage team of 13. • Responsible for all accounting, financial analysis and reporting, including consolidated financial statements, budgets, quarterly financial reports and monthly management reports. • Establish and oversee internal controls for financial reporting; review and modify as necessary.• Handle annual audits and direct accounting personnel responsible for corporate tax matters.• Integral in implementation of Argus Enterprise platform, streamlining budgeting and forecasting as well as enhancing property valuation and analysis.• Played active role in due diligence for merger of Inland Real Estate Corporation and funds managed by DRA Advisors LLC (completed Spring 2016).• Collaborate and communicate effectively with multiple departments as well as executive management, business owners, auditors and attorneys.• Member of company’s management committee, responsible for directing company’s business objectives and fostering collaboration and efficiency between departments, in order to maximize cash flows and increase value and return on investment.

Managed accounting and financial reporting of shopping center REIT with $3.1 billion in real estate assets and total revenues of $370 million as of Dec. 31, 2015. Reported to Chief Financial Officer. Role and responsibilities increased as company grew from small non-traded REIT to publicly traded company to largest Midwest shopping center REIT.Controller 2008 - 2012Assistant Controller 2005 - 2008Accounting Manager 2003 - 2005Accountant 2000 - 2003• Established and maintained organization’s accounting policies, procedures and practices.• Responsible for public company reporting; drafted and filed with SEC Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, Annual Proxy Statements and other documents. Upgraded filing process to Wdesk platform which significantly improved productivity.• Presented financial condition and results to audit committee and board of directors quarterly.• Routinely provided input on investor communications including quarterly earnings releases, supplemental information packages and company presentations.• Maintained compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, U.S. GAAP, SEC, NYSE and PCAOB accounting and reporting standards.• Handled due diligence for equity raises and debt offerings.• Participated in executing more than $1 billion in financing.• Managed accounting personnel responsible for corporate tax matters including reviewing prepared tax returns, responding to notices, calculating estimated tax payments, plus tax provisions for taxable REIT subsidiaries, annual E&P estimates and more. • Managed annual audit and quarterly reviews for REIT and joint ventures, including preparation of financial statements, MD&A, comments and footnotes. • Provided relevant financial information to management team for major transactions. • Administered all banking relationships. • Drove general ledger portion of ERP software implementation from internally developed system to best industry practice JD Edwards.• Conducted due diligence for company’s NYSE listing (2004).